Mumbai water taxi services are going to start in January 2022. According to the sources, the water taxi service is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first week on January 2022. The government has allotted routes, such as International Cruise Terminal to Elephanta, Domestic Cruise Terminal (DCT) to Rewas, Karanjade, Dharamtar, DCT to Belapur, Nerul, Vashi, Airoli, Khanderi Islands and JNPT, to many operators. The operators say that DCT to JNPT, and later Navi Mumbai, will be the most sought-after route. At present, there are no infrastructure facilities at Vashi and Airoli.
According to Indian Express, one operator said the fares from DCT to Navi Mumbai will be between Rs 1,200 and 1,500 per passenger while the fare to JNPT can be around Rs 750. Another said that the fare from DCT in Mumbai to JNPT and Navi Mumbai will be from Rs 800 to Rs 1,100. According to the operators, it may take 30 minutes for the passengers to reach Navi Mumbai from DCT and 15 to 20 minutes from DCT to JNPT. MbPT and MMB officers said that services can operate from 300 to 330 days in a year and will not operate in extremely heavy rains.