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.
