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![]() Vayu Vajra bus in front of Kempegowda Bus Station, Majestic, Bengaluru | |
Parent | Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation |
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Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
Service area | Bengaluru |
Service type | AC Volvo bus |
Stops | Kempegowda International Airport |
Depots | Kamakya etc. |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Operator | Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation |
Website | mybmtc |
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.
Serial Number | Route Number | Service Start Place in the city | Via | Journey Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KIA 4 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) |
| 1 hour 50 minutes |
2 | KIA 4A | Whitefield ITPL TTMC |
| 2 hours |
3 | KIA 5 | Banashankari |
| 1 hour 50 minutes |
4 | KIA 5D | Brigade Meadows, Kanakapura Road |
| 2 hours 20 minutes |
5 | KIA 6 | Kadugodi Bus Station |
| 2 hours |
6 | KIA 6A | Kadugodi Bus Station |
| 2 hours |
7 | KIA 7 | HSR KEB Junction |
| 1 hour 50 minutes |
8 | KIA 7A | HSR BDA Complex |
| 1 hour 50 minutes |
9 | KIA 8 | Electronic City |
| 2 hours |
10 | KIA 8A | Kuvempunagara |
| 2 hours |
11 | KIA 8C | Chandapura |
| 3 hours |
12 | KIA 8E | Electronic City Wipro Back Gate |
| 2 hours 10 minutes |
13 | KIA 8D | Sarjapura Wipro Campus |
| 3 hours |
14 | KIA 9 | Kempegowda Bus Station |
| 1 hour |
15 | KIA 9H | Hebbala |
| 1 hour |
16 | KIA 10 | Mysuru Road Bus Station |
| 1 hour 45 minutes |
17 | KIA 14 | Royal Meenakshi Mall |
| 1 hour 50 minutes |
18 | KIA 15 | Whitefield ITPL TTMC Back Gate |
| 1 hour 45 minutes |
19 | KIA 15A | Whitefield ITPL TTMC Back Gate |
| 2 hours |
20 | KIA 17 | BEML Layout 5th Stage |
| 2 hours |
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