Bus Service in Mysore

Mysore is well connected to all the cities of different states with the help of its bus services. Here, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses run on roads covering almost all of the city. Apart from them, many private buses also serve here.

• Departure Location: B.R Hills       
  Bus-Timings: 6.45, 9.00, 15.15
  Total Distance: 120 Km
  

• Departure Location: Bandipur
  Bus-Timings: 7.00, 8.00, 10.15, 12.45, 14.00
  Total Distance: 088 Km
  

• Departure Location: Bangalore
  Bus-Timings: Every 5 Minutes throughout the day
  Total Distance: 139 Km
  

• Departure Location: Belur
  Bus-Timings: Every 30 Minutes throughout the day from 6 a.m. till 9 p.m.
  Total Distance: 155 km
  

• Departure Location: Bhagamandala
  Bus-Timings: 8.00. 12.00, 12.15, 13.00, 16.50
  Total Distance:156 km
  

• Departure Location: Calicut/Kozhikode
  Bus-Timings: 00.30, 5.30, 12.30, 13.00, 18.15, 19.15, 20.35, 21.15, 22.45
  Total Distance: 216 km
  

• Departure Location: Cannanore (Kannur)
  Bus-Timings: 06.45, 10.00, 11.30, 11.50, 14.00, 14.45
  Total Distance: 185 km
  

• Departure Location: Chennai
  Bus-Timings: 17.00, 19.00, 20.00   
  Total Distance: 470 km
  

• Departure Location: Coimbatore
  Bus-Timings: Every Hour thru the day 6 A.M. till 22.45 P.M.   
  Total Distance: 201 km
  

• Departure Location: Ernakulum
  Bus-Timings: 18.15, 19.15, 20.30, 21.15, 22.45,
  Total Distance: 424 km
  

• Departure Location: Erode
  Bus-Timings: 5.00, 6.30, 19.00, 23.30,   
  Total Distance: 300 km
  

• Departure Location: Hyderabad
  Bus-Timings: 4.30pm
  Total Distance: 701 km
  

• Departure Location: Kottayam
  Bus-Timings: 20.30
  Total Distance: 482 km
  

• Departure Location: Madurai
  Bus-Timings: 21.00, 22.45
  Total Distance: 382 km
  

• Departure Location: Madikeri
  Bus-Timings: Every 15 Minutes thru the day from 04.00 to 23.00
  Total Distance: 120 km
  

• Departure Location: M.M.Hills
  Bus-Timings: 7.45, 13.00
  Total Distance: 130 km
  

• Departure Location: Nagarahole
  Bus-Timings: 9.15, 12.30
  Total Distance: 094 km
  

• Departure Location: Ooty
  Bus-Timings: Every Hour throughout the day from 7.00 A.M. 15.00 P.M.
  Total Distance: 155 km
  

• Departure Location: Tirupathi
  Bus-Timings: 8.00, 10.30, 11.00, 19.30
  Total Distance: 386 km
  

• Departure Location: Tirupur
  Bus-Timings: 9.30, 21.00   
  Total Distance: 383 km
  
  

The state bus of Mysore has three bus stands to its credit and there is additionally one municipal bus stand and another bus terminal for private buses. Mofussil is the popular name for the KSRTC Mysore Bus Stand. The other important bus stand in Mysore is Mysore City Bus Stand where buses plying in and around Mysore depart from this bus terminal.

The KSRTC bus stand is the most important bus terminal in Mysore and its up keep is sponsored by the state government. All long distance buses traveling from Mysore to other parts of Karnataka and India start from this bus stand. Most buses are state sponsored. The most important bus route in the KSRTC bus terminal is the Mangalore to Bangalore bus route. This route is very popular in Mysore and there is a bus service every five minutes from there. The KSRTC bus terminal has different types of bus services to Mangalore. These are the Volvo bus service which is known as Airvata Service. This bus service offers great comfort to its travelers but the tickets are expensive in nature. The Rajahamsa is the next type of bus service. This service has both AC and non AC buses. The bus ticket rates are economical and the journey is comfortable too. These buses take the bus passengers from Mysore to different parts of Karnataka like Hassan, Hubli, Shimonga and Maderileri, the beautiful hill station.

This bus terminal is situated in the compound of Mysore Palace and is snuggled in a corner. Local bus route services are run from the Mysore City Bus Terminal. Apart from regular local buses, there are also special Volvo buses running around the city. All the bus routes in Mysore start from the Mysore city bus terminal and end in the different areas of the city and its adjoining areas. The bus routes are displayed both at the back and at the front of the buses. This helps the passengers to identify them easily and use them for their daily travel. The new buses have electronic scrolls and the information is displayed in Kannada and English.

Bus Tour Operators in Mysore

If you are a resident of Mysore city of Karnataka and want to go to somewhere via bus, just don't worry as you will find many buses from the city and booking the tickets is also very easy as there are a number of bus tour operators available in this city. These bus tour operators provide all the passengers a satisfactory service at a very reasonable rate. So, here are their names and contact details of them:

• Thomas Cook India Limited
  Office -Address: L-350,
  Silver Tower, Ground Floor,
  Lashkar Mohalla,
  Ashoka Road,
  Mysore- 570001,
  Karnataka
  Landline-Phone:(0821) 2426157, (0821) 2420090
  Mobile:  9880582250
  

• SR Holidays , Vidyaranyapuram
  Office-Address:93, 4th Main,
  16th Cross, Vidyaranyapuram,
  Mysore- 570008, Karnataka
  Landline-Phone:  (0821) 3013222
  Mobile:  9342529900, 9342529229
  

•  Annannya Deepak Travels , BN Road , Mysore
  Office-Address: 32, Sunder Arcade Complex,
  BN Road,
  Mysore- 570026,
  Karnataka
  Landline-Phone:  (0821) 4287189
  Mobile:  9448753100, 9242449229
  

• Vintage Tours and Travels
  Address:   692, K-15, 1st Cross,
  Thyagaraja Road,
  Mysore- 570017
  Mobile:  8197045874,
  

• Great Expeditions
  Office-Address: 2725, 3rd Main,
  Vani Vilas Mohalla,
  Mysore- 570002,
  Karnataka
  Landline-Phone:  (0821) 4000795, (0821) 4000796
  Mobile:  9845227249,
  

• Kings Tours & Travels, Lashkar Mohalla , Mysore
  Office-Address:   3142, Convent Road,
  Lashkar Mohalla,
  Mysore- 570001,
  Karnataka
  Landline-Phone:  (0821) 2431544
  Mobile:9342119804, 9341725581
  

• Kings International Travels
  Address:   15, Udayaravi Road,
  Kuvempu Nagar,
  Mysore- 570023
  Phone:  (0821) 2362442
  Mobile:  9141801357, 9141432230
  

•  Bharath International Travels
  Office-Address:   576, Dewans Road,
  Lakshmipuram,
  Mysore- 570004
  Landline-Phone:  (0821) 2333362, (0821) 4005600
  Mobile: 7259911000