Pilgrimage & Yatra
Shirdi yatra from Bangalore by road, for groups
Shirdi by road from Bangalore is 840 km each way, and it is the one trip on this site where we will argue with the itinerary you arrive with. Fifteen to seventeen hours of driving in a day is beyond what one driver should do safely, and beyond what most groups enjoy. The honest version is four days with a night stop each way, or three if you accept two very long driving days. Groups that want it shorter are usually better served flying and hiring locally. Groups that want the road trip get Shani Shingnapur, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar on the way, which is what makes the drive worth doing.
What this trip actually involves
- Interstate permitMaharashtra permit required, and Andhra or Telangana depending on route. All at actuals
- Distance840 km each way. 15 to 17 hours of driving, one way
- Driver restA single driver cannot legally or safely run 840 km in a day. Either a night halt each way, or a second driver — tell us which at booking
- BataCharged per calendar day, and at the higher rate on any day exceeding 400 km. A four-day trip means four days of bata
- On the wayShani Shingnapur, Nashik, Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, Ellora if you can spare a day
- DarshanShirdi is open through the night. Aarti timings are fixed and worth planning around
Cost per person
Round-trip fare divided by the vehicle's seat count. Fill fewer seats and each person pays proportionally more.
Bangalore to Shirdi — 840 km, 15 – 17 hours
| Vehicle | Seats | Round trip | Per head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempo Traveller 12 | 12 | ₹37,600 | ₹3,133 |
| Urbania 13 | 13 | ₹76,300 | ₹5,869 |
| Urbania 17 | 17 | ₹90,600 | ₹5,329 |
Maharashtra interstate permit required, charged at actuals. Driver allowance included; tolls and parking at actuals. Minimum running 300 km per day for round trips out of Bengaluru. Point-to-point fare for this route: sara.cab.
Itinerary options
Day 1
Bangalore → Hyderabad or Solapur
Early departure, roughly 570 to 620 km, night halt. This is the long day; get it done first while the group is fresh.
Day 2
→ Shirdi
Remaining 220 to 270 km, arrive Shirdi by afternoon. Evening darshan and aarti. Overnight Shirdi.
Day 3
Shirdi → Shani Shingnapur → Nashik
Morning darshan, then Shani Shingnapur, 70 km. Continue to Nashik and Trimbakeshwar for the Jyotirlinga. Overnight Nashik.
Day 4
Return to Bangalore
The long drive home, or split over two days with a halt. Groups with elderly passengers should plan the halt.
Recommended vehicles
Tempo Traveller 12
The best cost per person of anything on this site. If the group is eight or more and the budget matters more than recliner seats, this is the answer.
Urbania 13
The most-booked Urbania. Thirteen recliners, standing headroom and a real boot — the default choice for corporate offsites and wedding-party transport.
Urbania 17
Maximum seats without moving to a bus. Seventeen recliners for large corporate groups and wedding convoys that must stay together in one vehicle.
Questions we get asked
Can we do Bangalore to Shirdi in one day?
No, and we will not book it as a single-driver day. It is 840 km and 15 to 17 hours of driving. We will either plan a night halt or provide a second driver. This is a safety position, not a commercial one.
Is road actually better than flying to Shirdi?
For a group of twelve or more with luggage, road often works out cheaper than flights plus local transport, and it gives you Shani Shingnapur, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar on the way. For a group of six in a hurry, fly.
How many days of driver bata will we pay?
One per calendar day of the trip, at the higher rate on any day where the vehicle exceeds 400 km. On a four-day Shirdi trip expect four days of bata, most of them at the higher rate. We state this upfront because it is a meaningful part of the total on a trip this long.
Which vehicle for a four-day trip with 13 people?
The 13 seater Urbania, without hesitation. Thirteen pushback recliners and a real boot over four days and 1,700 km is a different trip from thirteen fixed seats in a Tempo Traveller. This is the itinerary where the price difference is most clearly earned.
One last thing
Shirdi is the trip where per-head cost is least useful as a decision tool and comfort matters most. Over four days and 1,700 km, the difference between a Tempo Traveller and an Urbania works out to a few hundred rupees a head per day. Almost every group that has done both tells us they would pay it again.