Porvorim To Udupi

Trip to Udupi with Family

Post by Mohana | Bangalore | Dec 19, 2012

National Highway 66 passes through Udupi. Other significant roads include the State Highways to Karkala and Dharmastala and to Shimoga and Srinari. The NH-66 provides a link to Mangalore and Karwar via Kundapur. Private as well as government buses connect Udupi to various parts of Karnataka. Udupi has a railway station on the Konkan Railway. The nearest international airport to Udupi is Mangalore (Bajpe) Airport, which is 50p;km away. City and suburban transport is available for travel within Udupi and suburbs. The buses originate from the suburban bus stand (City Bus Stand). There are different route numbers. The nearest harbour/port to Udupi is Malpe, which is 5 km away, and Gangoli (Kundapur), which is 36 km away. The New Mangalore Port/Harbour is 50 km away from Udupi. Udupi Railway Station is managed by the Konkan Railways. It is about 2 km from Udupi town and is on the Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai rail route. Direct trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Rajkot and Ahmedabad. Traveling north, Kundapura Railway Station is the nearest main station.

Udupi - Decent place and people

Post by Ulhas

We traveled by car from Panaji via Karvar, it took us 6 hours to cover 320 kms. Road is very good and traffic was not much. On the way if you want can visit the famous Gokarna temple and spend some time at Murdeshwar.