KSRTC premium bus,
Credit: Special Arrangement
Bengaluru: The KSRTC has announced a 5-20% discount on its premium bus services on select routes.
The discount kicked in from Monday (January 5) and will last until further notice, most likely March 31, a senior KSRTC official said.
The decision was prompted by increased competition from private bus operators, the introduction of special trains by Indian Railways and the travel off-season, the official added.
Passengers, travelling between Bengaluru and various coastal Karnataka cities, will be the biggest beneficiaries.
The passengers have long complained about the high fares charged by the KSRTC compared to private operators. The corporation also charges 20% more on special buses in peak season.
The discounts will be applicable on Rajahamsa, non-AC sleeper (including Pallakki), Airavat, Airavat Club Class, Airavat Club Class 2.0, AC sleeper, Ambaari, Ambaari Dream Class, Ambaari Utsav and FlyBus
services. Visit the corporation's website ksrtc.in for more details.
Routes and fares
The discounts will apply to buses operating between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, Kudapur, Udupi/Manipal, Dharmasthala, Kukke Subrahmanya, Puttur, Mururdeshwara, Madikeri/Virajpet, Davangere, Shivamogga/Sagara, Chennai, Hyderabad/Secunderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Shirdi, Tirupati, Chennai, Coimbatore, Thrissur and other selected routes.
The Bengaluru-Mumbai fare (Ambaari Dream Class) will be Rs 2,000, compared to Rs 2,500 earlier, Bengaluru-Udupi/Manipal (Rs 1,450 for Ambaari Utsav as against Rs 1,620), Bengaluru-Murudeshwara (Rs 1,700 for Ambaari Utsav as against Rs 1,900) and Bengaluru-Davangere (Rs 700 for Airavat Club Class 2.0 as against Rs 740).