NH 44 and the Devanahalli-KIAL Expressway run through Yelahanka, linking it to central Bengaluru (~14-15 km to the city core) and Kempegowda International Airport (~17 km). Hebbal is about 15 minutes away by road.

Yelahanka Junction is a 5-platform railway hub on lines toward KR Puram, Yeshwanthpur, Chikkaballapur and Doddaballapur. An elevated Yelahanka station on Namma Metro's Blue Line is under construction, targeted for operation around 2027.

BMTC/KSRTC buses, including Volvo AC services, connect the area to the rest of the city.

Yelahanka hosts REVA University (Kattigenahalli) and several engineering colleges - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, BMS Institute of Technology, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Sai Vidya Institute of Technology and Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Its K-12 cluster spans CBSE/ICSE/IGCSE schools including Delhi Public School, National Public School, Canadian International School, Ryan International, Presidency School and Mallya Aditi International School.

Yelahanka is anchored by the Rail Wheel Factory, an Indian Railways plant manufacturing wheels, axles and wheelsets, and by the Yelahanka Air Force Station, an IAF base that biennially hosts Aero India, one of Asia's largest aviation and defence exhibitions.

The area sits near established IT/business hubs - Manyata Tech Park and Kirloskar Business Park - and has its own growing commercial campus, Bagmane Sierra Business District, plus the wider KIADB aerospace/hardware industrial corridor developing nearby toward Devanahalli.

Tourism draws are modest: Puttenahalli Lake is a bird conservation reserve where 45+ species (painted storks, spoonbills, pelicans) breed, popular with birdwatchers in winter. Nearby Jakkur Aerodrome offers Karnataka-Tourism-listed aerosports like microlight flights and hot-air ballooning.

The Venugopala Swamy Temple and 'Kote Beedi' recall Yelahanka's history as birthplace of Kempegowda I, founder of Bengaluru, and the Air Force Station draws crowds during the biennial Aero India air show.

RMZ Galleria Mall in Yelahanka New Town is North Bengaluru's main entertainment anchor, with an INOX multiplex (multiple screens) and a Fun City games zone, alongside dining chains and cafes. Other nearby retail includes DMart, Yelahanka Central and malls such as Esteem and BDK within a few kilometres.

Lakeside parks (Puttenahalli, Attur, Allalasandra) add walking and recreation options, and Jakkur Aerodrome nearby offers aero-sports like hot-air ballooning and microlight flying.

Yelahanka was developed by the Karnataka Housing Board from the early 1980s as a planned satellite township with wide roads and dedicated residential/commercial blocks; it now falls under the Bangalore North City Corporation of the Greater Bengaluru Authority. Forthcoming projects include the Blue Line metro station (targeted ~2027), junction/flyover upgrades to ease traffic, and a railway overbridge near Jakkur Lake.

BWSSB continues to expand piped Cauvery water coverage to outer zones of the city, including parts of Yelahanka.