There has been some issues regarding understanding BMTC routes, the main reason being too many routes in the system – Here is a gist of some common BMTC routes
Kanakapura road: 211-217 going atleast upto Jaraganahalli/Yechanahalli (G-5 corporation to Kaggalipura) (215C,D,E,H,M,Y,CA via Jayanagar 4th block and J.P.Nagar 1st phase)
Mysore Road: 218-234 going atleast upto Rajarajeshwari nagar gate(G-6 Shantinagar bus stand to Kengeri Satellite Town) (222D,M via Banashankari and Uttarahalli)
Between Mysore road and Magadi road: 235-239 will go atleast to chandra layout via MCTC
Magadi road: 240-249 series go atleast to Sunkadgatte(248 via Vijayanagar to sunkadgatte)(G-7 Majestic to Gollarahatti)
Tumkur road: 250-265 series going atleast to Jalahalli cross.(G-8 BRV Parade Ground to Nelamangla)
Between Tumkur and Bellary road: 266-275 series going atleast to Mathikere/Kuvempu circle(276 follows same but go via New BEL road and not mathikere)
Bellary road (Towards Doddaballpura): 277-289 series towards Doddballapura and 297-299 series towards Devanahalli touching atleast hebbal. 401,402,404,406 going to Yelahanka satellite towns(278’s and 279’s turn at Ganganagar to Bhoopasandra/Nagshettyhalli. Buses from Shivajinagar come via R.T.Nagar to Hebbal)(G-9 BRV parade Ground to Yelahanka)
Nagawara Road: 290-292 series(G-11 Corporation to RK Hegde Nagar)
Hennur Road: 293-296 series going atleast to Lingarajapuram(G-12 Indian Express to Bagalur)
Devanahalli Road: 297-299 series going upto Chikkajala
Banaswadi road: 300-301 series atleast to Banaswadi
Kammanahalli: 302 series
Old Madras road: 303-319 series all except 314 series going to NGEF. 314 goes to BEML/CV Raman nagar/DRDO via CMH Road. Also 380-383 series go to K.R.Puram/hosakote(G-12 Shantinagar busstand to KR Puram)(Note: 319’s go to ITPL via K.R.Puram)
Old Airport Road: 320-339 going atleast upto HAL (G-1 MG Road to Kadugodi)
Sarjapur road: 340-342 series going atleast upto Agara(G-2 Mayo Hall to Sarjapura)
Hosur Road: 343-362 series going atleast upto Madiwala(Silk board if the bus comes via Jayanagar BTM like 343B,356Q,348B,348G etc.)(G-3 Brigade Road to Electronic City)
Bannerghatta Road: 363-372 series going atleast upto Bilekahalli.(364 series except 364G and 369, run via Jayanagar to Eastend and then go to Bilekahalli) (G-4 Brigade Road to Bannerghatta National Park)
373-375: Banashankari-Uttarahalli-Kengeri (Except 373B-Banashankari to Electronic City)
378: Electronic City to Kengeri
399: Jigani/Anekal-Attibelle-Sarjapur
The circle of bangalore is complete with these routes.
Other red board routes
400: Hebbal to Ramamoorthynagar
401 series: Yelahanka-Yeshvantapur-Vijayanagar/Kengeri(Except 401M running via Outer ring Road from Yeshvantapur to Kengeri)
405: Majestic-Magadi Road-Mysore Road-Majestic
410: Jalahalli Cross to Banashankari (410C starts at Vijayanagar to silk board)
412: Isro Layout to Hennur Cross via Inner Ring Road, Kammanhalli
414: Vijayanagar to K Narayanpura
415: Vishvanathanagenhalli
500/501/502 (Renumbered C and D)- Outer Ring Road
504: K.R.Puram to K.R.Puram
505: ITPL to Electronic City(volvo)
507: KR Puram-Hebbal-BEL Circle-Jalahalli-Peenya-Sunkadgate
600: Banashanakri to electronic city
Black board routes summary
1: Jayanagar to Yeshvantapur via Gandhi bazaar,market
2 series: Majestic to J.P.Naga 1st/6th phases
3 series: Jayanagar to Hanumanthanagar
7 series: Jayanagar to Indiranagar
11-14: Banashankari bus stand
15 series: KR Road
16-20: Jayanagar 9th block
24, 25, 27: BTM
24E,25E,27E: JP Nagar 3rd phase
28,29: JP Nagar 6th phase
30-32 series: NR Colony/Thyagarajanagar
33,34 series: Hanumanthanagar
36,37 series: Srinagar/Girinagar
43-45 series: Hanumanthanagar
60-65 series: Vijayanagar
75 series: Malleshwaram to Vijayanagar
90-94C: Yeshvantapur
95-96 series: Kamalanagar via Malleshwaram circle
98,99: Malleshwaram 18th cross
100-104: Sadhashivanagar
107, 108 series: RT Nagar and Ganganagar
110-114: Vasanthanagar/JC Nagar
129: Majestic o shivajinagar
131-139:Indiranagar
140-146: Viveknagar/austin town
150: Market to Shivajinagar
161-166:Dairy Circle (Except 164)
164-165: Adugodi
168: Tavarekere/Jai Bheema Nagar
169: Jeevanhalli to Kurubarahalli via Shivajinagar
170-173A: Koramangala
176: Kaval Byrasandra/RT nagar to Vijayanagar via Vyalikaval, Malleshwaram circle
180: Kaval Byrasandra to KHB colony via Yeshvantapur
181: Jayanagar to Bheemajyothinagar via market
182: Shivajinagar to Padmanabhanagar
183: Shivajinagar circle via Market, Kathriguppe, Jayanagar
189: JP Nagar 3rd phase to Mahalakshmi Layout
190: Srinagar to Jeevanbhimanagar
192: Vivekanandanagar to KHB colony
195: Shivajinagar-Majestic-Vijayanagar
197: Sultanpalya to Jeevanbhimanagar
201: Inner Ring Road (Banashankari to Koramangla/Domlur or Koramangala to Domlur)
207: Nandini Layout to Nandini Layout via Inner Ring Road
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