Pune: PMPML Launches Special Diwali Tour Bus Service, Offers AC E-Bus Rides At Rs 500 To Religious, Historical And Scenic Destinations

Pune, 9th November 2026: Those planning a short getaway during the Diwali holidays can now explore tourist destinations around Pune without using their personal vehicles, with the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) launching a special tour bus service across 15 routes.

The service will operate air-conditioned electric buses to religious, historical and scenic destinations, with tickets priced at Rs 500 per passenger. The buses will operate on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, with additional services arranged on weekdays for groups on demand.

The destinations include Sinhagad, Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, Morgaon Ganpati temple, Jejuri, Narayanpur, Prati Shirdi at Shirgaon, Dehu’s Gatha temple, Alandi, Mulshi dam, Karla caves and Mahalakshmi Narayani Dham in Lonavala.

The service will also cover religious destinations in Pimpri Chinchwad, including the Ekvira temple at Ravet, Morya Gosavi temple in Chinchwad, Gatha temple in Dehu and Bhandara Dongar. Other destinations include Alandi’s Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Samadhi and Gajanan Maharaj Math.

A guide will accompany each bus to provide passengers with information about the destinations and make the journey more informative.

PMPML has also announced a special discount for group bookings. Groups booking all 33 seats in a bus will receive a discount equivalent to the ticket cost of five passengers. Buses will also be arranged on other weekdays for groups of 33 passengers, subject to demand.

Bookings can be made at PMPML’s authorised pass centres at Deccan Gymkhana, Pune railway station, Swargate, Katraj, Hadapsar Gadital, Bhosari bus station, Nigdi and Manapa Bhavan.

If a bus trip is cancelled due to insufficient response or unavoidable circumstances, passengers will be allowed to travel on the following Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

For details and bookings, passengers can contact PMPML’s central pass department at 020-24503236.