subject: How To Reach From Nagpur To Pune [print this page] Nagpur is the cleanest city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, also known as the Orange Capital of India. This city is recently marked as the greenest city of India. Nagpur is the seat of Annual winter session of Maharashtra state assembly, Vidhan Sabha. Nagpur is also famous throughout the country as "Orange City" for being a major trade center of oranges that are cultivated in the region. Moreover, this city also derives political importance from being the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist organization, RSS and an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement. The Name Nagpur is derived due the River Nag that flows through it.
Pune, which is also known as Oxford of the East, is a home for students from far and wide and it is called as Oxford of the East by Jawaharlal Nehru, for being the location for existence of many top notch organizations and educational institution. Major Institutes that are in Pune are Armed Forces Medical College, Film and Television Institute of India, Symbiosis Educational Society and National Defence Academy. The city derived its name Pune from Sanskrit word Punyanagari means "City of Virtue".
These two cities Nagpur and Pune are well connected by air,by road and by rail and hence travelling between these cities is fairly easy. The distance between Nagpur to Pune is around 735 km by road with a journey of around 12 hours 30 minutes. If you plan your route by NH 6, you will reach destination within 12 hours where as the route through NH 6 and NH 50, it is 836 km far and journey time is about 13 hours.
However, the best way to reach Nagpur from Pune is by air as there are direct flights operating from Nagpur to Pune and vice versa. The flight distance of around 661 km between Pune and Nagpur can be covered in less than one and a half hours at an average cost of Rs. 2668/- per person. Business person prefer this mode of travelling between Nagpur and Pune as it saves much time.
Trains are the most comfortable mode of travel between Nagpur and Pune for common man. Journey time in this route is around 15 hours 30 minutes at a very low cost of Rs. 333/-. Some of the popular trains in this route are Dikshabhoomi Express (11045), Pune Hatia Sup (22845), Nagpur Garib rath (12113), Pa Bilaspur Exp (12850) and the Pune Nagpur Exp (12135) among others. Trains are best suited while travelling with kids and elders.
Other than this, hiring a cab or boarding a bus is also a feasible mode of travelling to Nagpur from Pune.
