To ensure Diwali is truly a ‘Happy Diwali’ for Bengalureans, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has made arrangements for 2000 extra buses from Bengaluru to several other cities. Read on to learn more details about the additional buses plying on the roads of Bengaluru during Deepawali.
KSRTC To Arrange 2000 Additional Buses For Diwali In Bengaluru
As per a report by Deccan Chronicle, KSRTC will operate additional buses from Bengaluru on the occasion of Diwali from October 30 to November 1. Later special buses will operate from intra and interstate places in Karnataka to Bengaluru from November 3 to 4. The report further states that KSRTC will run special buses from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to various other cities including spiritual destinations near Bengaluru.
Here’s a list of places the bus from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station will travel to-
- Mangaluru
- Kukkesubramanya
- Dharmastala
- Davangere
- Shivamogga
- Kundapura
- Horanadu
- Shringeri
- Davangere
- Dharwad
- Hubbali
- Vijayapura
- Belagavi
- Gokarna
- Sirsi
- Raichur
- Sirsi
- Koppala
- Yadgir
- Kalaburagi
- Bidar
- Tirupati
- Hyderabad
- Vijayawada
- Karwar
- Shringeri
- Ballari
Moreover, special buses will exclusively run from Mysuru Road Bus Station to Hunsur, Virajpet, Mercara, Kushalanagar and Piriyapatna. Premiere special buses will operate from BMTC Bus Station to Madurai, Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Thrissur, Calicut, Ernakulam, Kumbakonam and other places in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Get A Discount On Bus Tickets
KSRTC is plying additional buses in Bengaluru to help people travel during the long festive weekend. Naraka Chaturdashi festival falls on October 31 while Kannada Rajyotsava falls on November 1 and Balipadyami, a day to honour the return of King Bali on the Earth is celebrated on November 2. With these festivities in mind, KSRTC has launched 2000 additional buses in the state running from various intra and inter-state destinations.
As per a report by The Hindu, passengers booking tickets on www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in will get a 5 per cent discount on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets in a single ticket. Also, a discount of 10 per cent can be availed on the return journey ticket if to and fro tickets are booked simultaneously.
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Bengalureans, with discounts on tickets, and 2000 additional buses, travelling during the long weekend will be a bus of cake!
Cover Image Courtesy: KSRTC/ X
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