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The nearest airport (which is a domestic airport) from these caves is situated in Aurangabad (25 km) and can be reached directly from Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Udaipur.
Aurangabad is the nearest railway station, and there are regular trains from Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Amritsar etc. There is an overnight train from Mumbai.
Hotel Kailas is the closest hotel to Ellora Caves and is a few meters from the entrance. The hotel offers cottages and standard rooms. A few of the cottages overlook the caves but are priced slightly higher than the normal cottages.
Alternatively, one can stay at Aurangabad and visit the caves on a day trip.
The gate and parking lot is in front of Kailas. The ticket office is at the left side of this cave where books published by Department of Archaeology are also available. The distance between 1st and the last 34th cave is approximately 3 kilometers. The Kailas occupying middle position having 15 caves at left and 18 at the right side. The road leading to cave 1 ends at cave 6. For the rest of the caves, entrance is from cave 6. Vehicle is not allowed at right side but vehicles are essential at the left side. |
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