[#road]Bangalore to Badami road distance is about 500km. There are two main road routes to Badami from Bangalore. The first is via Hospet (distance: 450km) and the second is via Hubli (distance: 510km)
Road Route A :
Bangalore to Badami via Hosapete (Hospet_ ( distance 454km ) : Bangalore — 68km –> Tumkur Bypass –131km –> Chitradurga Bypass –124km –> Hospet — 63km –> Kushtagi — 26km –> Gajendragad — 8km –> Sudi — 29km –> Banashankari Temple — 5km –> Badami
Road Route B :
Bangalore to Badami via Hubli( distance 510km ) : Bangalore — 68km –> Tumkur Bypass –131km –> Chitradurga Bypass — 58km –> Davangere — 39km –> Ranebennur — 35km –> Haveri — 77km –> Hubli — 60km –> Nargund — 26km –> Kulageri Cross — 20km –> Badami
The Hubli route is a bit longish, but it is 4 lane highway all the way from Bangalore up to Hubli (for about 400km on NH48) and then 2/4 lane NH52 and state roads from Hubli to Badami ( the last 100km).
From Hubli take diversion to NH52 towards Vijayapura (Bijapur). At Kulageri Cross leave NH52 and take the right diversion to Badami Road.
The Hospet route is same till Chitradurga ( NH48 ), then take the diversion to NH50 towards Hospet. NH50 too is 4 lane, but with heavy traffic and varying road conditions, esp around the Hospet area. Take this route, if Hampi too is in your agenda. At Kushtagi leave NH50 and take the Rona road. Don’t miss to take the right diversion after Gajendragad take the right diversion. You can drive via Rona also.
On either routes, you’ll need plan for about 10-11 hours of drive Bangalore to Badami route by road.
You may also want to explore Bangalore to Badami by bus or even Bangalore to Badami trains.
Also, for flight options, the nearest airport for Badami is Hubli ( HBX) which is well connected with Bengaluru (BLR)
Bangalore to Badami route map