About Bangalore

Bangalore officially termed Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is one of the well know cities in India.

Bengaluru is known as the Silicon Valley of India and is nation’s leading IT employer and exporter city. The Regional Language of Bangalore is Kannada while people also speak Kannada, Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, English & Hindi.

The long-awaited new Bangalore International Airport (IATA: BLR) at Devanahalli, 30 km (19 mi) north of downtown Bangalore, finally opened in May 2008. The airport is among India’s busiest and most modern, with direct flights to many major European and Asian destinations.

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) operates buses from various points of the city every 15 minutes to the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL). Apart from buses you also easily get tourist vehicles to-fro the Bengaluru International Airport.

Post-paid taxi facilities & Pre-paid facilities taxi/car facilities are easily available at the Bangalore International Airport with cars ranging from Suzuki Swift to Mercedes.

Bangalore has two major railway terminals. The Bangalore City (IR station code : SBC) situated in the heart of the city & other terminal is Yeswantpur Junction (IR station code : YPR) located on NH-4 (Tumkur Road).

Railway booking to Bangalore can be easily done from any railway station in India or from the IRCTC website.

Site seeing in Bengaluru include:

Lal Bagh - A well known botanical garden.

Vidhana Soudha - The legislative House of the State of Karnataka.

Bangalore Palace - Was constructed by the Maharajahs of Mysore.

Tipu Sultan’s Palace - The summer retreat for Tipu sultan.

and a lot more.. Lastly;

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - One of the premier cricket stadiums of India.