Transport in Alibaug

Transport
Road: One can reach Alibag via Pen (30 km away), which is on the Mumbai (78 km away) – Goa road. From Mumbai, one can reach Alibag by traveling on the Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-17)till Wadkhal (or Vadkhal) and taking the right fork from Wadkhal – the left fork being the road to Goa. The distance is approximately 108 km from Mumbai
Railways: The nearest rail railway station is at Pen. Through Pen, it is connected to Panvel and onwards to Mumbai and the Indian Railways network.
Catamaran/Ferry: The nearest jetty is Mandwa From where catamaran/ferry services are available to Gateway of India, Mumbai.Another port in the vicinity is Rewas, from where a ferry service is available to Ferry Wharf(Bhau cha Dhakka) (Dockyard Road). There is also a jetty at Custom Bandar from where fishermen in Alibag set sail.
One can reach Alibag by catamaran (sea) through Gateway of India to Mandwa or from Bhaucha Dhakka to Rewas and from Mandwa/Rewas to Alibag by bus. Ticket includes journey from Gateway to Mandwa and bus journey from Mandwa to Alibag bus stop. From Rewas to Alibag one needs to take State Transport bus or a Rickshaw. Take the ferry from Gateway to Mandwa. Services available from 6:00am till 6:00pm.Please check for the current time table with ferry service providers because it keeps on changing as per sea tides and during monsoon it is usually not operated. Ferry Journey time: 40 to 55 minutes depending on the type of boats. From Mandwa operator carries passengers to Alibag in their own chartered buses. Bus Journey time: 45 minutes. Alibag beach is walking distance from the bus-stop.

Another option is to take a ferry from "Bhaucha Dhakka" to Rewas. Timings are same but schedule may change depending on the tide. From Rewas take State Transport Bus or Rickshaw to Alibag. Bus Journey time: 1 hour to reach Alibag. One benefit of using the Bhaucha Dhakka - Rewas route by ferry is that you can also take a 2-wheeler along with you on the ferry on this route for a nominal charge. You can go to Alibag by S.T. bus from Mumbai. From Mumbai to Alibag having daily 35–40 S.T. buses, also Borivali, Thane, Kalyan, Pune, Kolhapur, Miraj, Nashik having buses to alibag for journey.

Getting There (At Alibag) By Air  : Nearest airport is Mumbai, 140 km. By Railway : Nearest railway station is Panvel, By Road  : Mumbai – Panvel – Pen -Wadkhal- Alibag. 130 km, Mumbai – Panvel – Pen -Wadkhal- Karle Khind. 125 km, Pune – Alibag. 150 km

Launch Services for Alibag to Mumbai

Launch Services for Alibag to Mumbai:  

Launch Time Tables  

Name of the Launch Operator	Alibag Bus	Boat from Mandwa Jetty	Boat from Gateway of India, Mumbai	Approximate Fares
PNP (A/C Catamarans)	8:10, 10:10, 12:10, 14:10, 16:10, 18:30	09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:30	8:10, 10:10, 12:10, 14:10, 16:10, 18:30	Catamaran : A/C LD, A/C & Non-A/C UD: Rs.110/-
AJANTA (Ferry Boats & Catamarans)	6:55, 7:45, 9:45, 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:00	7:30, 8:30, 10:30, 11:15, 12:15, 13:45, 15:15, 16:15, 17:15, 18:15, 18:45	6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:00, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 17:30	Ferry Boat LD & UD : Rs. 65/-
MALDAR (Ferry Boats & Catamarans)	8:45, 11:45, 13:45, 15:45, 16:00	9:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:30, 18:45	8:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:45	Catamaran : LD : Rs.80/- AC : Rs.100

LD: Lower Deck, UD: Upper Deck  
Note: Timings are subjected to be change by concerned Launch Operator without prior notice. In case of storm and rough sea, launch services gets cancelled.

PNP Maritime Services Pvt. Ltd.
Phone No’s: Alibag - (02141) 225403, Mandawa - (02141) 237087,
Mumbai - (022) 22885220, 22885221, 

MALDAR Catamarans
Phone No.s : Alibag - (02141) 223746, Mandawa - (02141) 2237464,
Mumbai - (022) 22829695

AJANTA (Jal-Vahatuk Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit)
Phone No.s : Alibag - (02141) 224437,
Mandawa - (02141) 237550,
Mumbai - (022) 22026364,  22023585, 2287547

Boat services are available mostly from month of September to May. Boat services do not operate during monsoon season. There are mainly three service operators extending services Viz PNP, Ajanta and Maldar. Catamaran services offering air conditioned and non-air-conditioned travel, normal ferry boats service for cost effective travel etc.  Mostly service is available between 6.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Travel duration from Gateway of India to Mandwa port is one hour. From Alibag to Mandwa Jetty vice versa, there is free of cost bus service provided by operators.  

alibag

Alibag is a coastal town and a municipal council in Raigad District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is also the headquarters of the Raigad district. The original name of this place was Ramnath which is just adjacent to main city Alibag

History
Alibag was developed in the 17th century by Sarkhel Kanhoji Aangre the naval chief of King Shivaji's Kingdom. Alibag is a coastal town and municipal council in Raigad district in Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of the Raigad district. Raigad's first name was "Kulaba". Today's Ramnath was the main village at that time. A Bene Israelite named Ali used to live there at that time . He was a rich man and owned many plantations of mangoes and coconuts in his gardens. Hence the locals used to call the place "Alichi Bagh"(Marathi for "Gardens of Ali"), or simply "Alibag", and the name stuck.

Just 3 kilometers away from Alibag on Alibag-Mumbai highway you will find one small village Khandale having population of around 5000 people,which is also heading Gram Panchayats. Khandale is surrounded by wonderful Shiva temples such as Sidheshwar . During Shrawan month the beauty on these hillocks is breathtaking and on each Shrawani Somwars thousands of Alibagkars visit this place for worship and enjoying nature beauty. Also on the same highway goddess Patrudevi Mandir is located in small Ghat calles Karle Khind.

Khandale is also very famous for white onions, which are sold all over Maharashtra as "Khandale Kande". This unique breed of onions are having very rich contributions in Ayurvedik medicines and very useful during summer heat which is having unique sweeter taste. Rewdanda, Chaul, Nagon, Akshi, Varsoli,Thal, Kihim and Aawas villages were known as "Ashtagare" at that time. During those times there were some naval battles out of which one was fought at Varsoli between Kanhoji Aangre and Siddi of Janjira in the year 1706. In 1722 English and Portuguese jointly attacked on Kulaba fort and they lost this war. At Chaul there was a battle between the English and Sakhoji in 1730. Sakhoji won this war and brought down the losing party along with their captain at Kulaba. Kanhoji even issued his own currency in the form of a silver coin called the Alibagi rupaiya. Alibag and its surrounding villages are the historic hinterland of Bene Israeli Jews. There is a synagogue in the "Israel Ali" (Marathi- इस्राएल आळी meaning Israel lane) area of the town.

Alibag also houses a Magnetic Observatory which was set up in 1904. It serves as one of the significant observatories forming part of a global network now run by Indian Institute of Geomagnetism.The observatory has two buildings; the first building has magnetometers that record changes occurring in the Geo magnetic fields. The second building consists of precision recording instruments, which give data about geomagnetic storms caused by solar storms which is shared with different countries. It is from years that the Alibag Region and Raigad district in all is headed and ruled by the Bhartiya Shetkari Kamgar Paksha (Peasants and Workers Party of India).

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