Venue

By Air

Bangalore International Airport is approximately one hnd a half hour drive from the Institute. It handles direct flights from a number  of national and international destinations. A journey by taxi from the air port to the Institute will cost approximately Rs.900.

By Rail

Bangalore, the "Garden city of India" is well connected  with rail and roads. There are plenty of trains from all the major cities of India   to Bangalore City.  Indian Statistical Institute, which is next to the Bangalore University, is about 12 km on the way to Mysore from the city .  A journey by taxi from the railway station to the Institute will take approximately 30 minutes and cost approximately Rs.150.

By Bus

The city bus service is known as BMTC (or BTS) and its main terminal is right opposite the city railway station. Please use the subway from outside the railway station to reach the BTS bus station. (The area that covers the railway station, bus station etc. is known as Majestic.) You may take a Kengeri bound bus (nos. 222A, 226A and 403A) from platform no. 19A to come to ISI. Platform no. 19A is closest to the railway station. Ask for a ticket to "Jairamdas Bus stop". (The ISI bus stop is known as 'Jairamdas'.) This bus stop is just after the University Gate bus stop and just before the R. V. College bus stop. The bus journey takes 30-40 minutes.

By Taxi

ISI is approximately 12 km from the Bangalore City railway station. You may hire a taxi to reach ISI. Please hire a taxi only from the police manned taxi-stand just outside the railway station. The meter fare by taxi from the railway station to ISI is approximately Rs. 150. However, you may have to pay one and a half times the actual meter fare.

If you take a taxi at the Railway/Bus station you will soon get on to Mysore Road. You will travel by the side of a long fly-over. End of the fly over is 8 km from ISI. Continue on Mysore Road - After some time you will get the BHEL factory on your right (4 km from ISI) -- continue on Mysore Road - soon you will get the huge Rajarajeshwari Nagar Arch (2 km from ISI) on your left - continue on Mysore Road - after some time you get the Jnanabharathi Campus of the Bangalore University (one km from ISI) on your right - continue on Mysore Road (do not enter the Bangalore University Campus)- Just about one km down Mysore Road, you get a Railway Level Crossing on your right. Enter through the railway gate to reach ISI. Once you get on to Mysore Road, always be on it till you reach the Railway Level Crossing. Next to the railway gate, on Mysore Road, is Azad Coach Builders factory. If, by mistake, you reach the R V College of Engineering, you have gone past ISI by a km. Turn back and start looking for the Railway Level Crossing on your left now.

If you arrive during the office hours (9.15 AM to 5.45 PM) contact the Security staff, who will direct you to your room. Outside office hours, you may seek assistance from the security staff at the gates.