Same-day or overnight: Palitana from Somnath
When a Madhuli taxi to Palitana should come back the same day, and when the honest plan is a night halt.
Ask for a 4 am drop if Shatrunjaya is the reason for the trip. The drive itself is about 6 hours to Bhavnagar and about 280 km via Bhavnagar. Double it, then add darshan, and you can see whether a return belongs in the same sunset.
Palitana is a stairway at dawn. Bhavnagar is the night halt that makes the climb possible. A one-way drop and a car that stays are different jobs. Say which one you want in the enquiry so the driver is not guessing at the hotel gate.
A same-day climb after the drive from Somnath is how groups miss the steps.
If you already have a hotel, send the area. If you do not, the desk can still run the cab. Hotel booking stays yours unless you ask for an area that is easy at dawn.