During the Navratri Festival, to facilitate night reveller moving around the city for Garba and Devi Darshan, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will be operating additional services of Open Deck and AC buses for the citizens from September 26 to October 4, 2022, in evening hours till midnight or till traffic ceases.
Hop On Hop Off in Open Deck buses will be operated between Gate Way of India and Juhu Beach via Maharshi Karve Road, Tardeo, Haji Ali, Worli Sea Face, Bandra S.V. Road, Linking Road, Juhu Tara Road to Juhu Beach.
HO HO bus service in Open deck and AC bus during Navratri festival. pic.twitter.com/JCmPG19MPi
— BEST Bus Transport (@myBESTBus) September 23, 2022
Second route of AC buses will be operated between Juhu Beach and Gorai Depot via Juhu Bus Station, Mithibai College, J.V.P.D., New Link Road, Mithchowkey, Oriem Church, S.V. Road, Borivli Station, Gorai Depot.
The Bus fare for open deck service will be INR 150/- and for AC bus the fare will be INR 60/- during Navratri Festival period.
All devotees are requested to avail the facility of these Bus Service.
In addition, on the eve of Navratri, the BEST Undertaking on September 25, announced a Dussehra offer to promote digital bus travel.
This one-time offer entitles the passenger to 10 trips on any bus for just 19 and is valid for 9 days from the date of purchase.
#Mumbai: BEST announces Dussehra offer, 10 trips for Rs 19 for Mobile app users. #bestupdates #Mumbaikars #Dussehra #NavratriFestival #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/pwA3bmpLya
— BEST Bus Transport (@myBESTBus) September 25, 2022
The offer is aimed to encourage more Mumbaikars to experience the convenience of digital tickets. It can be availed by both new and existing users of the BEST Chalo App.
How To Avail The Offer
Simply download the BEST Chalo App and find the offer in the 'Bus Pass' section of the app. Select the 'Dussehra Offer', enter your details, and make an online payment of INR 19 via UPI, debit or credit card, net banking, etc. to purchase the plan.
Once you board the bus, press 'Start a trip'. Tap your phone on the ticket machine for validation. On
successful validation, you will get the digital receipt for your trip on the app itself. The entire transaction is cashless and paperless!
The plan will be available for sale from the first day of Navratri on September 26, 2022 till Dussehra on October 5, 2022.
Benefits Of The Offer
With this plan, you can take 10 trips over a period of 9 days on any route. The plan works on both AC and non-AC buses, excluding special buses like Airport routes, Hop-on Hop-off buses, etc.
BEST Is #1 In Digital
BEST continues to cement its position as the country's leading technology-oriented state transport undertaking. 30 lakh users have downloaded the BEST Chalo App, and more than 25% of bus travellers now use it daily. Each digital trip offers a smoother hassle-free travel experience for bus passengers, and saves cash handling effort and costs, and paper ticket costs.
Digital services such as the app and card have also aided growth in passengers. BEST recently achieved its higher ever daily ridership in several years, clocking 35 lakh daily rides, which is 9% higher than even pre-COVID levels.
BEST had previously rolled out the 1 Freedom offer for Independence Day and the Ganesh Utsav offer for Ganesh Chaturthi. Lakhs of Mumbaikars took advantage of these offers and experienced more than 8 lakh digital trips.
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