Why go
- Sub-region of the Asian continent.
- Served by Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI).
History
South Asia is the southern sub-region of Asia that is defined in both geographical and ethnic-cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's population. As commonly conceptualised, the modern states of South Asia include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with Afghanistan also often included, which may also be classified as part of Central Asia. South Asia borders East Asia to the northeast, Central Asia to the northwest, West Asia to the west and Southeast Asia to the east. Southeast Asia and Maritime South Asia are the only subregions of Asia that lie partly within the Southern Hemisphere. The British Indian Ocean Territory and two out of 26 atolls of the Maldives in South Asia lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian subcontinent and is bounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, and the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Pamir Mountains in the north.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 49 airlines, 83 direct destinations
- Jet Airways 9W (737-800, 737-800, 737-900, 737-700, 737-700, A330-200…) · 50 routes: Abu Dhabi, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok, Baroda, Bhaunagar*, Bhopal*, Bhuj, Brussels, Calicut*, Chandigarh, Coimbatore*, Colombo, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Diu*, Doha, Dubai, Goa, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Indore*, Jaipur, Jeddah, Jodhpur, Johannesburg, Kathmandu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur*, Kuwait, London, Lucknow, Madras, Mangalore, Muscat, Nagpur* … +10 more
- Air India Limited AI (A319, A321, A320, 777-300ER, A330-200, CRJ-700…) · 44 routes: Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa*, Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bangkok, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Cairo*, Coimbatore, Colombo*, Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt*, Goa, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Istanbul*, Jaipur, Jamnagar, Jeddah, Jodhpur, Johannesburg*, Kochi, Kolkata, London, Lucknow, Madras, Mangalore, Munich*, Muscat, Nagpur, Newark, Plaisance*, Raipur, Rajkot, Riyadh … +4 more
- Air Sahara S2 (737-800, 737-800, 737-700, ATR 72, 737-900, 737-700) · 29 routes: Ahmedabad*, Aurangabad*, Bangalore*, Baroda, Bhaunagar*, Bhopal*, Bhuj*, Calicut*, Chandigarh*, Coimbatore*, Delhi*, Diu*, Goa*, Hyderabad*, Indore*, Jaipur*, Jodhpur*, Kochi*, Kolkata*, Lucknow*, Madras*, Mangalore*, Nagpur*, Pune*, Raipur*, Rajkot*, Trivandrum*, Udaipur*, Vishakhapatnam*
- IndiGo Airlines 6E (A320) · 23 routes: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Baroda, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Delhi, Dubai, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madras, Muscat, Nagpur, Patina, Srinagar, Trivandrum
- Spicejet SG (737, DH8) · 15 routes: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hubli, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Madras, Mangalore, Surat, Trivandrum
- Go Air G8 (A320) · 12 routes: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow, Madras, Nagpur, Patina, Srinagar
- Air India Express IX (737-800) · 6 routes: Calicut, Doha, Kochi, Madras, Mangalore, Trivandrum
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777-200, A320) · 3 routes: Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh
- All Nippon Airways NH (737, 777) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Tokyo
- Etihad Airways EY (A320, A340-600, 777) · 2 routes: Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A330-300, 747-400) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Yemenia IY (A320) · 2 routes: Aden, Sanaa
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air China CA (A319) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Air France AF (A330-200) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Mauritius MK (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Plaisance
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A340-600) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- American Airlines AA (777) · 1 route: London*
- Bangkok Airways PG (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- British Airways BA (777) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Cathay Pacific CX (A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Egyptair MS (737-800) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (767-300) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A330-200, 777-200, 777-300, 777-300ER, 737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (787-8) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Garuda Indonesia GA (737-800) · 1 route: Singapore
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320, A321) · 1 route: Bahrain
- Iran Air IR (74L) · 1 route: Tehran
- Kenya Airways KQ (777-200, 737-700) · 1 route: Nairobi
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (76W) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Korean Air KE (A330-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- Kuwait Airways KU (777) · 1 route: Kuwait
- L MJ (A320) · 1 route: Colombo*
- Malaysia Airlines MH (737-800, 777-200) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Malindo Air OD (737-900) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Oman Air WY (737-800) · 1 route: Muscat
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (A320, 737) · 1 route: Karachi
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319) · 1 route: Amman
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Singapore
- South African Airways SA (A330-200) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A320) · 1 route: Colombo
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300) · 1 route: Zurich
- Thai Airways International TG (777) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Turkish Airlines TK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Istanbul
- United Airlines UA (777) · 1 route: Newark
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (A330-300) · 1 route: London
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Sagar Vihar (Vashi), 2 km); routes include Elephanta Caves Ferry Route, Gateway - Elephanta Island Ferry.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for South Asia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.