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By
Air
Bangalore is connected to all the four metropolitan cities and
other major places by air. Indian Airlines and private carriers
operate regular flights to the Silicon Valley of India from Delhi,
Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Goa, Kochi,
Ahmedabad and Mangalore, are the other cities on the air route
of IA and private airlines. A few international flights come in
directly form Singapore, Dubai, London, Oman, Hong Kong and Saudi.
Bangalore
Airport is 8 km from the M.G. Road area. Transfer to the city
by tourist taxi takes about 20 minutes and costs about Rs. 180.
Prepaid taxi service is also available. An autorickshaw, charging
about Rs. 80 takes nearly the same time.
By
Rail
Bangalore is connected to the National Capital by weekly Rajdhani
Express and daily Karnataka Express. It is also well connected
with Bombay by Udayan and Kurla Express, to Madras by Madras Mail,
Lal Bagh Shatabdi and Brindavan Express and also to Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi, Calcutta, Hyderabad, and Mangalore by express trains. Mysore
(140 km) is just 2.5 to 3 hours from Bangalore by train but it
is preferable to do it by road.
By
Road
Bangalore is well connected with Bombay and Pune through National
Highway No. 4, to Hyderabad (565 km) and Kanyakumari (719 km)
through National Highway No. 7 and Mangalore (349 km) on NH 48.
Madras is approachable via Dharmapuri and Vellore (340 km). Buses
of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala State Transport
Corporations, and a large number of private roadways connect Bangalore
with all the major centers in the region.
The
interstate bus terminus of Bangalore is situated in Subashnagar
near Majestic Circle and faces the Bangalore City Railway Station.
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