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Accommodation

Participants are requested to make their own accommodation arrangements.

 

There are several online services available for booking economical rooms/hotels such as:

 

  1.  oyo rooms 

  2.  gotrivago

  3.  booking.com

  4.  goibibo.com  etc.

 

There is no availability in IITB hostel or guesthouses.

 

However, should you need our help in accommodation, please write email to us at unesco.iitb@gmail.com .

Note that room rent in nearby hotels like beatles, fern, rodas, renaissance etc shall be in range of

Rs 5000 to 10000 plus taxes per night.

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How to Reach IIT Bombay?

IIT Bombay is located at Powai, which is in the North-Eastern part of Mumbai. One can travel by auto-rickshaws or taxis to reach IIT from the nearest stations.

The nearest stations for Central Railway are Kanjur Marg or Vikhroli. The nearest station for Western Railway is Andheri.

 

Public Transport
Mumbai has one of the most efficient and reliable public transport network. One can travel by Autorickshaws / Taxis to reach IIT from the nearest stations (Autorickshaws, however do not go further south than Sion and Bandra). For longer distance, you can use either the BEST Bus Network or the Mumbai Local train System.

 

Suburban Railway Transport
Those coming by Central Railway Suburban train will have to get down at Kanjur Marg, Vikhroli or Ghatkopar which are the nearest stations from IITB. If you are coming by the Western Railway Suburban train you will have to get down at Andheri, Bandra or Goregoan. 

 

Stations for Through Trains Coming to Mumbai: 
Central Railway :  CST, Dadar, Kurla (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)), Thane.
Western Railway : Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra, Andheri,Borivali.
 

There is no convenient bus route from LTT to IIT Bombay. An autorickshaw is the best option. However it would be more economical to take a suburban train from Kurla or Vidya Vihar to Kanjur Marg and then take an Auto.

 

Mumbai Metro

If You are planning to take Mumbai Metro rail, then take metro towards Ghatkopar and you can get down at either Sakinaka or Ghatkopar Metro station and take an auto-rickshaw to IIT Bombay. 
 
AIR PORTS 
International flights land at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport  (Sahar Airport ) which is about 7kms from IIT. The Domestic Airport-SantaCruz is about 10kms from IIT. Pre-paid taxis and auto-ricksaws are available at the airports. 

 

Radio Taxi
Metered Radio Taxis are available in throughout Mumbai, however you need to book through a phone call. The major Radio Taxi service numbers are given below. You can take metered taxis as well.

Meru Cabs: +91-22-4422-4422

TAB Cabs: +91-22-6363-6363

Easy Cabs: +91-22-4343-4343

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