[ashwin.terminat]

Living in Bangalore for over 20 years now, it pays to know a few detours that ensure you don't need to wait at a signal for over a minute when you're late for work(or college, in my case). All of us know a few of these gems that we covet and is our go-to-detour when time is of the essence.

The purpose of this thread is to share such detours anywhere in Bangalore. Helps us save time by not having to stop at signals as well as beating a traffic jam, which, though a part and parcel of Bangalore now, is something all of us would love to do without.

I share a few detours I know of:

1) Lifestyle Junction to Vellara Junction: The Cathedral School Signal

This road is chock-a-block with traffic every morning. Recently, I came across a small little detour, which though a few hundred meters longer, will help you save considerable amount of time and irritation.



2) From Madhav Rao Circle towards Jayanagar: Teachers College Signal

Get onto Kankanpalya Main Road, take the right before Trinity Heart Foundation. Then take the 5th left(Which I think is immediately after the Mosque on the right side and will be the only left turn without the Metro preventing you from crossing RV Road) and then go straight ahead and cross RV Road.

I hope this thread is useful.

My sense of direction is pretty bad, so I can never gather alternate routes well.

And those who know any such detours at all, please do let us know!

[NPV]

Originally Posted by ashwin.terminat

1) Lifestyle Junction to Vellara Junction: The Cathedral School Signal

Nice thread!
Wondering how this detour is useful - once you get onto Castle Street it will lead to a signal at Brigade Road. And if you turn left there, you will reach another signal at Vellara junction where you can go straight towards Adugodi or turn right onto Richmond Road again (back to the road where you started the detour, but you had 2 signals now before reaching here instead of just one near Wood Street/Cathedral school). Maybe I'm missing something here!

[ashwin.terminat]

Originally Posted by NPV

Nice thread!
Wondering how this detour is useful - once you get onto Castle Street it will lead to a signal at Brigade Road. And if you turn left there, you will reach another signal at Vellara junction where you can go straight towards Adugodi or turn right onto Richmond Road again (back to the road where you started the detour, but you had 2 signals now before reaching here instead of just one near Wood Street/Cathedral school). Maybe I'm missing something here!

This is to avoid the signal at Cathedral School. Once you enter Castle Street, you don't go all the way up to the Signal; you take the left that will take you across Wood Street and then into Richmond Road again.

You won't be using this everyday, but on the days that this road is almost come to a standstill, you'll save valuable time!

[vinay kamath]

Bangalore :

from PEENYA TO BIAL AIRPORT :

From Jalahalli circle, pass Ayyappa temple , drive straight until Gangamma circle, then Take Left ,

then *** pass through Jalahalli Airforce base *** ,

including its theatre , then take the right fork just after the petrol pump, and breeze past to Mother Diary at Uttur (Yelahanka) to get towards BIAL airport

You could cover all this in half the time avoiding almost the entire ring road, all traffic snarls, railway crossings and most traffic signal junctions.

( bonus: Observe the pretty paintings of various war helicopters & aircraft on the walls , *** a real plane *** suspended mid-air on a frame at the air force base gate , and real aircraft engine and bombs displayed after another kilo metre inside the gates )

[balechaparka]

From Banaswadi to White field.

Take left at Kasturi nagar(Phase 2) Railway underpass and take right.

You will reach Railway under pass which is newly constructed.

This goes to HP Petrol Pump after Tin factory Bus stop.We can avoid all traffic jam at flyover and bus stop.

[sandsun7]

While going from Railway station/Ananda Rao circle towards Airport/Hebbal/Gutahalli:

Immediately after getting down the Anandarao circle flyover through the 1st left down ramp towards race course road, do not proceed all the way to the circle near Solitaire hotel, instead, take the straight narrower road before it, besides a public toilet; the road which has a height barrier. This road is called 'Yadava college road'. At the dead end of this road, take left (no right turn there anyways), go under the railway bridge, and at the circle immediately ahead, take a 'U' turn and proceed straight for around 100 meters, past the BP petrol pump. Then, take the first left turn, this time just before the underpass to enter 'Railway parallel road'. Keep going straight, you will finally meet Bellary road a few meters before the BDA flyover. Take left to enter and proceed towards Airport/Hebbal.
Google maps link: http://goo.gl/maps/stIhI

[wildsdi5530]

Originally Posted by sandsun7

While going from Railway station/Ananda Rao circle towards Airport/Hebbal/Gutahalli:

Immediately after getting down the Anandarao circle flyover through the 1st left down ramp towards race course road, do not proceed all the way to the circle near Solitaire hotel, instead, take the straight narrower road before it, besides a public toilet; the road which has a height barrier. This road is called 'Yadava college road'. At the dead end of this road, take left (no right turn there anyways), go under the railway bridge, and at the circle immediately ahead, take a 'U' turn and proceed straight for around 100 meters, past the BP petrol pump. Then, take the first left turn, this time just before the underpass to enter 'Railway parallel road'. Keep going straight, you will finally meet Bellary road a few meters before the BDA flyover. Take left to enter and proceed towards Airport/Hebbal.
Google maps link: http://goo.gl/maps/stIhI

Please don't encourage this route. This involves going in a 1-way stretch. I know lots of people do it, but endorsing a traffic violation on a reputable forum is not good.
My two bits.

[Rajeevraj]

Outer Ring Road -Marathahalli to Kundalahalli Signal (To by-pass the Marathahalli Bridge- Kundalahalli Signal Stretch). Below route in most cases guarantee you to reach the signal in ~15 min. The regular route this is very unpredictable. You still need to cross the signal. But will be able to cross in one go.



Cons:

• Railway Gate- If you travel at a regular time slot, in most cases it will be possible to predict if it will be closed.
• Bumpy and Narrow Road-Suitable for Bikes. Car may not save time

[sandsun7]

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Please don't encourage this route. This involves going in a 1-way stretch. I know lots of people do it, but endorsing a traffic violation on a reputable forum is not good.
My two bits.

Which is the one way stretch in this route? I don't think there is any.
Yadava college road is two way. So is railway parallel road. I have been using this road since many years and I am absolutely confident that there isn't a stretch which is one way.

[wildsdi5530]

Originally Posted by sandsun7

Which is the one way stretch in this route? I don't think there is any.
Yadava college road is two way. So is railway parallel road. I have been using this road since many years and I am absolutely confident that there isn't a stretch which is one way.

The one next to the petrol bunk.
My apologies: I figured out the 100 mts in front of the bunk. I was talking of the road to palace Guttahalli.

[meetbadri]

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Please don't encourage this route. This involves going in a 1-way stretch. I know lots of people do it, but endorsing a traffic violation on a reputable forum is not good.
My two bits.

Yes This road is not a one way. I usually travel in this road to reach BDA office from Anand Rao Circle. Just next to Yadava College I have seen Traffic police waiting to catch the traffic violators but have never stopped any one who is following the traffic rules.

[narayans80]

There is a route that goes from Arekere, Hulimavu towards Electronics City (joins somewhere near Wipro office) that skips NICE road and all except one traffic junctions in Bannerghatta Road south of JP Nagar ring road and goes via Begur. The only disadvantage is the number of speed breakers. Tried this almost 5 years back when I was living in Bangalore.

[glenmz]

I used to take this route to avoid the rush after crossing Silkboard Signal towards BTM. Was staying near 20th Main, BTM 1st stage, hence this route worked for me. I could avoid all the rush till AXA signal.
Only flip side is, this could get deadlocked if any of the cabbies/autos try to play smart. But this used to work 8 out of 10 times when I was staying there.
Take a right after Silk board signal. Then get on the small bridge to the left (guess its called dollars colony). This will take you to behind AXA.
https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/12...12.9185973!3e0