I recently made a trip to Tirupati from Bangalore few weeks ago. I am writing this to help people get information who want to travel from Bangalore to Tirupati for Darshan.
There are three major bus services from Bangalore to Tirupati:
ITDC: 1155 Rs
KSRTC: 1155 Rs
APSRTC: 1100 Rs.
All these buses start from Racecourse Road and are generally around night between 8.30 to 10.30 pm. The buses are Volvo air-conditioned but not that comfortable. The leg space is less and it�s hard to sleep in the bus. The bus will stop at regular intervals of around 2 hr. The total travel time is around 6.30 hrs. My bus started at 9.30 pm and at 3 am it reached Tirupati. The temple is another 30-45 mins. from this place. Once one reaches Tirupati, the Darshan visitors are taken to a guest house. The accommodation will be provided for 1.5 hrs during which one has to take bath and relax if he or she wants to. The accommodation will be one room per family or per group. After that the bus will move to visit the temple of Lord Balaji�s wife and one can pay Darshan in that temple. The ticket will cost 25 Rs.
After this Darshan, the bus will stop at a hotel and one can take breakfast in that hotel. All those people who want to get their head tonsured are taken into different vehicles to the temple. The head are tonsured free at the public head tonsuring hall inside the temple. It is advised to take an extra set of clothing as one has to take bath after getting his head tonsured.
After this, they can have their breakfast and submit their belongings at one of the shop which have a tie up with the travel guide. It is advised not to take mobile or cameras, as they are strictly not allowed inside the temple.
After submitting the belongings, a line will be formed and one has to move in line. The Darshan process will take around 2-3 hrs depending upon the rush level. After the Darshan, the visitors are given one complimentary Ladoo by the travel guide.
After another 1 hour, the bus will start the journey back to Bangalore. In between the journey they will stop the bus for lunch at a hotel. The special thali is around 55 Rs. , but it�s a buffet system and I tell you , that the lunch is really good.
The bus will be back to Bangalore by around 7.30 pm.
This is very good information for people who are willing to go to Balaji�s Darshan from Bangalore by ITDC, KSRTC, APSRTC.
Going to Tirupati is like rejuvenation and I feel blessed by Lord Balaji.
Posted by Amit
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the info is very useful!!
and thanx for dropping by my blog.
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I would appreciate if you could post the contact info. of the travel agent.
Contact information regarding the travel agents for Bangalore to Tirupati:
Name of Agent: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Contact address and phone:
KSRTC Central Offices
K.H.Road,
Bangalore - 560027
Phone: 2237465/2221321
Toll free no. 12666
Bangalore:
22870099, 22873377, 22872050, 22353054, 22385848, 98440 21485, 98440 25544, 98440 80887 22221321, 22221325, 22237465
Or your nearest KSRTC bus stand, Depot or reservation counter.
Website: www.ksrtc.org or e-mail to gmtraffic@ksrtc.org
There is also an online reservation system.
I am also planning for Tirupati trip with my wife,
Volvo is comfortable or not?
We can stay where?
hi, Volvo is decent. I mean its comfortable except that you wont find it comfortable for sleeping . If you take the package of KSRTC, you dont need to worry about the accommodation.They will give you and your family a single room for around 1.5-2hrs in the morning , where you can get fresh. after that you will be back to bangalore by evening 7 pm.
best of luk, contact back for any queries.
Amit, it will be great if I could get info for ITDC office.
I want to take a trip to Tirupati & Kalahasti with my family. Can u suggest me the right office or traveks to contact
hi,
u can contact the ksrtc office at marathalli banglore or the apsrtc office near residency road in bangalore . they have packages for tirupati. I am sorry that I dont know about Kalahasti.
Hi,
When I contacted the KSRTC office they guided me to contact at (080)22356246 which is a booking office for tour package.
Thought this might be useful.
Thanks!
Regards,
San
this is some really useful info.thanks.
-balaji
thanks balaji , ur welcome to add some info if u like , I will be really glad to read it.
Hi,
I know that KSRTC, ITDC have packages from Bangalore to Tirupati but i couldn't find online reservation facility. Besdies this, can anybody tell me volvo facility is available on which particular days or all days.
Approx. taime taken from departure to arrival.
hi,
I am not sure about the no. of days it is available in a week , but I think its almost daily. I am no more in Bangalore, so hard to find that for me.
well, the total travel time is around 6.30 hrs.
thx and if u get sm extra info , plz post it.
amit you have done something so great that god would bless you for that the information is so useful that i did not no any thing & now i know lots.
as i am from delhi (gurgaon) i am planning to go to bangalore on the 3rd nov 2006 & on 5th nov 2006 would like to leave for tirupati what best i should do please guide me would appreciate it.
my mail : gautamdatt76@yahoo.com
would be greatfull as i am going for the first time to that area.
gautam
thx gautam.. i would suggest u to book the tickets on 3rd only when u reach b'lore. i think u can get the ticket for 5th for tirupati. if u dont get ticket in ksrtc , then try apsrtc and itdc as well, as all three of them have same buses, start from same point and almost everything is same with negligible difference in cost. the ksrtc office branch is in marathalli road and the office is in racecourse road.
i wish u best of luk for darshan , do post something after the darshan.
hey good info,i got enough information to go to tirupati from banglore. god bless you
-- DIYA
BANGLORE
thx Diya for the blessing ... I need it.
I have gone thorugh all reply...and it looks good...
Thanks Amit.
I am palnnig for Tirupati first time and not much aware about the Place,how to reach etc..etc.
But your info is very informative and crystal Clear.Now it s very easy.
Thanks
Hi Amit,
I am also planning for Tirupati. I got very useful information . Thanks. Do you have any idea for booking office for these Volvo buses in Kormangala area.
Hi Amit,
Thanks for the detailed explanation.I am not getting any tickets thru KSRTC so planning to try APSRTC.Please can u give me their contact.Also where did u leave the mobile/camera(I'm sure u must have carried one!).Tks RV.
hi,
thx.. I dont know about office in kormangla.sorry. I know office in race course road and Marathalli.
the KSRTC or APSRTC service is exactly same.
There are shops in Tirupati where u can keep ur mobile and camera. Its safe, dont worry.
Hello Amit,
I hope that after booking, travel, breakfast , lunch and accomodation etc etc you would be having the smooth Darshan or did you face any difficulty visiting the shrine for Darshan. Did some ITDC official helped you till you visit the temple. How much time it took for you to visit the shrine and for how long you waited there. I hope that ITDC people were not in hurry as you people had to come back the same day.
Thanks
Jainender
hi Jainender,
they dont give bfast, lunch etc. only 1 laddoo. and see they r in hurry , but u hv decent time b4 darshan. best of luk..
hi amit, really good info.
Thnka amit for the info dude
nice work !!
Can we go by travels through car, since i feel very much unconmfortable in bus. pls let me know the details reg the same.
Hello
Great info
Can you help me get the address of ITDC office in bangalore. Is there one in Madiwala?
Rrds
..
My plan is Tirupathi-Kalahasthi-Mangapura-Bangalore, I want to know if any operator offers this package. Also, how long will it take to have darshan after entering the temple premises on a package offer.
Dear Amit,
I am going to Tirupati for darshan.I have to board the bus at Yalahanka on 15.02.07.I am not able to get the telephone No. of APSRTC to confirm its stopage in Yalahanka.
Request you to help in getting the contact number.
Regards
Rahul Trivedi
how do they ensure dharsan timings? is there seperate queue for KSRTC , APSRTC & ITDC? I am going with & Infant.
Regards,
Prasad
Hi prasad ! It will take 2 hrs normally for complete Darshan. they have separate queues which merge , its a long queue, U wont hv problem with ur baby , u j need to be bit careful!
Hey Amit,
Ur info will hold true for ages I guess :-) I have a small query.. Dont know if u remember that or not..
My Query is about the road condition. I mean if I drive from Bangalore to Tirupati then is it a good idea or not !!!
just tell me ur opinion :-)
Thanks in advance..
Puneet
Hi,
The road is good , it will take around 6-8 hrs by car . Best of luck.
Regards,
Amit
Hi Amit,
Thank you for the quick useful reply.
Regards,
Prasad
Good Information . Thanks much.
It's nice to see this type of conversation and it's very helpful for people who want to go for Darsan.
Even I didn't have any idea before about this but now i have got some idea for which thanks to everyone.
Thanks Titu !
We all can benefit from collaborated knowledge on going to Tirupati , as lot of devotees visit every day to Tirupati.
I request if someone can post about the travel to Tirupati from other cities, on this blog , it would be really great or may be about staying 2-3 days in Tirupati.
Amit,,,
THANKS A TON....i have a question...is there any way that we can buy more laddus,,,i mean prasad...will our guide be able to help us to get some more..
Hi,
Yes , you can buy extra Laddus , and ur guide can help u in this definitely.
I am also very fond of Tirupati Laddus !
happy darshan of Lord Balaji !
Hey , I just travelled through the KSRTC bus tour to triupati.. and the bus was horrible.. it was so hot at the back. Kindly note if anybody of you plan to go by bus number 2707 , please verify that the AC is working behind, or it would become a nightmare trip for you
Hi Dear,
I am really sorry that the bus you took was in a bad condition. Generally, it doesnt happen like this..but yes its good you gave the bus No. , as people can avoid that bus and also the last seat.
Thanks for the info.
Hi Amit
I'm going Tirupathi trip 12th June07 through ITDC with my family and worrying allot about head tonsured.
Many thanks for giving information.It's really fantastic article and helps lot of people.
Cheers
Sudheer
Thanks Sunil ! do share ur experiences with other Lord Balaji devotee.
Dear Amit,
Thanks for giving this valuable information. i am sending my mother through ITDS, Hope it will be fine.
Any way thanks againg....
Regards..
Amit Kantia
thanks Amit ! Wish Aunty very best of the journey !
Hi Amit - Lovely piece of info and very informative volley of comments. Is there any restriction in terms of clothing to be worn during Darshan both for men and women? Is there any locker facility available (like Mata Vaishno Devi) where one can keep his / her valuables or other stuff / luggage while having Darshan? Or tour operator provides us with this facility?
Any Do's and Dont's you might advise all of us!!!
Thanks.
Vishal
Hi Vishal,
There is no restriction on clothing , u can dress as per its something not very inappropriate as per the occassion which I am sure you are aware of.
there is no locker facility as such , but you can keep your belongings in the shops outside and they take care of it very well, including the mobile.never heard of any problem regarding this. the tour operator will guide you the shop where belongings are to be kept.
have a nice Darshan of Lord Balaji.
Hey, I just came across a website
http://www.indiatransit.com that has lots of information about India bus services.
Jeff
Thx for all the information provided here including the value adding comments. Its going to be a timely help for me. I am planning a trip with my family for the "mottai" (head-tonsure) for my son -his 2nd bday. Can anyone pls let me know whether it will be difficult and too packed to take my 2 year old (or) can we manage for a day. Thanks.
Hi Bhuvans,
It would not be difficult to take your 2 yr old son for tonsure. Lord Balaji will take care of everything .
Happy Darshan ! My Best Wishes !
Hi these informational volley of comments was very useful to plan my trip thanks a lot.
HI my brother and sister-in-law wanted to visit Tirupati with there 1 year old daughter. So I want toask the complete tour is Comfortable for liitle children or not? I mean how much time it take to actual Darshan?
is there any fasility to take Darshan in leass time..........
hi,
The whole darshan time would be between 2-3 hrs. Taking little children wont be any problem, though you need to be slight careful while carrying the baby.
There are some special darshan ticket which u get from Tirupati Devasthanam which gives some 100o rs ticket and a specific time for darshan. but that has to be planned before going. contact Tirupati Devsthanam for this facility. Best wishes from my side.
Can someone help me with the SRI KALAHASTIWARA DEVASTANAM contact/phone number?. Pls mail the same to vebjuss@yahoo.com
Hi
We want to climb the hill by feet. Can you suggest me what would be feasible?
If u have the will and God's blessings , u can certainly climb the hill on feet. I have seen many people doing that. May be, you can also spend a day there.
Hi Amit,
first of all my best wishes, for creating such a nice blog. Dear I work for IBM and we are planning a trip on 17th Aug to Tirupati. As I am not from Karnataka so not much aware of the traditions. We are in a gropu of six and have booked a packaged tour through a travel agency. Will share my experiences once back 4rom there.
Amit I wanna know is these travel agencies give good facilities in comparision of KSRTC etc..or the buses u mentioned.
And how will all happen please tell me in brief. So this trip can result a fun and devotional trip.
Thanks Nishank Jain
Hi Nishank,
sorry, if I am late in my reply. The private buses share the same facilities like KSRTC, they stop at same places, almost same timing ..so no problem at all.Its all very smooth and since you are in group, so it would be fun for you as well on bus.
Wish you and your frens best of wishes and pray for me also.
A short introduction about me . I am working in Satyam and based in Chennai.
Also , do share about your experiences. It will be help for people who are planning the trip.
Hi,
Can you give the address/direction of their booking office?
Thanks,
Hey Amit!
I can see you helped people with Tirupati Darshan. I am in Melbourne and coming to India in October 07. I want to Take my mother to Tirupati. Can you help me? How do I book ticket and Volvo bus for the journey.In india, I am from Haryana. Please Help!
You can email me at sharmaadii@gmail.com.
Thanks
Aditi
Hi Aditi,
Can u plz tell me from which place you want to take the volvo, from Bangalore or Chennai. Its not difficult to book a volvo, there are ITDC,then APSRTC, KSRTDC etc..and quite comfortable. If u can mail me some details , I can try to give you a specific solution.
Happy darshan !
Regards,
Amit
hi amit
hat's off to you for your valuable informations.really you have done a great job.
just a query can you please give me an information that, wheather these buses provide their services on friday or not as i was told by a colleague of mine that on these days i.e. on friday ,saturday and sunday they operate a 3 day tour. i wonder if they dont operate then how will i go for darshan as i am in bangalore on 7-10 dec. 2007.
kindly help me out.
regards
dr.manoj jain
Thanks Manoj ! I am not sure about the query you raised, but will definitely get back to you by next week. hope, its not late.
I am sure u will be able to get Lord Balaji darshan.
Hi,
I am from Hubli and would like to visit tirupati for lord venkatesha's darshan, I was searching for this package and got your blog spot. thanks for the info. I was just wondering about the darshan timing, normally if we choose our own way of special dharshan then it take a minimum of four hours. My question is do they have contract with TTD authority where in they allow this passangers to go thru break darshan which in turn will speed up to match there departure timings ?? Do they take care of darshan too, is it included in the package??
I want to travel in the mid of this month is this possible will they have seats ??
Thanks and regards.
Ashiwnmili
We went for a trip from Bangalore and for the price you pay(Rs 1400) the deal is not worth it. First of all Bus is not very comfortable, seats rattle and there is no seperation between driver compartment and passenger section. As a result the beaming light from on coming vehicles will be straight on your face. The tour guide could speak half English, half Hindi. Accomodation was excellent which was the only plus point I can mention. We have to pay for the food and the choice of hotels was just average food quality. The Darshan facility was nothing special, you could probably do it yourself. The two day trip was a bit cramped. Next time I will be driving down, no more ITDC.
Thx Dear for sharing your experience . There are 2-3 packages and all are not that comfortable. The package that I had taken was just 1 day package with KSRTC and the bus was volvo, which was comfortable. In , my case the acco. was decent but not excellent.
But really thanks , as readers can avoid the 2day-1400 Rs ITDC package.
Hi Amit,
Thanks for the useful information.
Regards,
Deepshikha
Heyyy ..Great job..
The information out here is really helpful for those travelling for first time or after a long time...
Thanks Amit a lot.. God Bless you !! The entire info on this page is very useful.. All cause of your initiative.. :)
Nways..Well just wanted to ask one question .. Dont know if u can really answer it..
Is it safe for girls to travel alone.. Like I am deciding from many days to visit Balaji but not getting company for it Due to busy schedules of others.. Planning to visit there alone..
Tell if u have any idea.. sorry to bother you with the question..
hi,
sorry for late reply . no problems in Tirupati. Take the Package tour . Its perfectly ok.
Happy Darshan.
Regards
Amit
hi amit...
thanks a tonne for the info... itz done a great help for me...
cheers
sowjanya
Hello Amit,
Thanks for providing complete information about Tirupati darshan.
Since i have some medical problem travelling by bus is not possible. Do you have any information about going to Tirupati by air or rails ? Wht is the distance of airport from tirupati temple ?? We want to visit Tirupati and Kalahasti on 9th Feb 2008.
Dear Sir,
the airport is around 4-5 km from Tirupati. The way to temple is steep and you need to take a bus or private taxi from down to travel on the hills.
Please, take precautions if you have back problems. With blessings of Lord Balaji, hope you wont have any issues.
also, to beat the stress of travel, you can think of staying on the hills for a day. there are many guesthouses available on the hills.
Regards,
Amit
Hi Amit,
Among APSRTC , KSTDC and ITDC ,please could you tell me which is the best package tour provider ?
Since I am going for the first time to Tirupathi , I would like to go through the best package tour provider.Please could you help me out with this?
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Hi Sushant,
All the buses are same volvo, however I feel ITDC has a slight edge in terms of package variety and also its the toughest to get, otherwise all three are almost equally good.
May Lord Balaji bless all of us !
Regards,
Amit
Hi Amit,
So you are saying that ITDC is the best is it?
But I am going on a two day package i.e. Saturday and Sunday .In one of the blogs written in your article,somebody has said that the two day package in ITDC is not good.
Whats your opinion about APSRTC?
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Hi sushant ,
I think the 2 day package is on sat-sun only bcoz of the heavy rush on sat-sun. I once went by APSRTC from Chennai to Tirupati. I took the evening bus, did my darshan next day in the morning and then came back .
The distance of Chennai to Tirupati and bangalore to Tirupati is almost same. so I , dont think the service would be different.
All the travels stop at same place for lunch and for refreshments , so really not much difference accodring to me, but the types of packagesin ITDC is I think more.
You can also read http://amitsinha69.blogspot.com/2007/10/travel-to-tirupati-from-chennai.html#links
for some more info.
Regards,
Amit
Hi Amit,
I actually wanted to go on 23rd and 24th of February, but yesterday I found that in APSRTC ,it is full and will be able to book only on March 1st and March 2nd as I am going with my sister and both of us are free only on the weekends.
But I found through a dealer of ITDC ,that the booking for 23rd and 24th starts only from 15th Februrary.
So shall I book for ITDC itself on 23rd and 24th February?
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Hi Amit,
I actually wanted to go on 23rd and 24th of February, but yesterday I found that in APSRTC ,it is full and will be able to book only on March 1st and March 2nd as I am going with my sister and both of us are free only on the weekends.
But I found through a dealer of ITDC ,that the booking for 23rd and 24th starts only from 15th Februrary.
So shall I book for ITDC itself on 23rd and 24th February?
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Hi Amit,
You did not reply to my mail.
I will go ahead as per your advice.
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Hi Sushant,
I would suggest you go ahead with your plans on 23rd-24th feb by ITDC bus. Its good and comfortable.
best wishes,
regards,
amit
Hi Amit,
Thanks a lot for your reply.
It was really good and very helpful.
I will let you know once I am done with the trip.
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Good info, thanks
Hi am planning to go to thirupathi on this 23rd and 24th, could any one plesae give the contact details of ITDC bangalore center.
thanks
Pruthvi
Hi,
Please find this number of the ITDC Bangalore CENTER :-
08022383361
Regards,
Sushanth H.S.
Hai this srinivas from b'lore..i planed to visit thirupathi and have lord balaji darushanam in the mid of march-2008 ,
and i planed to go with my family(Dad,mom and my brother,totally 4 members),please suggent me the travell mode(ITDC or KSRTC) and total amount for trip including food and darushanam ,my contact no 919844644962 or mail me to srinivasa_murthyb@yahoo.co.in
hii
iam venkat planning t got t tirupti in this week ,
i have one doubt for tonsure of head they take u in tirupti(ie,in 7 hills or down only ) are u given sufficient time for getting ur head shaved??????
please reply or mail me at venkatjan2000@gmail.com
Hi Amit,
I am planning to go to Tirupati by April 1st week. I have a doubt, if I book the package thru APTDC / KSTDC, shall i get sufficient time tonsure of head? I got to know from some people that sometime these tour guides won't give enough time to do that.
Venkat, Did you get any information on this
Dear Srinivas,Venkat and Jaya.
sorry for the late reply.
Srinivas,
both ITDC and KSRTC are having almost same quality of service. the cost per person including darshanam, prasad etc, will cost around 1100rs . the contact is there in the article.
Dear Venkatand Jaya,
you would get enough time to get your head tonsured. it takes less than 30 mins to get your head tonsure ,
the travel agents will take care of it. dont worry at all.
happy Lord Balaji Darshan..
thanks and regards,
Amit
Thanks very much, Amit.
Good Info.
Jayakumar
Hi,
I heard that ITDC and APSTDC share same volvo bus? Is it true?
Like Seat 1-20 APSTDC
Seat 20 -45 ITDC
Can any body provide me details inside story?
Please reply me at suhan_xp@yahoo.com
Regards,
Suhan
thanx 4 such an important information!!
i think it ill really help me to go tirupati 4rom bangalore!!!
can u pls give me information about the busses, i mean the contact nos. of all busses 4 advance booking!
hi dear,
the information what you have given is really really useful.thanx a lot.but one more thing i just wanted to know that the food will be provided by them or not.i mean whether it is within the package or not.
Dear suhan, Nikku and Taniya,
best wishes for Lord Balaji Darshan.
Suhan - It happens sometime that half seats are by ITDc and half by APSRTC , but thats not any issue. I have written earlier that there is almost no difference in the facilities offered by them.
Nikku - I have given the phone no.s of travel by KSRTC , request u to please read the initial comments.however, u need to go to their office and book the tickets, phone booking is not allowed.
Taniya- It depends on the package, generally one needs to buy on his/her own, however , once I went by a Private tour operator and they had lunch in their package.
but food is not expensive there.
rgds.
amit
Really usefull , Thanks ..
Really usefull , Thanks ..
I have been to Tirupati several times from Chennai. Twice using Tamil Nadu Tourism bus service and once by a provate operator. MY experience with Tamil Nadu tourism servcie has not been pleasant. I would definitely recommend the Private travel agent. Raj National Express
I have not been to Tirupati via Bangalore but an contemplating to use this route the next time I visit. Hopefully this summer.
Thanks
Kaushik
Though the condcuted tour is good,the quality of buses are not good. The buses are not volvo built buses only their engine is volve engine. Further,there is trip leaving B'lore at 7.30 p.m, the tour is too good, because in tirupati only people from this trip are allowed inside and there is no pushing inside. In the normal 9.30 bus from Bangalore, at the time of darashan devotees of dharma darashan push the devotees.
ITDC has to improve the coach qulity
Hi,
Just last weekend (25th, 26th April 08) we went to Tirupathi from ITDC Bangalore booked via SGL Tours & Travels.
I am sorry to say but it was a pathetic experience. :(
We reached Tirupathi around 2 am and they asked us to stand in the queue to take ticket for Darshan ourselves. They have not revealed this information before. It was so bad to see aged people and those with kids to stand in the queue without sleep for nearly 4 hrs. The counter opens there at only 5 am and to add to our fate the ticketing machine was not working then :((
Many people who used to have Royal Darshan before had chosen ITDC only in urgency thinking that everything is done accurately. People got outrageous and started calling the contact personnel. But no use then :(
However Darshan queue was only 1.5 hrs.
I strongly suggest not taking the 2 days ITDC package from Bangalore.
Deepthi
Thanks Kaushik and Deepthi for the useful comments u posted about ur experiences .
Its really sad that the quality of service by ITDC is detoriating . Wish they improve in future.
rgds
Amit
hi amit,
i m planning to go to tirupati from bangalore,by car,how much time will it take roughly and can i return the same day finishing darshan,waiting fr ur reply
anu
hi anu,
it wld take arund 6-7 hrs one way. i wld suggest either u start in nyt or in early morning. also , please take the drashan ticket in advance from Tirupati Devasthanam in bangalore.
have a good a Lord Balaji darshan trip.
amit
Hi amit,
Thanks for all the info you have provided on the blog. I am from Punjab, visiting Bangalore for Art of Living programme with my family members.I will be having 2 days maximum after the programme before I leave to my hometown. So planning to visit Tirupati.
My question is should I book for the tour now or should I book after I reach b'glore. Is there any volvo bus service where we can go to Tirupati in the morning and reach same day evening or night. We do not want to travel at night.
And last do you know, any nearby bus service at Udayapura, Bangalore?
Thanks in advance...
hi this is shiva kumar i want visit ttd on 14 or 15 june this month and i dont wish to go with package we are 2 people want to go and stay there one night and have darsan but i dont know where to stay i dont know anybody can u help me where i stay and have darsan i will be happy with ur reply bye skumar_sweetboy@yahoo.com
sorry Shiva , for late reply ..might be late in helping you , but it might help others.
there are guest house on Thirumala hills which are quite economical. u can get it easily. request you 2 book it early.
Hi,
I wanted to visit tirupathi for balaji darshan in one day package.I wanted to know which service would be better;KSRTC or APSRTC. Also which one will be providing accomodation? Will they be giving sindividual rooms for accomodation (freshening and getting ready and small snap)
Hi Priya,
sorry for late reply . APSRTC and KSRTC both are almost same service. They generally give in sharing room , but if ur alone and no other female is there to share room with u , u can get a single room. neways its only for 3-4 hours . ya a small nap can be taken.
happy darshan.
Amit
Hi: Thanks for the good information here. We plan to take KSRTC bus to Tirupathi in August.
What is the condition of the guest house that the tour operator provides? Is it good for a family of 4? Do they provide a 1 room with bath attached?
Thanks for the detailed info.
Hai This is Murthy here,, I wish to go to thirupathi on10/07/2008 with my family(4 members),can you please help me which one will be best service,
Please help me,
Thank u
Srinivasa Murthy
+919844644962
Hi Guys,
I just went to Tirupathi with my family on 16-06-2008 by VOLVO bus from APRSTC. It was a fantastic experience. It was chill out in the bus with AC cooling.
It start from Race Course Road, Bangalore at 7pm. The bus was clean, cool and comfortable.
At night around 9pm they stopped the bus for dinner at VOLVO area (in b/w Bglore and Tirupathi). I dont know much about that area. But the food there was just delicious and cheap also.
We reach Tirumalla at 2am. Stayed in APRSTC Lodge for around 1 hour for freshening and getting ready for onwards journey. Room conditions were so so, but for 1 or 2 hour, you cant expect for more. Went around 3am and reached Tirupathi Balaji at 4:30am. As we have VIP darshan pass with us (included in the journey ticket), so we face no problem with the darshan. It took around 1 and half hour to do darshan and pay our respect and regards to Almighty. We were given Big Ladoos as prasad which were quite tasty. I never had such great taste before.
After tea and some shopping around market there, went around 7:30am. Then we reached at Sri Padmavathi Temple (wife of Lord Balaji) around 9am. It took just half an hour for darshan. Again we had VIP darshan pass :)
Then we halt for breakfast at APRCTC restaurent which is where they took us for stay a night before. The food was equally good here but toilet condition was not good thr. Anyhow then after a lunch break at 1pm, we reached bangalore at 3:30pm.
We were tired by that time, but the feeling inside of fulfilling the dream to visit Sri Tirupathi Balaji overcome the tiredness. It was just awesome feeling.
This is it regarding my journey. I hope it can provide some guidance to the visitors who want to visit Balaji. If anyone wants to know more about that, my mail id is aggarwal.ankush@gmail.com.
Wish you all best of luck.
Regards,
Ankush
I plan to go to Tirupati on 5 or 6th Aug 2008.
Which package tour is best for 1 day ?
We would like to get VIP darshan if possible rather than wait for long, with good acco and food.
Hope its not asking for too much :)
Hare Krishna
Hi,
I went with APRSTC Volvo Bus.
For enquiry/reservation, You can contact them at below address
Address is: 24/1, SriVenkateshwara Complex, Besides Sanman Hotel, Race Course Road, Bangalore
Ph: 080-41136373
Regards,
Ankush
Posting some information that I found useful during my search.
KSTDC
http://kstdc.net/html/Tours.htm
49, 2nd Floor
Khanija Bhavan
Race Course Road
Bangalore - 560001
Tel: 080-22352901, 080-22352902, 080-22352903, 080-22352384
e-mail: info@karnatakatourism.org
Map - http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=12.982915&lon=77.585661&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2
Main Booking Counter and also Starting Point for KSTDC
Badami House, Opp. City Corporation
NR Square
Bangalore - 560002
Tel: 080-22275869, 080-22275883, 080-22212098, 080-22222400
e-mail: info@kstdc.net
Map - http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=12.966193&lon=77.586531&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2
Hours: 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM
APSTDC & ITDC
http://www.aptourism.in/packagetours_tir1.html (APSTDC)
http://sgltours.biz/pilgrims/index.html (ITDC consolidator in Bangalore)
33 G-10, Swiss Complex
Race Course Road
Banglore - 560001
Tel: 080-2383361, 080-2383362, 080-22350529, 080-22350530, 080-22382245, 080-22382246
e-mail: sgltours@airtelbroadband.in
Map - http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=12.9840312&lon=77.5810826&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2
thx a ton Ankush and dear anonymous for ur excellent information for our readers.
Lord Balaji bless all of us.
rgds
amit
I am planning to send my parents to tirupati via kstdc package tour. DO they have to be present personally to book darshan tikets ? How does kstdc arrange the tikets ?
Hi,
Can you please tell me how can I go to Tirupati from JP Nagar-1st Phase.
Plese note that I have an infant along with me. It would be better if you can guide me for this.
nikhil.parekh@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Nikhil
Hi,
Can you please tell me how can I go to Tirupati from JP Nagar-1st Phase.
Plese note that I have an infant along with me. It would be better if you can guide me for this.
nikhil.parekh@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Nikhil
Updated Info from my trip (5th Sept 2008)
Tickets from APTDC cost 1500/- (they look more like receipts)
Start at Race Course road at 7:15 PM
Stop at ITDC 7:30 PM
Dinner stop at Athithi Hoskote 9 PM
Reach Tirupathi at 1:30 AM
Break for freshening up 1 hr
Leave things in Volvo (yeah, inspite of notices warning us not to, we were asked to leave our bags behind in the bus)
Start for Tirumala at 2:45 AM
Reach Tirumala 4 AM
Deposit slippers, mobiles and cameras at shop (Rs 10 per electronic item)
Join Q 4:30 AM
Darshan 6 AM
Laddoo 6:45 AM
Wait for return bus till 7:20AM
Return to TTD Guest house 8:30
Breakfast till 9 AM
Start for Padmavathi Temple 9:30
Darshan
Start for Bangalore 10:45
Reach Indiranagar 100 Ft RD 4 PM
this blog is VERY useful.. for a person who is planning to go to tirupati from bangalore its an encyclopedia. i got all the info i thought i would never find on the web. thank a ton guys..thank you
hey amit thanks a lot ya 4 d info.. god will definately bless 4 for this social work !!! gr8 going nd keep it up !!!
Hi Amit, could you please let me know if we need to give finger prints when we reach the temple? Thanks a lot for all the info.
Trupti
Hi Trupti,
sorry for the late reply . u dont need 2 give finger prints if ur booking thru travel agents like ksrtc,apsrtc. finger print is only required when u do group booking thru Tirupati Devsthanam.
Happy Darshan.
Hi Amitsinha,
I'm Narasimhan from Bangalore and would like to got to trrupathi by my car. Could you please suggest a best route from Bangalore to Tirupathi via SriKalahasti.
-Narasi, Bangalore.
I advise all friends to use ITDC volvo bus for going to Tirupathi, that too 0730 pm bus. This is convenient than KSRTC. They leave at 0730pm and stop for only dinner. They reach Tirupathi at 0130 hrs and give you decent room for 2 hours to take bath. They take you to the hill at 0330 am and you will be put in queu at 0500 hrs when the atmosphere is pleasant and people have not got up. The shops will not be opened and the atmosphere will be serene. You will get Darshan before 0600 hrs as ITDC purchases Rs.200 per head ticket for 20 people. You are given 2 laddus and they also arrange shoe and mobile safe custody on payment. There is also a good guide who will explain and accompany you throughout. You are brought back to Padmavathi temple at Tirupathi downstairs at 0730 am. You have breakfast, visit Padmavathi temple and start back to Bangalore at 1030 am. They stop for the Lunch at 1330 hrs and reach back at 0430pm. ITDC charges Rs. 1500 per ticket but very convenient. I advise people to use this.
JANAKIRAM
So we do not have stand in Q(buy ticket Rs 50, give finger print n photo) if we go by KSTDC package trip to tirupati?
Hi Friends,
Can anyone share the ITDC address or booking details in Bangalore?
Thanks
Siva
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Hi Amit
I am planning a trip fm BLR to Tirupathi around 16th July 2009. You have provide excellent feedback on the ITDC package. I have checked that the price of ITDC is now Rs 1400- (0nly for Tirumala) and private operators using Volvo buses is Rs 800-). The private buses also offer food.
You have mentioned that you have also travelled once to Tirupathi through a private operator. From your experience, is there a great difference in the time/quality of darshan/smaller queues? Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for all the info! its great!I have a couple of queries.Me and my friends are planning to go to tirupati for 2 days.we want to travel there on our own.So the questions that i have are:
1)How and where do we buy the Darshan tickets?I know there is a office in Malleshwaram where it can be bought,but since we are planning to go there in a week or two i think we wont be able to get tickets thr as the quota will be full.So is there any facility to buy tickets(the Rs 200/- ones) at Tirupati.If yes where and when can it be bought?
2)Is it possible to easily get accomodation in hotels there?
Any info would be helpful.Thank you in advance!
Visit www.TirupatiCityOnline.com for information related to Tirupati and Tirumala.
Could not resist myself by saying thanks 2 u and congrats on getting this way to serve for Lord Bala Ji. I m planning a trip in near future..will ask u for help. :)
-- Avanish Srivastava
Thanks A Lot!!!
Hi all,
Its a great chain of all devotees, which will keep showing path to everyone for years.
I must appreciate this effort and say its not just information you are all sharing but actually guiding all new ones.
I am planning a Darshan with my parents this month in the last week.I was really in dark before i got this blog. It has not just saved lot of effort but actually made me mentally prepared with timings.
No doubts i am going to stick to plans shared by all and share my experiences once i am back.
To me the almighty has provided light by means of all you people.
Thanks everyone!Thanks Amit.
Hi all,
Its a great chain of all devotees, which will keep showing path to everyone for years.
I must appreciate this effort and say its not just information you are all sharing but actually guiding all new ones.
I am planning a Darshan with my parents this month in the last week.I was really in dark before i got this blog. It has not just saved lot of effort but actually made me mentally prepared with timings.
No doubts i am going to stick to plans shared by all and share my experiences once i am back.
To me the almighty has provided light by means of all you people.
Thanks everyone!Thanks Amit.
hi amitsinha thanks for useful information, may god bless you. me and my mom and some other relatives planning to go tirupathi from banglore but the problem is she has a problem with a/c, she is worry about the coldness in the bus, can we get the same facility without a/c.can you please help me out.thanks a lot for information amit...
Hi Vinay, Non AC buses will be like state buses ,which would not be that comfortable, I suggest. yes, bit of coldness will be there. I suggest you take a seat in middle and also take a small bedsheet to cover aunty from the cold. I myslef is allergic to AC, but a normal bedsheet to cover herself will be sufficient. I hope , she would be comfortable with that. best wishes
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Nice work Amit. This info is really helpful to people who visit tirupati for the first time.
May lord Balaji bless you !!!
-Sree
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Its very wonderful information about tirupati trip and
tirupati Hotels Accommodation.Thanks for the information.After reading this i have planed to visit tiruapti.Awesome post.
I am planning to go to Tirupati by next week. Does the rains make any difference these days?
Information here provided is of great value for anyone wants to visit.
Mostly wants to take APSTDC
Well the above anonymous made it to Tirupati. It was wonderful experience. Took APTDC package tour. More details am sharing on my blog at http://goanparadise.wordpress.com/
I hope everyone has wonderful Darshan. May god bless you all.
--Rajesh
tirupati Hotels
Darshan information and Experience
IMPORTANT:
I have to go from Jharkhand to Tirupati.Can u tell me,if any guide is available in Tirupati itself for aiding the darshan procedure?
Thanks
Hi Namrata,
Dont worry , you will get lots of guides there . Pls make sure that the first thing you do on reaching Tirupati is to take the Darshan tickets from TTDC counter.
The Darshan system is very well organised, though if you are planning on weekend, then the Darshan timing might take more than one day. There are economical guest houses available on hills
Happy Darshan,
Amit
Thanks for this information
You can contact Jyothi Travels, Bangalore at +91-9845578466. Every time I take help of these agents only. They know how to reach, where to stay, dhrashna time e.t.c., as he goes to Tirupathi every six months for darshan it seems :) :)
Enjoy guys...
Dear Guys,
Please dont ask repeated questions and trouble the poor guy amit. pls go through the questions and answers from the beginning and that wil adress 90% of your quieries. Thank you Amit for being so patient and informative.
hi amit ,
thnx for ur information
where is the office at marathahalli,bangalore somebody pls send it to my email jonijonityagi@gmail.com/
joni
Joni,
pls find the address and also the link for all KSRTC office in Bangalore , happy darshan
http://www.kaggadasapura.com/ksrtc-booking/
Muneshwara Tours & Travels, Shop No 11, 97/2B, MTK Reddy Complex, Ring road junction, Marathahalli, Bangalore – 560037.
Phone Nos: 080-25234603, 25225942
Mobile: 9845045868
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Thank you very much for the blog.... its a very good help desk for anyone visiting balaji temple for the first time from blore...
Hi!! Is the ticket for darshan included in the package fare?? and do we need to get the ticket ourselves after reaching tirupati??
Dear Amit,
Good Day,,Could you please give some information regarding the booking these trip to Bala ji from bangalore with Tel Numbers and how about the accomodation rooms are they clean and tidy.and total how many days trip from B'lore to Triputhi and back./Thanks and Regards
Hi Amit,
We are planning a trip to tirupati on the 26th of jan 2012. the main purpose is to get my son's head shaved and his auspicious days are 26th, 29th and 30th jan. can you please guide me about where to get VIP darshan tickets so we don't have to be in the queue too long with my son. Also does hair shaving happen at the same trimala temple or this ceremony is performed some where else?
we would be travelling by car from bangalore could you suggest a goopd place to stay.
Can we get his head shaved on 26th jan, when we reach tirupati from bangalore and do the darshan on either 27th or 28th depending on when we get the tickets for... or is it necessary to do darshan after the head shave?
Please mail me at art_shruti@yahoo.co.in
Thanks a lot,
Shruti
Hi Shruti,
1. shaving happens at the temple also , other option is to get it shaved outside and bring the hair along.
2. there is TTDC guest house on the hill . if its not peak day like weekend you can easily get an accomodation. alternatively you can stay at some good 3* hotels down the hill.
3.its better you book the tickets in advance. there are TTDC centers in Bangalore too, you can find it on net on the TTDC website. if its weekend , heavy rush is there. if u book in advance , you can get the darshan in 2-3 hours which is not uncomfortable.
May Lord Balaji bless your kid.
Thanks,
Amit
Awesome post, its wonderful information about tirupati and nearby Hotels, Thanks for information. Each and every Hindu should visit tirupathi, at least once in his or her life. Tirupati Hotel
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Hi amit,
It was a really helpful and informative blog. Wish to express my gratitude for such a post.
I visited tirupathi through Rajesh travels 1 day package.
We started at 8 pm. They arranged a bus to pick us up from jayanagar to Race course road, from where all their buses start.
We left race course road at 10.15 sharp.
Reached their accommodation near tirupati at 2.45.
They gave us very short time to get ready (around 30 mins) and next have breakfast at their own hotel.
The package cost included the price of darshan, breakfast and lunch.
we started to tirumala in ap bus.
stood in queue at 6.30. but queue started to move only after 7.30 .
had darshan at 8.45 around.
It was a grt feeling to have darshan of the lord.
next collected laddus for the darshan coupon.
we started at around 1.30 to blore
stopped by for lunch and tea .
reached blore RCR at 7 sharp.
overall, it was a nice trip.
Hey its really very nice thing. thanks for posting... Tirupati is really an amazing place, Awesome post about tirupati online booking and accommodation services.…!!
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