How to Reach Shirdi from Delhi

As mentioned earlier, Shirdi keeps its doors open for all its visitors at all times. However, if you want to time your visit well, you must visit Shirdi during the winter months between November and February. Winters are beautiful in Shirdi with the temperature dropping as low as 8 degree Celsius and reaching as high as 25 degree Celsius. In fact, winter is the peak season in Shirdi. If you are thinking about how to reach Shirdi from Delhi, then scroll through the information given below:

Now, if you're planning to go on a spiritual journey from Delhi to Shirdi, you would obviously want to know the various ways through which you can do so. Given below is a detailed description of the number of ways in which you can travel, the best way to travel as well as the expense of travel.

Delhi to Shirdi By Flight: The first option that we are going to explore is to travel by air. The Shirdi Airport is a relatively new airport being inaugurated in 2017. There are only three destinations to which flights from Shirdi go to; and fortunately for us, Delhi is one of them. Airlines such as IndiGo, SpiceJet and AirAsia operate their flights from Delhi to Shirdi. However, you will rarely find direct flights between the two. The flight fares can range from 5,500 to 8,500 INR. The average duration of your journey, taking into consideration the layovers can be 5.5 hrs. Delhi to Shirdy by flight distance is approx. 1023 kms.

The Shirdi International airport is located at a distance of about 14 km from the main Shirdi temple. One can easily reach the temple from the airport by hiring a taxi or taking an auto-rickshaw.

Delhi to Shirdi By Train: Being a small town, the railway station in Shirdi, "Sainagar Shirdi", has been operational only since 2009. Therefore, it is not surprising to note that there is in fact, only one train that departs from New Delhi to Shirdi. This train is called Settigunta Express and it departs from Delhi at 12:10 am and reaches Shirdi at around 11:15 pm. The duration of this journey, (considering no delay) is approximately 22 hrs. The price of the ticket can range between 3,000 to 5,000 INR depending upon availability.

Delhi to Shirdi By Road: The total Delhi to Shirdi distance by road is approx. 1239 kms and it takes around 23 to 24 hours to cover this distance. The time taken is too long and the cost of traveling by this method will also be too high.

By Car: Self-driving or hiring a taxi is one option to travel to Shirdi from Delhi by road. It will take around 24 hours to reach from Delhi to Shirdi and the cost of traveling will also be too high.

By Bus: There are no direct buses from Delhi to Shirdi. If one wants to travel to Shirdi by bus, then it is better to take a flight to Pune and then take a bus to Shirdi. However, this method is less feasible as compared to train or flight methods.