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Seriously, if i had such an option of an assured seat in a volvo, and with the bus stop being close to my destination/boarding point i would dump my vehicle and take this option. The daily grind driving in this city is taking more of a toll on my health than i imagined. And yes, i do follow almost all the pointers which was mentioned in bharat4ever's post, which i discovered through my own observations. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore
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Mornings: 7 -> 8:30 8 -> 9:45 9 -> 10:45 Evenings: 5 -> 6:45 6 -> ~8 7 -> ~9 Advantages: 1) AC & driven by professional driver 2) Cost is just ~1500 per month (Extras: unlimited travel on all days, on all BMTC except airport volvos) 3) If you have a smartphone or a laptop with internet, you can finish all emails & other browsing 4) Otherwise, can read a book, listen to podcast. Last edited by msdivy : 17th October 2012 at 15:55. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai
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| ![]() Guys, I'm moving to Banglore soon. I got to drive from C V Raman Nagar to E-city daily. With regards to traffic, what's the best time and route to travel between these two places? And, what's the approximate travel time I can expect? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore
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so long story short, if you start at 8 or 8:30, you can reach within an hour. if i were you, i'd take this route: CV Raman Nagar > Geethanjali Layout > Thippasandra > Indiranagar 80ft road > right at 12th Main Indiranagar > left within 200mts (CCD) > straight down the road you'll hit 14th Main > join 100ft road Indiranagar (beside New Horizon School) > straight down 100ft road and join Inner Ring Road > Ejipura > Sony World (Koramangala) > left at St. John's hospital road > right at Madiwala market signal > left at Madiwala police station > you're on Hosur road; either go below BETL or above it - your choice. Last edited by IronH4WK : 17th October 2012 at 16:12. Reason: added route | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore
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I'll write back with my findings after I've tried this journey on my Activa, Yezdi, SX4 and Volvo(not mine). | ||
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore
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If not, you can look at house options near Bannerghatta road, Kanakapura road or even as far as Banashankari. The advantage of these places is that you can easily latch on to the NICE road which will give you a smooth ride all the way to E-city. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore
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![]() - no seats. Need to stand and go for 25 km with the driver applying sudden brakes every now and then. Keep avoiding falling on fellow passengers, mumbling apologies for 2 hours. - if you get seats, they are uncomfortable seats for tall people with no legroom whatsoever - delays. They only take the main route and will stop everywhere and anywhere to pickup and drop passengers. Mornings can take you anywhere around 2 hours. Evenings are worse. - pushing and prodding and getting your feet some weight therapy with others stamping, plus the risk of being pickpocketed during peak hours near the door area (I've had this happen once). - AC vents above seats are sometimes broken / damaged. There is a blast of cold air above your head and you can do nothing about redirecting it. Happy blocked nose for the rest of the day! - risk of contracting infections / diseases with so many people crammed in a closed space. Especially the common ones like cold / flu, etc. I'd much rather prefer my bike / car any day because of those reasons, more so if your bus stop is at a location where you don't get seats. My house is near East End and all the buses are full by the time I get into them. ![]() Last edited by KarthikK : 18th October 2012 at 08:16. | ||
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney
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| ![]() Karthik, if you require I can share a GPS track of my route till HSR layout through Varthur. You want it? Or tell me which route you prefer, I can make a track using the shortcuts on that route for you. |
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1. Delay at the karmelaram railway signal, which is off late a huge problem 2. The traffic at varthur market and police station. The second one is not a big problem but the first one is. There is another route to go to ORR (right at cisco office after the underpass). Take a right turn at varthur weekly market and continue on the same road for around 4-5 Kms and you will touch ORR. Most of the times its a trouble free road but on a bad day you can witness jams at the village narrow roads caused by loaded trucks. ![]() I have been travelling from Whitefield (Kadugodi to be precise) to Dairy Circle everyday for last 2 years and can confidently tell you that there are no roads which are trouble free. Like you I tried Volvo buses but they did not work out for me for similar reason as your's. I now drive to work everyday. I used to go in my Enfield initially but now I m finding it a little difficult ( Read as I m getting older ![]() Below are my routes to work: Kadugodi to Dairy Circle ( Before 7:30 AM) Kadugodi - Varthur - HSR Layout - Sarjapur - Silkboard - Dairy Circle Kadugodi to Dairy Circle ( Between 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM) Kadugodi - Hoodi - left turn towards SAP - Right turn to Doddenakundi - Then the Alpine Eco apartment road to ORR - Sarjapur - Silkboard- Dairy Circle ( At this time varthur road is pathetic with train delays and also with school buses piling on the road) Kadugodi to Dairy Circle ( after 9:30 AM) Kadugodi - Varthur - HSR Layout - Sarjapur - Silkboard - Dairy Circle Dairy Circle to Whitefield ( Before 5:30 PM) Dairy Circle- Silkboard- ORR- Kundalahalli - Forum Value Mall - Kadugodi Dairy Circle to Whitefield ( After 5:30 PM) Dairy Circle- Silkboard- Sarjapura- Karmelaram- Varthur-Kadugodi Guys, let me know if there are any easier routes. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Adelaide
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After 2 days of chaos, someone dumped gravel in it. Now it is so uneven that it has made no difference to traffic speeds. Any vehicle has to completely stop once, to get across. Traffic gets stuck all the way till Varthur police station. And the problem won't be solved for a few more years. By the way, you have mentioned Sarjapur in multiple places. I think you mean Ambalipura/Iblur. Sarjapur is about 20 km from the other places you have mentioned. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai
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I've come here to test waters for 6months. If I'm not comfortable with the place, I will move back to good Old Madras. Btw, I'm single, and also thanks for your suggestions Sir. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Oops sorry. I am getting too old and imagine everybody in the forum to be married with kids. Glad your Punto came out unscathed on the rendezvous with the lady. Drive safe and have fun. |
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