If you are travelling from Mumbai, the road to Panhala via Kolhapur is about 428 km and takes about 8 hours of travel. Pune is merely 200 km away while Nashik is around 450 km away. There are several buses that ply regularly from all these major cities and towns at affordable rates. These buses are either private or belong to the state transport. The fare depends accordingly.
Head northwest on Vittal Mallya Rd toward Kasturba Rd
Turn left onto Kasturba Rd/Rajaram Mohan Roy Rd/Vittal Mallya Rd
Turn right toward Krishna Rajendra Cir
Turn left toward Krishna Rajendra Cir
Turn left onto Krishna Rajendra Cir
Take the 1st right to stay on Krishna Rajendra Cir
Krishna Rajendra Cir turns slightly left and becomes Seshadri Rd
Turn right at ganesha temple onto SC Road
Turn left at Free Reading Room onto Nagappa Rd
Turn right at Hotel Green Orchid onto Platform Rd
At H P Petrol Pump, continue onto Sampige Rd
Turn left after the park (on the right)
Turn right at Deepak Sahakari Bank onto 7th Main Rd/Sri M Ramamurthy Rd
At Ayyappa Temple, continue onto 1st Main Rd
Slight left onto Tumkur Road
Continue onto Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Continue straight to stay on Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Keep left to continue on Tumkur - GG Halli Rd
Continue onto Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Take the exit
Continue straight
Slight left onto Old Pune-Bangalore Hwy
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Station Rd
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto राज्य महामार्ग क्र. २०४/NH 204
Slight left
Turn right