Travelling Within Mumbai
Local Travel in Mumbai
Taxi & Autorickshaw
Mumbai’s black-and-yellow taxis are very inexpensive and the most convenient way to get around southern
Mumbai; drivers almost always use the meter without prompting. Meru Cabs is a reliable call-ahead taxi
service.
Game-changing taxi apps in play include Uber (www.uber.com) and Ola (www.olacabs.com); the latter is good
for booking autorickshaws as well.
Mumbai Coastal road
The Mumbai Coastal Road (officially Dharamveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road) is an 8-lane, 29.2 km expressway connecting Marine Lines in South Mumbai to Kandivali in the north. Designed to decongest the Western Express Highway, it reduces travel time from over two hours to just 40 minutes
Mumbai Metro
The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit train system serving Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India.
Travelling by Rail (Local)
Mumbai’s local railway is aptly nicknamed the “lifeline of the city.” Mumbai is one of the densest cities
in the world and the trains are its saving grace, transporting a staggering 6.9 million people per day.
Trains can get extremely overcrowded during peak hours .
Mumbai has 3 major train lines that run north and south and there is a brand-new metro line in the
northern suburbs as well as a limited monorail line in eastern Mumbai. An elaborate Metro Network is under
construction and will be commissioned by 2024.Tickets can be bought from ticket window of every
station.
An Useful Tip:
The smart phone application for Mumbai local trains is called M-Indicator, it’s great, provided that you
have a reliable data connection.
Mumbai Aqua Line
The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line (Line 3) is a 33.5 km fully underground route connecting Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai to Aarey JVLR in the northern suburbs. Spanning 27 stations, it slashes cross-city travel times to about 73 minutes and operates daily from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM.
