How to reach Chickmagalur in Karnataka?

If you are travelling by air
Mangalore, Bangalore and Hubli are the three airports  which provide easy access to Chikmagalur. Bangalore is an international airport and so connected to many places all over the world.  You can get connection flights to Mangalore and Hubli from Bangalore as well as other major cities in India, like Mumbai, Kozhikode, Chennai, Kochi etc.

If you are travelling by Rail
Trains are available from the nearby cities  in Karnataka like Bangalore, Mysore etc.  You have to reach either Bangaore, Mangalore  or Mysore and then take connection trains to Kadur / Birur.

Travelling from Bangalore By Train
If you are travelling by train from Bangalore the route will be Bangalore- Tumkur - Arshikere - Kadur.
Kadur is the nearest railway station to Chickmagalur and an  Express Train takes about 3 hours running time to Kadur. Again from Kadur it is about 45 minutes journey by bus/taxi to Chickmagalur.
If the train does not stop at Kadur, you will have to go to Birur, which is the next nearest railway station. From Birur 50 minutes journey by bus/taxi to Chickmagalur.

Travelling from Bangalore By Road
KSRTC buses as well as private buses are available  to go to Chikmagalur from Bangalore.
Buses plying via Bangalore -  Hassan - Belur- Chickmagalur route takes about 5 hours.
Buses plying via Bangalore - Arshikere - Kadur - Chickmagalur  route takes about 5 hours.

If you are travelling  from Mysore
By Road
KSRTC Buses are available  plying via Mysore-Hassan-Belur-Chickmagalur (4 hours and 30 minutes )

By Train
Trains running via Mysore-Hassan-Arshikere-Kadur For Both Passenger &Express trains, Kadur is the nearest railway station to Chickmagalur.
From Kadur the journey is for about 45 minutes  by bus/taxi to Chikmagal