Bengaluru International

Bengaluru International Airport @ Devanhalli gets operational tomorrow.
Are we ready for the magic?

An important point to note for travellers is that the new Airport is located quite far from the city (and the old airport) So, all previous posts here about the Bangalore aiport such as taxi fares etc, become obsolete. I'll try to post a map showing the old an new location shortly.

is that the synonym for nightmare
its forty km outside the city - i sure hope they have transport figured out... and i aint talking about an airport bus service which is operational every 4 hours or so
they also - i believe - have an airport tax of RS 700 [or thereabouts] for all exiting passengers


does the new hyd intl airport have any such tax?




:brishti

Being a private monopoly, I understand they have the transport sorted out very nicely indeed: their own fleet of over-priced taxis.

Could be wrong, though; that might have been the new Hyderabad aiport. Same company isn't it? Same privatised system, anyway.

I flew into the new Hyd airport from kolkata and flew out also to Kolkata. I can say that the airport is world-class.

Yes, transportation to and from with private taxi is expensive, the logic being if you can afford to fly, you can afford to cab it. In any case, cab is by meter.

Cheers

Nattusbs

that made sense before the cheap fare air tickets came into india... a sense that any middle class person can actually afford to fly with his own monies.

volvo bus from BOM to BLR costs around 800-1200 bucks.
i dont know about 3 tier a/c train costs.
airfare is 2,500.
now - the airport being 40 kms away, and bangalore being bangalore - its going to, most probably cost me another grand to come into town.

no logic there - sorry.

just making an airport with all them facilities of the 1st world kind is great - they aint doing nobody a favour, incidentally -
its to do with the so-called economic boom or somesuchthing.
what would really be neat, is - if the same kind of competence and facilities was extended outside of the airport too.



:brishti

airport tax is there (as far as I know - read in the papers) but passengers dont have to pay anything directly. I think it is paid by the airline company on a per ticket basis. I have used the new Hyd airport 4 times now. never had to pay any tax.

Transportation is not that bad from the hyd airport.... the aeroexpress bus(every 30 mins from 4 locations in the city)is quite good service.

Its more pluses than minuses i would say.

HELPLINES
Airport helpline number: 080-40581111 Flight enquiry: 1800-4254425 Website: www.bengaluruairport.com to get airport info and even live traffic updates
AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE
40 air-conditioned Volvo buses, Vayu Vajra, to ply between the airport and seven destinations across Bangalore, every 15 minutes Cost will range from Rs 80 to Rs 200 depeSnding on the distance 116 Ashok Leyland non-AC buses, Suvarna, will ply from the airport to various points in the city These buses will ply during peak hours (8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 9 pm) Cost will range from Rs 65 to Rs 130 depending on the distance

What about taxis and/or private pick up?

From the official website:

BIA map

Link to Map showing bus routes, approximate travel times and fares. Not that the distance from the old aiport (HAL Airport) to the new one is 45km and listed travel time is 2 hours. It becomes important to know which airports you are flying in and out of is you are connecting through Bangalore.

Does any one know what the Airport code of the new airpot will be? Will the old airport contunue to be operation for say domestic flights ?

Hello !
Does Anybody know if there will be a pre-paid cab service in this new airport? We will be arriving at 2 AM.... How far is the airport from the main railway station ?

This is just some info that I got on the new airport. FYI, I take Bellary Road everyday to work and the widening isn't even close to being done so I predict disastrous traffic considering the increase in volume and the horrible mess caused by so much incomplete construction and the havoc that the recent rains have had on construction. On the upside, I have never seen so much work being done on the road since the announcement was made that the opening was scheduled for 23/5 (though of course it has been postponed once again, but by just 24 hours this time). If they had been working this hard on the road the entire time it would literally have been done months ago. Yet another example of the incredible inefficiency that pervades much of India.

For a nice guide to the services at the new airport, check out the document here. This includes info on transport, the user development fee, parking, porters, shopping and eating at the airport, etc.