Despite its incredibly large train network, taking a bus in India might be a necessity to get to some of the out of way places. Public buses in India are usually cheap, slow and crowded, but faster, more comfortable, private bus lines are available to many places. Man on Elephant Motorized rickshaw, a mainstay of local transportation in Mysore. City bus services in Mysore. Motor scooters are everywhere in Mysore.
Trains run everywhere in India and are a great way to get about.
The streets of Mysore carry an amazing variety of traffic. Another advantage to bicycles and motor scooters are their ability to get around the narrow streets of the old parts of Mysore.