Bengaluru General Post Office

Worth seeing when you're there

• The long symmetrical front with its columned entrance, best seen from across the road.
• The postal emblem and lettering above the doors.
• Inside, on a weekday, the counter hall still does what it was built for: letters, parcels, savings.
• The traffic-free stretch towards Vidhana Soudha, with the High Court's red roofline appearing to your left.

A little history

Before the internet, this was the state's principal communication hub: the physical letters that fuelled early modern Bengaluru's commercial growth all passed through here. It remains the city's main post office and a heritage exterior on one of its grandest roads.

Getting there, hours, cost

Five minutes on foot from Cubbon Park Metro along Raj Bhavan Road. The building is a working post office: go in during counter hours, or admire the outside at any time.

Open

Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM, Sat 10 AM to 1 PM

Closed

Sundays and postal holidays

Cost

Free

Note

Exterior viewable anytime.

Hours change. Recheck official sources close to your date. Navigate here · Trail map

Nearby: eat, see, rest

• Coorg Story's filter coffee Coffee · 2 min on foot
• Bal Bhavan Kids' park, toy train · 8 min on foot
• Namma Bengaluru Aquarium Aquarium · 8 min on foot
• McDonald's, Kasturba Road Quick food · 9 min on foot

More on the trail map and in A Cubbon Park walk.