Vayu Vajra

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Vayu Vajra
Vayu Vajra Logo.jpg
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Vayu Vajra bus in front of Kempegowda Bus Station, Majestic, Bengaluru
Parent Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Headquarters Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Service areaBengaluru
Service type AC Volvo bus
Stops Kempegowda International Airport
DepotsKamakya etc.
Fuel type Diesel
OperatorBangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Website mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/new-page/Airport+Vayu+vajra+Services/en

Vayu Vajra (meaning: Air diamond) is an Indian public bus transportation service in Bengaluru, India. [1] [2] [3] [4] They are air conditioned Volvo buses colored blue, [5] operated by BMTC. The buses carry people from the city centre to the Kempegowda International Airport, located in the suburban village of Devanahalli.

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Routes

Serial NumberRoute NumberService Start Place in the cityViaJourney Time
1KIA 4Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Jayachamarajendra Nagara
  • Halasuru Lake
  • Indiranagara KFC
1 hour 50 minutes
2KIA 4AWhitefield ITPL TTMC
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Jayachamarajendra Nagara
  • Halasuru Lake
  • Indiranagara KFC
2 hours
3KIA 5Banashankari
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Mahatma Gandhi Road
  • Shantinagara TTMC
  • Jayanagara 4th Block
  • Jayaprakash Nagara 6th Phase
1 hour 50 minutes
4KIA 5DBrigade Meadows, Kanakapura Road
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Mahatma Gandhi Road
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC (Shantinagara TTMC)
  • Jayanagara 4th Block
2 hours 20 minutes
5KIA 6Kadugodi Bus Station
  • Hebbala
  • Mahatma Gandhi Road
  • Marathahalli
  • Whitefield
  • Hope Farm
2 hours
6KIA 6AKadugodi Bus Station
  • Hebbala
  • Tin Factory Junction
  • Krishnarajapura
  • Garudacharapalya
  • Hoodi Circle
  • ITPL
  • Hope Farm
2 hours
7KIA 7HSR KEB Junction
  • Guttahalli
  • Indian Express
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC (Shantinagara TTMC)
  • Checkpost
  • Koramangala Water Tank
  • Jakkasandra
1 hour 50 minutes
8KIA 7AHSR BDA Complex
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Shivajinagara Bus Station
  • Mahatma Gandhi Road
  • Jakkasandra
1 hour 50 minutes
9KIA 8Electronic City
  • Hebbala
  • Tin Factory Junction
  • Marathahalli Bridge
  • Central Silk Board
2 hours
10KIA 8AKuvempunagara
  • Hebbala
  • Tin Factory Junction
  • Marathahalli Bridge
  • Central Silk Board
2 hours
11KIA 8CChandapura
  • Hebbala
  • Tin Factory Junction
  • Marathahalli Bridge
  • Central Silk Board
3 hours
12KIA 8EElectronic City Wipro Back Gate
  • Bagaluru
  • Byrathi Bande
  • Tin Factory Junction
  • Marathahalli Bridge
  • Central Silk Board
2 hours 10 minutes
13KIA 8DSarjapura Wipro Campus
  • Hebbala
  • Tin Factory Junction
  • Marathahalli Bridge
3 hours
14KIA 9 Kempegowda Bus Station
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Shivananda Circle
1 hour
15KIA 9HHebbala
  • Hunusamaranahalli
  • Kogilu Cross
  • Esteem Mall
1 hour
16KIA 10Mysuru Road Bus Station
  • Hebbala
  • Yeshavanthapura
  • West of Chord Road
  • Vijayanagara
1 hour 45 minutes
17KIA 14Royal Meenakshi Mall
  • Hebbala
  • Mekheri Circle
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC (Shantinagara TTMC)
  • Bilekahalli
1 hour 50 minutes
18KIA 15Whitefield ITPL TTMC Back Gate
  • Beguru
  • Singahalli Cross
  • Yelahanka
  • Budigere
  • Khaji Sonnenahalli
  • Kadugodi
  • Hope Farm
  • ITPL
1 hour 45 minutes
19KIA 15AWhitefield ITPL TTMC Back Gate
  • Beguru
  • Singahalli Cross
  • Yelahanka
  • Budigere
  • Khaji Sonnenahalli
  • Kadugodi
  • Varthuru Kodi
  • Kundalahalli
  • Graphite India
2 hours
20KIA 17BEML Layout 5th Stage
  • Hebbala
  • Goraguntepalya
  • Summanahalli
  • Nayandanahalli
  • Rajarajeshwarinagara
2 hours
Vayu Vajra buses in bus depot 13, Kamakya, Bengaluru Kamakya Bus Depo (3), Bengaluru.jpg
Vayu Vajra buses in bus depot 13, Kamakya, Bengaluru
Interior of a Vayu Vajra bus Volvo 8400 inside.jpg
Interior of a Vayu Vajra bus

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