Transport facilities during Ganpati festival in Konkan.

During Ganpati festival host destination for all people around india rush towards Konkan. Gov specially announced trains and MH state transports during this festival.

This year also Konkan Railway announced special Ganpati festival trains and state transport tried to accommodate all crowd with announcing last time special buses in each majour village in konkan from Fort, Bombay central, Parel, Bhandup, Sion and Dombivali.

Traffic police announced to use alternate routes to reach sindhudurg and Goa side villages to have safe journey and avoid traffic.

Mumbai Goa National highway is full packed during this season so some are alternatives for that are:

1                     Traditional Konkan Route : Mumbai Goa Highway   - ~ 587 km, 11 hours 21 mins

            Head towards Kurla - Kalina Flyover

            Take road onto Eastern Express Hwy

            At Shivaji Chowk, take the 2nd exit pass by Tata Institute of Social Sciences

           Continue onto Vashi Bridge and Sion-Panvel Expy

           Slight right onto National Highway 66/NH 4B

           Continue onto Alibag-Khopoli Rd/MH SH 88/National Highway 66

           Continue Mumbai-Goa Road to your destination

2                     AH 47/NH 4 – Via Kolhapur              ~ 610 km, 9 hours 35 mins

            Head towards Kurla - Kalina Flyover

            road onto Eastern Express Hwy

           Slight left onto Sahityaratna Anna Bhau Sathe Flyover/Sumannagar Bridge

           Continue onto Vashi Bridge

           Continue onto Mumbai - Pune Expy/

           Take the exit on the right towardsMumbai Pune Bypass Rd/AH 47/NH 4

           Pass by Dwarkadhish Petrol Pump Surur

          Continue on NH 4 and from Kolhapur you can entered in Konkan via Waibhawadi

3                     Pune - Solapur Hwy                                -  ~726 km, 12 hours 51 mins

            Head towards Kurla - Kalina Flyover

            road onto Eastern Express Hwy

           Continue onto VN Purav Marg

           Pass by Corporate Park

           Continue onto Vashi Bridge

           Continue onto Mumbai - Pune Expy

           Take the exit on the right towardsMumbai Pune Bypass Rd/AH 47/NH 4

           Slight left onto Baner Rd

           Pass by Gupte Hospital Extension Clinic

           Continue onto Aundh Rd

           Continue onto MH SH 114

          Continue onto Pune - Solapur Hwy/Solapur Rd

         Turn right onto SH141

         Turn left onto Tasgaon Phatta- Subhash Nagar Road

         From Miraj Connect to Kolhapur via Miraj Road

         From Kolhapur you can entered in Konkan via Waibhawadi

Choose you way to reach our favorite place. Some of most holy destinations during this festival are Pali in Raigad District and Ganpatipule in ratnagiri district and Reddi in Sindhudurg district and Medhe Ganpati temple which was private temple belongs to Prop. Kalnirnay Calendar Salgawgkar Sir.

There are lots of direct boarding state transport busses organized by ST mahamandal. Grab this opportunity. Some of private mandals of konkan also organized private busses in their respective home towns in reasonable rates.

I wish you all happy and safe journey.