London to Mumbai

From London, after the long night.

The flight from London is nine hours or so, and it tends to land you in Mumbai's early morning or late at night — the hours when a name on a board and a quiet car matter most. The house watches the flight from Heathrow, has a sarathi inside arrivals, and asks nothing of you on the way but where you would like to go.

I

Which airport

Flights from London land at Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (BOM), where every international flight into Santacruz arrives. Send the flight number and the house reads the ticket for you.

II

The flight, watched

The house follows the flight from Heathrow; a late departure or a strong tailwind re-times the car without a word from you. The house waits two full hours after an international landing and ninety minutes after a domestic one, counted from the gate, with your flight watched from take-off.

III

Met inside arrivals

Your sarathi stands past customs with a board in your name and sends his photograph and the car's number before you land. He takes the trolley; the car is cooled and waiting a short walk away.

IV

Write from your own number

WhatsApp +91 81202 86868 from your UK number. A person answers in writing between 7 AM and 11 PM India time — 1:30 AM to 5:30 PM in London in winter, 2:30 AM to 6:30 PM in summer — and the road is watched at every hour.

After an overnight flight

Chilled water in the door, a charger, the cabin cool before you reach it, and silence unless you would like conversation. If the hotel room will not be ready until the afternoon, the car can stay by the hour — breakfast where you name, a slow drive along the sea, a lounge — and take you to the door when the room is.

The season of weddings

December is when Mumbai's families come home from London for weddings, and the roads from the airport are at their busiest. Reserve early; tell the house every flight in the party, and it meets each one by name and carries everyone to one door — see cars for wedding guests.

Reserving for someone else

For parents or a guest flying from London, say so on the form; the confirmation says plainly who is travelling, and the house writes to you when they are with the sarathi and when they are home. For parents arriving sets out how.

Inside every written figure: the car, your sarathi, fuel, every toll, parking at both ends and GST. Nothing is added on the day, and no meter runs.

Reserve the car from LondonThe flight number is enough to begin. The figure is written before you fly.

Questions guests ask

How long is the flight from London to Mumbai?
About nine to ten hours non-stop. Mumbai is five and a half hours ahead of London in winter and four and a half in summer.
Which terminal do London flights use in Mumbai?
Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (BOM), where all international flights into Santacruz arrive.
My flight lands at 4 AM. Will someone be there?
Yes. Your sarathi is inside arrivals before you land, at any hour, and sends his photograph and the car's number in advance.
How long will the driver wait?
The house waits two full hours after an international landing and ninety minutes after a domestic one, counted from the gate, with your flight watched from take-off.
Can I pay with a UK card?
Yes. The figure is written in rupees and settled through Razorpay, which accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards issued abroad.
Can I book a car for my parents flying from London?
Yes. Reserve in their names and yours; the house writes to you when they are with the sarathi and when they are home.

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