Airoli is the fifth most developed residential suburb of Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai...

. It is connected to Navi Mumbai's most developed neighborhoods, Vashi

Vashi

Vashi is an upmarket residential as well as commercial township in the city of Navi Mumbai. It is a premier city in Navi Mumbai and was one of the first "nodes" developed by CIDCO.-Populace:...

 and Nerul

Nerul

Nerul is an upmarket residential and commercial node of the city of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, India and is better known as the queen of Navi Mumbai. It has 50 sectors. It is the biggest and the most populated residential node in the city of Navi Mumbai. Nerul along with Seawoods Darave makes...

 with city bus and local train services. One can reach Thane from Airoli in 8 minutes by train and Mulund in 30 minutes by city bus.

The Mulund-Airoli bridge

Airoli Bridge

Airoli Bridge is a bridge in the Mumbai metropolitan area of India. It was constructed to establish a direct road link between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.Constructed By AFCONS,A Mumbai based Firm and Project Executed by Subodh V...

 has contributed to Airoli's rapid expansion in recent years, as Mulund is Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

's busiest suburb; this bridge and the recently started train service from Thane have made Airoli more accessible.