Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TRAIN
From Mysore's
railway booking office
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 131; 8am-8pm Mon-Sat, 8am-2pm
Sun)
, buy a ticket on the 6.45am
Chamundi Express
(?57/202) or the 11am
Tippu Express
to
Bengaluru (2nd class/AC chair ?66/233, three hours at 11am). The 2.1
5 Shatabdi Ex-
press
also connects Bengaluru (AC chair/AC executive chair ?285/620, two hours) and
Chennai (AC chair/AC executive chair ?741/1535, seven hours) daily except Wednesday.
Several passenger trains to Bengaluru (?25, 3½ hours) stop at Srirangapatnam (?15, 20
minutes). The 10.30pm
Mysore Dharwad Express
goes to Hubli (sleeper/2AC ?212/880,
9½ hours).
Getting Around
Agencies at hotels and around town rent cabs for about ?7 per kilometre, with a minimum
of 250km per day, plus a daily allowance of ?200 for the driver.
The flagfall on autorickshaws is ?20, and ?10 per kilometre is charged thereafter. Count
on around ?800 for a day's sightseeing.
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Around Mysore
Srirangapatnam
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Steeped in bloody history, the fort town of Srirangapatnam, 16km from Mysore, is built
on an island straddling the Cauvery River. The seat of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan's power,
this town was the de facto capital of much of southern India during the 18th century. Srir-
angapatnam's glory days ended when the British waged an epic war again Tipu Sultan in
1799, when he was defeated and killed. However, the ramparts, battlements and some of
the gates of the fort still stand, as do a clutch of monuments. The island is now linked to
the mainland by bridge.
There's no real reason to stay overnight, but
Mayura River View
(
252114; d from ?2300, res-
)
has a nice location on the riverbank and is a good place to lunch.
taurant mains ?100-120;
Sights
