subject: Travel By Road, Railways And Airways From Ooty To Bangalore [print this page] Ooty or Ootacamund is a town, a municipality and the district capital of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 80 km north of Coimbatore. Ooty is the popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. Ooty is also known as The Blue Mountains. Ooty is dominated by tourism industry. Ooty is still a supply base and market town for the surrounding area which is still largely dependent on agriculture, notably the cultivation of "English Vegetables" and "English Fruits" grown locally. As a result of the local agricultural industry, certain research institutes are based in Ooty. Sericulture is also another sector popular in Ooty. Ooty is well connected by road and railways. The nearest airport is the Coimbatore International Airport.
Bangalore is the capital city of Karnataka. Bangalore was founded by Kempegowda, a feudatory ruler under the Vijayanagar Empire. It is a well-known hub for information technology sector in India. It has many colleges, research institutes and heavy industries. It is also known as the "Silicon Valley of India". However, the name has been changed from Bangalore to Bengaluru from 1st November 2006. The city is well connected by rail, road and airways.
One can travel by road from Ooty to Bangalore. The distance between Ooty and Bangalore is almost 265 km. It can take seven to eight hours to reach from Bangalore from Ooty. One can hire a cab or a rent a car from Ooty to Bangalore. Cost of cab ranges from Rs. 9 to Rs. 25 per kilometer depending upon the type of the car.
Travel by bus from Ooty to Bangalore is very feasible. There are many buses which run every day between Ooty and Bangalore. The KSRTC has an informative website, with a list of all the buses between Ooty and Bangalore. Journey by bus can cost you anything between Rs. 420 to Rs. 780, depending on the kind of bus. It is advisable to travel at night.
There are no direct trains available from Ooty to Bangalore. However, you can take a direct train from Coimbatore Railway Station to Bangalore City Junction which takes around seven hours. Ooty is situated at distance of about 89 km from the Coimbatore Railway Station. Taxis and buses take around 1 hour to reach Ooty from the Coimbatore Railway Station.
There are no airports in Ooty. The nearest airport is in Coimbatore. One can travel from Ooty to Coimbatore by car. It takes about 1 hour by road. After reaching Coimbatore, one can take a flight from Coimbatore to Bangalore. It takes about 45 minutes by plane from Coimbatore to Bangalore. Buses are also available from Ooty to the airport in Coimbatore.
