About Raipur
Mumbai to Raipur distnce : 1060 km
Estimated travel time : 18.5 hours
Mumbai to Raipur is the very popular route for both business and tourism. Raipur is a hub of Steel, aluminum and coal industries on one hand and on other hand its known for its temples, lakes, spring, surrounding forest and wildlife.
Being the capital city of Chhattisgarh and strategically located at center of the state, Raipur is of extreme importance for business travellers. The outskirts of city is being developed as a planned city named Naya Raipur. As Chhattisgarh is largely a forested region, a special attention is paid to ecological balance of Raipur, making it a beautiful multi cultural and multi religious society. It is also a base station or gat for exploring surrounding attractions like Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Dandak Caves, Bilaspur, Chitrakoot Falls, Amarkantak, Bhilai, Kanha National Park and the Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary. The most famous one is Turturiya Spring located in the Turturiya village surrounded by dense forest. Raipur equally attracts history and architecture enthusiasts with ruins dating back to the 8th century AD and the Brahmanical ruins belonging to a much later period. Raipur is of immense religious importance with nearby places like Champaran village which is the birth place of the revered Saint Vallabhacharya, founder of the Vallabh sect, Laxman Temple of 7th century, Gandheswar Temple. Raipur is also known for its various festivals like Hareli, Champaran Mela, Pola and Teeja that are celebrated during monsoons.
Taxi from Mumbai to Raipur is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Mumbai to Raipur by car is well connected through Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Mumbai to Raipur distance is 1060 Km and is 18.5 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Thane - Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Suraj Water Park, Tikuji-Ni-Wadi, Talao Palli Lake, Upvan Lake
Bhiwandi - Varaldevi Lake, Lonad Caves, Rocksport Camp
Padgha - Shankheshwar Parshvnath Swetamber Jain Kalash Mandir, Hazrat Gaiban Shah Pir Dargah
Vasind - Tadoba Mandir, Guruvandan garden
Shahapur - Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar, Vitthal Mandir, Shri Rushab Parshawanath Jain Mandir
Kasara - Anand Mangal Waterfall, Kasara Ghat View
Igatpuri - Myanmar gate, Waterfall, Igatpuri Trek Point, Lake View Point, Dhamma Giri Vipassana, Igatpuri Hills
Ghoti Budruk - Taked Tirth Hindu pilgrimage Temple, Ghoti Munisuvratswami Jain mandir
Sinnar - Gondeshwar Mandir, Mukteshwar Mahadev Mandir
Chandekasare - Bhairvnath Jogeshwari Temple, Takva Masjid
Vaijapur - Dargah of Sayyad Rukeyser-ud-din, Mata Tuljabhwani Temple
Aurangabad - Bibi Ka Maqbara, Ellora Caves (World Heritage Side), Aurangabad Caves, Bhadra Maruti, Prozone Mall, Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, Daulatabad Fort,Salim Ali Lake
Jalna - famous for pilgrimage. A number of temples and masjid., Siddharth Garden And Zoo
Mehkar - Shree Shani Maharaj Temple, Balaji Mandir, Hiwara Ashram, Hanuman Mandir, Shiv Mandir
Karanja - Jain Temple, Parshwanath Digambar Jain Sengan Mandir, Shree Jhulelal Mandir
Wardha - Gandhi Hill, Geetai Mandir, Magan Sanghralaya Samiti, Mahavir Garden
Nagpur - Dhamma Chakra Stupa, Ramtek Fort temple, Ambazari Lake, Lata Mangeshkar Musical Garden, Amba Khori waterfall, Waki woods, Akshardham temple, Maharaj Bagh and zoo, khindsi lake, Futala lake, Ganesh Mandir Tekri, Deeksha bhoomi
Sakoli - Nagzira lake, Nagzira National Park or Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary
Navegaon National Park - Navegaon Bandh Bird Sanctuary
Rajnandgaon - Maa Patal Bhairvi Mandir, Choupati Fun And Garden, Gurudwara Sahib, Sai Mandir
Durg-Bhilai - Durg - Maitri Bagh Zoo, Chandi Mandir, Sita Maiya Temple, Nehru Nagar Park Bhelwa Talab, Thanod Picnic Spot