Davangere is well-connected by road to Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Bangalore, Mangalore and Chennai through National Highway 4 (India) (previously Pune-Bangalore Highway and now Mumbai-Pune-Bengaluru-Chennai Highway).
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, KSRTC has a divisional office situated in Davanagere City. The city is well-connected to Bangalore and other cities in the state by KSRTC buses. It has Volvo and multi-axle Volvo bus connectivity to Bangalore & Chennai. But, in spite of Davanagere having a Divisional KSRTC office, there are no Volvo buses originating from Davanagere City. Thus, if someone wishes to travel outside Karnataka state by Volvo buses, their only option is private buses. KSRTC does not give booking and service of Volvo buses from Davanagere to Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Goa, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Shirdi, etc.
Railways also play a major role in connectivity. The city's Railway Station comes under South Western Railway Zone (India) and was constructed during the British period and has been renovated recently. The station code is DVG. The railway station is located in front of Davanagere Municipal Corporation and is located very close to the old (private) bus stand. Davanagere railway station has been upgraded, and the public is provided with high-class facilities. A new proposal to lay a rail track between Davangere to Tumkur would further reduce the travel time from Bangalore to Davangere. This would further connect to Shimoga, Kottur, etc. along with the Harihara-Kotturu Rail Line which is waiting for inauguration.
Earlier, the city's public transportation was provided only by private bus services. Recently, KSRTC has started bus service. They run through the main and arterial roads of the city. Auto-rickshaws are also available for transportation.
The nearest airport to Davanagere is Hubli Airport (IATA:HBX), which is 143 kilometres (89 mi) from the city.
