If you are planning a trip to Coorg you probably now would want to know how to reach Coorg.
Coorg now called Kodagu, is easily accessible from all other parts of the country by road, trains and flights. Being on the hills, it has no railway station or airport of its own. So there are actually no trains to Coorg or flights to Coorg as such. One has to travel to a near by place and from their they can get buses to Coorg, cab to Coorg or can take their personal vehicles if living in the nearby areas.
The nearest airport to Coorg is Mangalore(domestic) and the nearest international airport is Bangalore. But Bengaluru being the capital of the state receives most of the traffic coming here.
Bangalore is around 250 kms from Madikeri. The highways are pretty good and one can drive up to Madikeri easily from there.
Bangalore to Mysore which is around 140 kms is connected by SH17 and from Mysore to Coorg it is SH88. The total travel time for driving from Bangalore to Madikeri is around 6 hrs.
Coorg now called Kodagu, is easily accessible from all other parts of the country by road, trains and flights. Being on the hills, it has no railway station or airport of its own. So there are actually no trains to Coorg or flights to Coorg as such. One has to travel to a near by place and from their they can get buses to Coorg, cab to Coorg or can take their personal vehicles if living in the nearby areas.
As seen in this Coorg map, one can reach Coorg from Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan, Chennai and Kozhikode(Calicut). However, the best way to reach Coorg is to reach Bangalore or Mangalore(which ever is convenient) and take taxi or bus from there.
If you plan to travel by train then you would need to board trains to Bangalore, Mysore or Mangalore. After reaching these places one has to take a bus to Coorg or can book taxi for Coorg.
The approx. distance from some important places is as follows:
Bangalore = 250 kms
Mysore =110 kms
Mangalore = 130 kms
Hassan = 110 kms
Bangalore = 250 kms
Mysore =110 kms
Mangalore = 130 kms
Hassan = 110 kms
Chennai = 570 Kms
Hyderabad = 830 kms
Kochi = 350 kms
Delhi = 2400 kms
Hyderabad = 830 kms
Kochi = 350 kms
Delhi = 2400 kms
How to go to Coorg from Bangalore or Mysore by Road?
Bangalore is around 250 kms from Madikeri. The highways are pretty good and one can drive up to Madikeri easily from there.
Bangalore to Mysore which is around 140 kms is connected by SH17 and from Mysore to Coorg it is SH88. The total travel time for driving from Bangalore to Madikeri is around 6 hrs.
The route you may take from Bengaluru is:
Bengaluru - Bidadi - Ramanagaram - Chennapatna - Maddur - Mandya - Srirangapatna. From Srirangapatna you can opt to take the Mysore bypass road and save your travel time. It would take you directly to Yelwal.
And if you are going to Coorg from Mysore, your journey begins here. Continue on Yelwal - Hunsur - Piriyapatna road. From Piriyapatna you can either opt for Kushalnagar - Suntikoppa - Madikeri or you can choose Piriyapatna - Siddapura - Chettalli - Madikeri.
Bengaluru - Bidadi - Ramanagaram - Chennapatna - Maddur - Mandya - Srirangapatna. From Srirangapatna you can opt to take the Mysore bypass road and save your travel time. It would take you directly to Yelwal.
And if you are going to Coorg from Mysore, your journey begins here. Continue on Yelwal - Hunsur - Piriyapatna road. From Piriyapatna you can either opt for Kushalnagar - Suntikoppa - Madikeri or you can choose Piriyapatna - Siddapura - Chettalli - Madikeri.
If you dont want to go to Madikeri in particular and want to reach Southern part of Kodagu you can take the route via Gonikoppal for Iruppu falls, Wayanad & Nagarhole.
You can take your personal vehicle or you can go by bus. Again it would be a 6 hr journey by bus. You'll find many buses from Bangalore to Coorg. KSRTC buses a/c and non a/c run frequently for Madikeri, Gonikoppal, Polibetta, Virajpet etc. You can opt to go by a Volvo bus for a comfortable journey.
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