PMPML starts tour bus service on 15 routes around Pune for Diwali holidays

Pune, November 9, 2026: Those planning short outings around Pune during the Diwali holidays will no longer need to take out their own vehicles. The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) has started a special tour bus service on 15 routes.

The service will use AC electric buses, which will go to religious, historic and leisure destinations. The ticket is Rs 500 per passenger. The buses will run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. On the other weekdays, separate buses will be provided on demand from groups.

The destinations include Sinhagad, the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, the Ganpati temple at Morgaon, Jejuri, Narayanpur, Pratishirdi at Shirgaon, the Gatha Mandir at Dehu, Alandi, the Mulshi dam, the Karla caves and the Mahalakshmi Narayani Dham at Lonavala.

Religious sites in Pimpri Chinchwad will also be on the routes. These are the Ekvira temple at Ravet, the Morya Gosavi temple at Chinchwad, the Gatha Mandir at Dehu and Bhandara Dongar. Buses will also go to the samadhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and the Gajanan Maharaj Math at Alandi.

Each bus will carry a guide, who will give passengers information about the places, so that the trip is not only a sightseeing outing but also an informative one.

PMPML has also kept a special concession for group bookings. A group that books all 33 seats on a bus will get a discount equal to the fare of five passengers. On the other days of the week, too, a bus will be arranged for a group of 33 passengers, but this will depend on demand.

Bookings can be made at PMPML's authorised pass centres. These are at Deccan Gymkhana, Pune Railway Station, Swargate, Katraj, Hadapsar Gadital, Bhosari bus station, Nigdi and the Pune Municipal Corporation building.

If a trip has to be cancelled because of poor response or an unavoidable reason, passengers will be able to travel on the next Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

For more information and bookings, passengers can contact PMPML's central pass department on 020-24503236.