How to reach Hospet

Closest airport is Hubli (140 km, 3 hrs) with daily flights from Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. Taxis ?3000-3500. Jindal Vijayanagar Airport at Toranagallu (30 km) has occasional charters. Most fly to Hubli or Bengaluru and take the scenic train.

Excellent NH48 and NH67. KSRTC deluxe buses from Bengaluru (7 hrs, ?600-1200), Goa (8 hrs), Hyderabad (9 hrs). Private Volvos and sleepers galore. Self-drive through peanut fields and windmill valleys is one of Karnataka’s prettiest routes.

Hosapete Junction is on the Bengaluru-Hubli main line. Overnight Hampi Express (Train 16591/92) from Bengaluru reaches by 7 a.m. Daily trains from Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Clean station, cheap retiring rooms, autos waiting outside.