Travel
information in Mysore
Air
The closest airport is in Bangalore, 138 km away. The Indian Airlines office is in the Hotel Mayur and is open Mon-Sat.
Train
There are several daily trains to Bangalore (138km). The Tipu Exp and the A/C Shatabdi Exp are the fastest trains to Bangalore. Other express trains take about 3 1/2 hr. The Shatabdi Exp continues to Madras (7 1/2 hr).
There is a slow train that goes north to Belur and Halebid, via Hassan. There is also a train to Mangalore. There is a new broad gauge line to Mysore, so new trains will be added to the schedule.The City Railway Station, just off Irwin Road, is close to the center of town. The Advance Reservations counters, off the main lobby, take care of tourist enquiries and bookings. The Commercial Superintendent's Office, across the street deals with tourist quota reservations.
Bus
There are three bus stations in Mysore-Central Bus Stand on Irwin Rd, mainly for long distance buses; City Bus Stand for local buses; and a suburban bus stand, for private buses and buses to Somnathpur (1 hr direct or longer via Bannur or Narasipur). There is a cloak-room at the Central Bus Station, where you can leave your bags if you are only visiting Mysore for the day.
Buses from Mysore go to Bangalore, Mangalore, Hassan, Hospet, Kochi, Thrissur via Guruvayur, Triupati, and Madurai.
There are frequent buses from the Central Bus Stand to Srirangapatnam. The #125 bus from the City Bus Stand which is northwest of the Palace, goes to Srirangapatnam.
You can get private luxury buses to Hassan and Ooty
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