Travelling to Shirdi

Shirdi is a town in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra. It is located on the Ahmednagar-Manmad highway at a distance of 83 km from Ahmednagar. It is 307 km from Mumbai, 112 km from Nashik and 126 km from Aurangabad. It is situated in the farmland of Maharashtra and the Godavari River flows about 15 km away.

Travelling by Air / Road / Rail

Air: Nearest airport is Aurangabad. 126 km and a 2 hour 30 minutes drive away. Private taxis are available for Shirdi.

Road: Private and State transport buses, non AC and luxury buses, connect Shirdi to Mumbai, Nashik, Aurangabad, Pune. Travel agents in Mumbai and Pune offer bus tours with an overnight stay at Shirdi.

The route from Mumbai to Shirdi – NH3 to Pimpalgaon via Igatpuri and Nashik; district road to Vinchur; SH31 to Yeola; SH71 to Shirdi via Kopargaon.

Rail: Nearest railhead is Manmad, 58 km and one hour drive away. Manmad is connected by rail to Mumbai and Nashik. Taxis are available from Manmad to Shirdi. Advance booking of tickets is recommended.

Train No.	Train Type	From	To	Departure	Arrival	Days
09563	Exp	Shirdi	Okha	10:25:00 PM	10:00:00 PM	Wed
09564	Exp	Okha	Shirdi	5:00:00 PM	8:00:00 PM	Tue
11001	Exp	Shirdi	Pandharpur	5:00:00 AM	12:15:00 PM	Sun, Tue, Thu
11002	Exp	Pandharpur	Shirdi	1:00:00 PM	8:25:00 PM	Sun, Tue, Thu
12131	SF	Dadar	Shirdi	9:45:00 PM	3:45:00 AM	Mon, Wed, Sat
12132	SF	Shirdi	Dadar	10:25:00 PM	4:30:00 AM	Sun, Tue, Thu
16217	Exp	Mysore Jn	Shirdi	5:30:00 AM	11:30:00 AM	Mon
16218	Exp	Shirdi	Mysuru	11:55:00 PM	6:00:00 AM	Tue
17001	Exp	Shirdi	Secunderabad	5:10:00 PM	9:00:00 AM	Mon, Sat
17002	Exp	Secunderabad	Shirdi	4:40:00 PM	9:18:00 AM	Sun, Fri
17205	Exp	Shirdi	Kakinada Port	5:10:00 PM	8:35:00 PM	Sun, Tue, Thu
17206	Exp	Kakinada Port	Shirdi	6:00:00 AM	9:18:00 AM	Mon, Wed, Sat
17207	Exp	Shirdi	Vijayawada	5:10:00 PM	3:15:00 PM	Wed
17208	Exp	Vijayawada	Shirdi	10:25:00 AM	9:18:00 AM	Tue
17417	Exp	Tirupati	Shirdi	8:30:00 AM	12:15:00 PM	Tue
17418	Exp	Shirdi	Tirupati	7:10:00 PM	11:15:00 PM	Wed
18407	Exp	Puri	Shirdi	10:45:00 PM	7:30:00 AM	Fri
18408	Exp	Shirdi	Puri	1:55:00 PM	9:50:00 PM	Sun
18503	Exp	Vishakapatnam	Shirdi	9:00:00 AM	12:15:00 PM	Thu
18504	Exp	Shirdi	Vishakapatnam	7:10:00 PM	10:05:00 PM	Fri
22147	SF	Dadar	Shirdi	9:45:00 PM	3:45:00 AM	Fri
22148	SF	Shirdi	Dadar	9:20:00 AM	3:10:00 PM	Sat
22455	SF	Shirdi	Kalka	10:00:00 AM	12:20:00 PM	Tue, Sat
22456	SF	Kalka	Shirdi	7:00:00 PM	10:15:00 PM	Sun, Thu
22601	SF	Chennai Central	Shirdi	10:10:00 AM	11:30:00 AM	Wed
22602	SF	Shirdi	Chennai Central	8:25:00 AM	9:48:00 AM	Fri
22893	SF	Shirdi	Howrah	1:55:00 PM	7:30:00 PM	Sat
22894	SF	Howrah	Shirdi	2:35:00 PM	8:00:00 PM	Thu
51033	Pass	Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	Shirdi	10:55:00 PM	10:55:00 AM	Daily
51034	Pass	Shirdi	Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	4:10:00 PM	4:10:00 AM	Daily
77657	DEMU	Jalna (J)	Shirdi	5:45:00 AM	12:30:00 PM	Mon, Tue, Thu
77658	DEMU	Shirdi	Jalna	1:40:00 PM	9:05:00 PM	Mon, Tue, Thu

When to Go

Pilgrims can visit Shirdi any time of the year though winters are better as the weather is cooler. There is always a huge gathering of pilgrims during the three main festivals of Ramnavami, Guru Purnima and Vijaya Dashami which is the punya tithi or the death anniversary of Sai Baba.

There is no fee to attend the aartis.
Regular Darshan is from 7 am to 10 pm.
To watch the aartis please reach the Darshan Dwar at least 45 mts before aarti
No regular darshan during the four aartis.
The four aartis are – kakad aarti, 5.15am, noon aarti, evening aarti at sunset and Sej aarti at 10 pm.
Recitation from the Sai Samarth Satcharita at 4 pm
Bhajans sung at 9 pm
Special Prasad of laddoos can be purchased from counters at the Samadhi Mandir and the Sansthan reception
Udhi is distributed free from a counter opposite the Samadhi Mandir
The Samadhi Mandir is kept open day and night during the three festivals of Ramnavami, Guru Purnima and Vijayadashami
There is a palanquin processions from the Samadhi Mandir to Dwarkamai and ending at Chavadi every Thursday