My last trip to Madikeri was in June, a month ago. Madikeri (aka Mercara) is about 275kms from Bangalore. You can reach there by evening, if you start from Bangalore in the morning. Economical way is to take a bus from Bangalore directly to Madikeri or through Mysore. Check http://www.ksrtc.org/timetable.asp
You can also take a train from Bangalore to Mysore and a bus thereon. Funnily, the KSRTC timetable online does not list buses from Mysore to Mercara.
If you are driving, (at an easy pace) it should take you 7-8 hours from Bangalore including snack stops at the MTR Hotel after Channapatna or Kamat Lokaruchi. (I wonder if they still make those awesome Maddur vadas at the Maddur railway station canteen).
Most part of the Bangalore-Mysore drive is good, except in patches where work is still going on. Same with the road bye-passing Mysore to Madikeri via Hunsur. A month ago, road building work was in progress but there are stretches you can drive at 60-80kmph.
Feel free to call / mail me for details.
Anil KUMAR
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Has anyone been there?
Does anyone know if it's sensible to expect to arrive in Bangalore in the morning, and be in Madikere by evening? What's the best way to do it? Bus to Mysore and another to Madikere? Would a taxi be expensive? Are the buses regular enough that I don't have to worry about precise timings?
Any relevant information would be greatly appreciated.
-- ams
