Which number
do I call?
Save all four. In Bengaluru you have a free government line, a maternity line, the national emergency number, and Namma Ambulance — dispatched in under 90 seconds, at your door in 8–10 minutes inside live zones.
Bengaluru ambulance numbers.
Namma Ambulance
Mini BLS, BLS, ALS. Metered fare shown upfront, live tracking, driver assigned in under 90 seconds, hospital alerted before you arrive. Call or book in the Namma Ambulance app.
Call +919180591178GVK EMRI emergency ambulance
Free for everyone. Good for any emergency, but Bengaluru response times average 18–30 minutes and you cannot choose the ambulance type.
Call 108Maternity & newborn transport
Pregnant women, new mothers and infants — to and from hospital, including referrals between government facilities. Not for accidents or cardiac cases.
Call 102Unified emergency number
Police, fire and medical in one call, anywhere in India. Dial when you are unsure which service you need — they route it.
Call 112108 is free. Namma is fast.
Know when to use which.
If you cannot pay, call 108 — always. If minutes matter and you can pay a metered fare, Namma gets a trained crew to your door faster and tells you exactly what it costs before you confirm.
Match the type to the situation.
Cardiac, stroke, severe trauma, unconscious, can't breathe
Paramedic on board, defibrillator, cardiac monitor, IV drugs. When in doubt on a critical case, pick ALS.
Accidents, fractures, fever spikes, acute illness
EMT crew, oxygen, monitoring, stretcher. The default emergency ambulance for most calls.
Stable patient, discharge, dialysis, check-up transport
Trained attendant, basic monitoring, oxygen on request. Comfortable, planned transport.
Karnataka's own ambulance. Powered by AmbuGo — India's First Intelligent Ambulance Platform. Any time, every time.
