Getting There By Air

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Airlines offering flights to Bengalaru include British Airways, Air Mauritius, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airlines, Oman Air and Singapore Airlines.

Bengalaru International Airport (BLR)
Tel: (080) 6678 2251/5.
Website: www.bengaluruairport.com

Bengalaru International Airport is 40km (22 miles) from the city centre and serves domestic and international destinations.

Airport facilities
Facilities include currency exchange, ATMs, duty-free, shops, Wi-Fi access, a medical centre and pharmacy, restaurants, cafés and postal services. Car hire is available from Hertz and Akbar Travels (tel: (080) 2222 7645; www.akbartravelsonline.com).

Transport to the city
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) ((tel: (080) 4143 1000; www.bmtcinfo.com) offers a shuttle bus service departing every 15 minutes from the airport to various city locations. Taxis operators are Meru Cabs (tel: All India 4422 4422) and Easy Cabs (tel: All India 4343 4343). The journey time to the city centre is about 45 minutes. Credit card payments are accepted. Expect to pay around Rs15 per kilometre.

Approximate flight times to Bengalaru
From London - 10 hours 35 minutes; from New York – 19 hours 15 minutes; from Los Angeles - 19 hours 50 minutes; from Toronto – 17 hours 30 minutes and from Sydney – 12 hours.