How To Get From Bangalore To Ooty

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Bangalore, a city with pleasant climate well planned residential areas and good number of shopping centers is an ideal place to live after retirement. This highly populated city is the capital city of the state of Karnataka. It hosts many national and international organizations in various sectors such as IT, education, aerospace and telecommunications. This cosmopolitan city is known for celebrating festivals of all religions and cultures.

Ooty, also known as Udhagai is a small town located in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a hill station renowned for scenic beauty and historic locations. The town remains crowded with tourists throughout the year. Some of the tourist attractions in Ooty include Botanical gardens, Stone house, Ooty lake, Toda huts, mountain railway, tribal museum and St. Stephen’s house.

Bangalore is located at a distance of around 276 km from Ooty. You can travel from Bangalore to Ooty by road and rail. Best way to travel from Bangalore to Ooty is by road.

Karnataka State Road Transport authority runs regular bus services from Bangalore to Ooty. You can also avail private bus services. ...
... The Ooty bus station located in the heart of the city is easily accessible from all the tourist locations in the town of Ooty. For a comfortable road journey hire a taxi service. Journey by road takes about six hours. Places you will come across on the route include Bolare, Bannur, Mysore, Nanjangudu, Begur, Gundlupet and Theppakadu. On the way you can find restaurants, hotels, ATM’s and petrol pumps to refuel the vehicle. The Indo American Hospital on the way serves any kind of emergency medical needs.

There is no direct train from Bangalore to Ooty. The nearest rail station connecting Ooty to Bangalore is Mettupalayam. Train journey from Bangalore to Mettupalayam takes about seven hours. It is located at a distance of 47 km from Ooty. The popular toy train runs from Mettupalayam to Ooty. A two hour ride in the toy train offering the wonderful hill view definitely remains as a pleasant memory. The Ooty railway station is located right at the city center and is easily accessible to tourist spots. Alternately you can also travel to Coimbatore from Bangalore. From Coimbatore take a bus or train to Ooty.

There is no airport in Ooty. Hence, there are no direct flights to from Bangalore to Ooty. Coimbatore is the nearest airport to Ooty. Air lines such as SpiceJet, Indian Airlines and Indigo operate flights from Bangalore to Coimbatore. The flight journey takes about an hour. Coimbatore International airport is located at a distance of approximately 100 km from Ooty. Bus and rail services are available from Coimbatore to Ooty. Journey by flight makes it easy for kids and seniors. Imperial Hotel Bangalore and Fortune Hotel Sullivan Court Ooty can try for food and stay.