When to visit›Maharashtra›Ajanta Caves›May
May: 39°C days — and outside the recommended window.
Ajanta Caves is generally best visited in October – March.
Very hot days around 39°C, nights near 26°C, the odd shower.
The things most people actually do here, by time of day.
Morning
Afternoon
About 9h 30m of activity in total — the planner spreads this across your days and fits travel time around it.
Budget
₹3,180 for two
Mid-range
₹4,180 for two
Luxury
₹6,680 for two
Covers stay, food, local transport and entry for two people sharing one room. Excludes travel to Ajanta Caves. Engine fares: IRCTC tables + median market rates.
Generated by the same planner you'd use — not a sample someone wrote once.
Landing in a living museum — the architecture greets you before you even unpack.
Monuments in dramatic natural settings — these sites are clustered for geographic efficiency.
Swap places, change the pace, set your own dates.
Make it yoursUsually the biggest line in the budget — and the one the estimate above leaves out.
Aurangabad → Ajanta Caves
bus · 2.5h
₹180
1 way / person
Aurangabad → Ajanta Caves
cab · 2h
₹1,200
1 way / person
Jalgaon → Ajanta Caves
bus · 1.5h
₹100
1 way / person
Cheapest listed route is Jalgaon → Ajanta Caves by bus. Return for two works out to about ₹400 — so a whole trip lands near ₹3,580 for two, travel included.
Fares are typical one-way estimates per person from Ajanta Caves's common gateways, not live prices — book early and expect festival months to run higher.
All of these are open in May.
Within reach: Ellora Caves · Aurangabad · Daulatabad Fort · Bibi Ka Maqbara.
Visitable — with caveats. May: Peak summer — ideal weather, clear skies, and comfortable temperatures. Best time to visit.
A typical 2-day trip for two costs from ₹3,180 (budget) to ₹6,680 (luxury), excluding travel to Ajanta Caves. Seasonally adjusted for May.
The best months are January, November, December.
Cave 1 Bodhisattva Padmapani masterpiece. Cave 2 ceiling frescoes. Cave 16 "Dying Princess" painting. Cave 17 — most paintings. Cave 26 reclining Buddha. Viewpoint over horseshoe canyon. Jalgaon is the nearest railhead, 59 km away.
Ajanta Caves in May, priced for your group, dawn-starts built in — about 40 seconds.