I am currently staying in Bangalore and need to go to Chennai. If I were in my home town in Delhi, it would have been a matter of getting a flight there, as there would not be any other option as the distance is a lot. If I consider taking a train from Bangalore to Chennai, how long would this journey take? I am not too fussed on how I travel. I would just like to know what options I have to go to Chennai.
Hello there, welcome to the forum! Here are your transportation options from Bangalore to Chennai: 1. By Bus - There are many buses plying directly from Bangalore to Chennai. You can opt for government-operated buses or for privately-operated buses. The government-operated ones are the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses. Here are your options for this: KSRTC (AC Sleeper Bus) - They have three bus timings for this: 22:12, 22:30 and 22:47. Journey duration is around 6 to 7 hours. You'd arrive in Chennai at around 5:05, 5:30 and 6:15. Fare is at Rs. 994 to Rs. 1,037 per passenger. KSRTC (Airavat Bus) - They have many bus timings for this type of bus: 21:35, 22:01, 22:04, 22:14, 22:16, 22:52, 22:56 and 23:31. These buses arrive in Chennai at around 5:30, 6:00, 6:05, 7:20, 5:16, 5:51, 6:31 and 7:20. Journey duration is around 6 to 9 hours. Fare is at Rs. 647 per passenger. KSRTC (Airavat Club Class Bus) - Timings for these buses are at 5:35, 6:32, 10:02, 13:00, 17:00, 20:31, 21:16, 22:10, 22:28, 22:43, 22:48, 23:05, 23:15, 23:21, 23:25, 23:38 and 23:44. Journey duration is around 6 to 7 hours as well. Fare is at Rs. 865 per passenger. KSRTC (Airavat Diamond Club Class Bus) - They have three bus timings for this: 11:21, 13:59 and 23:12. These buses arrive in Chennai at 18:16, 21:29 and 6:13. Journey duration is also around 6 to 7 hours. Fare is at Rs. 862 per passenger. KSRTC (Non AC Sleeper Bus) - They have four bus timings for this one: 22:00, 22:29, 22:45 and 22:53. They then arrive in Chennai at 4:45, 5:29, 5:30 and 6:38. Journey duration is around 6 to 7 hours too. Fare is at Rs. 702 per passenger. KSRTC (Rajahamsa Executive Bus) - The bus timings for this type are 21:01, 21:31, 21:40, 21:45, 22:06, 22:15, 22:26, 22:33, 22:35 and 23:08. Duration of journey is around 6 to 8 hours. Fare is at Rs. 470 per passenger. These buses depart from the Kempegowda or Majestic Bus Station in Bangalore. It is just opposite the Bangalore Railway Station. Then, you also have options for private bus operators: Dreamliner Travels (AC Sleeper Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 23:45 and arrives in Chennai at 6:15. Fare is at Rs. 999 per passenger. SRS Travels (Scania AC Multi-Axle Semi-Sleeper Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 7:30 and arrives in Chennai at 14:00. Fare is at Rs. 550 per passenger. Yes Bee Travels (Volvo AC Multi-Axle Semi-Sleeper Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 23:59 and arrives in Chennai at 5:30. Fare is at Rs. 790 per passenger. Sharma Transport (Volvo AC Multi-Axle Semi-Sleeper Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 23:05 and arrives in Chennai at 5:30. Fare is at Rs. 750 per passenger. VRL Travels (Volvo AC Multi-Axle Semi-Sleeper Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 22:45 and arrives in Chennai at 5:30. Fare is at Rs. 700 per passenger. Muskaan Tours and Travels (Volvo AC Multi-Axle Semi-Sleeper Bus Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 12:30 and arrives in Chennai at 19:00. Fare is at Rs. 499 per passenger. Lemon Travels (AC Sleeper Bus) - This bus departs from Bangalore at 22:40 and arrives in Chennai at 5:30. Fare is at Rs. 750 per passenger. These buses also depart from the Kempegowda or Majestic Bus Station. Journey duration is around 6 to 7 hours as well. 2. By Train - There are many trains plying from Bangalore to Chennai. These trains arrive in Chennai Central Railway Station, the main railway terminal of the city. They depart from different stations in Bangalore though. Here are some of them and their schedules: Lalbagh Express Train No. 12608 - This train departs daily from Bangalore City Junction at 6:30 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 12:15. Chennai Express Train No. 12610 - This train departs daily from Bangalore City Junction at 8:00 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 14:30. Bangalore Chennai Double Decker Express Train No. 22626 - This train departs daily from Bangalore City Junction at 14:30 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 20:30. Brindavan Express Train No. 12640 - This train departs daily from Bangalore City Junction at 15:00 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 21:05. Chennai Mail Train No. 12658 - This train departs daily from Bangalore City Junction at 22:40 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 4:45. Mysore Chennai Kaveri Express Train No. 16022 - This train departs daily from Kengeri at 22:35 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 7:00. Sangha Mitra Express Train No. 12295 - This train departs daily from Bangalore City Junction at 9:00 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 15:15. Shatabdi Express Train No. 12028 - This train departs daily except Tuesdays from Bangalore City Junction at 6:00 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 11:00. Shatabdi Express Train No. 12008 - This train departs daily except Wednesdays from Bangalore City Junction at 16:25 and it arrives in Chennai Central at 21:25. Journey duration for these trains is around 5 to 8 hours. Fares are around Rs. 1,420 for First Class, Rs. 860 for Second Class, Rs. 605 for Third Class, Rs. 535 for AC Chair Car, Rs. 225 for Sleeper Class and Rs. 150 for Second Seater. 3. By Taxi - The distance between Bangalore and Chennai is about 346 kilometres. You can hire a car or a taxi to take you to Chennai as well. It can take around 6 hours of driving to cover this distance. Fare would be around Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 7,000 for a one-way trip. It's quite expensive though and not recommended. 4. By Air - There are some cheaper flights that you can take from Bangalore to Chennai. Here they are: Indigo 6E 237 - This departs from Bangalore at 14:20 and arrives in Chennai at 15:15. Fare is at Rs. 3,471 per passenger. Air India AI 564 - This departs from Bangalore at 11:50 and arrives in Chennai at 12:45. Fare is at Rs. 3,577 per passenger. Jet Airways 9W 2318 - This departs from Bangalore at 13:50 and arrives in Chennai at 15:00. Fare is at Rs. 4,637 per passenger. All other flights are priced higher than these ones. So if time is an issue, you can board one of these flights as they prove to be less costly than riding a taxi all the way from Bangalore to Chennai. You'd also reach Chennai in about an hour or more by taking an airplane ride. There you go, I hope this helps you! P.S. I've included the journey durations for each transportation option type already. Good luck!
