Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
Ananth Residency
( 2262251;
ananthresidencyhubli@yahoo.co.uk
; Jayachamaraj Nagar; d from ?1500; )
A comfortable op-
tion that sports a sleek business-hotel look and feel. Has good-value rooms and efficient
service, and a cheerful restaurant with chilled beer.
HOTEL
$$
Hotel Ajanta
( 2362216; Jayachamaraj Nagar; s/d from ?300/400)
This well-run place near the train station has
basic, functional rooms. Its popular ground-floor restaurant serves delicious regional-style
thalis for ?35.
HOTEL
$
Information
SBI has an ATM opposite the bus stand. On the same stretch are several internet cafes,
charging around ?30 per hour.
Getting There & Away
AIR
From Hubli's basic airport, SpiceJet has daily flights to Bengaluru.
BUS
Buses stop briefly at the old bus stand before moving to the new bus stand 2km away.
There are numerous semideluxe services to Bengaluru (semideluxe/AC Volvo/sleeper
?352/401/600, 10 hours), Bijapur (?180, six hours) and Hospet (?164, 4½ hours). There
are regular connections to Mangalore (?300, 10 hours, several daily), Borivali in Mumbai
(semideluxe/sleeper ?515/780, 14 hours, four daily), Mysore (?320, 10 hours, three daily),
Gokarna (?175, five hours, two daily) and Panaji (?161, six hours, six daily).
Private deluxe buses to Bengaluru run from opposite the old bus stand.
TRAIN
From the train station, expresses head to Hospet (2nd class ?120, 3½ hours, six daily),
Bengaluru (sleeper/2AC ?203/910, 11 hours, four daily) and Mumbai (sleeper/2AC ?285/
1215, 14 hours). The 11pm
Hubli-Vasco Link Express
goes to Goa (sleeper ?153, six
hours).
