BMTC routes numbers at a glance

Some common BMTC routes including red and blackboard buses.

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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