A historic town and former capital of the Chalukya Dynasty, Hospet (now known as Hosapete) is located in northern Karnataka on the Tungabhadra River. Just 12 km from the famous Vijayanagar ruins of Hampi, Hospet is 6 km from theTungabhadra Dam. With a lot of iron mining in the region, Hospet is also known as the Steel City, and is well connected by the Indian Railways, with several major daily trains at the Hospet Junction Railway Station. Electronic reservations facility is available here. The nearest airport is at Bellary, 75 km away, where many airlines offer cheap air travel and daily flights along with budget tickets. The Hospet Bus Station, operated by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, offers a variety of bus services, both private and government, most offering advance bus bookings for a range of
bus tickets. There are also plenty of accommodation options, and many there are many properties that offer cheap packages, apart from budget hotels.
About Sleeper
An innovative concept introduced a few years ago, sleeper buses are today the most preferred bus type for long distance road travel. Operating mostly as overnight buses on road routes across states, inter state sleeper bus services connect major cities across various regions. Sleeper buses are specially designed for a comfortable bus travel experience and like trains have berths instead of seats. Each passenger is assigned a berth to sleep on during the journey. Most sleeper buses feature bunk beds with two or three berths each and feature window curtains as well. Sleeper bus services are available from all major cities including Delhi,
Bangalore,
Chennai,
Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune,
Jaipur,
Ahmedabad and many more. Commercial, religious as well as major tourist destinations are connected to metropolitan cities by sleeper buses amongst others. While state road transport corporations do not have sleeper buses, private bus operators and bus travel companies operate sleeper bus services to major cities across the country. Sleeper bus tickets can be booked online through the online bus ticket booking system wherein you can choose from a range of operators offering bus services as well as opt for your preferred berth. Payment for online reservation of sleeper bus ticket can be made online.