Kantara Express
Karnataka · ULTRA DELUXE AC · 2000s–today

Maroon and gold, Yakshagana figures along the whole side. Mangaluru to Bengaluru through the ghats.
The bus
- OPERATOR
- KSRTC (Karnataka)
- STATE
- Karnataka
- CLASS
- ULTRA DELUXE AC
- ON THE ROAD
- 2000s–today
What it plays
Board the Kantara Express and the radio comes up in Kannada (कन्नड़) — starting with Mungaru Maleyalli by Sid Sriram. Open the Kannada playlist on YouTube Music ↗
Where it runs
Bengaluru to Chennai — about 370 km of it, with the scenery, the light and the weather of the 2000s to drive through.
The rest of the fleet
- Safarnama Express · Safarnama
- Tiranga Rider · Safarnama
- Lalpari · MSRTC
- Asiad · MSRTC
- Shivneri Express · MSRTC
- Rajahamsa · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- Airavat · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- Ana Vandi · KSRTC (Kerala)
- Himmat · HRTC
- Sethu Express · TNSTC / SETC
- K-Swift · KSRTC (Kerala)
- DTC Premium · DTC
- PRTC Express · PRTC
- Janrath · UPSRTC
- Bhagirathi Express · WBTC
- GSRTC Volvo · GSRTC
- Marudhar Express · RSRTC
- Kadamba · Kadamba
- JKSRTC Service · JKSRTC
- State Express · Haryana Roadways
- Assam Rajani · ASTC
- Kakatiya Express · TSRTC
- Amaravathi · APSRTC
- Devbhumi Express · UTC
- Bodhi Express · BSRTC
- Kanchenjunga Express · SSRTC
- Heritage Express · MPSRTC
- Baibhav · OSRTC