Matheran, India’s one of the four pollution free hill station, is situated at a height of 2,625 ft in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Matheran lies at close quarters from Mumbai (100 km) and Pune (120 km). Although Matheran is devoid of any local transportation, there is a Neral–Matheran Toy Trains that eases out commutation for visitors. Connected to all modes of transportation, Matheran’s nearest rail access is 25 km at Neral. Check out more on traveling in Matheran:-
How to Reach Matheran by Airway: Matheran’s is served with twin advantage of the being in extremely closed tourist circuit to Pune (120 km) and Mumbai (100 km), henceforth implying that Matheran can be accessed through two International Airports of Mumbai and Pune.
How to Reach Matheran by Railways: Matheran’s solo hill station Neral is nearest rail station situated at a distance of 25 km. Neral Railway Station has excellent connectivity with different parts of Indian cities. The Neral Railway Station is on the Mumbai – Pune route of Central Railways. The Neral Matheran Toy Train starts from Neral and reaches to Matheran in two hours. Neral Junction is well linked by local trains from CST along the CST-Kajrat route. In any case, passengers travelling from long distances should choose Kajrat and not Neral as their end stations.
How to Reach Matheran by Road: Matheran is connected by Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH4) till chauk via Panvel. Tourists can access Matheran from the state highway via karjat Junction and Chinchvali. A hill road from Dasturi Naka leads into Matheran. A number of buses ply from neighboring cities till Matheran.
Local Transportation: Matheran Toy Trains, ponies, rickshaws et al constitute the local transport means in Matheran. Alternatively, one will have to rely on walking capacity to scout the nitty-gritty of this Asia’s unique hill station.
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Matheran is situated in Maharashtra, Western India. This beautiful hill station is surrounded by lush green hills and rivers. The villages and their traditional culture adds more grace to the beauty of Matheran. Alexander point, One tree hill point, Hart point, Charolotte Lake, Panorama point and Shivajis Ladder are the well known attractions which can’t be missed to visit by any chance. Mumbai airport is the nearest airport to Matheran. It is 100 Kms away from the Mumbai’s(Chatrapati Shivaji Airport). Similarly, Neral is another destination which hosts of the railway station just 20 Kms away from this beautiful hill station. The travelers who are traveling by their own vehicle can take a route from Dhodhani road which connects major cosmopolitan cities of India with Matheran.
