Travel / Stay in Bangalore

Bangalore visit is not just only for Fun but it’s a passion to Judge your Intellectual behavior in a Hi-Tech environment of Bangalore city India. Bangalore, India is considered in one of the very beautiful and hi-tech city of the India.

Bangalore (India) is the capital city of Karnataka. Bangalore city has its own diverse history and multicultural environment. Bangalore has developed very rapidly in last few decades in the field of Information technology and Business Process Outsourcing.

It has two nationally recognized botanical gardens:- Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park, and these two gardens attracts lots of visitors through the year. The city was the recipient of the Indira Priyadarshini Vruksha Mitra award in the late 1980s, for its extensive greenery.

Local Time 

The Local Time zone is GMT +5.5

Geographical Locations & Weather In Bangalore :

Bangalore lies in the Southeast quadrant of the state at 12 degrees 8 minutes N Latitude and 77 degree 37 minutes East Longitude.

There are four main seasons that are characterized by different climatic conditions. Locates at an altitude of 920m(3,021 ft.), Bangalore boasts Delightful weather throughout the year. The average temperature in the warmest month of April registers to 27.1degree centigrade while in the coldest month of January, it is 20.48 degree centigrade. Evenings are cool and pleasant throughout the year.

  • Winters in Bangalore : January-February. A cool and dry season
  • Summers in Bangalore : March-May. A hot and dry season.
  • Monsoons in Bangalore : June-September. Mainly rainy season. October-December is a subsidiary rainy season.
  • Rainfall in Bangalore : 87cm (annual average). Southwest and Northeast monsoon.
Bangalore city Amazing Facts :
  • Bangalore is called the Silicon Valley of India as it has highest number of software companies in India 242, followed by Hyderabad -178 and Pune – 127.
  • Bangalore University is known for producing maximum number of doctors in India.
  • Bangalore has maximum number of Pubs in Asia.
  • Bangalore has 21 engineering colleges, which is highest in the world in any given city.
  • Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of the East comparable to Paris.
  • Bangalore has the richest people in India. The line of poverty is the least of all cities of the world.
  • Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations (from India).
  • Bangalore has the highest number of breweries in the world.
  • Bangalore has the highest number of public sectors and government organisations in India.
Bangalore by Air

Bangalore is well connected by Air from all parts of the country. The International Airport at Devanahalli has become operational from May 24, 2008, Air India operates direct flight to/from London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait providing immigration and customs clearance facilities. Lufthansa (German Airlines) also operates direct flight from Frankfurt, British Airways from London Heathrow, Air France operates directly from Paris, Malaysian Airlines from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore Airlines from Singapore.

Bangalore by Rail

Bangalore has three major stations: Bangalore City , Bangalore Cantonment and Yeshwantpur . The City station is the Main Station where all the trains depart and arrive to and from all parts of the country. It is located in the heart of the City at the Majestic area. The Cantonment station makes it convenient for passengers hailing from the area around M G road to reserve seats and also to board trains easily.

Bangalore by Road

Bangalore has a well-maintained bus-stand situated right opposite the railway station in the Majestic Area, which makes it easier for the passengers alighting from trains to catch buses to nearby cities/villages. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) handles all the buses plying within the city while the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) operates the buses within the state as well as outside. There are buses at regular intervals to almost all places within the Karnataka State and also to neighbouring states. A number of private agencies also run bus services to places across the country. The other transport corporations of the neighbouring states also operate from and to Bangalore.

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