From February 24, you will be able to travel on European-style air-conditioned sleeper buses from Bengaluru to cities in Karnataka and other states only if you are willing to pay more.
European-style Buses
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has inducted 15 buses and will induct 35 more in the future. Christened Ambaari Utsav, the Volvo 9600s multi-axle sleeper bus will be operated to Mangaluru, Kundapura, Panaji, Pune, Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Ernakulum, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram. Each bus will have 40+2 seats, reported Deccan Herald.
The name for the KSRTC’s latest luxury bus travel was chosen through a public contest. “These buses will provide a plane-like luxury travel experience. We will operate them to cities with a travel time of 10 hours or more,” a KSRTC official said.
With the Ambaari Utsav buses, the state-run transport corporation seeks to compete with private players that have come to dominate long-haul bus travel from Bengaluru with their sleek, modern, and comfortable buses.
Here are 6 points about Ambaari Utsav buses
- It’s a Volvo 9600s multi-axle sleeper bus. It’s 15m long, 4m tall, and 2.6m wide.
- The berth size will be 5.9 feet.
- The fare will be 13% higher than the Ambaari Dream Class Volvo B11R sleeper bus.
- The Ambaari Dream Class fare to Mangaluru is Rs 1,151 and to Hyderabad is Rs 1,638.
- Ambaari Utsav is touted to provide better comfort and safety.
- The Ambaari Utsav bus service to Kerala will originate from Shanthinagar and to other cities from Majestic.
