Jeddah runs a 6 PM departure alongside its midnight and 4 AM banks — and on a pilgrimage route carrying large family parties, that evening option changes everything.
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For a Jeddah flight from Mumbai airport, leave Pune about 7 hours before departure — 3.5 hours driving, 3 hours for international check-in and 0.5 hours contingency. The busiest Jeddah departure is 6:00 PM, so you would leave Pune by 11:00 AM. An Orbitmiles cab from Pune to CSMIA Terminal 2 is a fixed ₹2,700 for up to 150 km, including all Expressway and Atal Setu tolls, with doorstep pickup anywhere in Pune and no night surcharge. Payment is after the ride by UPI, card or cash. Book at orbitmiles.in/book or WhatsApp +91 84848 76369.
Jeddah offers a genuine choice, which is rarer than it sounds on this list: an 18:00 evening departure alongside midnight and 4 AM banks. For a group travelling from Pune the evening flight is worth seeking out, because it turns an overnight ordeal into a straightforward afternoon drive.
Jeddah runs an 18:00 evening departure alongside midnight and 04:00 banks. Hajj and Umrah groups travel this route with heavy baggage and often as large family parties, which makes the vehicle decision as important as the timing one.
Departure times observed on the CSMIA board across 11-16 August 2026 (40 Jeddah departures). Each row works back from the flight: 3 hours for international check-in, the drive, and 0.5 hours of contingency.
| Flight departs | Check in by | Leave Pune by | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 11:00 AM | ~3.5 hrs (traffic) |
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 PM | 5:00 PM day before | ~3.5 hrs (traffic) |
| 4:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 9:00 PM day before | ~3.5 hrs (traffic) |
Note the day-before rows. This is the single most common way people miss an international flight from Pune — a 4:00 AM departure means being on the expressway the previous evening, not on the morning of your ticket date. We schedule the pickup from your flight time, so tell us the flight rather than a pickup time and we will work it back for you.
Give us the flight number, not a pickup time. For the 6:00 PM departure that means a 11:00 AM pickup — we apply the check-in window, the realistic drive time for that hour and a buffer, then confirm it back to you.
Hinjawadi, Kharadi, Baner, Koregaon Park, Magarpatta, Wakad or anywhere else — the driver comes to your address. On this route that matters: nobody should be hauling luggage to a pickup point in the middle of the night.
The awkward Jeddah departure times cost exactly the same as the convenient ones. A 11:00 AM pickup is ₹2,700, the same as a midday one.
All IndiGo and other international services leave from T2. The driver takes you to the correct departure level rather than the arrivals kerb, which on a busy CSMIA day saves a long walk with bags.
Jeddah is the Hajj and Umrah route, and that changes the transfer more than the timetable does. Pilgrimage parties are usually larger than a standard booking assumes — six, eight or more travelling together, frequently spanning three generations, with elderly passengers who should not be split across vehicles or left waiting at the kerb. They also carry more checked baggage than almost any other route. None of that is a problem if we know in advance: we can send an Innova Hycross, or two or three cars travelling in convoy so the group stays together the whole way. What does not work is discovering the real party size when the driver arrives at 3 AM with a hatchback. Give us the headcount and bag count when you book. For groups with elderly travellers we can also schedule a slightly earlier pickup so the airport walk is unhurried.
Orbitmiles charges nothing when you book — no advance and no card held. You settle up once you have been dropped at the terminal, by whichever method suits.
Travelling for work? We invoice companies monthly with GST — ask us to set up an account and your airport runs can be billed rather than expensed.
Tell us your Jeddah flight and we work the pickup time back from it. The car is confirmed in advance, and you pay nothing until the journey is done.
Yes. Tell us the number of passengers and bags at booking and we arrange the right combination — usually an Innova Hycross, or several vehicles travelling in convoy so the group stays together. Larger pilgrimage parties are routine for us on this route.
For the 6 PM evening departure, leave Pune around 11 AM — a comfortable daylight drive. For the midnight and 4 AM banks you travel the previous evening, leaving around 5 PM and 9 PM respectively.
Yes. Tell us at booking and we schedule a slightly earlier pickup so the journey and the airport walk are unhurried, and send a vehicle with easier access. The driver assists with luggage from your door to the terminal.
Tell us the bag count and we size the vehicle accordingly. Pilgrimage travel typically involves more checked baggage than a standard trip, and the difference between a hatchback and a Hycross matters. There is no charge for arranging this in advance.
IndiGo, Saudia, Air India and Akasa Air, giving around 47 departures a week. The banks are 6 PM, midnight and 4 AM, with 40% of departures leaving before 6 AM.
A fixed ₹2,700 for up to 150 km in a standard vehicle, including doorstep pickup, all tolls and drop at Terminal 2. Larger vehicles for group travel are quoted clearly before you book, and payment is after the ride.