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Routes to underrated places

10 road and rail routes to underrated places, each with the distance, every way to get there, what it really costs and where to stop on the way. Every figure is sourced and dated on its page.

From Bengaluru

Bangalore to Chikmagalur: distance, bus, car and trainAbout 250 km via Tumakuru, Tiptur and Arsikere, or about 261 km via Shravanabelagola, Hassan and Belur. The new KSRTC fare, the train to Kadur, fuel, and where to stop.Bangalore to Coorg: distance, bus, car and trainAbout 255 km to Madikeri via the Mysuru expressway, Hunsur and Kushalnagar. KSRTC fares, the train to Mysuru, fuel and tolls, and where to stop.Bangalore to Gokarna: 484 km, every way thereThe road via Chitradurga and Sirsi, the overnight Panchaganga Express from ₹405, the state bus, fuel for your own car, and where to stop.Bangalore to Hampi: 338 km, every way thereThe road via Tumakuru and Chitradurga, the overnight Hampi Express from ₹260, the state bus, fuel for your own car, and where to stop.Bangalore to Ooty: 296 km, every way thereThe road via Mysuru, Bandipur and Gudalur, the 9 pm forest closure, the state bus, fuel for your own car, and quieter Kotagiri next door.Bangalore to Wayanad: distance, bus, car and trainAbout 278 km to Kalpetta through Mysuru, Bandipur and Sulthan Bathery. The Bandipur night closure, state buses, the train to Kozhikode, fuel and tolls.

From Chennai

Chennai to Pondicherry: distance, ECR or GST, bus and carAbout 150 km on the coastal ECR, 169 km on the GST road. Which road to take, which bus terminus, the train, and fuel for the drive (about ₹1,080).

From Kochi

Kochi to Munnar: distance, bus and the driveAbout 125 km from Ernakulam and 104 km from Kochi airport. The KSRTC bus, fuel for the drive (about ₹940 one way), and Cheeyappara and Valara falls on the road up.

From Madurai

Madurai to Rameswaram: distance, train, bus and carAbout 174 km by road, about 3 hours. The three daily passenger trains over the new Pamban rail bridge, the road bridge, buses, and fuel (about ₹1,260).

From Mysuru

Mysore to Ooty: distance, bus, car and trainAbout 158 km through two tiger reserves and up the Gudalur ghat. The Bandipur night closure, the Nilgiris e-pass, buses, fuel, and where to stop.