Getting Around Mumbai: Transport Guide

The most popular mode of transport is the metered black and yellow topped taxis that are available around every corner or next to most hotels. Mumbai’s cabs are economical and safe and the cabbies are an efficient, honest and helpful lot. Cars, MUVs and vans (usually with drivers) are also available from car rental agencies and travel agents. One can even hire motorcycles and bicycles, though be prepared as Mumbai stretches out over a vast distance encompassing suburbs and outer city areas. Mumbai has the best city transport system run by a municipal department anywhere in the country with an excellent network of fast local and commuter trains, double-decker buses and bus services run by BEST. Auto rickshaws and ferry services between the islands are other ways of getting around the city. If you’re planning to drive yourself around, then an international or at the very least a local driving license and a good city map are absolute imperatives.