Commuting in Bangalore
Getting to Bangalore
Bangalore is well connected by different modes of travel: road, rail and air.
By Road
The city is well linked to different cities by several National and State Highways that run radially in almost all directions. The National Highway # 4, National Highway # 7 and National Highway # 209 intersect the city forming 5 important radial axes. The NH # 4 is part of the National Golden Quadrilateral that connects all the four metros in the country. The other important radial axes are the State Highways plying to Mysore, Magadi and Bannerghatta. As well, there have been radial and ring roads linking all these important highways.
By Rail
Bangalore is well connected by railway to all important regions of India through a railway network converging at Bangalore City station. Railway lines from five different directions terminate at the Bangalore City station. The five railway lines, all now Broad-Gauge lines are:
- Guntakal line from the North
- Chennai line on the East
- Salem line from South-east
- Mysore line from South-west
- Mumbai-Pune line from North-west
By Air
Bangalore now boasts of new International Airport at Devanahalli, which started operations since May 2008. Until recently, the HAL airport, which is located in south-east of the city was serving the city's air travelers. During 1985 there were only about 13 flights each way per day while in 2006, there were about 160 operated everyday. With the growth Bangalore has witnessed over the last decade and post-liberalisation in the nineties, air travel has been boosted. Thus, in 2006 on an average there was at least one flight taking-off or landing every ten minutes.
Find more details on Getting into the City here.
Moving around in Bangalore
There are several options for moving around in the city. The most popular mode of public transport is bus-based, operated by BMTC. That apart, there are auto-rickshaws and taxis available at every important locations in the city. However, travel by personal motorised transport (2-wheelers and 4-wheelers) has become very popular in the city resulting in excessive congestion in several major corridors.
Find the appropriate Routes on BMTC to suit your travel here.
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