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

How to Reach Almora?

You have to reach New  Delhi first from wherever you are travelling from and then connect to the conveyance to Almora.

If you are travelling to Almora by air the nearest airport is at Pantnagar, which is the seat of famous agricultural university, about 127 kilometers from Almora.

If you are travelling to Almora by rail, the nearest railway station is at Kathgodam, which is situated around 90 kilometers away. Kathgodam is connected by rail directly with Delhi, the capital of India, Lucknow, the capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh and Dehradun the capital of the state of Uttaranchal as well as Kolkatathe capital city of the state of West Bengal.

If you are travelling to Almora by road,  you can travel from Kathgodam, by local transport, private taxies as well as buses run by private operators, and buses run by UASRTC, the state government corporation.. Almora is connected by road  and is easily accessible from almost all the major cities of India.

Distances from some of the major cities in North India to Almora
78 kilometers to kathgodam
61 kilometers to Bhimtal
380 kilometers away from Delhi,
301 kilometers from Aligarh
451 kilometers from Kanpur
449 kilometers from Ambala
495 kilometers from Chandigarh
1257 kilometers from Ahmedabad
1038 kilometers from Nagpur
466 kilometers from Lucknow
415 kilometers from Dehradun.