Ullal
Ullal or Uḷḷāla is a City in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India.

Ullal or Uḷḷāla is a City in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Ullal City Municipal Council along with the Mangaluru City Corporation forms the continuous Mangaluru urban agglomeration area which is currently the fourth biggest in Karnataka after Bengaluru, Mysore and Hubli-Dharwad. There is also a plan to merge Ullal City Municipality & some gram panchayats along with Mangaluru City Corporation to form the Greater Mangalore region. Ullal is one of the oldest towns in India. In the 15th century it came under the rule of the Portuguese. Still the remains of its glorious history can be seen in the beaches and other parts of Ullal. It is very famous for historic locations like Sri Cheerumba Bagavathi Temple, Someshwara Temple, Someshwar Beach, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Queen Abbakka Chowta's Fort at Ranipura, K Pandyarajah Ballal Institutes and college of nursing, St. Sebastian Church Permannur, Fish Meal & Oil Plant, and Queen Abbakka's Jain temple at Melangadi.
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Worth seeing in and around Ullal
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.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore
The Diocese of Mangalore is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Mangalore, India. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.
4.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Kadri Manjunath Temple
Kadri Manjunatha Temple is a historic temple in Mangaluru in the state of Karnataka, India. The incharge and priests in the temple are Shivalli Madhva Brahmins.
8 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 03Gokarnanatheshwara Temple
The Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, otherwise known as Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra, is in the Kudroli area of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. It was consecrated by Narayana Guru.
6.9 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 04Masjid Zeenath Baksh
The Zeenath Baksh Juma Masjid, commonly known as Masjid Zeenath Baksh, and also known as Beliye Palli, is the third oldest mosque in India and the oldest in the state of Karnataka, constructed in 22 AH. The mosque is located in the Bunder area in the city of Mangalore and is known for its pure Indian style, reminiscent of Dravidian architecture.
5.7 km · oldesr mosque in Karnataka · Wikipedia - 05Mangaladevi Temple
The Mangaladevi Temple is a Hindu temple at Bolara in the city of Mangaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated about three kilometres southwest of the city centre.
3.8 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 06Mangalore University
Mangalore University is a public university located in Konaje, Mangaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka, India. In 2021, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council awarded the university a ‘B’ grade.
8.8 km · state public university in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 07Sultan Battery
The Sultan Bateri watch tower, constructed in 1784 by Tipu Sultan is in Boloor, 4 km from the centre of Mangalore city, the chief port city in the state of Karnataka, India.
8.6 km · historic site in Boloor, Mangalore · Wikipedia - 08St. Aloysius University
St. Aloysius is a private, coeducational, Jesuit deemed university, founded in 1880 as St.
6.5 km · university in Mangalore, India · Wikipedia - 09
- 10Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Church of Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore, or Rosario Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the Diocese of Mangalore, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. It was the first Catholic church in the Kanara region.
4.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Ullal Beach, Someshwar Temple, Ullal Darga, Kotepura. World famous Muslim shrine. Jain temple ruins, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Several Hindu temples especially during a festival, Riverside, Replica of an ancient Arab dhow under construction at the riverside boatyard forever. Looks like Noah's ark Trip to the bar (where the two rivers Nethravathi & Gurpur meet).
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Things to do
Swim in the swimming pool at Summer Sands or in the sea, Take a boat ride on River Netravati, Walk along Ullal bridge, Walk along the eroding sea coast Walk and shop along ancient Ferry Road Cycling (hiring of cycles available in the local village) along the country side & along the back waters & lagoons. Cycle hire Mr. Roff 2462374, Bike Hire Mr. Praveen 2430288 Boating in the rivers, back waters & lagoons.
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Where to eat
Fish Curry, Chicken Curry, Rice, Kori Rotti, Fish Fry
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Getting to Ullal
- Airports
- Mangaluru (IXE), 16 km · Kannur (CNN), 126 km · Calicut (CCJ), 222 km
- Stations
- Mangaluru Junction railway station, 7 km · Mangalore Central, 5.3 km · Bejai Bus Terminal, 7.8 km · Nethravathi railway station, 3.6 km · Tokkottu railway station, 1.7 km
- Kannur → Ullal117 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · ₹850–1,060
- Calicut → Ullal200 km · quickest by road, 4h 53m · ₹1,440–1,800
- Vasco da Gama → Ullal309 km · quickest by road, 6h 35m · ₹2,390–2,980
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ullal
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 Ullal. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Mangalore by road, by bus no 44A, 44D, 44C, By auto rickshaw Rs.200, by Taxi ₹300, by train (at the Ullal Station) 2 km from the city center.
- Get aroundBy car, taxi or autorickshaw, cycle, walking.
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Next door to Ullal
Ullal is 11 km from Mangaluru, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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