North West Karnataka Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) is the state transport agency in the district. The NWKRTC covers all towns & villages of the district. There is a good network of public transport which connects the villages to the towns of the district. There are regular intra state services to major cities & towns of the state like Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad & Belgaum. The Kadama Transport buses of neighboring Goa state provides regular service from Karwar to Mangalore and all part of Goa state. Kumta, Bhatkal & Sirsi are the main hubs for public transport which provides services to intra-district & intrastate round the clock.
Many private transport buses also provide services for inter / intra state from the district. Bhatkal is the main sector for private transport in the district. The NH-17 which passes through the district which connects Panvel near Mumbai to Kerala state, many private buses are plying on this Highway which provides inter-intra state services to places like Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Panaji, Margao, Udupi, Mangalore, Bhatkal, Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode etc.
Highways
The following are the National Highways which passes through the district of Uttara Kannada.
NH-17 which connects Edappally near Kochi and Panvel near Mumbai, which start in the north of the district at Majali village & ends at Bhatkal.
NH-206 which connects Honnavar and Bengaluru
NH-63 which connects Ankola and Hubli
NH-17A which connects Dandeli and Vasco
Rail
The following Railways pass through the district:
Konkan Railway which connects Mangalore and Mumbai via Karwar,
Londa to 'Vasco Railway line which passes through Castle Rock
