Madurai → Bangalore
Madurai to Bangalore is about 435 km by road (7.6–9.2 hours via Salem), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹2,958 for a petrol car.
Distance check: Madurai district’s table lists 432 km.
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- City drive
Madurai to Bangalore at a glance
- Distance
- ~435 km
- Drive time
- 7.6–9.2 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹2,958
- Toll allowance
- ₹870
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹3,828
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,914
About these numbers: petrol ₹102/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Method · Report an error
Build a northbound plan from Madurai to your Bangalore address
Keep Madurai checkout and the highway departure as separate tasks. If you are visiting a temple or market before leaving, allow that time before the driving leg starts. The road sequence listed in this guide is Dindigul, Karur, Salem and Krishnagiri before Bangalore.
Choose a meal break with a proper exit and re-entry plan; a place name along the corridor is not a reviewed restaurant recommendation. If the group needs an overnight stop, enter that room quote rather than leaving it outside the displayed trip total.
Bangalore arrival is more specific than reaching the city boundary. Set your destination neighbourhood, station or accommodation in navigation. A pre-booked onward service needs its own buffer because this calculator has no live congestion feed.
Before you confirm the journey
- Finish any Madurai visit before the planned road departure.
- Use the exact Bangalore arrival address when checking navigation.
- Enter meal and transfer costs for everyone travelling.
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Madurai to Bangalore: what the figures mean
The Madurai district tourist-information table lists 432 km to Bangalore. CostMyTrip’s preserved calculator uses 435 km; the source does not verify your exact road choice or travel time.
Madurai to Bangalore route
Madurai → Dindigul → Karur → Namakkal → Salem → Dharmapuri → Krishnagiri → Hosur → Bangalore
Road: NH44 via Salem
Towns on the way
Weather in Bangalore
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: KSRTC Karnataka ↗ · SETC Tamil Nadu ↗.
Train
- Madurai: Madurai Junction
- Bangalore: Bangalore Cantonment or Bangalore City (KSR)
Flight options
- Madurai: Madurai Airport (IXM)
- Bangalore: Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore (BLR)
Arriving in Bangalore
For a connection in Bangalore, compare the full transfer chain. Include the distance from your drop-off to the terminal, the luggage you carry and the ticket’s reporting requirement. A road estimate ending at Bangalore cannot confirm that connection.
References for this journey
- Madurai district tourist information ↗
Published approximate road-distance table: Bangalore 432 km. Checked 30 October 2026; not a live routing result.
Return trip: Bangalore to Madurai
Same 435 km back, about ₹3,828 each way or ₹7,656 for the round trip.
Planning the drive back
The listed southbound road sequence passes Krishnagiri, Salem, Karur and Dindigul. Check your exact Bangalore departure address before setting a Madurai check-in time. Do not use the highway model to predict the entire door-to-door journey.
Decide whether your first Madurai activity is hotel check-in, a temple visit or an onward connection. A city-centre room can reduce some local transfers but introduces its own parking and access questions. Ask the property how to reach its actual entrance.
Price the visit days as well as the driving day. If you add a different destination after Madurai, such as Rameswaram or Kanyakumari, create another planner leg; those journeys are outside the Bangalore–Madurai total.
- Confirm hotel parking before choosing the final approach.
- Keep an onward destination as an additional route leg.
- Use your room quote and actual meal days for the stay budget.
Madurai to Bangalore: practical questions
Is Madurai to Bangalore 432 km or 435 km?
The district tourism table gives an approximate road reference of 432 km; CostMyTrip’s existing model uses 435 km for its calculations. Exact endpoints and the road selected in navigation can produce a different distance.
Does the Madurai–Bangalore estimate include time spent visiting Madurai?
No. The driving-time model is for the journey. Add temple visits, checkout, meals and the final Bangalore transfer separately when planning your departure.
How can I compare a Madurai–Bangalore ticket with driving?
Enter your ticket quote per person and the group’s transfers in the transport comparison. Use the same one-way or return journey and traveller count as the driving estimate.