The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate 3,000 special buses during the Dasara festival and school and college holidays to meet increased travel demand from Bengaluru and other parts of the state. The additional services will run between October 16 and 21, with routes connecting Bengaluru to destinations across Karnataka and neighbouring states.
According to KSRTC officials, special services from Bengaluru to various locations will operate from October 16 to 20, while additional buses will run on October 20 and 21 for the return travel period. Services will include Karnataka Sarige, Karnataka Express, Rajahamsa, sleeper buses, Airavata, Airavata Club Class multi-axle buses, EV Power Plus, Ambari Club Class, Ambari Utsav and Pallakki services.
The buses will depart from Kempegowda Bus Station, the Mysuru Road bus station and the BMTC bus station at Shanthinagar. Destinations include major religious and tourist locations such as Dharmasthala, Kukke Subrahmanya, Sringeri, Horanadu, Kollur and Gokarna, as well as district headquarters and cities including Hyderabad, Chennai, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Shirdi, Pune and Ernakulam.
A separate arrangement has been made for Dasara travel between Bengaluru and Mysuru. Around 300 additional buses will operate from the Mysuru Road bus station to Mysuru. Another 400 buses will connect Mysuru with nearby tourist, religious and heritage destinations, including Chamundi Hill, the Krishnaraja Sagar dam, Srirangapatna, Nanjangud, Madikeri, Mandya, Malavalli, H.D. Kote, Chamarajanagar, Hunsur, K.R. Nagar and Gundlupet. In total, 700 additional buses will operate in the Mysuru region during the festival period.
KSRTC will also provide a direct Flybus service between Kempegowda International Airport and Mysuru. In Mysuru, the corporation will operate special Giridarshini, Jaladarshini and Devadarshini tour services from October 15 to 26. Separate information centres will be opened at the Mysuru Rural and Mysuru City bus stations to assist passengers.
For the Mangaluru Dasara period, KSRTC has planned packages covering Mangaluru, Talacauvery and Bhagamandala, Kollur, Sigandur and Sringeri. These services will be available from October 11 to 20. Special Madikeri Dasara packages, including Cauvery Darshan and Kodagu Darshan, will also be operated.
The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) has prepared seven special tour packages for visitors travelling to Mysuru. The packages are designed to take tourists beyond Mysuru city and include one- and two-day trips to Ooty, local Mysuru attractions, Belur, Halebidu, Shravanabelagola, key destinations in Kodagu, Shivanasamudra and surrounding areas, and Nanjangud.
Passengers can book KSRTC tickets through the corporation’s website, www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in, or its mobile platform. Information about KSTDC packages, Ambari bus services and bookings is available through the KSTDC website, www.kstdc.co, and its helpline numbers 080-4334 4334, 080-4334 4335, 080-4334 4336, 080-4334 4342, 0821-2423652 and 8970656400.
