subject: Means To Reach Hubli To Bangalore [print this page] Hubli or Hubballi, a major city in Karnataka, is one of the key producers of cotton and peanuts in India. It is the headquarters of the South Western Railway Zone. Hubballi literally means flowering creeper which is found in abundance in this area.
Old Hubli, also known as the Rayara Hubli, is a major trading centre for cotton and iron. The railway work shop here was set up in the 1880s. Among the tourist destinations in Hubli are Chandramouleshwara Temple, Bhavanishankar Temple, Nrupatunga Hill, Sayed Fateh Shah Vali, Unkal Lake and Glass House.
The distance from Hubli to Bangalore, state capital, is around 400 km. Bangalore has architectural landmarks, natural lakes, gardens and parks to attract the travellers. The Silicon Valley of India, as Bangalore is called now, is a major exporter of information technology from India.
Bangalore Palace, Tipu Sultan Palace, Hasaraghhatta Lake, Hebbal Lake Ulsoor Lake, St. Marys Church, Dargah Hazarath Tawakkal, Jumma Masjid, Vidhan Soudha, Lalbaugh, Cubbon Park, Ashoka Pillar, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Film City and Indian Institute of Science are among the major sightseeing destinations in Bangalore.
Bangalore is well connected with Hubli by air, rail and road. Major airlines like Kingfisher and Air Deccan have regular flights from Hubli to Bangalore. It takes less than an hour to reach the destination from Hubli.
Bangalore is well connected with Hubli by rail. Hubli-Bangalore Humpi Express No.16591 is a popular daily night train starting from Hubli in the evening and reaching the destination at 6.10 in the morning. This train covers the distance from Hubli to Bangalore in nearly 12 hours. Dadar-Yeshwantpur Chalukya Express runs six days in a week (except on Tuesdays).
Among the other trains which run on certain days of the week are (with the days of operation in brackets) Jodhpur-Bangalore Express No.16507 (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays), Ajmer-Mysore Express No.16209 (Fridays, Sundays), Nizamuddin-Yeshwantpur Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express No.12630 (Wednesdays, Fridays), Hubli-Kochuveli Express No.12777 (Wednesdays) and Ahmedabad-Yeshwantpur A/C Express No.19406 (Saturdays).
The travellers also prefer road mode of transport to travel from Hubli to Bangalore. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and private operators run regular bus services in this route. The bus fare ranges from Rs.300 to Rs.600. The buses take nearly eight hours to travel from Hubli to Bangalore.
On the other hand, taxis are available in plenty in this route. The taxi fare depends on the type of cabs the travellers hire and it will be anything from Rs.15 to Rs.25 per kilometre. The taxis take nearly seven hours to travel from Hubli to Bangalore. The road route passes through (with the distance from Hubli to Bangalore in brackets) Haveri (72 km), Devangere (142 km), Chitradurga (205 km), Sira (286 km), Tumkur 339 km) and Bangalore (407 km).
