Bangalore Transportation

I didn't actually get a chance to try the trains in India, but from what I've read and heard, they are the best option for long journeys (eg to go outside of Bangalore)

Another thing I've heard is to get a sleeper carriage if possible

You can use this website to book your journey online! - http://www.irctc.co.in/
IRCTC - Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

This Airport is quite modern in India.
There are some cafes and restaurant inside the airport.
The airport is about 30km from Bangalore and it took me about 45 minutes to an hour during non peak hour.

Note:
Please note that the guard will not let you in to the airport more than 2 hours before your flight.
There are some restaurants outside the airport like subway though.

You can reach Banglore city by train, or bus. If you are traveling by train get down at Banglore city junction or if you are traveling by Bus, get down at Majestic.

Try to Stay Near MAJESTIC. They are lot's hotels available at Majestic.

http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/bangalore/travel-transportation/accommodation/budget-hotels/bangalore-city/suraksha-park.htm

Use Banglore Government bus for roaming in the city.In Majestic you will find a railway station and two bus depot.They have their Banglore city Junction (Railway station for long way train or trains from different states), Bus depot (Buses to go in different states or for longway travel)and another Bus depot (Buses to travel in city) at Majestic.

From Majestic You will get bus to any corner of the city and viseversa.

At majestic you will find control room where you can ask for bus number to go for any part of the city, there is also a bigmap attached to wall at local bus depot at Majestic to find the bus routes.I think you can buy map there, I carried a printout with me.

If your staying at different place other big bus stands:
BTS, imp jun of major routes near lalbag
Jayanagar, soutj
Banashankari, South west
BTM south east
Vijaynagar, west
malleswaram,North west
Yeshawantpur, Far north west
Domlur, East

AUTORIKSHA: I had traved only once but they are fair enough.thats my opinion different from others. Before traveling by riksha you should know how far that place is and then talk with riksha driver and fix fare before you sit in Riksha. Even if he says I will go with meter ask him for rough idea about fare. But best way is to fix the rate in advance.

While coming back you can get train ticket at banglore city junction railway station, Goverment bus ticket at bus depot(whre you get buses for different state).Or there are plenty of traveling agents available, where you can get the ticket to your home.

Biggest problem is language,as everyone speaks Kannadi. Bus conductor or auto riksha person can talk in Hindi or English.

Cheers!
Bye

For some reason or other I have always had good luck with taxi drivers all around the world.. BA to Siem Reap.. I had to get to the New International airport to catch my flight to Paris. someone had suggested the new bus that plies the route, but with a heavy suitcase full of goodies for my cuban friends, i chose to go by taxi...and I met Prakash the owner driver of a Tata Indica taxi..
A canarese from shimoga, this young man was chattty and extremely friendly and we had fixed the one way fare at 600 inr. i thought of asking him various fares, and i was amazed how reasonable they were
8 hours /80 km around town of bangalore 950 inr
if you are going out of town 6 inr/km
he then suggested a karnataka itinerary, giving me the names of various towns and the distances between them.
also to ooty if you like or calicut...
add 250 inr per day for the driver. dont forget if you cross the border you have to pay the taxi permit of that state, 1000 inr for tamin nadou and andhra pradesh and 500 inr for kerala
I certainly plan to use him on my next visit to bangalore, as i always wanted to go to ooty.. so it would be a two day trip .. can seat up to four people, but three would be more comfortable.. the total taxi fare would be aroud 5000 inr.. not bad at all prakash may be contacted at 0961188498 if you are calling from outside the country please add the country code

For some reason or other I have always had good luck with taxi drivers all around the world.. BA to Siem Reap.. I had to get to the New International airport to catch my flight to Paris. someone had suggested the new bus that plies the route, but with a heavy suitcase full of goodies for my cuban friends, i chose to go by taxi...and I met Prakash the owner driver of a Tata Indica taxi..
A canarese from shimoga, this young man was chattty and extremely friendly and we had fixed the one way fare at 600 inr. i thought of asking him various fares, and i was amazed how reasonable they were
8 hours /80 km around town of bangalore 950 inr
if you are going out of town 6 inr/km
he then suggested a karnataka itinerary, giving me the names of various towns and the distances between them.
also to ooty if you like or calicut...
add 250 inr per day for the driver. dont forget if you cross the border you have to pay the taxi permit of that state, 1000 inr for tamin nadou and andhra pradesh and 500 inr for kerala
I certainly plan to use him on my next visit to bangalore, as i always wanted to go to ooty.. so it would be a two day trip .. can seat up to four people, but three would be more comfortable.. the total taxi fare would be aroud 5000 inr.. not bad at all prakash may be contacted at 0961188498 if you are calling from outside the country please add the country code

On a recent trip to Bangalore, with my family, we worked with a Car rental company to travel to Puttaparthy to visit Shri Sathya Sai Baba´s ashram. We hired a very comfortable toyota Innova for 900 Rupees one full day for the vehicle with the driver included. If these details help, the name of the company is Shiva Car Rentals and their telephone numbers are 41262306 or 41150735. These numbers are of Bangalore hence you will have to dial the area codes. I have a person who was handling all my travel in this are, just in case you need some help, his name is Ashok and his cell phone number is 9886045236.

In the last 1 1/2 years the local government has introduced a fleet of air-conditioned buses running through out the city to cater to a slightly different section of the public.

These are of international standard and very effecient, for most part stick to schedules (unless caught in a traffic jam) and very convenient.

The pricing is very attractive and it could be between .5 USD upwards to a max of 5 USD if you are taking the bus from the city to the airport.

They are all very easy to spot - all of them are Red in color and in the last two weeks an Orange version has been introduced.

The Bangalore Metropolitn Transport Corporation has recently launched the red volvo bus service for travel within bangalore. This is today the easiest and most convenient way of travelling around the city! Have listed some of the routes:
BMTC Volvo Service Start Point- End Point- Route Number
J.P. Nagar 6th Phase- Kempegowda Bus Station -2
Banashankari -Kempegowda Bus Station- 12
Padmanabhanagar -Kempegowda Bus Station- 12-B
BTM Layout -Kempegowda Bus Station -25-A
Chennamanakere Achukattu -Kempegowda Bus Station -45-G
Srinagar- C.V. Raman Nagar -201-R
Chikkakalasandra -Kempegowda Bus Station -210-I
Vidyaranyapura- Kempegowda Bus Station- 276
C.V. Raman Nagar -Kempegowda Bus Station -314-B
K.R.Puram -Kempegowda Bus Station -315
Hosakote- Kempegowda Bus Station -317-A
Kadugodi -Shivajinagar -331-A
Marathahalli -Kempegowda Bus Station -333-J
I T P L -Kempegowda Bus Station -333-P
Kadugodi -Nagarbhavi -333-T
Kadugodi -Kempegowda Bus Station -335-E
Attibele- Kempegowda Bus Station -360-B
Electronics City- Kempegowda Bus Station -356-C
Narayana Hrudayalaya- Kempegowda Bus Station -356-N
Bannerghatta National Park- Kempegowda Bus Station 365
Yelahanka Satellite Town 5th Phase -Kempegowda Bus Station -402-B, 402-D
Bannerghatta National Park -Kadugodi -411-C
Bannerghatta National Park -Marathahalli Bridge 411-K
Banashankari -Hebbal 500-A
I T P L Banashankari 500-C
Silk Board Hebbal 500-D
I T P L Vijayanagar (via Silk Board) 500-K
I T P L Banashankari 500-L
I T P L Vijayanagar (via Dairy Circle, Forum) 500-N
I T P L Silk Board 500-NA
Narayana Hrudayalaya Vijayanagar 600-K