Easy ways to reach the Exotic Town of Mangalore, Karnataka

Mangalore is the main port city of Karnataka, an India state. This is situated around 220 miles (350 km) away from Bangalore, capital of the state on the west. Mangalore basically lies in between the Western Ghats and Arabian Sea, this stays to administrative headquarter for South Canara (Dakshina Kannada) which among one of the districts of Karnataka.  Mangalore is declared to the 8th cleanest Indian City with its broad roads, calm localities and pristine beaches.

This city developer as sport on Arabian Sea which till date is one of the major port in India. Since Mangalore lies on backwaters of Gurupura and Netravati rivers, it is often used to be staging point for the sea traffic on Malabar Coast.

This place has high historical value because of invasions by various entities post Indian Independence. This city has tropical climate, it lies in path of South- West monsoons. This port itself handles 75% chunk of coffee exports of India and the most of the cashew export from this sub continent.

Mangalore was being ruled by many major powers which include Kadambas, Chalukyas, Vijayanagar dynasty, Hoysalas, Rashtrakutas and Portuguese. This city was source of major contention between Mysore rulers, (Tipu Sultan & Hyder Ali) and the British.

Demographically this city is diverse with different languages such as Konkani, Tulu, Beary Bashi and Kannada are mainly spoken here. The landscape of this city consists of freshwater streams, coconut palms, rolling hills and buildings with red clay tiled roof.

How to reach Mangalore easily:

One can reach Mangalore via the following modes:

By Roadways:

Mangalore is highly accessible as Four major National Highways pass through the city.  NH-66 runs Panvel to Edapally, NH-48 runs to Bangalore on east. NH-13 goes from Mangalore to Solapur and NH-234, the longest highway connecting the city to Villapuram.

Mangalore tourism provides bus service which is mainly operated by the private operators. The service provides access in two means one within the city limits while the other is intercity. These buses are available from the city bus station. Other mode of road transport of Mangalore tourism here are white taxis and auto rickshaws. 

By Seaways:

The harbor of Mangalore has storage, logistical and shipping services, while the new port of Mangalore handled bulk, dry & fluid cargoes. It is the station for coast guards as well. This is an artificial harbor and India's 9th largest harbor.

By Air:

The International Airport in Mangalore is situated near Kenjar/ Bajpe and is around 15 km away from the center of the city. This is the 2nd airport of Karnataka which operates with international flights.

How to reach Mangalore by trains:

Rail connectivity was established in Mangalore in the year 1907. This city was also an inception point of the longest railway route of India. This city has 2 railway stations; one is the Mangalore Central in Hampankatta while the other is in Kankanadi, Mangalore Junction. This is the meter gauge rail track.