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Talking about the options to reach Munnar from Bangalore, you have broadly three choices : road, rail and air. The most popular & practical option is by road.

Bangalore to Munnar by Bus

KSRTC (both Kerala's & Karnataka's) operate overnight daily bus services to Munnar from Bangalore. There are also a few private operators with luxury class bus services . Check out Bangalore to Munnar by bus for schedule and online booking details.

Bangalore to Munnar by road:
There are many routes for Bangalore to Munnar, depending on a host of other travel considerations. Here we’ll see a few popular options. Bangalore to Munnar is about 500km drive (about 12 hours ) , with some variations depends on the routes you select. The distance quoted in the following are approximate.

Bangalore to Munnar via Erode: Distance 478km

Bangalore --> 40km --> Hosur --> 50km --> Krishnagiri --> 110km --> Salem --> 60km --> Bhavani --> 20km --> Perundurai --> 42km --> Avanashi --> 22km --> Palladam --> 56km --> Udumalaipettai --> 88km --> Munnar

Bangalore to Munnar via Chamarajanagar: Distance 474km

Bangalore --> 62km --> Kanakpura --> 49km --> Malavalli --> 36km --> Kollegal --> 40km --> Chamarajanagar --> 77km --> Sathyamangalam --> 44km --> Avanashi --> 22km --> Palladam --> 56km --> Udumalpet --> 88km --> Munnar

Munnar from Bangalore via Dindigul: Distance 510km

Bangalore –> 40km –> Hosur –> 50km –> Krishnagiri –> 110km –> Salem –> 93km –> Karur –> 74km –> Dindigul –> 58km –> Periyakulam –> 16km –> Theni –> 16km –> Bodinayakanur –> 50km –> Munnar

Bangalore to Munnar Train:
Munnar doesn't have a direct rail connection. The nearest railway stations from Bangalore is Ernakulam or Coimbatore.

See Bangalore to Munnar by Train for the train options.

Bangalore to Munnar by Air:

The nearest airports for Munnar are Coimbatore (CJB) (in Tamilnadu) and Cochin (in Kerala). However both are good 3 to 5 hours drive further anyway. From Cochin airport Munnar is about 100 km, that is approximately 3 hours drive via Kalady, Perumbavoor, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Adimali and finally Munnar.

From Coimbatore airport, Munnar is about 5 hours drive (about 160km).

Another option is Madurai airport (IXM), that about 140km from Munnar.

Thanks to the hilly nature of the roads closer to Munnar the driving time is a bit longer for the given distances.

Regarding the choices of flights, Cochin (COK) has better direct connectivity with Bangalore ( about 6 directs flights) whereas Coimbatore and Madurai has flights via Chennai from Bangalore. So that about the itinerary involving the flight connectivity between Bangalore and Munnar.