get there and around
by air
Mysore does not have a functional airport and the nearest functional
airport to the city is the Bengaluru International Airport at Bangalore.
The Mandakalli airport near the city is being upgraded by the Airports
Authority of India and is expected to be operational by september
2009.The absence of an airport has been a hindrance to the economic
growth of Mysore.
by train
Mysore city has a railway station and three railway lines connect it to
the cities of Bangalore, Hassan and Chamarajanagar. The first railway
line established in the city was the Bangalore-Mysore Junction metre
gauge line, which was commissioned in 1882. However, all railway
lines that serve the city are single track ones which impede faster
connectivity to the city. Though there are plans to double at least the
Bangalore-Mysore track, the project is yet to be completed. All
trains that connect to Mysore are operated by Indian Railways and the
fastest train to serve the city is the Shatabdi Express.
by road
Mysore is connected by National Highway NH-212 to the state border town
of Gundlupet which then forks into the states of Kerala and Tamil
Nadu The high traffic State Highway 17 which connects Mysore to
Bangalore was, in 2006, upgraded to a four-lane highway which has
reduced the travel time between the two cities. A project was
planned in 1994 to construct a new expressway to connect the cities of
Bangalore and Mysore. But this has run into numerous legal hurdles and
the work has yet to be completed. Other main roads are State
Highways 33 and 88, which connect Mysore to H D Kote and Madikeri
respectively
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and other private
agencies operate buses from Mysore. Within the city, buses offer a cheap
and popular means of transport. Auto-rickshaws are also available for
intra-city commute. Tongas are popular in Mysore.
