Pune (PNQ): the METRO19 bus to Yerwada, and the feeder that was withdrawn
PMPML runs a bus between the airport and the metro. The original Ramwadi feeder is reported discontinued and METRO19 to Yerwada is the current link.
- The metro does not reach the airport. A PMPML bus links it to a metro station instead.
- METRO19 runs between the airport and Yerwada metro station, about every 30 minutes.
- From the airport it runs 06:30 to 21:40, and from Yerwada 07:00 to 22:10.
- Four daily workings run through to Pune station: from the airport at 13:00, 13:30, 22:10 and 22:40.
- Coming out to the airport those run at 05:50, 06:20, 15:00 and 15:30.
- An earlier feeder to Ramwadi metro station launched in September 2024, at 5 rupees for the first stops and 10 beyond.
- That Ramwadi service is reported discontinued for want of passengers, so check before relying on it.
- PMPML fares on these routes are in single figures, which is as cheap as an airport transfer gets anywhere.
- The airport is at Lohegaon, on the north east edge of the city, sharing the runway with an air force base.
- Ola, Uber, prepaid taxis and an auto rickshaw union all operate from the terminal.
The bus to the metro
- Pune's metro does not come to the airport. The link is a PMPML bus to a metro station, and which station that is has already changed once.
- METRO19 is the current service, running between the airport and Yerwada metro station about every 30 minutes.
- From the airport it runs 06:30 to 21:40. From Yerwada, 07:00 to 22:10.
- Some workings continue to Pune station: from the airport at 13:00, 13:30, 22:10 and 22:40, and towards the airport at 05:50, 06:20, 15:00 and 15:30.
The feeder that came and went
- In September 2024 Pune Metro and PMPML launched a feeder between Ramwadi metro station and the airport.
- It charged 5 rupees for the first few stops and 10 beyond, ran every 40 minutes, and covered about 4 km with 11 to 15 stops by way of Vadgaon Sheri Phata, Viman Nagar Corner, Chandan Nagar and Symbiosis College.
- It is now reported as discontinued because too few people used it.
- Both services are worth checking on the day. A route this new and this lightly used is not a fixed feature, and guides describing the Ramwadi bus are describing something that may no longer run.
Everything else
- Ola and Uber operate from the airport.
- A prepaid taxi desk and an auto rickshaw union counter both sit in the terminal, the auto counter staffed around the clock.
- The airport is at Lohegaon on the north eastern edge of Pune, sharing its runway with an air force station, which is why the civil terminal is small for a city this size.
- A new airport at Purandar has been announced for years and is not open; flights all use Lohegaon.
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