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● Hampi Express
● Cost & Budgets
● Hospet
● Tourist locations in Southindia

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This is for the folks from Bangalore who are chewing over a trip Hampi. So how do you make it from Bangalore to Hampi ?

You have all the typical options to choose from – by train, by bus, by car, or even take your Thunderbird all the way if you are a seasoned biker.

The simple option first. There is a night train from Bangalore to Hampi, to be specific the Hampi Express. This is the most convenient means to travel from Bangalore to Hampi. Book your ticket for Hospet Junction (HPT) from Bangalore. This is the perfect choice if your trip is (only) to Hampi and back.. More details of this train is given in the page: Hampi Express .

And of course there is a sloooow train to Hospet from Bangalore. It takes a ridiculous 15½ hours to reach Hospet . In any case if time is not a premium and you want to see the rural Karnataka pass by, jump into that Hubli Passenger (Tran No: 583) .By the way the fare too is absolutely cheep – Rs 146 for the second-class reservation with sleeper berth, Rs . Train leaves by 10 in the night and reached Hospet by 1.20 in the afternoon next day!

Bangalore to Hampi ( by KSRTC bus )
Trip Code Class of Service Dept. Time ( Bangalore) Origin Destination Via
1445BNGCHL K. Sarige 14:45 BANGALORE CHINCHOLI Hospet
1600BNGSDG K. Sarige 16:00 BANGALORE SINDAGI Hospet
1630BNGSLP K. Sarige 16:30 BANGALORE SHOLAPUR Hospet
1710BNGBJP K. Sarige 17:10 BANGALORE BIJAPURA Hospet
1800BNGBJP K. Sarige 18:00 BANGALORE BIJAPURA Hospet
1900BNGBJP Rajahamsa 19:00 BANGALORE BIJAPURA Hospet
1931BNGBJP Rajahamsa 19:31 BANGALORE BIJAPURA Hospet
1945BNGYLB K. Sarige 19:45 BANGALORE YELBURGA Hospet
2000BNGJKD Rajahamsa 20:00 BANGALORE JAMAKHANDI Hospet
2000BNGTLK Rajahamsa 20:00 BANGALORE TALIKOT Hospet
2015BNGKUS K. Sarige 20:15 BANGALORE KUDLASANGAMA Hospet
2045BNGJKD K. Sarige 20:45 BANGALORE JAMAKHANDI Hospet
2100BNGTLK K. Sarige 21:00 BANGALORE TALIKOT Hospet
2115BNGHSP K. Sarige 21:15 BANGALORE HOSPET .
2130BNGBGK Rajahamsa 21:30 BANGALORE BAGALKOT Hospet
2130BNGHSP K. Sarige 21:30 BANGALORE HOSPET .
2130BNGKAT K. Sarige 21:30 BANGALORE KARATAGI Hospet
2145BNGBGK K. Sarige 21:45 BANGALORE BAGALKOT Hospet
2200BNGGVT Rajahamsa 22:00 BANGALORE GANGAVATHI Hospet
2215BNGMBL Rajahamsa 22:15 BANGALORE MUDDEBIHAL Hospet
2215BNGIND K. Sarige 22:15 BANGALORE INDI Hospet
2230BNGYLB Rajahamsa 22:30 BANGALORE YELBURGA Hospet
2245BNGGVT Airavath 22:45 BANGALORE GANGAVATHI Hospet
2300BNGHMP Rajahamsa 23:00 BANGALORE HAMPI Hospet
Hampi to Bangalore ( by KSRTC bus )
Trip Code Class of Service Dept. Time ( Hospet) Origin Destination Via
2115BGKBNG Rajahamsa 00:45 BAGALKOT BANGALORE Hospet
2030HSPBNG K. Sarige 20:30 HOSPET BANGALORE Hospet
1930GVTBNG K. Sarige 20:30 GANGAVATHI BANGALORE Hospet
2045HMPBNG Rajahamsa 20:45 (Hampi) HAMPI BANGALORE Hospet
1600BJPKGF K. Sarige 21:00 BIJAPURA KOLAR GOLD FIELD Hospet
2100HSPBNG K. Sarige 21:00 HOSPET BANGALORE Hospet
2015GVTBNG K. Sarige 21:45 GANGAVATHI BANGALORE Hospet
1905YLBBNG Rajahamsa 22:00 YELBURGA BANGALORE Hospet
1800TLKBNG Rajahamsa 22:00 TALIKOT BANGALORE Hospet
1700BJPBNG K. Sarige 22:00 BIJAPURA BANGALORE Hospet
2130GVTBNG Rajahamsa 22:15 GANGAVATHI BANGALORE Hospet
2230HSPBNG Rajahamsa 22:30 HOSPET BANGALORE Hospet
2231HSPBNG K. Sarige 22:31 HOSPET BANGALORE Hospet
2135GVTBNG K. Sarige 22:45 GANGAVATHI BANGALORE Hospet
2205GVTBNG Airavath 22:45 GANGAVATHI BANGALORE Hospet
1900BGKBNG Rajahamsa 23:00 BAGALKOT BANGALORE Hospet
1835BJPBNG Rajahamsa 23:15 BIJAPURA BANGALORE Hospet
2000BGKBNG K. Sarige 23:45 BAGALKOT BANGALORE Hospet
2015BJPBNG K. Sarige 23:50 BIJAPURA BANGALORE Hospet
1930BJPBNG Rajahamsa 23:58 BIJAPURA BANGALORE Hospet
What about the bus options from Bangalore to Hampi ? Not a bad idea either, especially if you could not get a berth reserved in the train.

KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) operates a number of services from Bangalore that either terminate at Hospet , or passing via Hospet. What more , one service – the Bangalore-Hampi Rajahamsa service – drops you right in the middle of the Hampi ruins.

There are about 20 scheduled KSRTC services everyday that connect Bangalore to Hospet. About 14 Karnataka Sarige , 9 of them are the Rajahamsa and 1 Airavath in the increasing order of comfort/luxury.

Do yourself a favor by reserving the ticket in advance. It is easy to do it online and print your own ticket. Log on to the KSRTC website.

Fare for Airavath service is Rs339. For Rajahamsa it is Rs259 and for Karnataka Sarige it is Rs168. You get a 10% discount, if you book both up and down journeys together. The journey duration is about 7 hours.

Apart from this you can also opt for that 4 days tour package offered by KSRTC for Rs.5790 . That includes a brief tour of Hampi too.

A very rough timetable of the KSRTC schedules from Bangalore .

A word of caution here. The schedule and other details mentioned could change and may not be updated that frequently here. Please do a quick check with the KSRTC website before you draw a final plan. The same is true for the train services too.

You can drive from Bangalore to Hampi. Schedule for about 7 hours driving time including a couple of short halts in between.

Road trip to Hampi
The plus point of this grueling drive is that you can add a few more destinations to your itinerary. For example you can stretch your tour a bit more by adding cluster Badami , Aihole , Pattadakal in Karnataka . If you are still more creative, you may end up adding the hidden gems like Mahakoota and Lakkundi. And there’s no end to this creeping list.

Bangalore to Chitradurga you will be using the NH 4. From Chitradurga to Hospet take the NH 13 . From Hospet to Hampi ask for the Kampili road. About 10 kilometers from Hospet , you reach a busy village center called Kamalapura. By this time the sights on either sides give you lavish hints that your final destination is not too far. Take the left road from the village square. The Road ends at the Hampi bus stand. Let us call this as your destination and the starting point of Hampi exploration.

If you are traveling a by car, you need to use this bus stand ground to park your car during the nights, that is if you are staying at one of the guesthouses in Hampi Bazaar area. Vehicles, expect two wheelers are not allowed beyond this point. Most of the guesthouses are at a few minutes walk from this point. However if you are staying at the Virupapur Gadde area,you need to cross a brief ferry too.

Parking ground in Hampi Bus stand
Parking ground in Hampi Bus stand
During the festival season however the parking is not permitted in the Hampi stand area. Usually the authorities designate some grounds in the nearby Kadirampura village for this purpose.

The state run Hotel Mayura Bhuvaneshwari in Kamalapur have ample parking space. If your target is this hotel, go straight from the Kamalapura village (instead of the left turn to Hampi ). Just beyond the village square you spot a fuel station on your left and easily the huge board of Hotel Mayura Bhuvaneshwari opposite to it too.

You’ll be following the route

NH 7 (Driving distance 150 kilometers approx.) Bangalore > Nelamangala > Dobbasapete > Tumkur > Urkeri > Nelahalu > Sira > Javanagondanahalli > Hiriyur > Ayamangala >Chitradurga (bypass)> Lakshmisagara

NH 13 (Driving distance 150 kilometers approx.) Lakshmisagara - Chikkannanahalli > Jagalur > Hosahalli > Kudligi > Shivapura > Chilakanahalli > Mariyammanahalli > Hospet

Kampili Road (Driving distance 15 kilometers approx.) Hospet > Kamalapura > Hampi

Tailpiece: Here is a list of some of the new official names. Till this website migrates fully to the new name, let us use this list.

Old Name -> New Official Name

Bangalore -> Bengaluru
Mysore -> Mysuru
Mangalore -> Mangaluru
Gulbarga -> Kalaburgi
Hubli -> Hubballi
Shimoga -> Shivamogga
Chikamagalur -> Chikkamagaluru
Bellary -> Ballary
Bijapur -> Vijapura
Hospet -> Hosapete
Tumkur -> Tumakuru
Belgaum ->Belagavi


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