Bangalore airport is about an hour to two hours (depending on traffic) from bangalore city, and there are ar least two major train stations you can board from - Bangalore Central and Cantonment
Five to six hundred rupees by prepaid cab (there should be a counter as you exit the airport, in the departures area).
Chennai central station to airport - there's a direct aircon volvo bus you can try, or there's - again - a prepaid taxi counter (dont exit by the main entrance, there's an entrance signposted parking lot etc, to the side - exit by that and there's a prepaid cab rank there - though the cabs arent aircon there). You can get prepaid cabs at Chennai Airport (there're three taxi counters there, my favorite is the one marked 'Aviation Express' - their cars are Chevy Tavera or Toyota Innova late model - comfortable)
The Bica lounge in MAA is very good, nice, shiny new, good pastry bar, free wifi.
All 3 airports have left luggage facilities. Decent or not .. well, they work. Though I wouldnt advise you to leave expensive gear in there.
Originally Posted by
Gumbieben
I'm about to book a trip to India so have a couple of questions for here.
Arrival at Bangalore at 4am, what options do I have to transfer to Bangalore City Jct train station? (Bus/Train/taxis? rough cost etc)
The same for Chennai Central station to Chennai Airport Domestic terminal at midnight, then returning Airport to Train Station on a Sunday morning.
Also are there decent left luggage facilities at both stations?
Finally has anyone used any of the following priority pass airport lounges?
Chennai Domestic Bica Lounge
Cochin Domestic Clipper lounge
I have a 4am departure to Port Blair from Chennai so want to check in after midnight and spend 2/3 hours in the Bica lounge.
Many thanks for the help.