Chembur
Chembur is an upmarket large suburb in central Mumbai, India.
Chembur is an upmarket large suburb in central Mumbai, India. It belongs on the harbour line of suburban railways and offers the best connectivity with Mumbai Monorail, Santacruz- Chembur Link Road, Airport, Jeejamata Bhosle Marg, Eastern Freeway, Eastern Express Highway, BKC connector, and Mumbai Satara highway (Sion-Panvel).
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Worth seeing in and around Chembur
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a multi-campus public university in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1936, it is Asia's oldest institute for professional social work education.
2.1 km · social sciences institute with its main campus based in Deonar, Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 02Riwa Fort
The Riwa Fort, locally known as Kala Qilla or Black Fort, is a fort in central Mumbai, India on the banks of the Mithi River. The fort is currently in a dilapidated condition amidst the Dharavi slums.
3.6 km · fort in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 03Sion Hillock Fort
The Sion Hillock Fort is a fort in Mumbai, India. It was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay.
2.8 km · fort in Mumbai (Bombay), India · Wikipedia - 04Homi Bhabha National Institute
The Homi Bhabha National Institute is an Indian deemed university established by the Department of Atomic Energy, which unifies academic programmes of several of its constituent institutions. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai and its Constituent Units are the institutions of excellence as per section 4 of "The Central Education Institutions Act, 2006".
3.9 km · Indian deemed university · Wikipedia - 05Holy Cross Church, Kurla
Holy Cross Church, Kurla is a Roman Catholic Church in Kurla, a suburb of Mumbai, India. It was built during the Portuguese era by the Jesuits in 1588 and rebuilt in 1848.
3.7 km · Roman Catholic Church in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 06Deonar dumping ground
The Deonar dumping ground is a waste dumping ground or landfill in the city of Mumbai. Located in Shivaji Nagar, an eastern suburb of the city, it is India's oldest and largest dumping ground, set up in 1927.
3.2 km · landfill site in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 07International Institute for Population Sciences
The International Institute for Population Sciences is a training and research organization based in Govandi, Mumbai. It focuses on population studies for the ESCAP region and operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
2.2 km · The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) serves as a regional Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies for the ESCAP region. It was established in Mumbai in July 1956, till July 1970 · Wikipedia - 08Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College
Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College is an engineering college in Mumbai affiliated under University Of Mumbai. The college offers technical education to students.
1.9 km · Engineering College in Mumbai · Wikipedia - 09The Capital
The Capital is a 19-story building situated in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. The Capital was constructed by Wadhwa Developers.
3.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai
Phoenix Marketcity is situated in Kurla, Mumbai. It is developed by The Phoenix Mills Co.
4 km · shopping mall in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chembur
- Airports
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (BOM), 5 km · Navi Mumbai (NMI), 19 km · Pune (PNQ), 120 km
- Stations
- Kurla railway station, 2.2 km · Tilak Nagar railway station, 1.7 km · Chembur railway station, 1.5 km · Sion railway station, 3.1 km · Chunabhatti railway station, 2.6 km
- Pune → Chembur117 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · ₹940–1,170
- Nashik → Chembur141 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · ₹1,080–1,350
- Kakadi → Chembur889 km · quickest by road, 17h 3m · ₹7,100–8,850
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Chembur
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chembur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}} Thane Creek is bustling with ferries to central Mumbai from various cities on the southern and eastern side of the creek, such as Alibag.
- Get inFerries from Ferry Wharf also allow cheap access to islands and beaches in the vicinity of the city and Elephanta.
- Get inThere are no scheduled international ferries to Mumbai, however cruise ships dock regularly.
- Get aroundIt will be difficult to find a taxi in the suburbs as they have been out-competed by the cheaper auto-rickshaws there.
- Get aroundAnother scam is auto-rickshaw drivers charging the (higher) taxi fare and even show you a tariff card which should be used for taxi fares only.
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Next door to Chembur
Chembur is 3 km from Mumbai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mumbaicapital city in Maharashtra, India3.3 km
- Mumbai Metrorapid transit system serving the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India3.3 km
- Mumbai Monorailmonorail mass transit system in the city of Mumbai, India1.2 km
- Vidyaviharsuburb of Mumbai3.2 km
- Kurlasuburb of Mumbai1.1 km
- Ghatkoparsuburb in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India3.6 km