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Bangalore : By air

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On the international circuit, bangalore is connected to bangkok, dubai, kuala lumpur, kathmandu, muscat, sharjah, singapore, london, new york and paris by direct flights or immediate connections through intermediate points by air-india, indian airlines, royal nepal airlines, etc.

On the domestic sectors, air-india, in¬dian airlines, jet airways and air sahara connect the city to delhi, mumbai, calcut¬ta, chennai, madurai, coimbatore, pune, thiruvananthapuram, hyderabad, goa (panaji), kochi, ahmedabad and manga-lore through regular flights.

Bangalore airport is 8 km from m.g.road/brigade road downtown area. City taxi, tourist taxis and auto-rickshaws

Are available at the airport for transfer to the city. Pre-paid taxi and auto-rickshaw service is also available at the airport transfer time from the airport varies from about 20 minutes by taxi (rs. 200-300) to i minutes by auto-rickshaw
There is a tourist information counter at the airport

Air-india, unity building, j.c. Road; airport Royal nepal airlines, 205, 2nd floor, barton centre, m.g. Road a ; open: 0900-1700 hrs.

Indian airlines, cauvery bhavan, kempe gowda road B 140, 141; airport’ 142, tele check-in:; open: 1000-1300 hrs and 1345-1700 hrs, enquiries and endorsements upto 1900 hrs all days.
Jet airways, sunrise chambers, unit gw 0107, 22, ulsoor road

Airport s extn. 219; tele check-in: Air sahara, church street; airport

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Hampi : By road

Nh 4 and 13 form the hospet-bangalore link (343 km from hampi). Regular services from bangalore operate to hospet. Buses ply between hampi/ hospet hourly. First bus leaves at 6:30 a.m. From hospet to bangalore.

Bangalore : By rail

Bangalore is connected to delhi by ra-jdhani express and karnataka express. It is also well connected with mumbai by udayan and kurla expresses daily, to chennai by shatabdi express, chennai mail, chennai express and brindavan ex¬press and also to thiruvananthapuram, kochi, calcutta, hyderabad and manga-lore by express trains. Mysore (145 km) is just 2.5 to 3 hrs from bangalore by shatabdi express. Railway enquiry: general (131), reservations (132), pre-recorded informa¬tion (1361 english, 1362 hindi), arrivals/ departures (133). Pre-paid auto-rickshaw service is available at the railway station.

Bangalore : Eating out

Garden restaurants, drive-in eating joints, restaurants with attached pubs and bars, fast food joints and typical south in¬dian thali meals in the local style are avail¬able all over bangalore.

Hassan: Karnataka

Std code: 08394 194 km from bangalore is the district headquarters town of hassan. This calm and peaceful town is a convenient base to visit sravanabelagola, belur and halebid. They are best done over two days, with an overnight halt at hassan. You can visit these places from bangalore and mysore too.