kemmannugundi is 53 km from chikkamagaluru and 17 km from lingadahalli by road. the nearest national highways, nh-206 or nh-48, connect to bangalore. there is another route via mullayyanagiri and attigundi, a scenic drive. if you are dependent only on public transport then you can catch a private bus from lingadahalli at 9.30am and the same bus (last bus) comes at kemmanagundi at 4.30pm goes to birur via lingadahalli.