Aurangabad meaning "Built by the Throne", named after Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb), is a city in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. The city is a tourist hub, surrounded with many historical monuments, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as Bibi Ka Maqbara. The administrative headquarters of the Aurangabad Division or Marathwada region, Aurangabad is said to be a 'City of Gates' and one cannot ignore the strong presence of these as one drives through the city. Aurangabad is also one of the fastest growing cities in the world.

How to Reach

Aurangabad is well connected by roads with various major cities of maharashtra and other states. National highway NH-211 (Dhule-Aurangabad-Solapur) passes through the city. Road connectivity is excellent and road connecting to Jalna, Pune, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Beed, Mumbai are upgraded into four lane national highway.

Aurangabad (station code: AWB) is a station located on the Kachiguda-Manmad section. Aurangabad has rail connectivity with Manmad, Aurangabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, latur, Osmanabad, Gangakhed, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Nagpur, Basar, Nizamabad, Nasik, Mumbai, Pune, Daund, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Kadapa, Renigunta, Tirupati, Katpadi, Erode, Madurai, Bhopal, Gwalior and Kachiguda (KCG).
The Aurangabad Jan Shatabdi Express is the fastest and most comfortable train option to and from Mumbai, with a total traveling time of 6½ hours. Three overnight trains and two daytime trains also travel between Mumbai and Aurangabad.

Aurangabad has an International airport. Recently there were flights made available to all the people traveling to Hajj pilgrimage. Aurangabad Airport has connecting flights to Delhi, Udaipur, Mumbai, Jaipur as well as Hyderabad.

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