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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.
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