NH7 to NH7 from Hosur to Devanahalli Bypassing Bengaluru Firstly a big thanks to Mr. HVKumar for the post on how to bypass Bangalore when heading south from Hyderabad. I took this route recently in the opposite direction while driving from Kodaikanal to Hyderabad and was pleasantly surprised. It took us less than two hours (9:30 am to 11:20 am) of comfortable driving from Hosur to Devanahalli and no where did we get stuck in a traffic jam.
I had to copy the instructions given by Mr. Kumar in the reverse. To save trouble for others who might be interested in using this route from from Hosur (NH7) to Devanahalli (NH7), I am describing the route in detail below. This will be especially useful for those who are driving from cities in the South (Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem) to Hyderabad. While there are number of turns one has to look out for, there is not much traffic, the road surfaceis quite good, and except for one place (Whitefield Railway Station Level Crossing) you are unlikely to get stuck in traffic anywhere.
1. Once you cross Hosur, you will go past the Arches welcoming you to Karnataka. The first town is ATTIBELE. There is a fly over under construction here. TURN RIGHT off NH 7 under this flyover and take the narrow road facing you. You have to go on for about 10 kms on this road. In case you are not sure where to branch off NH 7, as soon as you enter Attibele, ask the locals for the shortcut towards Sarjapura or Whitefield.
2. After 10 kms, you will see the Sarjapura Police Station to your Left. Ahead is a T junction. Right goes to Bagalur / Chikka Tirupati. TURN LEFT here – you will see a small Udupi Hotel (this place is called TC Halli Gate). You are now on the Sarjapura road, going towards Bangalore – so do not worry is you see road signs for Bangalore.
3. Continue for 5 kms until you see a BPCL Petrol Pump on your left. TURN RIGHT turn here, towards Varthur / Whitefield.
4. You will see TISB International School on your right after a few hundred metres. It is about 10 kms to Varthur town. Varthur Lake will be visible on your left. There is a roundabout in Varthur town – keep going STRAIGHT. You will see Brigade Harmony and Forum Value Mall on your right.
5. After 5 kms, you will see Kadugodi Bus Stand on our left. There is a crossing here (right again goes to Chikka Tirupati). Keep going STRAIGHT – you will be heading towards Whitefield.
6. You have to go across the Whitefield Level Crossing, below the Flyover which is under construction. You may face a small traffic jam here. In fact, this is the only bottleneck in this route. Keep going straight – you will see Sathya Sai University on your right.
7. After 7 kms, you will hit NH4 (Bangalore – Hoskote – Kolar road). There is a flyover under construction at this junction. TAKE LEFT towards Bangalore and proceed for a little more than 1 km until you reach another Flyover under construction. Take a U turn under the flyover. When taking the U turn, you will notice a Commercial Tax Checkpost on your left. After taking the U turn, you will notice a road branching off NH 4 to your LEFT. There is a huge sign across this road saying ‘Devanahalli / Bengaluru International Airport. Take this road.
8. The road to Devanahalli has light traffic and excellent surface for most of the route. Shortly after entering the road, you will see Siemens factory on your right.
9. This road is very well signposted with directions for BIAL (Bangalore Airport). Just keep following these signs. There is a junction after Bedigere village which is not signposted – take the RIGHT fork here. You will then enter a T junction with NH 207. Take LEFT here.
10. After 3 kms, you will see Devanahalli Bus Stand. TURN RIGHT here – this is the road to Nandi Hills.
11. You will now hit NH 7. Take the right turn here towards Chikballapur / Hyderabad. Chikballapur is 13 kms from this point.
Last edited by Jaggu : 1st April 2010 at 20:26.
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