BMTC Bus Timings & Stops
Route 285-MC — Key Facts
Updated 5 Nov 2026- Route number
- 285-MC
- Origin
- NES Office
- Destination
- Doddaballapura Bus Stand
- Total stops
- 29
- Total distance
- 2.8 km (approx.)
- Total travel time
- 10 min to 18 min
- Daily pass
- ₹95
- Monthly pass
- ₹1,400
- Trips per day
- 58
- Service type
- Ordinary Bus
- First bus
- 5:40 AM
- Last bus
- 8:10 PM
schedule Schedule & Timings ▼
05:40 06:00 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:40 07:00 07:20 07:45 08:00 08:20 08:25 08:40 08:45 09:10 09:15 09:30 10:15 10:55 11:05 11:10 11:25 11:30 11:45 11:50 12:05 12:35 13:05 13:50 14:10 14:15 14:25 14:30 14:45 14:50 15:05 15:10 15:30 16:25 16:30 16:45 16:55 17:05 17:15 17:20 17:35 17:40 17:55 18:45 19:00 19:05 19:15 19:25 19:30 19:40 19:45 19:50 20:10
Stop-by-Stop Sequence
29 total stops
8
Avalahalli
🚇 Details
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Avalahalli bus stop is in Avalahalli, south Bengaluru, near JP Nagar 8th Phase, Vasanthapura and Bannerghatta Road. Connects to Majestic, KR Market, Banashankari and JP Nagar.
📍 Nearby
- Avalahalli — adjacent
- JP Nagar 8th Phase — 800 m
- Vasanthapura — 1 km
- Konanakunte Cross Metro Station — 2 km
- Bannerghatta Road — 1.5 km
29
Doddaballapura Bus Stand
Details
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Doddaballapura Bus Stand is the main bus terminus for Doddaballapura town, the taluk headquarters of Doddaballapura taluk in Bengaluru Rural district, about 40 km north of central Bengaluru on the Bengaluru–Doddaballapura highway (NH 648). It handles BMTC buses from Majestic (KBS), Yeshwantpur, Yelahanka and Hebbal, plus KSRTC services towards Gauribidanur, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura and Nelamangala. Doddaballapura is one of Karnataka's major silk-reeling and silk cocoon trading towns, with a busy cocoon market and weaving units, and sits on the corridor between Bengaluru and the Andhra Pradesh / Chikkaballapura belt. There is no metro station at Doddaballapura — the nearest operational Namma Metro is Madavara, the northern terminus of the Green Line (Silk Institute–Madavara), about 25 km south. Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is about 25 km east via Devanahalli. No committed metro extension reaches Doddaballapura as of 2026.
🚌 Other buses at this stop:
📍 Nearby
- Doddaballapura Bus Stand — main BMTC and KSRTC terminus for Doddaballapura town — adjacent
- Bengaluru–Doddaballapura Highway (NH 648) — arterial road towards Nelamangala and Bengaluru — adjacent
- Doddaballapura Town Market — local market for vegetables, flowers and household goods — 400 m
- Doddaballapura Silk Cocoon Market — one of Karnataka's major silk cocoon trading markets — 700 m
- Doddaballapura Silk Reeling and Weaving Units — silk reeling, twisting and handloom clusters — 1 km
- Doddaballapura Industrial Area — KIADB industrial estate with manufacturing and textile units — 3 km
- Devanahalli — Tipu Sultan's birthplace and fort town, 15 km east — 15 km
- Madavara Metro Station — Green Line (Silk Institute–Madavara) northern terminus, nearest operational metro — 25 km
- Nelamangala — town and NH 48 highway junction towards Tumakuru — 20 km
- Sidlaghatta — town and taluk headquarters towards Chikkaballapura — 25 km
- Gauribidanur — town and railway junction towards Andhra Pradesh — 35 km
- Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) — via Devanahalli and NH 44 — 25 km
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about BMTC route 285-MC
What is the route of BMTC bus 285-MC? ▼
BMTC route 285-MC runs from NES Office to Doddaballapura Bus Stand, covering 29 stops in Bengaluru. Full stop-by-stop sequence is listed above.
How many stops does BMTC route 285-MC have? ▼
BMTC bus 285-MC stops at 29 stops between its origin and destination (Doddaballapura Bus Stand).
Is there a daily or monthly pass for BMTC bus 285-MC? ▼
Yes — the Ordinary Bus service offers a daily pass of ₹95, a monthly pass of ₹1,400. Passes are valid across all routes of the same service class.
How long does BMTC bus 285-MC take from NES Office to Doddaballapura Bus Stand? ▼
BMTC route 285-MC covers approximately 2.8 km between NES Office and Doddaballapura Bus Stand, with a typical travel time of about 10 min to 18 min depending on traffic.
What are the first and last bus timings for BMTC route 285-MC? ▼
The first BMTC bus on route 285-MC departs at 5:40 AM and the last bus departs at 8:10 PM.
What are the bus timings for BMTC route 285-MC? ▼
The scheduled timings for BMTC bus 285-MC are: 05:40 06:00 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:40 07:00 07:20 07:45 08:00 08:20 08:25 08:40 08:45 09:10 09:15 09:30 10:15 10:55 11:05 11:10 11:25 11:30 11:45 11:50 12:05 12:35 13:05 13:50 14:10 14:15 14:25 14:30 14:45 14:50 15:05 15:1… See the full schedule table above.