The ashram Prasanthi Nilayam (Abode of Supreme Peace) is situated next to the village (now a city) of Puttaparthi in the Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh State in South India. It is 120 kilometers (about 80 miles) north north east of Bangalore.

Air travel

From outside India, one has a few options in traveling by air to Prasanthi Nilayam. Check with your travel agent.

1. Fly to Bangalore (either direct or from Bombay, Delhi, or Madras). Then take a taxi or bus. The airport is situated anbout 30 kilometers north of Bangalore, between Bangalore and Puttaparthy.

A taxi from the Bangalore airport to Prasanthi Nilayam takes 2.5 to 3 hours and costs 1,500-25000 rupees.. You can ask your travel agent to reserve a taxi ahead of time. However, it is possible to get a taxi at the airport itself --there are lots of taxi drivers waiting there.

2. At times, Indian Airlines may operate flights between Mumbai and Prasanthi Nilaya. The plane lands in the Sri Sathya Sai Airport, about 6 kms. away from the ashram. Check the current schedule of arrival and departure with Indian Airlines.

Please note that you may have to confirm your return flight several days in advance.

Taxis (to and from Bangalore)

A taxi from Banaglore takes 3 to 3.5 hours and costs 1,500-25000 rupees. To make arrangements for a taxi from Prasanthi Nilayam to Bangalore, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have offices outside the ashram.

Buses to and from Bangalore and elsewhere

We do not have exact schedules of the buses, but here is some general information.

Place	Distance	Cost (estimate)	Frequency (estimate)
Bangalore	160 km	60-90 rupees	6-7 times per day
Brindavan	180 km	90 rupees	2-3 times per day
Anantapur	85 km	35 rupees	15 times per day
Chennai (Madras)	450 km	200-250 rupees	2 time per day
Dharmavaram Railway Station	45 km	16-20 rupees	every hour, from 4AM to 8PM

Buses leave the Bangalore main bus terminal. Take a taxi to it from the airport.

For return trips, bookings may be made at the Bus Terminal, near the Police Station, just outside the ashram.

Trains

Prasanthi Nilayam appeared on the Indian railway map with the formal flagging of the Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam - Secunderabad train by Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways Sri Bandaru Duttatreya on 16 November 2002.

The following are the timings of the trains that will pass through SSSPSN station as of fall 2002, with more trains to be diverted via the new Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam station shortly.

Train No.	Route	Name	Arrival	Departure
2429	Rajadhani Express	Bangalore-Nizamuddin	9.10 PM	9.15 PM
2430	Rajadhani Express	Nizamuddin-Bangalore	4.20 AM	4.25 AM
6529	Udyan Express	Mumbai CST-Bangalore	4.40 AM	4.45 AM
6530	Udyan Express	Bangalore-Mumbai CST	11.10 PM	11.15 PM
8564	Prasanthi Express	Bangalore-Visakhapatnam	5.30 PM	5.35 PM
8563	Prasanthi Express	Visakhapatnam-Bangalore	5.35 AM	5.40 AM
7604	Express	Kacheguda-Prasanthi Nilayam	8.35 AM	--
7605	Express	Prasanthi Nilayam - Kacheguda	--	6.40 PM
434	Passenger	Guntur - Bangalore	1.05 PM	1.10 PM
433	Passenger	Bangalore - Guntur	12.10 PM	12.15 PM

For a return trip, you can make reservations and check the schedule in the bus station near the police station just outside the ashram.