Hassan

Hassan is a small town in Karnataka State. It is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the heart of Karnataka architecture, greenery and water.

Understand
Hassan is a very good place, often called as poor man's Ooty.

Get in
It is about 185 km from Bangalore City and 130 km from Mysore.

By train
Hassan has a Railway station but very few passenger trains running through it- mainly Oil tankers from Mangalore to other parts of Karnataka pass through.

Hassan is connected from Bangalore vis 22679/80 Superfast Intercity Express from Yeshvantapur Junction. Train No. 16515/16 Karwar Triweekly and 16575/76 Mangalore Triweekly Express also connect Yeshvantapur and Hassan, along with 56215/16 Yeshvantapur Mysore Passenger running via Hassan. Train No. 16201/02 Mysore-Talaguppa Express, 17301/02 Mysore-Dharwad Express connect Mysore and Hassan. 11035/36 Sharavathi Express from Mumbai and 12781/82 Swarna Jayanthi Express from Delhi also connect to Hassan on a weekly basis via Hubli & Pune.



By bus
Being on NH-48(Nelamangala-Mangaluru highway) the place is well connected by bus from Bengaluru. Regular buses plying to Mangalore, Dharmastala, Chikkamagalur, Kukke Subramanya, and Udupi ply via Hassan. Owing to this regular Volvo and Rajahamsa (Deluxe) services of KSRTC available from Bangalore. Regular buses from Mysore are also available.

By car
From Bangalore take NH-4 up to Nelamangla bye-pass and turn left on the Doddaballapur-Mangalore road (NH-48) and pass through Kunigal, Yediyur, and Chennarayapatna to Hassan. The road is completely 4-laned and provides a comfortable travel.

Get around
Many autorickshaws roam around Hassan city. Taxis for regional trips are available near the Maharaja Park.

KSRTC operates city bus service of Hassan on selected routes at regular frequency.

Do
Palaka resort has excellent activities for people staying there or for a day outing. The resort also has the only paintball facility in the district of Hassan.

Go next

 * Dakshina Kannada


 * Chikmagalur Hill Station. 61 km
 * Belur Temple Town
 * Doddagadavalli - Lakshmidevi Temple on the Hassan-Belur road
 * Halebidu - the capital of the Hoysala dynasty.
 * Haranahalli - Chennakeshava and Someshwara temples
 * Hosaholalu - Lakshmirarayana Temple
 * Nuggehalli - Kesava Temple
 * Shravanabelagola Jain temple.