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The domestic airport is well connected and can be used to visit most parts of Western and Southern India. Depending on preferences, you can also travel on gong-distance buses depart from the state road transport terminal opposite Mumbai's Central railway station to visit adjoining places.
By Air: Mumbai is India's international gateway and has the busiest domestic air network in the country. The Sahara International Airport is 30km north of the city center. The domestic terminal at Santa Cruz is 4km apart. The offices of most of the international and domestic airlines are situated around Nariman point.
By Rail: Mumbai is a prominent railway hub of the country. It is the headquarters to two railway zones, central and western. While Central Railways handles services to the east and south, Western Railways carries you to the north from Churchgate and Central stations. The main railway station Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) formerly known as Victoria terminus (VT) is located in the heart of the city. Local and outstation trains ply from here. Other railway stations are Dadar, Churchgate and Kurla.
By Road: Mumbai is well connected by a network of roads to the rest of India.
Travel Within Mumbai
Metro Trains of Mumbai different dimension to your travel in Mumbai and are also easily available. It is in traveling within the city that you find Mumbai in a class of its own. The rickety public bus system is still the BEST in India and the red double-decker buses are an experience to savor . You can also try suburban electric trains that connect everywhere, or the large and efficient fleet of metered black-and-yellow taxis .The Taxis are quite expensive and the backpackers may miss the auto rickshaws found elsewhere. Take any means of transport to reach the plethora of attractions that spread before you.
Climate
Most of the year, Mumbai's climate is warm and humid. Between November and February, the skies are clear,and the temperature is cooler. From March the temperature becomes warm and humid till mid June, the beginning of monsoon. During monsoon there are torrential rains, sometimes causing the flooding of major roads and streets of Mumbai. The average rainfall which is brought by the south-west monsoon winds in Mumbai is 180 cms. Monsoon ends by the end of September. October is comparatively hot and humid.
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