Mangaluru: Some private buses plying between Mangaluru-Bengaluru have drastically increased their ticket prices giving the lame excuse of having to take a roundabout route due to the ban on traffic movement along Sampaje-Shiradi Ghat, which connects the two cities. With the Dasara holiday coming closer by the day, this comes as a shock to the passengers.
Mangaluru Dasara has gained a lot of fame. During Dasara, many people in far off places including Bengaluru come back to visit their hometown. This time, since the important highways remain inaccessible, it is causing a blowback. Now, it has created the trouble, with a few private buses increasing their fares drastically all of a sudden. Another tension is that most of the seats have been pre-booked.
Private buses ticket price
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Route
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Current price
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Advertisement Price a day before Dasara
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B’luru-M’luru
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650
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1,500
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Mysuru-M’luru
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600
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1,110
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Hubballi-M’luru
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750
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1,050
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Koppala-M’luru
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650
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750
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Normally, the ticket price of private buses plying between Bengaluru-Mangaluru is Rs 650. But as of October 9
th, one is compelled to shell out Rs 1,500 to book a ticket online for the same route.
Book government bus by October 10th
The ticket prices of government buses plying between Mangaluru-Bengaluru increase during the weekends. On week days, it is remains the normal fare. According to KSRTC officials, the government buses have two separate price list for normal days and for festivals respectively. The Dasara festival prices will be put into effect from October 10
th.
“For now, there has not been any hike in KSRTC bus ticket prices. The hiked price for Dasara festival will come be applied from October 10
th onwards. Before that, the tickets can be booked online at regular prices,” said Deepak Kumar, KSRTC, Divisional Officer.
