Reaching IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay is located at Powai, which is an eastern suburb in the North-Eastern part of Mumbai.

Mumbai is in the form of a long narrow island, almost a peninsula, thrusting south wards into the Arabian Sea. It can be broadly divided into four zones.

South Bombay (Colaba, CST,Fort, Chruchgate, Nariman Point etc.)
Central Bombay (Dadar, Bombay Central, Worli etc)
The Western suburbs (Bandra, Juhu, Andheri, Borivali etc)
The Eastern Suburbs(Kurla, Chembur, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Kanjur Marg, Vikhroli etc.)

There is also New Bombay (Vashi, Turbhe etc.) across Thane Creek on the mainland.

Here is a map of Mumbai, and this is how it looks from a satellite. The dark areas indicate the tree cover which is prominently visible in the area reprenting the Aarey Colony and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali. Somewhere to the south of that dark patch, Powai Lake (the smaller one) and the Vihar Lake (the bigger one) also visible. IIT Bombay is situated touching the two.

Public Transport

Mumbai has one of the most efficient and reliable public transport network. One can travel by Autorickshaws / Taxis to reach IIT from the nearest stations(Autorickshaws, however do not go further south than Sion and Bandra). For longer distance, you can use either the BEST Bus Network or the Mumbai Local train System.

Here is a rail map of Mumbai, and this is a road map. The map of IITB promised in the previous image is actually here :-)

Suburban Railway Transport

Those coming by Central Railway Suburban train will have to get down at Kanjur Marg, Vikhroli or Ghatkopar which are the nearest stations from IITB. If you are coming by the Western Railway Suburban train you will have to get down at Andheri, Bandra, Goregoan or Malad. We give below approximate Bus/ Autorickshaws/ Taxi fare.

Stations for Through Trains Coming to Mumbai

Central Railway	CST, Dadar, Kurla, Thane.
Western Railway	Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra, Andheri, Borivali, Kurla

There is a terminus at Kurla where some Central as well as Western Railway Trains terminate

There is no convenient bus route from Kurla terminus. An autorickshaw is the best option. However it would be more economical to take a suburban train from kurla to Kanjur Marg and then take an Auto.

Air Ports

International flights land at Sahar Airport which is about 7 kms from IIT. The Domestic Airport- SantaCruz is about 10 kms. Pre paid taxis are available at the Airports. Autorickshaws are also available for IIT.

NAME OF PLACE	BUS NUMBERS	APPROX. BUS FARE	APPROX. AUTO FARE	APPROX. TAXI FARE
Mulund(W)	307, 346, 425, 396, 398, 460, 422, 424, 461	Rs.10.00	Rs.70.00	Rs.150.00
Bhandup(W)	Same as above	Rs.7.00	Rs.40.00	------
Kanjur Marg(W)	Same as above	Rs.5.00	Rs.20.00	------
Vikhroli(W)	392,382,337	Rs.6.00	Rs.30.00	------
Ghatkopar(W)	392,382.337	Rs.10.00	Rs.50.00	------
Borivali(E)	461, 398, L1	Rs.18.00	Rs.130.00	Rs.180.00
Goregaon(E)	460,489,424	Rs.15.00	Rs.70.00	------
Jogeshwari(E)	461,445	Rs.12.00	Rs.60.00	------
Andheri(E)	396,336,392,307	Rs.9.00	Rs.65.00	Rs.75.00
Bandra(E)	422,424	Rs.15.00	Rs.100.00	Rs.125.00
Kurla	-------	-------	Rs.70.00	Rs.130.00
Dadar	------	------	------	Rs.180.00
CST	------	------	------	Rs.300.00
Mumbai Central	------	------	------	Rs.250.00
Sahar Air Port	------	------	------	Rs.100.00
Santacruz	------	------	------	Rs.150.00