KSRTC to resume bus services to Mangaluru airport – ET TravelWorld

The Karnataka state road transport corporation (KSRTC) will resume its bus services from the Bejai terminus in Mangaluru, Karnataka to Mangaluru International Airport (MIA). Another bus from Manipal in Udupi will travel to the airport via Kavoor, KSRTC sources said.

The services, which were operated a few years back, were suspended on the ground that there was not enough revenue. They are being reintroduced on a directive from state Transport Minister B Sriramulu, responding to request from passengers.

​​The new package, announced by the budget tourism cell of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), offers travel buffs and pilgrims a cost-effective opportunity to visit the famed Pancha Pandava Temples in the Southern state and also to take part in the famous ‘Valla Sadhya’, the ritualistic feast being served at the Parthasarathy Temple in Aranmula.

Four Volvo buses have been brought here from Mysuru to run the services and the permit of the regional transport officer is awaited, the sources said. The morning bus will commence service at 6.30 am on the Lalbagh, Kuntikan-Kavoor route and the fare has been fixed at INR 100. The fare for the service from Manipal to MIA is fixed at INR 300. Besides passengers to the airport, others can also utilise the facility.