Foreigner takes first bus ride in INDIA 🇮🇳 Largest Bus Terminal in Asia

[@kmjawahar9959]

In hilly areas you may be prone to accidents.But in other places the chances are less and the drivers are very well experienced. So no fear.I recommend you to take those blue buses coz they are new😊

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Breaks of busses can be the problem. Maintenance is not that good

[@kmjawahar9959]

@@maximhollandnederlandthene7640 That's why I've mentioned that blue buses.They are maintained properly.

[@neilmenon8943]

Dude buses are a huge problem in India. They speed too much. Most of the death are caused by buses. Need the govt of Indis to do something about this.

[@kmjawahar9959]

@@neilmenon8943 in TN the max speed of the bus is only 70kmph

[@Gsbsjjd]

It is very strange to explore a new country without any tour guide. It is very difficult for you foreigners to explore especially like India. But you are doing it bravely..I really want to appreciate you brother..keep going .. love of Tamil Nadu ❤

[@karankhandelwal6406]

You are becoming an Indian day by day. You are picking money over comfort which is quite uncommon among Foreigners. You are doing wonderful work. Keep it up👍👍👍

[@senthilkumar-sb6oq]

Come to Tamil Nadu hills stations Ooty, kodaikanal, Yercaud,.... U will really enjoy it expecting soon❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗

[@Alex20099]

I live in Chennai but love those places too

[@notwkrail]

KodaiShrooms

[@karthikrajeev2966]

What about kerala. Munnar wayanad alapuzha kumarakam kovalam and many more. ❤

[@navin_kumar_ftw]

Valparai is also like heaven

[@Bob1971ify]

Also Yelagiri, it’s still unexplored

[@madhuvaa434]

You have become a local Chennai vaasi(One who lives in chennai) ! . I would suggest take buses whenever possible. That is environment friendly . You are doing a great job on your trips and explaining them.

[@lokeshmeganathan1591]

Really appreciate this one you are really amazing and exploring real one like a comman man of India...

[@vivekkadyan6330]

Someone had told me that because of high humidity in Chennai the drivers prefer that net type of seats instead of the cushion ones as they become sweaty without the airflow.

[@shriharikulkarni2305]

Such seats are provided to Karnataka bus drivers too

[@chill_world]

It's true cushion one's are not comfortable for public transport drivers

[@NanoMine]

But that was a AC bus. Also why not get ventilated seatsif it's really that big of a problem, wouldn't cost much of you get them on contract from some local manufacturer and it will be much more comfortable for driver who has to sit on that everyday.

[@notsofunny_]

I have seen such seats in banglore and Mumbai as well .. it's just cheap and comfortable to some extent while if you go for thick ones the cost will sky rocket

[@AshwiniKumarS]

If you know timings of AC Buses, it's quite time saving. Else wait time could be higher. But overall tamilnadu has a pretty decent connectivity including travel within small towns but those buses would be crowded

[@SK-xw4gu]

Hi Benjamin: It's good that you experimented by taking a bus. generally, South India is very well connected by bus, train and air. The roads are fairly decent and you will enjoy your journeys if you take a bus like the one you did. Travel is still cheap in India when compared to other countries.

[@pallavijayeshmody6524]

Yes Southern India is well connected by inter city Bus services. But with road infrastrucre improving pan India bus services are improving too

[@ripper5941]

Buses in india stink like shit. With all those polluting gases . Pm 2.5. u guyz don't have electric buses

[@amritasrivastava8280]

@@ripper5941 we have electric buses i have travelled in electric buses so many times

[@xijinping937]

@@ripper5941india has many electric busses

[@resourceserp]

@@ripper5941 🤣🤣😂

[@Daison123]

Foreigners are most welcome in chennai ❤ Tamil nadu தமிழர் பண்பு 🔥

[@Sarcasmunlimited1987]

State road transport buses particularly in south states are very safe to travel because the drivers are super awesome trained. They have speed locks as well as drivers are not over stressed or over worked

[@santhoshkumarn9776]

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates the largest number of public transport buses in India You will get better public transport in Tamil Nadu at lower cost than other states in India

[@sivakumar6953]

Biscuit cream biscuit

[@crazyincars]

In tamilnadu, govt bus facility is too good. all areas are well connected. Most of the buses are in good condition.

[@jkmani]

Hi Ben - great videos, keen ‘em coming. 2 things though (and I’m aware that I’m generalising but it’s based on my & my family’s travel experiences all over India) - buses in the Southern states are way better overall than those in North India - better in safety, connectivity, comfort and cost. Secondly, buses in TN have always been a cut above even amongst the southern states buses, especially in terms of connectivity (even to small villages & towns), efficiency and affordability.

[@1pasupaty]

Foreigner.reviewing any aspect in India. Makes u.always glued on

[@brindharangarajan105]

I'm a resident of Chennai and buses are my main mode of transportation even today.. In case you are planning to travel to cities overnight from Chennai like Bangalore or Coimbatore, you should try the AC sleeper buses! They cost around 1000-1500 and you can sleep through the night. They are a lifesaver, especially for last minute plans because train seats need to be reserved well in advance while these buses can be booked just a day in advance as well. P.S. Random bus fact - did you know that women and senior citizens get to travel for free in some buses in Chennai? 😝

[@jsmurthy7481]

You are showing all our places to ourselves, in a very nice & beautiful way

[@lunachakraborty6211]

Traveling through India, enjoying the various sights, experiencing the local community, is definitely worthwhile. India is all about the sights, the sounds, the ever changing culture, food, and a bus ride or a train travel is definitely better than taxi. You should experience Bengal and the Northeast. It will be such a different journey, yet so very Indian

[@TheEddieToro]

Luna namaskar 🙏🏻. You're right 👍🏻. I even recommend Benjamin visit Odisha right next door to Bengal. I was there in 2019 and amazing 🤩. Jai Bharat 🇮🇳🙏🏻!

[@creative35711]

Take Bus. Sit Right Side of the bus while going from Pondichery to Chennai. In Right side you will see good Sea view. Avoid travelling in evening and night time. Because you will miss the scenes.

[@pallavijayeshmody6524]

Bus Travel between larger cities is quite comfortable and definitely more economical. P. S. There are switches (buttons) on a panel near the driver which switches on the mobile charge points & reading lights. You have to ask the driver to switch it on - weird but I have to yet figure out the reason they do that.

[@UchihaParambarai]

0:27 those kids asked you to take a selfie 😂

[@manivelan9672]

Take the bus, public transport more often.. you will get to know the people and culture better..in the process you will save a tonne of money and it is good for the environment!! Everyone wins...

[@bjenks]

local bus coming next :)

[@ravirk2918]

@@bjenks try the old buses for a change , these are the legacy buses . the other ones are procurred like 3-4 years back only (the one that are not in blue , red or white-blue mixed are old buses )

[@manbirsingh9586]

Woah..." Hands On Video" really great, keep em coming ....👍👍

[@bjenks]

More to come!

[@manbirsingh9586]

You're video making is lit & real...may your subscribers increase... 👍

[@sujayyaji]

Reminds me of when I used to take buses. Don’t worry too much about traveling on buses because it’s quite safe

[@seeker8238]

It's hard to find a honest youtuber; great job Ben. 👏

[@Shakemon]

They are going to Demolish CMBT and Replace With 3 Stations across the city One in down south ( which will be largest in asia when opened ) One in north And one in west

[@j8sins561]

There are several kinds of buses in TAMIL NADU : 1) Local buses between two terminals in same district / nearby district. 2) Buses between two district headquarters ( TNSTC ). ( Normal bus with multiple stoping and point to point which you rode from Chennai to pondicherry). Next : Sleeper and semi- sleeper class buses. 3) Inner State travel bus (SETC) Both AC and Non- AC. 4) Inter State travel bus (SETC) both AC and Non- AC. Roadways in India is huge connecting various places.

[@sandeeps4454]

Bus is much safer than taxi, these bus drivers are very well experienced than any other taxi driver

[@salempasangasp]

Try riding in hill stations it'll be one of the best travels. Especially valparai, yercaud, kolli hills, ooty

[@mohasinshariff1252]

Buses in Tamil Nadu are always neat and comfortable to ride compared to any other part of India. Not only Buses but all other Public Transport too

[@universalsoldier811]

Man, you have never travelled in HARYANA ROADWAYS I think. Just try once and you'll be shocked. Most experienced drivers I've ever seen.

[@dinesh6489]

@@universalsoldier811 I have travelled to Rajasthan, UP and MP, it was really disgusting that they simply spit pawn masala inside the public transport. I am not sure about Punjab and Haryana.

[@universalsoldier811]

@@dinesh6489 Haryana's public places were clean until labourers from Bihar, UP came and spit everywhere 😆. But it's still quite clean

[@ananthyadav8142]

No

[@vishnukamalakar4435]

I guess you never visited Andhra Pradesh or Telangana. These buses are far better than TN buses in terms of comfort and quality and one of the top in India. I bet it.

[@ashok747114]

Hi even I'm from tiruvannamalai.. U can even take ultra deluxe busses. You would have push back seats in it but with our air con..

[@rapeticharan1443]

I've been taking indian buses for 18years both local and super deluxe, i Never died!!!

[@rahulmn5908]

Buses and trains all day. When I was in Pune, I spent 30% of my salary traveling in between Pune and Hyderabad for 3.5 years. It was all buses and trains. Volvo buses, sleeper buses and lot of rain travel. Love public mass transport.

[@Just_forfun9140]

Take the bus, its inexpensive by far, looks good, you could lessen the total time by planning ahead. May be a bus travel is safer than in a car, because of its size, good for the environment and less vehicles on the road. If you want luxury then take a cab, you have the ultimate flexibility.

[@UniqCarz]

Nice that you visited us at Chennai. Tn Buses are fairly safe. if you do want a video with a thrilling ride you should try the Kerala buses.

[@suryavoid2488]

Wow never expected a foreigner doing this video it was very amazing watching this video loved it

[@nayeemrahman4786]

This CMBT is the largest bus terminus in Asia

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

CHENNAI Central wow... Lovely THIRUVANNAMALAI... Temple has been shown in AKANDA TELUGU movie climax.... Triangular ONION Samosa and ONION Bajji and MULAGAI Bajji- South Indian Giant Green SPICELESS watery PAPRIKKA..

[@AG_MAG]

Your Vlogs are great!! Please shoot the Ashram chants at Thiruvannamalai. Love to see your Vlogs on Trichy/Srirangam, Madurai, Coimbatore, Rameswaram, Sriviliputhur, Thanjavur, Kanyakumari, etc.

[@rdbarman5224]

I once went to Pondicherry from Chennai. The road is very good

[@kavinkailash3918]

You could have taken metro at Central itself green line to st Thomas mount Probably cost you 40inr

[@boomesnallasivam769]

Proud be an INDIAN 🔥

[@anirudh425]

band karo yaar ye sab , faltu ke proud feeling

[@Me7eOrmEmO1r2]

Kuch Bhi...

[@Thisispri]

Why

[@srvbhmk265]

Proud of trash everywhere?

[@diyadew7340]

There is nothing to be proud of

[@PremKumarmj]

Public transport is more eco friendly and money friendly

[@kerenaepsiba8528]

Good to see you taking bus.. I like bus rides 😀😀

[@bjenks]

hey kerena :)

[@Ubertechgirl66]

“That was a whole lot easier than I thought!” 🤣

[@soundarajanchakravarty8075]

Next time try to take a non AC bus. The rickety buses that you mentioned are mostly the beige and brown colour combination buses that we see in the start of your video. TN has got a good network of buses both private as well as government owned buses. You will find buses built on chasis from Ashok Leyland,tata motors, Volvo,scania, Mercedes Benz, Eicher motors to name a few. You may want to try night travel by bus. Would be more pleasent. You could try Tiruvannamalai to Bangalore once..you will find all kinds of terrain and scenery on the route.

[@paradisecaregiving7126]

🕉️🙏 I'm Tiruvannamalai Bound. Taking off from Heathrow Airport tomorrow morning, February 1st... PCR Results just came in while writing this... Oh my Guru!!! Yogi Ramsuratkumar... it's neg!!!! Yogi Ramsuratkumar Jaya Guru Raya 🕉️🙏💐♥️🌈♥️🌈🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@bjenks]

Wish you a good journey!

[@paradisecaregiving7126]

@@bjenks Ben...Jamin'... This old hippie American, ex-stuntman is COMIN' HOMe for the 1st time. Ben, the PCR is negative.... Yeeeee Haaaa! Chennai here i come...Then Yogi Ramsuratkumar Ashram and my beloved Arunachala Shiva... for 3 weeks!!!!! Thank You God, my Father, Yogi Ramsuratkumar Jaya Guru Raya 🕉️👣🌺🛐💐♥️🌈🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@jothikahasan9802]

@@paradisecaregiving7126 i am from tiruvannamalai too, but residing in bangalore, actually what's happening in that ashram, what are they educating???

[@paradisecaregiving7126]

@@jothikahasan9802 🕉️🙏 The function of Yogi Ramsuratkumar Ashram and Maa Devaki is to encourage the chanting of The Holy Nama.❤️‍🔥 In respect to our Appa, Bhagwan Sri Yogi Ramsuratkumar, that is to chant The Nama: Yogi Ramsuratkumar Yogi Ramsuratkumar Yogi Ramsuratkumar Jaya Guru Raya🕉️👣🌺🛐 He says: "Chant the Nama and see what happens".🕊️ He also says: "Whatever exists is One Life...Unity! Nothing is separate, no thing isolated. This beggar is related to the Sun, to the moon... To the INFINITE cosmos. This beggar is not limited to (a) body".🦋 And: Only God exists. Nothing else...No one else'.🌌 Dear Brother, There is infinite power, blessing and assistance in The Nama❤️. Whether Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Shiva, Kali Maa, Krishna, etc. Chant the Nama, Recite the Nama, Think The Nama. Remover of obstacles.🌈

[@jothikahasan9802]

@@paradisecaregiving7126 and who are you? Where are you from? Are you working anywhere?

[@umeshs7751]

CMBT means Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.

[@sohamjohn]

To Bangalore also, AC Buses are ( preferably Karnataka state transport buses, which is more luxurious ) available.. and can save lot of money taking taxi car.

[@siddhantrs4545]

yea

[@khappan3309]

Welcome to India and Tamil Nadu..Pl, report what you see and experience..

[@rajendravishwakarma7924]

We can find every type of buses for same route, depending on your budget. Some people may not afford AC buses still.

[@ChandruChandru-wk9ti]

Sir you can try tamilnadu sleeper bus .so very comfort

[@whyme5024]

Try to catch one of the front row (row 3 or 4) seats - little more engine noise but much less jerky.

[@mkmovies7575]

Welcome to india is tamilnadu ...it is now next madurai tirup travel coming soon ..

[@vinvilli]

Thanks for visiting Chennai. I hope that you enjoyed here. I enjoyed very much by watching my own places

[@s7stuntboy777]

More state's are there in India but u chosen Tamilnadu to visit! U r great 👏😊

[@rohinirohini6094]

Good that you cover this town too!

[@AbhishekKumar-or3xv]

Why you didn't choose Volvo, Scania or Mercedes bus? I think those higher class buses are more comfortable & high speed. I don't know much about South India, but in east, north, west those luxury buses are very famous

[@chill_world]

Here in Chennai luxury buses are there to Tiruvanamalai, hope he deliberately took public transport which is not much bad...

[@diptanuchakraborty8493]

East South and North they are every

[@diptanuchakraborty8493]

@@chill_world Also in bangalore kerela

[@Just_forfun9140]

@Abhishek not every foreigner from Europe or America who visits India is wealthy, most are not, they can't afford luxury travel. Its a misconception Indians have about foreigners wealth, shop owners, taxis quote them much higher prices.

[@AbhishekKumar-or3xv]

@@Just_forfun9140 you mean ₹2 or ₹2.5 per km costly for small distance? & Sometimes literally it costs ₹1.1 per km, depends on road conditions, toll prices, busy route or not....

[@செ.வெங்கடேசன்-ஞ4ற]

தஞ்சை பெரிய கோவில் திருப்பதி திருவண்ணாமலை மதுரை மீனாட்சி அம்மன் மிகப்பெரிய கோயில் தமிழ்நாட்டில் உள்ளது பழனி முருகன்

[@sanjeevmithul]

Super bro india welcomes u Message from tamilan✌

[@kevinsmith-ky6se]

This is so much fun, many thanks for sharing your experiences, be well Benjamin :)

[@SANJAYKUMAR-mm7ge]

Your are really doing well 👏 love from Chennai ❤

[@___GM___]

This is a goverment bus. There are private buses too for a little higher price but provides better comfort

[@MadMax-fs3cy]

Awesome vlog buddy, make a trip to Andaman and Nicobar islands, plan it well and visit the Havelock, netaji islands in the archipelago, you'll love it

[@harishkiran3663]

Try a bus ride from Adimali to Idukki in private bus. No guarantee of safety but fun, lots of it.

[@dnarna7880]

Benjamin, TN buses are very good ones.. Accidents are very very rare... Based on the Prices the quality of the buses will change... If you go to North side you will see the difference of South and North I know you have already covered few places in North but Bus travel. Hope you will go North one day and return back to south ASAP. 😝😜

[@universalsoldier811]

Haha noob. You must know that HARYANA roadways buses are best in whole India in case of service, experienced drivers and Very fast. Himachal buses are also great. Don't be blind

[@sanjaysaini9879]

Rajasthan state transport AC buses are better than the bus in the video. Mostly volvo and scania. Roads in Rajasthan are atleast equally good. Accidents are way higher though. When it comes to private bus operators they are horrible in Raj, TN was decent or may be I was just lucky.

[@dnarna7880]

@@sanjaysaini9879 So it was good but every where we can see the pan parak spits right

[@siddhantrs4545]

@@universalsoldier811 no ksrtc is the best

[@purpleplatooner]

🤦‍♀️ oh god! Just appreciate the hardworking drivers...don't argue...Our Indian bus drivers are good...that's it... P.S. I am not in any way saying other country drivers are bad. Plz understand that.

[@graceepge2521]

You should take a bus to a hill region. It would be thrilling, chill and you'll enjoy

[@robinsivarobinsiva9010]

Tiruvanamalai my hometown ☺ welcome 🎉

[@hvelucha]

Growing up in Chennai, I ended up studying my UG at Tiruvannamalai in 1999. It was like an alien town to me. Can't beleive they retained the route number 122 PP :)... sweet memories...there was no Aircon busses back then...but travel time remains the same which is pretty sluggish...also I see that not much has changed in terms of condition of the roads in that pit stop :)...the potholes look like its designed to test the spring system of main battle tank lol

[@rameshcherry9749]

Thr wil a white colour Ripon Building next to t whr I worked in covid war room

[@saravanana670]

Yeah buses are great

[@TheEddieToro]

Acchaa kaam karte raho Benjamin 😎👍🏻🙏🏻🕉️🇮🇳💥💪🏻. I rode on buses in the city and long distance in India and it was great overall.

[@ksashank6271]

Also sit at the back.... Spend 200 more and take a sleeper class bus... Those buses are way more comfortable

[@NOOBGAMER-jy6ku]

Love for India ❤️❤️❤️ 🙂

[@deshpanderots]

Government Owned buses are Affordable and more importantly safe. 90% of Indians travel by bus.

[@royalceaser]

Buses or trains are best ways to travel in india . You can meet and talk to people too and know more through that

[@josephalagu5020]

Try more hill areas is in tamilnadu like OOTY, KODAIKANAL, YERKADU, there r 30 and above hairbin bends and driver make perfect driving movement, check the journey.

[@yogeswaran4682]

Welcome to India ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@qtzsam]

small tip, always take help of a local women for auto and of a local men for taxi, they always charge many fold price from foreigners buses have fixed prize so they are reliable

[@gopis8030]

Your a first person KZbin channel from foreigners.welcome India, welcome Chennai,🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🙏🙏🙏🥇🥇🥇

[@v.balaguruv.balaguru8386]

Please visit kanjipuram Ehambaraswar temple and kamachi Amman temple very very nice 3000 year's oldest temple

[@UpscalewithLokesh]

Come to Perambur if you are coming too chennai again

[@baijutg8449]

you could just take metro train from central Station to koyembadu and take private bus

[@praveenkumarelangovan447]

the rest room is not that much clean in any bus stand especially busy koyambedu...

[@SNK2004NIO]

Buddy go to Mylapore(cultural hub of city).

[@vignesh.n]

Hope you enjoyed the ride.. wish you made more videos in Chennai

[@mathivananr7449]

Gingee fort is my hometown.... Excited to see the fort in ur video!

[@rounakmukherjee1009]

AC buses are almost always a good option. The crowded buses are the city buses which ply mainly inside cities and thus is a local bus. Whenever long distance buses are chosen, then they are the better option and also no one can get in without a booking. Every major cities in India has both type of services catering to different requirements. I take city bus when going to office or some work but take long distance bus when I go for short and long trips. Btw I am from Kolkata.

[@abby-kamakoti]

Oh god....It is fearful for me whenever u do something new in TN....I believe u have a good experience.

[@neonmanas5568]

Loved it. Share more bus journeys.

[@1turkish1indian43]

Once took a bus from Mumbai to Goa. It was... quite an experience 🙃🙂

[@Jeevizonechannel]

It was a nice route🔥

[@ascentshiva]

Also visit western Ghats and coimbatore! Even more you'll enjoy a lot! Thanks for posting tamilnadu travelling videos🙌👍

[@joejoseph4797]

These drivers are really good. Good idea to take a bus. 4000 rps and 250 Rps. Buses arent bad. I take a bus or train mostly for any trip more than 50 kms. Driving is tiring.

[@bharathvaj6735]

Come to kanchipuram bcos you have to see lot of temples here it's near Chennai

[@AJ-td5ec]

Ur Travel vlogs are Good and editing is on point 😌 And try to save as much money as possible , budget and cost comparison videos are my Jam 👍 P.S. This channel is addictive , u need 2 upload more vids. per week.

[@bjenks]

Thank you so much 😁

[@aswinkumarmsk560]

yes

[@praveenkumarelangovan447]

Hi sir I'm studying in arts and science college near Ramana ashram .... I had seen many foreigners in Thiruvnnamalai, hope I'll see you one day.

[@jothikahasan9802]

Entha ooru thambi??? I am from tv malai... living in chennai.

[@IndiaInShorts]

It's definetly more interesting experience taking a bus. Probably more safe safe too because they are less prone to being hit by larger vehicles. Size does matter on the roads in India🙂

[@blackadam6468]

Actually a new bus terminus is under construction in the south Chennai, which is gonna be the Asia's largest bus terminus surpassing CMBT

[@ytadi9229]

Iny experiance, travelling across South India in buses pretty comfortable. Where as North side bus rides aren't comfortable enough.

[@TusharSharma-gc4vs]

Well all the buses in north in which i have been to were really comfortable.

[@creative35711]

1. Mahaballipuram 2. Merina/Thiruvanmayur beach 3. Book Tamil/English movie and experience theatres in India 4. Mall Phonix better 5. Travel in local Train(not metro) 6. Crocodile park 7. Sinthatharipet to buy good as well as cheap electronic goods 8. Sowcarpet food Street