Car Travel in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra

Fairly good roads connect Mumbai to most major cities and tourist areas. Hiring a car and driver gives you a chance to watch the often beautiful surroundings whiz by, but it can also be loud, hair-raising, and less than time-efficient. Drivers honk at anything, including birds, and many two-way "highways" are really one-lane roads with a little extra space for an oncoming car to swerve around you, and are flanked by steep ridges so the water can drain off the road during monsoon. So if you have the time and the nerves for a road trip, you'll experience what many people miss when they fly.

Some distances from Mumbai: Pune, 172 km (107 mi); Panaji (Goa), 597 km (371 mi); Ahmedabad, 545 km (339 mi); Hyderabad, 711 km (442 mi). Mumbai is 1,033 km (642 mi) northwest of Bangalore, 432 km (268 mi) northwest of Chennai, and 1,408 km (875 mi) southwest of Delhi.