Byndoor

Byndoor is the northernmost taluka of Udupi district, spanning from the coast to the foothills of the western ghats. The Kollur Mookambika temple is located around 28 km from the town of Byndoor.

By plane
Mangalore International Airport, at Bajpe, about 20 km from the city centre. There are daily flights to Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa, Kochi and Calicut in the domestic segment and weekly or bi-weekly flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat (Oman), Doha (Qatar), Kuwait and Bahrain in the international segment. Byndoor is two hours drive from Mangalore.

By train
Byndoor (Mookambika Road Station - BYNR) is the nearest station. To get to Kollur, from the railway station catch a rickshaw to Byndoor, and from Byndoor to Kollur private bus facility is available but at limited intervals. Other option is private taxi from Byndoor town or from the railway station. Big disadvantage of Byndoor station is that it is located in a remote border area of Kundapura taluka.

Kundapura (KUDA) is the best railway station to reach Kollur because you can get more buses from here. But the Kundapura Railway Station is 10 km from the city and autorikshaws charge about ₹120 to the city bus stand. Kollur is about 38 km from the railway station.

The station has good waiting room/hall and a fruit stall. From Kundapura there are plenty of private express buses are available (every 15 min) to Kollur. Plenty of private taxis are also available. Nearest route to Kollur from the station is via Basrur-Gulvady Vended Dam Bridge (Kundapura Station-Basrur-Gulvadi Vented Dam Bridge-Neralkatte-Vandse-Kollur), its lesser than 35km journey. Railway Station telephone number: +91-8254-237365.

Get around
Autorikshaws are available everywhere and they charge ₹25/- for shorter distances.

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Trekking possibilities are numerous. You can start from the bridge at Kashi Theertha river spot 1 km from the temple gate. Auto fare. ₹25.

Sleep
There are a number of lodges around the Mookambika temple. Private hotels are mostly situated between the busstand and the temple gate and some of them offer rooms at ₹500-2,000 per night.

There are two lodges inside the temple gate. The first one is called Hotel Shwetha.

The second one is a guest house run by the temple administration. Rates: ₹500 for a double room with bath. The rooms are new, spacious and attached with clean bathrooms.

Several cheaper lodges are also available behind the parking space on the Shimoga road. They offer rooms at ₹200 per night and dormitories at lower prices.

Go next

 * Mangalore
 * Murudeshwar
 * Shimoga