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Bijapur is a well-located city in Karnataka. The city is blessed with the important Bijapur historical places to explore. The Bijapur has witnessed the different rising and falling dynasties of Hindu rulers or Islamic rulers. This city lies in the region of Karnataka tourism also has a perfect three-way transportation link to nearby places. To reach Bijapur historical places or to the main city, tourist can choose from any of the three easy and fast means of transport. Bijapur is nearby to all important cities of South India to make the travel experiences easy and well connected.

Train Travel

Bijapur city has its own railway station and will bring you down to this heritage city. It is well connected to nearby south metro cities like Bombay, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad in north India. A trip to Bijapur, a place in Karnataka tourism is definitely worth to visit.

Air Travel

Bijapur can be reached by taking an airplane journey. Away from the Bijapur heritage city, approximately 200 kilometers is a domestic airport Sambre airport(IXG) in Belgaum. Landing off in Belgaum, one can prefer a taxi ride all to the way to the city or can have a Karnataka bus road service or railway direct to Bijapur. Hubli airport in Bangalore is also the nearest to reach to Bijapur. Taking NH 52 after landing will take direct route to Bijapur.

Road Travel

Taking roadway to travel to Bijapur will give you many and best options to visit from any nearby metro cities or rural places. Bijapur is well connected with four-lane highway NH 13(NH 50) and NH 218. Government and Public transport facilities are available to choose from.

Distance At A Glance

Solapur To Bijapur

2h 14min – 97.0 km

Pune To Bijapur

6h 20min – 350.3 km

Goa To Bijapur

6h 26min – 309.1 km

Hyderabad To Bijapur

6h 59min – 364.0 km

Bijapur situated in the south of India, are extremely hot in summers. Temperature sometimes rises to 42 degree Celsius. The best time to visit this heritage city is from October to February. Monsoon season will also be best to make a trip to Bijapur. Besides offering heritage places, Karnataka Tourism also offers handicrafts and traditional wears to know more about the rich culture. Famous Ilkal saree has its origin from the city Bagalkot which is 97 kilometers away from Bijapur city.

Bijapur is also famous for its fairs and festivals held occasionally. Banashankari Devi festival held in Badami. The fair is organized every year in the month of January. The festival and fair last for 10 to 12 days starting from full moon day. Rathotsava is a big event in the festival. Bijapur also holds one of the famous music festivals to encourage music in the city. The festival is called Navaraspur music festival. This festival holds historical importance as it was founded by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.