Bengaluru to Puducherry: every way to go
How to get from Bengaluru to Puducherry: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 1 trains listed
- fastest 12h (Puducherry Express 11005)
- train from ≈₹240 (SL, approx)
- car 350 km, ₹3,820–₹5,250
Trains checked · car rates
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ≈₹240 | 1 | 12h | ≈15 kg |
| Bus | not checked yet | not checked yet | not checked yet | ≈9 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 50m | ≈67 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹3,820–₹5,250 | any time | 7h | ≈60 kg per car |
Figures as checked in the sections below, latest
Services: trains listed in the timetable (not all run every day); buses a day for the bus. Time is the fastest scheduled train and the typical bus, station to station. Flight time is shown as the air time plus 3h 50m: about 1h 10m by road to BLR, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 10m from PNY into Puducherry. Those are our assumptions, not airline rules; the air time is on each flight card. CO₂ is an estimate per person (the car per car) from distance × published UK government (DESNZ/DEFRA) factors, which are not India-specific. Factors checked .
Trains from Bengaluru to Puducherry
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11005 | Puducherry Express Mail/Express | 19:15 BAW → 07:15 PDY (+1 day) | 12h | Sun Mon Fri | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹240 SL, approx | Check seats now |
Flights
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Bus
Typical, not live. Checked
By car
- 350 km
- about 7h driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹3,820–₹5,250
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 350 km); the road route was not checked. Driving time assumes about 50 km an hour including stops. Not included: Tolls and state entry tax: not in our table for this road, Parking.
Checked · Source: Humsafar estimate from seller per-km quotes
The two places
- Bengaluru, Karnataka · stations: Banaswadi (BAND), Bangalore Cantonment (BNC), Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru) (SBC), Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVB), Yelahanka Junction (YNK), Yesvantpur Junction (YPR) · airports: BLR
- Puducherry, Puducherry · stations: Puducherry (PDY) · airports: PNY
About 269 km apart in a straight line (350 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Puducherry’s stations
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Bengaluru to Puducherry?
Puducherry Express (11005), scheduled at 12h from BAW to PDY, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:40 IST.
How many trains run from Bengaluru to Puducherry?
1 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 19:15 and the last at 19:15 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:40 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Bengaluru to Puducherry?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
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1 trains go from Bengaluru to Puducherry; the fastest takes 12h, and fares start at about ₹240.