Garden city, craft-beer capital, and India’s laid-back tech hub.
Bangalore is India’s most relaxed metro - cooled by its altitude, green with parks, and packed with cafes, breweries and a young, English-speaking crowd. It is the natural gateway to the south.
A pleasant climate year-round, India’s best cafe and craft-beer scene, direct flights from Heathrow, and an easy base for Mysore, Coorg and the Western Ghats.
Pleasant most of the year thanks to the altitude; October to February is the driest and coolest. June-September brings monsoon showers.
A dawn loop of Cubbon Park or Lalbagh Botanical Garden, then South Indian filter coffee.
Yoga studios and wellness cafes cluster in Indiranagar and Koramangala.
Leafy, low-rise Indiranagar over the busy MG Road core.
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The hippest base - tree-lined streets, specialty coffee, craft-beer bars and boutique hotels.
Business hotels, shopping and the easiest transport links - central and convenient.
Startup-and-student energy - some of the city’s best restaurants, breweries and cafes.
Yes - apply online for an Indian e-Tourist Visa before travelling.
Yes - British Airways flies direct from Heathrow to Bengaluru (BLR) in around 10 hours; one-stop Gulf carriers are often cheaper.
For its mild climate, food and nightlife, and as a comfortable base for South India - Mysore palace, Coorg coffee country and the Western Ghats.
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