Bannerghatta Road is a long arterial corridor in South Bengaluru, running roughly 25 km south from Adugodi and Dairy Circle near Hosur Road out to the Bannerghatta Biological Park at the city's forest edge. It is one of the strongest hospital and education belts in the city, anchored by IIM Bangalore, NIMHANS, the Jayadeva cardiology institute, and the Apollo and Fortis hospitals, threaded with malls, residential pockets, and tech offices along the way. Because it is a single long road rather than one neighbourhood, a branded bus running its length is seen across many distinct crowds. This page lays out what sits along Bannerghatta Road, which routes run it, where the busiest stops are, and who the buses reach.
The corridor changes character as it runs south — dense hospital and office clusters near the city end, malls and residential belts in the middle, and open zones near the park. Buses running the full road pass all of these in one trip, which is what makes the length itself the high-visibility asset.
| Category | Along Bannerghatta Road |
|---|---|
| Hospitals & institutes | NIMHANS and Kidwai near the city end, the Jayadeva cardiology institute, and the Apollo and Fortis hospital cluster mid corridor |
| Education | IIM Bangalore, Christ University, and schools and colleges such as Loyola and AMC College along the road |
| Malls & retail | Royal Meenakshi Mall, Gopalan Innovation Mall, and Vega City Mall, with roadside retail through the belt |
| Offices & tech | IBC Knowledge Park, Divyashree and Kalyani Magnum tech parks, and the MNC office clusters |
| Residential belts | The Arekere, Hulimavu, Bilekahalli, and Gottigere pockets, mixing apartments and gated communities |
| Nature & the park end | The Bannerghatta National Park and Biological Park with its zoo and safari, a weekend family draw |
The corridor has its own route family, the 363 to 372 series, with the 365 group running the full length from the city to the national park. These cover the road end to end, joined by the Vajra and airport services. The routes below are the high-frequency ones. Numbers and exact stops are simple to verify on Google Maps or BMTC route search by entering a from-and-to point along Bannerghatta Road.
| Route number(s) | Connects | Key Bannerghatta Road points covered |
|---|---|---|
| 365 and 365M | Kempegowda Bus Station to Bannerghatta National Park | The full length, NIMHANS, Jayadeva, IIM, Hulimavu, Gottigere, to the park |
| 363 to 372 series | The Bannerghatta Road corridor family | The Jayadeva, Bilekahalli, and Bannerghatta stretches up to Bilekahalli and beyond |
| 364 series | Via Jayanagar to the Bannerghatta belt | The Jayadeva and Arekere facing stops |
| 366 and 369 series | City and BTM to the Bannerghatta belt | The Meenakshi, Hulimavu, and Arekere stops |
| V-365 Vajra | AC service along the corridor | The IIM, Arekere, Hulimavu, and Bannerghatta Circle stops |
| KIA-14 airport services | Bannerghatta Road to Kempegowda International Airport | The Meenakshi Mall and corridor stops toward the airport |
Route numbers and coverage compiled from public BMTC route listings and map-based route search for the Bannerghatta Road corridor; services and frequencies are revised by BMTC from time to time.
Stops run the length of the road, clustering at the hospitals, the colleges, and the malls. These are the busiest, where patient, student, office, and shopping footfall meet, so a branded bus halting here gets long viewing windows from a waiting crowd.
| Bus stop | What sits around it |
|---|---|
| Jayadeva Hospital | The cardiology institute and the flyover junction, a major interchange with very high footfall |
| Bilekahalli | A corridor stop near offices and the JP Nagar 3rd Phase side |
| IIM Bangalore | The institute stop, central to the corridor, with student and visitor footfall |
| Arekere Gate | A residential and office stop in the middle of the belt |
| Hulimavu Gate | A dense residential and retail stop |
| Meenakshi Temple / Royal Meenakshi Mall | The mall and temple stop with heavy shopping footfall |
| Kalena Agrahara | A southern corridor stop and the Pink Line terminal side |
| Gottigere | A residential and school stop toward the park end |
| Bannerghatta Circle | The stop near the national park and biological park |
| Audience | Where they are on Bannerghatta Road |
|---|---|
| Hospital patients and visitors | At NIMHANS, Kidwai, Jayadeva, Apollo, and Fortis |
| Students and academics | At IIM Bangalore, Christ University, and the colleges along the road |
| Office and tech workers | At IBC Knowledge Park, Divyashree, and the MNC clusters |
| Residents | The Arekere, Hulimavu, Bilekahalli, and Gottigere belts |
| Shoppers and families | At Royal Meenakshi Mall, Gopalan, Vega City, and the park end |
| Service and gig workers | Along the corridor, with heavy reliance on BMTC for daily travel |
Tell us the stretch you want to reach — the hospital and IIM cluster near the city end, the Meenakshi and Vega City retail belt, the Arekere and Hulimavu residential pockets, or the full run out to the park — and we'll help you pick the routes and buses that reach that audience.