Mangalore Airport – 170 km away from Chikmagalur

Bangalore airport – 250 km away from Chikmagalur

Airports near Chikmagalur	Type	Distance
Bajpe International Airport, Mangalore (IXE)	International	105 km
Bengaluru International Airport (BLR)	International	215 km
Bellary Airport (BEP)	Domestic	240 km
Chennai International Airport (MAA)	International	492 km

The Closest Railway station is Kadur, 40 km away from Chikmaglur and Hassan, 60km away

Railway stations near Chikmagalur	Distance
Kadur (DRU)	37 km
Hassan (HAS)	51 km

Trains to Hassan

Starting Station	Train	Arrival at Hassan	Service Days
Dadar (DR) (DR) 2 more trains	Sharavathi Exp (11035)	06:15 PM (duration: 20h 45m)	Tue
Dharwar (DWR) 8 more trains	Dwr Mysore Exp (17302)	03:53 AM (duration: 7h 8m)	All Days
H Nizamuddin (NZM)	Swarna Jayanthi (12782)	02:28 AM (duration: 44h 28m)	Mon
Kannur (CAN)	Yesvantpur Exp (16518)	01:15 AM (duration: 8h 35m)	All Days
Mangalore Cntl (MAQ) 1 more train	Maq Ypr Express (16516)	02:20 PM (duration: 5h 40m)	Tue, Thu & Sat
Mysore (MYS) 5 more trains	Sharavati Exp (11036)	08:05 AM (duration: 1h 50m)	Thu
	Swarna Jayanthi (12781)	10:00 PM (duration: 1h 50m)	Fri
Shimoga Town (SMET)	Smet Mysore Exp (06228)	03:53 AM (duration: 5h 43m)	All Days
Yesvantpur Jn (YPR) 4 more trains	Mangalore Exp (16517)	01:40 AM (duration: 5h 5m)	All Days
	Ypr Maq Express (16515)	11:40 AM (duration: 4h 10m)	Mon, Wed & Fri

Trains to Kadur

Starting Station	Train	Arrival at Kadur	Service Days
Bangalore (SBC) 4 more trains	Rani Chennamma (16589)	12:49 AM (duration: 3h 34m)	All Days
	Hubli Passr (56909)	02:24 AM (duration: 4h 24m)	All Days

If booked in advance, the bus journey is also comfortable especially in Volvo buses. There are buses running from Bangalore every 30-60 minutes.

From Bangalore

• Chikmagalur is 250 kms from Bangalore.
• On the National Highway NH 47 between Bangalore and Mangalore, take the diversion at Hassan
• Distance from Hassan to Chikmagalur is just 55km.
• Chikmagalur is linked to other towns like Koppa, Sringeri, Kadur & Birur by road

From Chikmagalur

• Take the Balehonnur-Sringeri road from Chikmagalur
• Reach Aldur 19 kms down the road
• From Aldur go ahead 20 kms and you will reach the landmark PoornaPrajnya School near Kadabagere which is also along the BalehonnurSringeri Road)
• Move to the next landmark, which is the St. Paul's Church, Kadabagere
• 1 km from the church, take a right turn (the land mark here is the Government primary school).
• This road leads to Shanthi Kunnj Homestay (approx. 1.5 km from the turn).

From Mangalore

• Take the route to Moodbidri
• Proceed to Karkala bypass which is at a distance of 30 kms from Moodbidri.
• From the bypass move on to Bajagoli.
• Cross the S.K. Border and take a left turn and pass Kerekatte
• Proceed towards Sringeri.
• Drive past Jayapura and reach the Balehonnur town
• From Balehonnur take the road to the left where you cross the Tungabhadra River Bridge and proceed 7 kms towards Kadabagere
• As you are approaching Kadabagere take a left turn (the land mark here is the Government Primary school). This road leads to ShanthiKunnj (approx. 2 kms from the turn).

You can hire a Taxi or rent a car from Bangalore to visit Chikmagalur. The fares depend upon the choice of your car. It is recommended to rent cars from reliable and established car rental operators.