How to reach Sasan Gir National Park

From Rajkot: Get down at Rajkot Railway Station / Airport and take a Auto / Taxi to Limda chowk. From here a number of private buses will go to Junagadh at Regular intervals. Junagarh is 105 Kms from Rajkot and the bus Journey takes around two and a half hours.

Once you reach Junagad, take a auto to the local bus stand. From here you have two options. You can either go by bus from gate no 10/11 to Sasan Gir which costs Rs 38/- or either take a Taxi which is available from opposite the bus stand directly to your hotel in Sasan Gir. This journey of 55 kms takes around an hour and a half. The taxi will charge around Rs 550/- to Rs 650/- depending on your bargaining skill for the drop to Sasan Gir.

From Diu: As soon as you get down at Diu airport, take a taxi which is available outside and tell them that you want to go to Sasan Gir. Sasan gir is about 110 kms from Diu airport. If your flight comes to Diu after lunch, then it is better to halt at Diu [Radhika Resort-3 star] for the night or alternatively one can drive down to Somnath temple and halt there for the night at Safari hotel and resort [Very good value for money hotel]. The distance from Diu to Somnath is 75 kms and the road is good except in some patches. It takes around an hour to reach Somnath from Diu. Sasan Gir is around 45 kms from Somnath and takes around an hour and the road here is also good.

From Keshod: Keshod is only 40 kms from Sasan

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Distances from Sasan

By Road from:

Ahmedabad .... 408 Kms [7 hour drive]

Rajkot .... 160 Kms [3 hour drive]

Junagadh .... 55 Kms

Veraval .... 40 Kms

Diu .... 110 Kms

Nearest railway Station .... Sasan - 0 kms / Rajkot 160 Kms

Nearest Airport .... Rajkot ... 160 Kms

Diu ....... 110 Kms

Keshod .... 40 Kms [Deccan airways to start flight here soon]

Visiting season

The sanctuary is open for General Tourist from 16th October to 15th June each year

Climate Max Min

Summer 43 C 33 C

Winter 15 C 7 C