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Navi Mumbai (or New Bombay) [1] is a beautiful city in Thane district to the Northeast of Mumbai. It was founded in 1971 as a satellite township to take the pressure off Mumbai city. In that, it has been only partially successful. Though many residents moved into Navi Mumbai, businesses did not. As a result, most people continue to commute to Mumbai. This has been changing in the past few years, with many IT and ITES industries setting up shop here.

Navi Mumbai is separated from the island of Mumbai by the Arabian sea and from Thane city by the Thane creek.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

The city does not have an airport yet, though that will change in a few years when the new international airport to serve Mumbai will be built in Navi Mumbai. Work on City & Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra's airport project in Navi Mumbai has already started (as off June 2008), after some issues relating to land acquisition are sorted out and clearance of the Union Cabinet is obtained. The closest airport is in Mumbai. Once you get off, you can take a train, bus or cab to get here.

[edit] By train

There are two train lines running through the city. These suburban railway stations are quite neater than those in mainland Mumbai.Navi Mumbai's Railway Stations are one of the very few stations in India which boast of beautiful infrastructure.

Mumbai's Harbour Line has been extended to serve Navi Mumbai. The most important station is Vashi, but there are many stations within the city, including Sanpada, Juinagar, Nerul, Seawoods-Darave, CBD-Belapur, Kharghar, and Khandeshwar.

There is also a rail line that connects Thane railway station to Vashi. Service on this line has improved a lot now because of more trains added.

There are 5 suburban trains daily between Belapur and Andheri(2 in the morning and 3 in the evening)

[edit] By car

Navi Mumbai is well connected with Mumbai. There are two entry points from Mumbai, via Chembur and via the Airoli exit on the Eastern Express Highway. The Airoli route will cost you Rs. 25 in toll. From Thane, you can enter the city via the Thane-Belapur road, and in fact the Airoli exit joins the Thane-Belapur road. This road has numerous entry points into the city, so you need to confirm which one to take.

The Thane-Belapur road also links up to the Mumbai-Pune expressway.

[edit] By bus

Mumbai's BEST and Thane's TMT bus services run a few buses into the city. BEST bus numbers in the 500 series are the ones to look for. NMMT or Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport bus services run buses inside Navi Mumbai.

[edit] By taxi

Mumbai's taxis are allowed into Navi Mumbai. Hired cars are also a good way of getting into the city. If you are travelling from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai most taxis will expect the passengers to pay the toll on the bridges connecting the cities, in addition to the metered fare. Taxis are great.

[edit] By auto-rickshaw

Mumbai's auto-rickshaws are not allowed into Navi Mumbai. However, you can catch one right up to the toll gate at Airoli, walk across and catch one on the Navi Mumbai side. Similarly you can catch one to Mankhurd and then change over to a taxi to get to Vashi.

[edit] Get around

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[edit][add listing] See

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• Visit Sagar Vihar Garden attached to the creek at 15 minutes distance by rickshaw near Vashi Station.

• Parsik Hills in Nerul

• Have a beautiful view of Navi Mumbai from Rain Tree Marg, Belapur.

• In Rainy season go to Pandavpada Waterfalls in Kharghar.

• Visit the Kharghar Hills for a beautiful view of Navi Mumbai

• Trek Karnala Fort, 13 km From Panvel

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• CenterOne, near Vashi Station. This mall houses all kinds of outlets for apparel, clothes, shoes, Indian Art and handicrafts, food what have you.

• Palm Beach Galleria - New mall at Palm Beach Road (near KoparKharne).
• City Center Mall - New mall at Palm Beach Road (near KoparKharne).
• RaguLeela Mall - New Mall opp. Vashi station, houses many restaurants, Gold's Gym and Fame cinemans, to name a few )
• DMART -Nerul
• Full Stop Mall -Nerul,Palm Beach

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The food caters to all kinds of palates which includes Pan Indian (South, North, Central and Western Indian), of course Pizza Hut and McDonalds, Chinese and other oriental and lots more. Some Indian food you could try includes dosas, idlis, bhel, sev puri, samosas, ragda patties, pulavs, rajma chawal and more. Indian food is really what food should be. There are more varieties of Indian food than probably any other cuisine in the world. After all that hot stuff you can try out the Indian slush called the ice gola in kalakhatta flavor, which beats Pepsi and Coke hollow. You'll get those two in manned fountains at the food counters.

• Sri Krishna,at Sector-11,CBD Belapur. Near K Stars Hotel. Nice and good vegetarian food. Best Watermelon Juice!! For Home Delivery : 022-65111620 / 27560458 / 32595953
• Dwaraka, at Nerul Station Complex (West side). Vegetarian Indian cuisine.
• Sai Sanjog, at CBD Belapur Station. Vegetarian Indian cuisine.
• Shiv Sagar, near Nerul Station (East Side-Park Avenue). Vegetarian Indian Cuisine.
• Flavours, at Sanpada (opp. Sanpada railway station). Intercontinental cuisine. You can actually sit at the counter and enjoy your drinks (Don't forget the Bartender's Special)
• Hot Cross Cafe, Nerul,Palm beach/Kahrghar (opp. Hiranandani Towers) near Utsav Chowk A very relaxing coffee shop where they serve a variety of hukka (sheesha) at a very minimal rate. One of the best places in Navi Mumbai for hukka and mouth watering and fresh pastries.
• Jaslok, at Kharghar (Hiranandani). all sorts of snacks and sweets. Pani Puri, Vada Pav and Rasmalai, Jamun are the delicious items
• Viscious circle, at Sector 6, Vashi. Mouth watering kebabs and non veg dishes, good ambience, drinks and a large projector screen.
• Kshir Sagar,at sector-17,Vashi. Fantastic Pav Bhaji in the town.
• GUPTA,at sector-17,Vashi. Fantastic Sandwitch in the town.
• Bombay High a high cusine restaurant at Nerul(West)
• Preethi a good restaurant at Nerul
• Restaurant of Hotel Abott in Vashi, do visit it for delicious veg as well as non veg food
• Hotel Sagar at Vashi, nice ambience, a good family restaurant n bar
• Nanumal Bhojmal & Bhagatchand Tarachand at Sanpada, damn good restaurant for gujarati and punjabi food

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• Coral Lounge above hotel Navratna

• Indulge At C.B.D. Belapur

• ICE N SPICE AT NERUL

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Days Inn (Navi Mumbai) L-1, Sector 19, Palm Beach Marg, Vashi, Navi Mumbai City: Mumbai Pin: 400705 US$35 std rate

Hotel Sea View, Sector 15, Palm Beach Road CBD Belapur Navi Mumbai Tel. 27560658, 27565704 Delux Double occupency Rs.1100/- Double Bed A/C Rs.800/- Double Bed Non A/C Rs.600/- Extra Person Rs.200/-

HOTEL HERITAGE DAKSHIN (Navi Mumbai) Tel: 91 22 2757 1812/ 2757 1817 Sai Chambers, Sec 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614 Deluxe Suite  : Rs. 2,000/- Suite Room  : Rs. 1,750/- Double Deluxe Room  : Rs. 1,500/- Single Room  : Rs. 1,200/- Extra Person  : Rs. 350/- 10% Extra Charges: Check out time 12 noon

The Park Hotel (Navi Mumbai) No 1, Sector 10, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614 T: +1 800 11 PARK (7275) T: +91 22 2758 9000 / 6758 9000 F: +91 22 2758 9001 / 6758 9001 E: resv.nm@theparkhotels.com W: www.theparkhotels.com Studio-Single 8 000 INR Deluxe-Pool-View 10 000 INR Deluxe-Hill-View 10 000 INR Luxury-Garden-View 10 500 INR Studio-Suites 12 000 INR

[edit] Get out

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Mumbai (Bombay) is a short train ride away from Navi Mumbai, and many people travel to Mumbai for the day.

The beautiful hill stations of Lonavla and Khandala are less than an hour's drive from Navi Mumbai.