Mumbai to Ujjain Flight – Timings, Fares & a Weekend Plan

To fly from Mumbai to Ujjain, book Mumbai to Indore (IDR). Ujjain has no airport with scheduled flights. About seven non-stops a day leave Mumbai (BOM) on IndiGo and Air India, plus one or two IndiGo flights from Navi Mumbai. Flying time is about 1h 15m–1h 40m, then roughly 1–1.5 hours by road to Mahakaleshwar.

Mumbai sends more weekend pilgrims to Mahakal than almost any other city, and the flight schedule suits a short break well. You can leave after work on Friday and be back on Sunday night. The detail that matters is which of the two Mumbai airports you use and which Indore arrival you pick. Times below are the late-September 2026 schedule.

Mumbai (BOM) or Navi Mumbai (NMI)?

Schedule sites list more Mumbai-region flights to Indore from late October 2026, including Air India Express from Navi Mumbai and Star Air from Mumbai. Neither was confirmed by the airlines when we checked, so treat them as possible extras, not something to plan around yet.

Flight options by time of day

For live times and fares, IndiGo’s Mumbai to Indore page shows the current schedule.

Why you cannot fly in the same morning as Bhasma Aarti

The earliest Mumbai flight lands at 08:30. By the time you reach Ujjain it is close to 10:30, and Bhasma Aarti finished hours before, since it is held before sunrise. So the rule for Mumbai flyers is simple: arrive the day before and sleep in Ujjain.

If you fly out on the late Navi Mumbai flight, you face a choice at about 22:35. You can drive straight to Ujjain and arrive past midnight, or sleep near the airport and drive after breakfast. With an early aarti booking the next morning, the late drive usually costs more sleep than it saves. Our page on hotels near Indore airport explains the overnight option.

What decides the Mumbai to Ujjain flight ticket price

We have no verified fare table for this route, and quoting one would mislead you, because Mumbai–Indore fares move with the day of the week. As a pattern, Friday evening and Sunday evening flights are the ones Mumbai weekenders chase, so they tend to cost more and sell out first. Tuesday to Thursday travel usually gives more choice.

• Book about 3–6 weeks ahead for ordinary dates, and earlier for long weekends.
• Check both airports. On some days a Navi Mumbai fare beats BOM, or the other way round.
• For Mahashivratri (6 March 2027), Shravan (roughly July–August) and Simhastha 2028 (27 March to 27 May 2028), book as soon as your dates are fixed.

Groups from Mumbai, such as housing-society yatras and office teams, should book in one transaction where possible, or at least on the same flight number. The remaining seats in the cheaper fare bucket can run out part-way through a large booking, so splitting a group of ten across two bookings is common and not a problem. Also compare checked-baggage allowances across fare types. Mumbai pilgrims often carry prasad and gifts home, and the return leg is where excess-baggage charges tend to appear.

Shravan, monsoon and Mumbai flights

Shravan, roughly July to August, is the busiest stretch of the year at Mahakaleshwar. The Monday processions (sawari) draw very large crowds. For Mumbai flyers it also falls in peak monsoon, when heavy rain in Mumbai can hold up departures and snarl the drive to the airport. Two habits help. First, prefer the morning flight into Indore over the last flight of the day, so a delay still leaves you options the same day. Second, keep a buffer night in Ujjain before any fixed booking such as Bhasma Aarti. If your aarti slot is for a Monday in Shravan, arriving on Saturday rather than Sunday is the safer choice.

After you land at IDR

Indore’s airport is compact. Since April 2026 the airport has run two terminals and operates round the clock. Sources disagree on which flights use which terminal, so read your boarding pass or the airline’s SMS and share the terminal with your driver. Uber pickups operate at IDR at all hours. Official prepaid-taxi arrangements for Ujjain could not be confirmed, so arrange your Ujjain cab in advance rather than relying on finding one at the kerb, especially on the late Navi Mumbai arrival.

The last 60 km: Indore airport to Mahakal

Mahakaleshwar is about 60–62 km from the airport, reached via the Indore–Ujjain road through Sanwer. Allow about 1–1.5 hours, and more during festivals. Uber operates round the clock at IDR, but for a late-night landing a pre-booked driver waiting at arrivals is less hassle. We arrange this on our airport pickup page. The route and distance guide covers the road in detail.

A Mumbai weekend plan: Friday night to Sunday night

Coming from BOM instead? Take the 08:30 arrival on Saturday, spend the day in Ujjain, and follow the same Sunday plan.

Adding Omkareshwar to a Mumbai trip

Many Mumbai families like to see both Jyotirlingas in Madhya Pradesh on the same trip. Omkareshwar is about 85 km from Indore airport, and the drive takes roughly 2–2.5 hours through a ghat section. It fits best as a separate day rather than squeezed between flights. See Indore airport to Omkareshwar for how to sequence it.

Best return window

With a 22:20 last departure to Mumbai, you can spend nearly the whole final day in Ujjain. Aim to leave Ujjain by about 19:00–19:30 on a normal evening, earlier on Sundays and festival days when the highway is busy. IDR has run two terminals since April 2026, so confirm yours on the boarding pass. Our Indore airport guide explains the layout. Other cities are on the flights hub.