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How To Reach Sasan Gir National Park

Gir National Park draws large number of visitors to view the Asiatic lion, as this is the solitary place all across the world where these creatures are presently found. Once extinct, numbers have been recovered owing to the conservation efforts. The Sanctuary is open for tourism from 16th October to 15th June every year.

Junagadh is possibly the top approach to the park. The railway station in Junagadh get trains from diverse cities like Ahmedabad and Rajkot and other major cities. Then, from here it takes approximately one and half hour to reach Gir National Park.

Reaching Gir Forest By Road
Gir Forest is well linked to different states through state highways. There are Government buses plying at regular intervals for the convenience of the passengers heading towards Sasan Gir. There are a large number of state buses accessible from the chief town Junagadh and Veraval. GSRTC buses and some private buses are offering services on this route to Sasan Gir and they reach from big cities like Junagadh, Rajkot, Veraval, Vadodara, Somnath, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Dwarka, Pune.
The distance of these destinations to Sasan Gir are - From Sasan to Veraval is nearly 43 Kms, Sasan to Veraval is around 52 Kms, Sasan Gir to Rajkot is around 154 Kms, from Dwarka to Sasan Gir is 241Kms, Ahmedabad to Sasan Gir is 375 Kms and Sasan Gir To Vadodara is 400 Kms, Mumbai to Gir is 844kms.

Below are the Road distances from various cities to Gir National Park:

  • From Ahmedabad - 410 km
  • From Rajkot - 160 km
  • From Junagadh - 55 km
  • From Veraval - 45 km
  • From Somnath - 50 km
  • From Keshod - 45 km
  • From Diu - 110 km

Mumbai to Gir National Park Distance
The approximate distance from Gir to Mumbai is 844 Kms by road. Though there are no direct flights from Mumbai to Gir, but you can reach Ahmedabad by air and subsequent to that take a private transport to Sasan Gir without any difficulty.

How to Reach Gir Forest By Rail
Sasan Gir has a railway station that links several cities and adjoining states. The towns close to Sasan Gir are Delwada, Veraval, Junagadh but the most suitable railway terminal is Rajkot. If you are keen to travel through train then there are trains at frequent intervals that connect Gujarat and other close by states. The trains are from Jabalpur, Pune and Trivenndrum and they have an halt at Junagadh. Mumbai is also linked to Rajkot through different express trains like Sarvodaya Exp that departs on Monday,Jat Jamnagar Express on Sunday and Uttranchal express on Sunday as well. The everyday trains that run from Mumbai and Rajkot are the Saurashtra Mail, Sau Janata Express.

Rajkot is another airport that is approximately 175 Kms from Sasan Gir and is the second best alternative for the tourists who want to travel by air. Rajkot Domestic Airport offers good air connectivity with Mumbai and other significant destinations through frequent flights operated by Jet Airways, Air India and Jetlite.

How To Reach Gir forest By Air
Keshod is an airport that is situated nearly 90 km from Sasan Gir. Diu is also situated close to Gir that is situated at Nagoa and is 84 km from the Gir Forest. Jet Airways is the sole airline that have direct flights from Porbandhar and Mumbai. There is an everyday flight to Mumbai except on Saturday. The tourists coming from abroad can land in Mumbai and take a flight to Diu and then by taking a private or state transport, reach Sasan Gir Forest.It takes around 2 and a half hours to reach the Gir Forest.

Rajkot is another airport that is approximately 175 Kms from Sasan Gir and is the second best alternative for the tourists who want to travel by air. Rajkot Domestic Airport offers good air connectivity with Mumbai and other significant destinations through frequent flights operated by Jet Airways, Air India and Jetlite.