Asda travel do Kingfisher airlines and had some good deals they can be booked online before going, Jet Airways and indian airlines can all be booked online. Kingfisher is my favorite they have proper knives and forks and the food for such a short journey is lovely.

IC i have pm you.

The first thing you will notice will be the difference in taxi prices in Mumbai compared to Goa - 29rps is the "round town" price.(as of March this year) Check the meter is on when you get in and when your journey is over the taxi driver has a card with a table of fares on it. Whatever number is on the meter you look at the card and the price will be there for you to see. The most we ever paid was from Central Mumbai to the Airport and that was 400.
A train journey is a must for the experience - we travelled to lots of places on the train, they were very cheap and there are coaches for women only. It does seem chaotic but it's not.
http://www.mumbaimagic.com is a good tourist website. Don't miss Chor Bazaar (also called Thieves Market) the Dhobi Gats and Ghandi Museum - Mani Bhavean - Laburnham Road is a must. To get there go to Church Gate railway station and get a ticket to Grant Road (4rps) and walk to it or get a cab. http://www.sacred-destinations.com and click on the Asia tab and there is info on lots of things in Mumbai.
We love it and went twice earlier this year and are going up on the train again from Goa in October.

great website recommendation narial

Just a little update thanks to narial greeneyedlady and squiggs for what they have told me about Mumbai we got it booked today ..we got flights with kingfisher for about £90 each return thats for 4 days .. we had a lot of trouble with our credit card they thought someone was trying to book flights from india they rang my hubby to ask him about it but to me that is a good thing ....also they said before we go away in november we have to phone them to let them know we are in india
we are looking at a nice hotel its £30 a night for a really nice suite type room but for some reason we cant get in to get it booked we will have to keep trying
http://www.residencyhotel.com/res.html colleen jantie looking forward to the meal on the plane with real knives and forks

IC
we have been trying to book another hotel but they are just are not interested until 3 months before- but then you haven't long to go. I had to phone my CC before I made the booking to alert them as we had problems the first time we tried to book.
I'll be interested to see what you think of the Residency as it was another one we were looking at.

yes Fiona that seems to be right ..we had some fun today with our CC they locked us out or something but its all sorted now ..well apart from the hotel hubby is just saying we want to book the hotel from the 24th nov so you would think it would be ok to book that now ........

yes - you should get it booked. Have a look around. The one I am looking at (Ascot) varies in price from just under £50 to £105 :yikes. I could get it now I paid £105 but I can get the 4 star I was at the last time for less than that.

we have just looked on T/A and Expedia can get us the room and the date we want but its an ex £17 per night don't know what to do Fiona ..if we do book it through the hotel itself it has 10% for this and 10% for that so in a way it would be 20% on top of the price of the room anyway ....

I wouldn't worry too much about an extra £17. A great benefit though of booking through the hotel is that you can decide its not for you and back out after one night as you don't pay till you leave. But thereagain finding a nice hotel at a price below £100 a night is not easy in Mumbai.

Hi IC glad you have sorted it out.

narial ..lassigirl ..and G.E.L can I ask you a few things about Mumbai is there a pre paid taxi stand at the domestic airport and how much should I pay for a taxi to our hotel in the coloba area....also can you give me directions how to the taxi stand if there is one ....we have read that it is a nighmare at the airport with the taxi men .........please ladies if you have any advice or tips for me will you post them on this thread ..................colleen

Sorry ic never been to mumbai before so cant help, i think lassi and narial will be able to answer your quiestions, our hotel are picking us up as part of our room deal.

Collen
I think you have got the wrong person, I have yet to visit Mumbei, so can't help.
x lassi

Lassi im have a blonde day silly me

There are pre-paid taxi stands at the exit of the airport - as soon as you can put some anti-mozzie stuff on! I have a quide book somewhere - if you haven't I can have a look. The alternative is to ask the hotel to organise a taxi - but then you have to find their taxi guy...

This is basically what you will experience (as I did on my first trip): You tell the pre-paid guys where you want to go, they give you a ticket and tell you not to give it to the driver until you have reached your destination. He will instantly take it from you and lead you to a cab. You will be tired and weary and confused as you desperately try to keep up with the driver through crowds of people. All the time paranoid about keeping a firm grasp on your bags. Then, just as you get lost, the crowd will part, your taxi driver will appear and about ten people with smiling faces will escort you to the cab. Fifteen people will help load the bags and wave you goodbye. As you drive off you will be relieved but feel a bit guilty about the negative thoughts.

You will have to let me know if your first experience of Mumbai airport was the same as mine!

As far as I can tell taxis are about confidence. You will soon figure out the going rates. Flag em' down and ask how much. If you don't like the price, just say so. They know if they are trying it on - will grin and give you a more realistic price.

Tedster do you mean the taxi man will take the ticket of you at the airport ...and is it ok to give it to him there rather than when you get to your hotel .....also can you remember how much it was to your hotel so I have a rough idea ... colleen

He needs to get the ticket so he can get paid once he returns to the aiport with your ticket. The idea is only give him the ticket once you are where you want to go - otherwise he may drop you off 1/2 a mile from the airport, claim he took you where you wanted to go, and get paid. Iv'e never heard of that happening though.
The first time I went we somehow gave our driver the ticket straight away. It seemed easier than trying to tell him where we wanted to go as he didn't speak much English. We never had a problem.

I'm pretty sure it was about 400R / £5. I remember thinking that was quite a lot (I was expecting everything to be cheap). But for the distance involved it was very reasonable. We stayed in the Churchgate area which I would think is prob about the same from airport as Coloba - maybe slightly closer.
Tuk-tuks are much cheaper - but you wouldn't want to do that journey in one.

Thank you Tedster have you any othere little tips or hints please .....colleen