Doorstep Bengaluru airport pickup / drop from ₹400 only!

Routes and distances

How far is Bangalore airport from your area?

There is no single answer, which is why most pages give you a wrong one. Bengaluru is large and Kempegowda International sits off its northern edge, so the run is 18 km from Yelahanka and 80 km from Hosur. Here is every area, with the route and what the drive really takes.

Bangalore airport distance from every area

Nearest first. Travel times are what the drive actually takes at a normal hour, not a best case with empty roads.

Road distance and typical travel time from Bengaluru areas to Kempegowda International Airport
AreaDistance to BLRTypical time
Yelahanka to airport18 km30–50 min
Hebbal to airport25 km40–65 min
Doddaballapur to airport28 km45–70 min
Yeshwantpur to airport33 km55–85 min
Majestic to airport35 km60–95 min
Malleshwaram to airport35 km60–90 min
Indiranagar to airport38 km65–95 min
Marathahalli to airport40 km70–100 min
KR Puram to airport40 km70–105 min
Whitefield to airport42 km75–110 min
Koramangala to airport44 km80–115 min
Jayanagar to airport45 km80–115 min
BIEC and Madavara to airport45 km65–100 min
Madiwala to airport46 km85–115 min
Bellandur to airport46 km80–115 min
BTM Layout to airport47 km85–115 min
HSR Layout to airport48 km85–120 min
JP Nagar to airport48 km85–120 min
Rajarajeshwari Nagar to airport48 km80–115 min
Sarjapur Road to airport50 km90–125 min
Electronic City to airport55 km95–130 min
Hosur to airport80 km120–165 min

Distance is the smaller half of the story on most of these routes. A 48 km run from Rajarajeshwari Nagar crosses the city diagonally and can take two hours; a 40 km run from KR Puram is mostly decided by whether you hit Tin Factory. Each area page below sets out the road actually taken, where the time goes, and when to leave.

Pick your area for the route and the traffic pattern

Airport taxi Bangalore: how booking works

Pre-booked, not on-demand

A QuicReach airport taxi is booked ahead for a chosen slot rather than hailed when you need it. That is the whole reason the fare can be fixed: the driver is assigned in advance, so there is no surge multiplier at 4 AM, in the rain, or during the evening departure wave, the times an on-demand app is least likely to find you a car at all.

Shared or personal

A shared airport taxi splits one cab between up to three verified passengers travelling the same route in the same slot, which is what brings the fare down to ₹400. A personal cab is the same pre-booked, fixed-fare service without the sharing, the sensible choice with family, heavy luggage, or an odd hour. A personal cab comes as a sedan or an Innova class SUV, depending on how many of you there are and how much you are carrying.

Doorstep pickup, both directions

The taxi comes to your address rather than a pickup point, and drops you at your terminal kerb. On the return leg it works the same way: we track the flight, so a delayed landing moves the pickup instead of costing you the booking. Each direction is a separate one-way drop taxi booking, so you are never paying for a return leg you will not use.

What it costs

Shared fares start at ₹400 per person and vary with distance from the airport, an Electronic City pickup is a longer run than a Hebbal one. Pick your area below for that route's fare and travel time, or use the fare calculator to compare against a private cab before you book.

Arriving at or flying from a specific terminal?

Bengaluru airport has two terminals with separate kerbs. Pick yours for pickup points, timings, and what happens if your flight is late.

Booking an airport taxi in Bangalore: common questions

How far is Bangalore airport from the city?

Anywhere between 18 km and 80 km, which is why a single figure is misleading. Kempegowda International sits off the northern edge of Bengaluru, so the north is close and the south is not. Yelahanka is 18 km and Hebbal is not much further. Majestic and the centre are around 35 km. Whitefield, Koramangala and HSR are 40 to 45 km. Electronic City, JP Nagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar are 48 km or more, and Hosur is 80 km. The table above gives every served area.

Which part of Bangalore is closest to the airport?

The north, comfortably. Yelahanka and Hebbal are already on the airport corridor, and Doddaballapur sits north of the airport rather than south of it, so it reaches BLR without touching Bengaluru traffic at all. If you are choosing where to stay before an early flight, the northern suburbs save more time than any amount of leaving early from the south.

How long does it take to get to Bangalore airport?

Between about 35 minutes and two hours, and traffic decides it more than distance does. A 48 km run from Rajarajeshwari Nagar crosses the city diagonally and routinely takes two hours in the morning; a 40 km run from KR Puram is mostly decided by whether you hit Tin Factory. Each area page sets out where its own time actually goes.

How do I book an airport taxi in Bangalore?

Pick your area, choose a pickup slot and book in the QuicReach app. The fare is fixed at that point and shown in full before you confirm. Booking at least two hours ahead improves co-passenger matching on a shared ride, which is what keeps the fare at ₹400.

Is Bangalore airport taxi booking available in advance?

Yes, and it is the only way QuicReach works. This is a pre-booked service rather than an on-demand one, which is precisely why the fare can be fixed: the driver is assigned before you travel, so there is no surge multiplier at 4 AM or in the rain.

What is the Bangalore airport taxi fare?

Shared fares start at ₹400 per person and rise with distance from the airport, so an Electronic City pickup costs more than a Hebbal one. Personal cabs start higher. Either way the airport taxi charges are fixed at booking and include tolls, with no per-kilometre meter running.

Bangalore airport taxi or Bengaluru airport taxi: is there a difference?

None at all, they are the same service and the same airport. Bengaluru is the official name of the city and Bangalore is the older anglicised one, and both remain in everyday use, including by people who have lived here all their lives. Kempegowda International Airport carries the code BLR either way. Whichever you searched for, a QuicReach Bengaluru airport taxi and a Bangalore airport taxi are the same fixed-fare, pre-booked cab.

Can I book a shared cab to Bangalore airport?

Yes, and it is the service QuicReach is built around. A shared cab to Bengaluru airport pools up to three verified passengers travelling the same route in the same time slot into one vehicle, so the cost of the trip is split and the fare starts at a fixed ₹400. You still get doorstep pickup rather than a meeting point, and the fare is fixed at booking whether or not the cab fills.

How does a shared airport cab differ from a carpool?

The driver is a verified QuicReach driver rather than another passenger, the vehicle is a commercial cab, and the fare is fixed before you book instead of being split after the fact. Co-passengers are verified too. Matching works best when you book at least two hours ahead, because that is what gives the system time to find people on your route.

Which areas of Bengaluru can I book an airport taxi from?

Seventeen areas across the city, from Yelahanka in the north to Hosur in the south, plus Majestic for bus and rail arrivals. Each has its own page below with the route, the traffic pattern and how long to allow.

Worth reading before you book