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Getting to Bangalore

Air
Indian Airlines connects Bangalore by regular flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Goa and Thiruvananthapuram among other cities. Indian Airlines, Cauvery Bhawan, Kempe Gowda Road, Tel.: 2211914; airport enquiries Tel.: 5266233; pre-recorded flight information Tel.:142.
Bangalore Airport is located about 8 km from the M.G. Road area in the city. Airport coach transfers run by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, tourist taxis, prepaid taxi services and auto-rickshaws provide convenient and speedy transfers to and from the airport.

Rail
Bangalore is connected to the rest of the country both by metre gauge and broad gauge rail services. lt is an important railway station on the southern railway network. On the broad gauge it is connected to New Delhi, Chennai-2639 Brindavan Express and 6007 Mail Mumbai-6529 Udyan Express, and to Calcutta by express services. Bangalore City Railway Station, enquiry Tel.: 131, Arr. & Dep.: 134, reservations Tel.: 132.

Road
Bangalore is located at the junction of National. Highway 4, 7 and 48 which connect it to all parts of the country with good roads. All neighbouring State Road Transport Corporations, from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa, connect the city with their respective states. In addition the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation also runs reciprocal services to all parts of the state as well as inter-state services. KSRTC enquiries Tel.: 2873377, 2875235, JTTC, Tel,: 2876974, APSRTC, Tel.: 2873915. The Interstate Bus Terminus is located near the railway station.

Getting around Bangalore
The city bus service is efficient and economical but is usable only during non-peak hours. The other common modes of transport in the city are tbe metered auto-rickshaws and tourist taxis. KSTDC maintains a fleet of cars for hire. The number of yellow tops is limited in the city.

 
 
 
 
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