✈️ Coming to Shirdi from a far city? A flight is the fastest and most comfortable way — Shirdi has its own airport now, and it’s just about 15 km from the Samadhi Mandir.
This guide walks you through how to fly to Shirdi, how to get from the airport to the temple, and where to stay once you arrive.
📍 The nearest airport — Shirdi Airport (SAG)
Shirdi’s own airport (code SAG) sits in Kakadi village, about 14-15 km from the Sai Baba temple — a 20-30 minute taxi ride. It’s the closest airport to the temple, which makes it the most convenient one for devotees.
If your city doesn’t have a direct flight to Shirdi, these nearby airports are practical fallbacks — all reachable by road after landing:
🛫 Direct flights and schedule
IndiGo runs most of the direct flights to Shirdi airport. The main cities with direct connectivity:
- Delhi — about 2 hours
- Hyderabad — about 1 hr 15 min
- Bengaluru — about 1 hr 45 min
- Chennai — direct flights available
Some other cities have seasonal or limited flights too. Typically about 4 flights operate into Shirdi each day. Thursdays and weekends are busiest and priciest; mid-week (Tuesday / Wednesday) flights are usually cheaper and quieter.
🚕 Airport to the temple — a short taxi ride
A taxi counter sits right outside the arrivals gate. From there it’s a direct 20-30 minute ride to the temple or your hotel — about 15 km.
Fare (approx): Sedan ~₹500-800; SUV a little more.
Some airline apps offer airport → temple taxi as an add-on — for example, IndiGo lists it at around ₹700-800. TripSaffron also offers the same airport-to-temple ride at ~₹700-800. Pre-booking is the safer play — especially on a late-night or early-morning flight when walk-up availability can be thin.
For a full breakdown of the airport-to-temple options (Sansthan shuttle, sedan, auto, night arrivals), read our detailed airport → temple guide.
🛄 Things to note at the airport
- On the way back, reach the airport at least 2 hours before your flight.
- Vegetarian food is available at the airport.
- A cloak room is available too — you can leave your bags and head straight to darshan first if you land early enough.
🏨 Where to stay — always near the temple
The airport is 15 km away, but the right place to stay is always near the temple itself. That way darshan, aarti, and everything nearby stays a walk away — no repeated to-and-fro between the hotel and mandir.
Take the airport taxi straight to a hotel near the temple.
On TripSaffron you’ll find verified Shirdi hotels — real photos, actual metres from the temple, and no hidden charges. Pay at the hotel, no advance. Airport-to-temple taxi can also be arranged. The team speaks Marathi and Hindi.
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🚗 After darshan — the Shani Shingnapur side trip
If you have a few extra hours, plan a short trip to Shani Shingnapur — about 70 km from Shirdi, the famous Shani temple where the village homes traditionally have no doors. Half a day is enough. A local cab is the easiest way to do it.