Bangalore itinerary: 1 to 2 days
Plans for one and two days in Bangalore, day by day: Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, Cubbon Park, Lal Bagh, Bangalore Fort and the Bull Temple first, then Freedom Park, K. R. Market, Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple and Bugle Rock on a second day. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 2 days
Bangalore in 1 day
Day 1
Bangalore Palace
Tudor-style palace of the Mysore royal family, built in the late 1800s, with period rooms, paintings and grounds.
Vidhana Soudha
Massive granite seat of Karnataka's legislature in neo-Dravidian style, opposite the High Court; seen from outside.
Cubbon Park
Large green park in the centre with old trees, bamboo groves and colonial buildings such as the State Central Library.
Lal Bagh
Historic botanical garden begun under Haider Ali, with a Victorian glasshouse, a lake, old trees and flower shows.
Bangalore Fort
Remains of the 18th-century stone fort of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan, with a carved gateway and a small Ganesha shrine.
Bull Temple (Dodda Basavana Gudi)
Temple of the 16th century in Basavanagudi with a huge statue of the bull Nandi carved from a single granite rock.
Bangalore in 2 days
Day 1
Freedom Park Bangalore
Park on the site of the old central jail, with some of the prison buildings kept and an open-air protest area.
K. R. Market
City Market, Bangalore's largest wholesale market, crowded with stalls of flowers, fruit, vegetables and spices in and around its main hall.
Day 2
Bangalore Fort
Remains of the 18th-century stone fort of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan, with a carved gateway and a small Ganesha shrine.
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
Two-storey teak palace of Tipu Sultan from 1791, with carved pillars and arches, near the fort and city market.
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
Rock-cut cave temple to Shiva in Gavipuram, where on Makar Sankranti the setting sun shines between Nandi's horns onto the lingam.
Bull Temple (Dodda Basavana Gudi)
Temple of the 16th century in Basavanagudi with a huge statue of the bull Nandi carved from a single granite rock.
Bugle Rock
Large granite outcrop in a park in Basavanagudi, beside the Bull Temple, with a watchtower from the city's founding.
Lal Bagh
Historic botanical garden begun under Haider Ali, with a Victorian glasshouse, a lake, old trees and flower shows.
Watch: Bangalore
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Bangalore
October to February is the best time, with dry, mild days and cool evenings. March to May is the hottest stretch, and the monsoon brings regular rain from June to September, though the city's height keeps it milder than most of India. The Lal Bagh flower shows are held around Republic Day in January and Independence Day in August.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Bangalore on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Bangalore on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Bangalore on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for India from Airalo
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Tips for Bangalore
- Traffic is heavy at rush hours; the Namma Metro is often faster than a taxi across the centre, and app-based taxis and auto-rickshaws are easy to find.
- Dress modestly for temples, covering shoulders and knees, and expect to remove shoes at temple entrances.
- Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park are at their best early in the morning, when walkers and joggers fill the paths and the heat is lower.
- Vidhana Soudha is the state legislature and is seen from outside, across the road from Cubbon Park and the High Court.
- K. R. Market is busiest in the early morning, when the flower traders are at work; watch bags and phones in the crowds.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Bangalore Fort: Pavithrah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bangalore Palace: Chuggingtrails, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bugle Rock: User:Sarvagnya, CC BY 2.5
- Bull Temple (Dodda Basavana Gudi): Rkrish67 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Cubbon Park: Augustus Binu / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freedom Park Bangalore: Diham, CC BY 3.0
- Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple: Nvvchar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- K. R. Market: Pp391, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lal Bagh: KeralianEditor, CC0
- Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace: Albert Thomas Watson Penn, Public domain
- Vidhana Soudha: User:Bikashrd on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
