WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 is two days in two buildings, about six kilometres apart. The new travel guide covers how to reach both, from the airport, the four big railway stations and the Majestic bus stand.
Saturday 21 November, Contributor Day: Bangalore International Centre, Domlur. You need your ticket and the separate free sign-up. Take the metro to Indiranagar and an auto for the last 2 km.
Sunday 22 November, main day: St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Museum Road. Any ticket works. It is a 10 to 15 minute walk from MG Road or Cubbon Park metro.
From the airport, allow 60 to 90 minutes. The Vayu Vajra buses cost ₹280 to ₹300 into the centre, a cab ₹1,200 to ₹1,800, and the airport train does not run on Sundays.
The full guide has times and fares from every arrival point, plus a few things to do if you get in a day early.
// two_venues
Two days, two addresses
WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 runs across two buildings about six kilometres apart. Which one you need depends on the day, and on what is in your inbox.
Sun · 22 Nov · Main day
Museum Road
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School
Talks on two tracks, workshops, lunch, and most of the people you came to meet.
Nearest metro
MG Road
On foot
10 to 15 minutes
Admits: any ticket
General Admission or Friend of #WCBLR. Nothing else to sign up for.
sign-up only
Sat · 21 Nov · Contributor Day
Domlur
Bangalore International Centre
A day spent working on the WordPress project itself, at tables led by experienced contributors.
Nearest metro
Indiranagar
Then
An auto, about 2 km
Admits: ticket + Saturday sign-up
The room holds a fixed number of people. Seats go through a separate, free sign-up, first come, first served, and nobody gets in at the door without one. The form goes up on the tickets page closer to the date.
// at_a_glance
From wherever you land
Check the code on your ticket first. Bengaluru has four big stations and they are nowhere near each other.
Airport, by bus
BLR
Vayu Vajra KIA-5
Walk from Cubbon Park Metro stop
90 min
about ₹280
Airport, by cab
BLR
App cab from the pickup zone
Drop at the gate
60-90 min
₹1,200 to ₹1,800
KSR Bengaluru City
SBC · Majestic
Purple Line · 3 stops
Walk from Cubbon Park
30 min
under ₹50
Bengaluru Cantonment
BNC
Auto, about 3 km
15 min
₹60 to ₹150
SMVT
SMVB · Baiyappanahalli
Purple Line · 5 stops
Walk from MG Road
35 min
under ₹50
Yesvantpur
YPR
Green Line to Majestic
Purple Line · 3 stops
Walk
45 min
under ₹60
Majestic bus stand
KBS
Purple Line · 3 stops
Walk from Cubbon Park
30 min
under ₹50
Door to door to Museum Road on a Sunday morning, per person, at the time of writing. Fares move; check your app.
// by_air
The airport is the long part
There is a running joke that flying into Bengaluru takes two hours and getting from the airport to your hotel takes three. It is only partly a joke.
Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is about 40 km north, in Devanahalli. Allow 60 to 90 minutes to the centre.
Departures · BLR to Museum Road
Service
Via
Time
Fare
Status
Vayu Vajra KIA-5
Hebbal, Cubbon Park Metro, Richmond Circle
90 min
~₹280
Daily
Vayu Vajra KIA-7A
Hebbal, MG Road, Shivajinagar
90 min
~₹300
Daily
App cab
Signposted pickup zone, Level 0 at T2
60-90 min
₹1,200-1,800
Surge applies
Airport train
KIA halt to KSR, YPR or BNC
Varies
₹10-30
No Sunday service
Metro
Blue Line to the terminals
Not open yet
Buses leave from the bays outside arrivals; the Namma BMTC app tracks them live. The prepaid taxi counters inside arrivals are the fallback if your phone has other plans. A free airport shuttle meets every train at the halt station.
// the_purple_line
One line does most of the work
Both venues sit on the same ten-stop stretch of the Purple Line, and so do two of the four railway stations. This is the bit you need.
Purple Line
← Challaghatta · Whitefield →
Majestic
KSR · bus stand
Green Line from YPR
Sir M. Visvesvaraya
Vidhana Soudha
Cubbon Park
Sunday venue, walk
MG Road
Sunday venue, walk
Trinity
Halasuru
Indiranagar
Saturday, auto 2 km
Swami Vivekananda Rd
Baiyappanahalli
SMVT
By road, or from Chennai
State buses mostly end at Majestic, across the road from KSR, so the same line works for you too.
Coming from Chennai by train? Many services stop at Cantonment before KSR. Get off there: it is three kilometres from the venue.
// last_mile
The last kilometre
Sunday’s venue
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School is on Museum Road, a block off MG Road. Get to either metro station and walk the rest.
On Sundays the metro starts later, around 7 am. Fine for a morning keynote, less so for a 6:30 coffee.
Driving or riding? There is parking for two-wheelers and four-wheelers. An auto from anywhere in the centre is short and cheap, and most drivers take UPI.
// namma_bengaluru
If you come a day early
The venue sits in the right part of town for it. One unhurried day, none of it more than a short ride from Museum Road.
Greetings from the venue’s back garden.
Morning · under the canopy
Cubbon Park starts next to the venue: nearly 300 acres of old trees, and dogs walking their owners before the day warms up.
Afternoon · palace, lanes and dosa
Bangalore Palace for the Tudor turrets, Chickpet for the crowded wholesale lanes, and any darshini for filter coffee in a steel tumbler and a masala dosa.
Evening · 100 Feet Road
Indiranagar is three stops east of MG Road. The road is cafes, live music and microbreweries most of the way down.
Photo: Cubbon Park, Augustus Binu, CC BY-SA 3.0
// before_you_land
Worth sorting before you fly
Which apps should I install?
Namma Metro, BMRCL’s official app, for QR tickets, so you can walk past the queue. Namma BMTC for live bus tracking, including the Vayu Vajra. And one or two of Uber, Ola, Rapido and Namma Yatri for cabs and autos.
Namma Yatri started here, as a zero-commission, open source alternative to the big ride-hailing apps.
How do I pay for things?
UPI works almost everywhere, auto drivers and street vendors included. Cards work in hotels, restaurants and bigger shops. Carry a little cash for anywhere that turns out to be cash only.
I land late at night. What is still running?
Cabs and the airport taxis run round the clock, and some Vayu Vajra routes keep going overnight at a lower frequency; the Namma BMTC app shows which buses are running. The metro runs from about 5 am to 11 pm, and from 7 am on Sundays.
What is the weather like in late November?
Roughly 15 to 28 degrees. Daytime is shirt weather; early mornings and evenings are not. Bring a light jacket, and shoes you can walk in, because you will walk more than you planned.
I have access or travel needs. Who do I tell?
Tell us through the contact page before the event. The earlier we know, the more we can arrange. The same goes for dietary requirements, which you can also add when you register.
See you on Museum Road
Sunday 22 November 2026. General Admission and Friend of #WCBLR tickets are on sale.
Whatever the map app says, leave ten minutes earlier. It is Bengaluru.
// image_credits
Featured image, Terminal 2 departures hall: Ananthmohanram18, CC BY-SA 4.0
Terminal 2 from the departures road: Sameer2905, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vayu Vajra bus: Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
KSR Bengaluru City station: Pravega, CC0
Cubbon Park: Augustus Binu, CC BY-SA 3.0
All via Wikimedia Commons.
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