PMPML to run 16 air-conditioned electric tourist bus routes over Diwali holidays at Rs 500 a ticket

Pune, November 4, 2026: With the Diwali holidays under way, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) has appealed to people to make use of its special tourist bus services. The buses cover religious, historical and scenic spots in and around Pune. Air-conditioned electric buses will run on 16 fixed routes, and the ticket on every route is Rs 500 per passenger.

The services will be available every Saturday, Sunday and public holiday. Depending on passenger demand and the availability of buses, PMPML will run them on other days too. According to PMPML, the aim is to give families, tourists, devotees and nature lovers an affordable and comfortable journey. It says the tourist buses have drawn a good response from tourists, devotees and women passengers.

The routes include places such as Jejuri, Morgaon, Narayanpur, Theur, Alandi, Dehu, Sinhagad, Khadakwasla, Panshet, Lonavala, the Karla caves, Morachi Chincholi, Tulapur and Bhima Koregaon. The buses will leave from Pune railway station, Swargate, Hadapsar Gadital and Deccan Gymkhana.

Two routes start from Hadapsar Gadital. The Hadapsar-Morgaon-Jejuri route leaves at 9 am and returns at 6 pm. The Saswad-Narayanpur-Kodit route leaves at 9 am and returns at 6.30 pm. From Deccan Gymkhana, the Ambegaon-Narhe-Kondhanpur route leaves at 9 am and returns at 6.30 pm.

From Pune railway station, the Ghotawade-Jhapurza Museum, Sinhagad-Khadakwasla-Panshet, Ramdara-Theur-Prayagdham and Wagholi-Tulapur-Ranjangaon-Morachi Chincholi routes leave at 9 am and return at 6.30 pm. The Taljai-Padmavati-Kondhanpur religious route and the Sarasbaug-Tambdi Jogeshwari-Chaturshringi temple route leave at 8.30 am from the same station. The first returns at 6.30 pm and the second at 5 pm. The Pimpri-Lonavala-Karla religious route also leaves at 8.30 am and returns at 7.30 pm.

Seven routes operate from Swargate bus station. The Ravet-Chinchwad-Dehu, Hadshi-Kolwan and Rajgurunagar-Chakan-Alandi routes run from 9 am to 6.30 pm. The Lonavala-Karla caves and Bhuleshwar-Saswad-Narayanpur-Baneshwar routes leave at 9 am and return at 7.30 pm. The Mulshi-Tata Dam-Palse waterfall route is the longest, leaving at 7.15 am and returning at 7.30 pm.

On the Lonavala-Karla caves route, PMPML has said clearly that passengers will have to arrange private transport at their own cost to reach the designated spots in the Karla caves and Bhushi Dam section.

The ticket on all tourist buses is Rs 500 per passenger per route. There is also a special concession for group bookings. If all 33 seats on a bus are booked together, a 100 per cent concession applies, equal to the fare of five passengers. Depending on demand, full group bookings of 33 passengers can also be made for other days.

Tickets will be available at eight PMPML pass centres: Deccan Gymkhana, Pune railway station, Swargate, Katraj, Hadapsar Gadital, Bhosari bus station, Nigdi and the PMC building. For booking enquiries, PMPML's central pass department can be reached on 020-24503236.

Tourist bus ticket holders get one more facility. On the day of travel, they can use the same ticket on other PMPML bus routes to go from home to the tourist bus's designated starting point. On the return, the ticket will likewise be valid on other PMPML buses from the tourist bus's final stop to home.

Every tourist bus will have a guide, who will give information about the places along the way and help passengers. If a service has to be cancelled because of a shortage of passengers or an unavoidable reason, passengers who have already booked can travel on the next Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

PMPML has appealed to tourists, devotees, nature lovers and the general public to take their families on these affordable air-conditioned electric buses to places in and around Pune during the Diwali holidays.