District of Maharashtra in India
Mumbai Suburban district
Mumbai Suburban district is the second most populous district of Maharashtra in the Konkan Division.
With its administrative headquarters in Bandra, the district consists of three subdivisions or tehsils (townships): Kurla, Andheri, and Borivali. The district along with Mumbai City district and other suburban localities make up Greater Mumbai. The district occupies an area of 446 km2 on Salsette Island.
How locals move
Getting around Mumbai Suburban district the local way
- 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.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are only allowed to operate beyond Bandra and Sion.
- Get aroundIf you are not used to Indian roads, an auto-rickshaw ride can be heart-stopping, death-defying, laws-of-physics-bending.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are slower than cars and have terrible suspensions.
From Wikivoyage: Mumbai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Dr Vikramjit Kakati (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.