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Vijayawada To Shirdi

Trains
- Best trains to take:Visakhapatnam - Sai Nagar Shirdi (Weekly) SF Special (02801), Vijayawada Sainagar Shirdi Express (17208)
- Last station:Shirdi
- Total distance:748 km
Flights
- Total distance:748 km
- Nearest Airport:Pune
Bus
- Total distance:748 km
Taxi
- Total distance:748 km
- Price:from Rs. 9 per km
Hotels
- Hotels: 111 Hotel | 23 Guesthouses | 3 Resorts
- Hotel reviews: 1157
- Awards: 11 of 140 hotels won Best of 2012 award

Best way to travel from Vijayawada to Shirdi

The distance between Vijaywada and Shirdi, is almost 850 km. It takes more than eighteen hours on the road, to reach Shirdi from Vijayawada. Owing to the hours involved in driving, it becomes practically impossible to reach in a day. The best way to reach Shirdi from Vijayawada, is by train. There are many trains which run between these two places every day, but it is still advisable to make a prior booking for such a long journey, so as to avoid any last moment inconveniences. The CCT SNSI Express takes 21 hours to travel and charges Rs. 323 for the sleeper class.

Transport options from Vijayawada to Shirdi

Vijayawada to Shirdi By Train: Take a direct train from Vijayawada to Shirdi, which takes around 21 hours. Shirdi Railway Station is about 2 km away from the city centre. Suitable for families with kids, seniors and group travellers.

Vijayawada to Shirdi By Flight: There is no direct flight from Vijayawada to Shirdi. However, you can take a flight from Vijayawada to Mumbai, which takes around 5 hours and halts at Hyderabad. Shirdi is located at a distance of about 254 km from Mumbai. To reach Shirdi from Mumbai you can take a bus or a train. By bus it takes around 4 hours and by train it takes around 6 hours to reach Shirdi. Flights are not recommended as they are not direct.

Travelling tips to Shirdi

A weekend pilgrimage

Post by Sumit | Bangalore | Apr 1, 2007

We travelled from Bangalore to Shirdi via the Karnataka Express which has a one minute halt at the nearest Station Kopargaon. From Kopargaon its a 20min ride in auto which costs you about Rs.70/80 (non-shared). We came back via flight from Pune which is about 240 km away from Shirdi. Actually Bombay is also just about 270km away so in terms of flight/train connectivity is a much better option.

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Visit to Shirdi

Post by Bharzontravel | Bangalore | Dec 30, 2010

Plan your trip in advance if you want to have quiet darshan without many people around go on a Mon or Tuesday which we did, The crowd start to thicken from Wednesday and Thursday is good day to avoid unless you want to be on Thrusday. Plan you travel options because getting tickets is a very difficult. If you plan to travel by train start booking your tickets 2 months before your planned travel date, If flying atleast 2 weeks advance booking is appropriate. for stay review you option by looking at travel adviser websites like trip adviser, Holiday ID and many others. There decent hotels available between range of 800 to 1500 for double accommodation. We stayed at Hotel Bhagyalakshmi for 1 night at of 2500 for Triple occupancy.

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