By Air:
Mangalore International Airport is located near Bajpe, 20 km from the city center and is well connected by air to the major cities of India. there are Daily Flights to & from Bangalore, Mumbai, the Gulf Countries, etc. the flights are operated by Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways, Air Deccan & Indian Airlines.

By Railway:
Mangalore is connected to Ernakulam, Kerala in the South, to Bangalore via Hassan towards the East & Mumbai via Panaji in the North (Konkan Railways). There are Daily trains plying to Chennai, Mumbai & soon to Bangalore. The Mangalore station is directly connected with Chennai, Delhi, Trivandrum & Mumbai. Those traveling from Calcutta will have to reach Chennai and then take a connecting train to Mangalore.

By Roads:
Three National Highways pass through Mangalore connecting the city to the rest of the country. NH-17, which runs from Panvel (in Maharashtra) to Cranganur Junction (near Edapally in Kerala), passes through Mangalore in a north-south direction, while NH-48 runs eastward to the state capital Bangalore. NH-13 runs north-east from Mangalore to Sholapur, and a state highway connects it to the city of Mysore passing through the hill town of Madikeri.