Bhimashankar Temple – Connectivity

Bhimashankar Temple – Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 14 Kms from Tale Ghar, 62 Kms from Manchar, 69 Kms from Khed, 89 Kms from Alephata, 105 Kms from Pune Airport, 110 Kms from Pune, 110 Kms from Pune Railway Station, 138 Kms from Sangamner, 158 Kms from Karjat, 201 Kms from Thane, 205 Kms from Nashik, 206 Kms from Wada, 278 Kms from Aurangabad, 199 Kms from Mumbai and 227 Kms from Mumbai Airport.

From Pune:

ST buses are available from Shivaji Nagar Pune to Bhimashankar at 5:30 in the morning to 2:00 pm. From Pune -> Rajguru Nagar -> Chas Kaman Dam -> Wada -> Bhimashankar; from Pune -> Rajguru Nagar -> Manchar -> Ghodegoan -> Bhimashankar; from Mumbai ->Chakan [i.e., exterior part of Pune] -> Rajguru Nagar (Khed) -> Manchar -> Ghodegoan -> Bhimashankar. But these buses are highly unreliable. Sometime the buses do not turn up at Bhimashankar at all in afternoon and visitors have to wait for hours for buses. Many times, people have to go by private vehicles which are extremely unsafe. But as there is no option available, people choose this and return. Hence, if you are starting from Pune by MSRTC bus, Start early and you can return early.

From Mumbai:

If coming from Mumbai, take Pune road. About 31 Kms from Deonar traffic junction lies the Mumbai Pune Expressway (NH-4) after crossing Navi Mumbai and Panvel. After 52 Kms from Panvel is Lonavala and 50 Kms from there is on NH-4 is Wadgaon. At Wadgaon, turn left on the State Highway towards Chakan which is about 12 Kms. At Chakan, take NH 50 towards Manchar which is around 65 Kms to Bhimashankar.

From Mumbai direct State Transport buses are available from Kurla Nehrunagar and Kalyan. you can go by changing buses. ST buses are available for Ghodegaon and Manchar from Mumbai central, Parel and Kurla Nehrunagar. After reaching Ghodegaon or Manchar next journey is easy due to more frequency of buses. Traveling from Mumbai to Bhimashankar takes 6 hours by private car and state transport vehicles takes 8 hours.

Alternatively, u can go via Kalyan also. Go to Kalyan from Mumbai via thane. From Kalyan take Mumbai-Ahmednagar (alias Nagar) highway. It is via Murbad. After reaching Bankarphata which is 2 hours from Kalyan, turn right for Junnar. From Junnar go to Ghodegaon which 40 minutes journey. From Ghodegaon, Bhimashankar is about 47 Kms away. This way is through Malshej Ghat which is often closed in heavy rains, so avoid this route in monsoon. you can visit fort Shivneri while going through this route near Junnar. On this way u can go in Malshej Ghat. one of the Ashtavinaayak Lenyaadri is also en route.

From Other Routes:

It is also accessible from Karjat on the Pune — Mumbai section of the Central railway. There is no proper road from Karjat to Bhimashankar and only the devotees who wish to go to the temple on foot during festivals use this road. If coming from Aurangabad or Ahmednagar, move towards Alephata which is 30 km from Ahmednagar (alias Nagar). Then go to Manchar which is 60 km from Alephata. Take right from Manchar and after 59 km to reach Bhimashankar (Aurangabad to Ahmednagar is 112 km). Another route is via Sangamner, which lies on Nashik-Pune Road; from Sangamner go to Manchar and then follow the same route towards Bhimashankar, which is 59 km.