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Hubli–Dharwad

Hubli and Dharwad are twin cities in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Hubli–Dharwad
Hubli–Dharwad · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Hubli and Dharwad are twin cities in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hubli-Dharwad form the second-largest municipality and urban agglomeration of Karnataka in terms of population, after the capital Bangalore. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubli, situated about 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka. The cities have a single municipal corporation called Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC).

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Hubli–Dharwad

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Karnatak University

    Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. KUD was officially established in 1950 through the Karnatak University Act, 1949, passed by the legislature of the Bombay Province.

    9.1 km · state public university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Banashankari Temple

    Banashankari Temple of Amargol is an ancient temple dedicated to Banashankari in Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

    2.9 km · Hindu temple located in Amargol, Dharwad District, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Chandramouleshwara Temple, Unkal

    The Chandramauleshwara Temple, sometimes referred to as the Candramauḷĩśvara or Chandramouleshwara temple at Unkal, is an 11th-century Shiva temple with Chalukyan architecture in Unkal, Karnataka, India. It is built on a square-cross plan with one entrance for each cardinal direction, corresponding to the sandhara plan found in Sanskrit texts on architecture.

    6.9 km · 11th-century four-entrance Shiva temple (Chalukya era) · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

    Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, colloquially known as KMC, is a medical school in Hubballi, Karnataka, India. It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

    9 km · government medical college in Hubli, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Karnatak College Dharwar

    Karnataka College of Arts and Science, Dharwad is one of the leading institutions in Karnataka, India offering B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc degrees.

    8.4 km · College in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    SDM College of Engineering and Technology

    There are 219 engineering colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, which is in Belgaum in the state of Karnataka, India. This list is categorised into two parts, autonomous colleges and non-autonomous colleges.

    5.6 km · Engineering college in Dharwad, India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad

    The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is an Institute of National Importance set up under a non-profit, Public-Private-Partnership model by the Ministry of Education.

    9.8 km · University in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    KLE Technological University

    Karnatak Lingayat Education Technological University is a private university in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka, India. It was upgraded to a university under the KLE Technological University Act, 2012.

    7.8 km · state private university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    RN Shetty Stadium

    Dr. RN Shetty Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

    8.2 km · The stadium at the heart of Dharwad, Karnataka · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    KLE Institute of Technology

    The K.L.E Society's KLE Institute of Technology is an engineering college in Hubli, India. Established in 2008, it is one of the institutes under the banner of Karnatak Lingayat Education Society.

    8.4 km · Engineering institute in Hubli, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Venkateshwara temple behind Nrupatunga Betta (hill) for calm and serenity. 5 km from Chennamma Circle. Gayatri Tapovan- near Tadasa, 21 km on Bengaluru Road, Water Park 9 km from Chennamma Circle on Karwar Road.

  1. 01
    Unkal Lake and Bund Garden
  2. 02
    Chandramauleshwara Temple

    11th-century Shiva temple.

  3. 03
    Banashankari Temple
  4. 04
    Nrupatunga Betta
  5. 05
    Indira Gandhi Glass House

    Sadashiva Nagar (walking distance from Chennamma circle).

  6. 06
    Siddharodh Math

    3 km from Chennamma Circle on Karwar road.

From Wikivoyage: Hubli–Dharwad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Jowar Rotti Badanikai Palya Red Chilli Chutney Biryani Paradise, Unkal Cross. Ground Nut Powder etc. New Bombay Hotel, Old Hubli Chat Smoking Joes Pizzas Good North Indian and South Indian restaurants are in plenty Do visit the local khanavalis (Kannada name of "hotel") which provide authentic North Karnataka food, they are plenty and aptly priced around ₹30 to ₹50 per meals.

From Wikivoyage: Hubli–Dharwad, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Hubli–Dharwad

Airports
Goa Dabolim (GOI), 132 km · Manohar (GOX), 134 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 274 km
Stations
Hubballi Airport, 5.9 km · Dharwad railway station, 7.1 km
  • Vasco da Gama → Hubli–Dharwad
    142 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · ₹1,240–1,540
  • Mopa → Hubli–Dharwad
    145 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · ₹1,330–1,670
  • Mangaluru → Hubli–Dharwad
    272 km · quickest by road, 6h 5m · ₹2,300–2,880
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Hubli–Dharwad

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hubli–Dharwad. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundOne can hire autorickshaws to visit different places within city limits.

From Wikivoyage: Dharwad, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    GokarnaIN

    7 ways of moving, 14 sources

    125 km
  2. 02
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    150 km
  3. 03
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    570 km
  4. 04
    AgattiIN

    8 ways of moving, 19 sources

    593 km
  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    622 km

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Around it

Next door to Hubli–Dharwad

Hubli–Dharwad is 10 km from Hubballi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.