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Mullayanagiri
Highest peak in Karnataka. The car goes up the hill road; the last part is steps. Go early for the view.
Baba Budangiri
Same hill range as Mullayanagiri. Easy to do both in one morning by car.
Hirekolale Lake
A quiet lake close to town. Sunset stop of half an hour.
Kemmangundi
Hill station on the Kadur side. Half a day by car.
Belur Chennakeshava Temple
About 25 km from Chikmagalur. Keep an hour and a half.
Coffee Estate Stays
Most estates are 10 to 20 km from town. The car drops you at the bungalow.
Yagachi Dam and Adventure Camp
The Yagachi Dam on the Yagachi River near Belur has developed into one of the more popular adventure and picnic destinations in the Hassan district, partly because of its proximity to the Chennakeshava Temple and partly because the dam's backwaters offer a setting that is visually quite different from the stone temples that form the main draw of the region. Activities available at the Karnataka government's adventure camp on the reservoir banks include kayaking, coracle rides, swimming, and a range of tented accommodation options for travellers who want to stay overnight close to the Belur temples rather than returning to Hassan town. Younger travellers and families who want to balance temple heritage with outdoor activity often include a two-hour stop at Yagachi on the same day as their Belur visit, pairing the cultural weight of the Hoysala temple with something more physical and outdoors-oriented.
Lakshmi Devi Temple, Doddagaddavalli
The Lakshmi Devi Temple at Doddagaddavalli is a lesser-known but architecturally exceptional Hoysala temple located in a small village around 16 kilometres from Hassan town, and it is one of the few Hoysala temples that features four shrines arranged around a common hall rather than the more typical single or twin shrine layout. Built in the twelfth century and dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the temple is remarkably well-preserved and sees a fraction of the visitor numbers that Belur and Halebidu attract, which means it can be explored in an unhurried and contemplative way that is difficult at the more famous sites. Historians and architecture enthusiasts booking a Bangalore to Hassan cab for a focused study of Hoysala architecture often specifically request this temple as an addition to the standard Belur-Halebidu itinerary, since its unusual plan and the quality of its carvings make it a genuinely important addition to the Hoysala circuit.
Distance
285 km
From Bangalore Airport
Time
About 5.5 hr
Via Doddaballapur, Tiptur and Kadur
Starting from
₹ 7200
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹6,519 ₹7,820
+ ₹1110 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,547 ₹9,065
+ ₹1295 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹9,654 ₹11,606
+ ₹1666 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹9,654 ₹11,606
+ ₹1666 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,682 ₹12,851
+ ₹1851 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹10,682 ₹12,851
+ ₹1851 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹13,767 ₹16,586
+ ₹2406 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Commuter
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹35,250
+ ₹6201 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹10,900
+ ₹1908 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Camry
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹27,000
+ ₹4770 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹37,700
+ ₹6678 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi Q7
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹85,600
+ ₹15264 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 5 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹37,700
+ ₹6678 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 7 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹80,300
+ ₹14310 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹85,600
+ ₹15264 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹74,800
+ ₹13356 (Taxes & Charges)
Rolls-Royce Ghost
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹3,19,000
+ ₹57240 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Fortuner
LUXURYAC5 Seats
₹27,000
+ ₹4770 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
35 km
85 km
160 km
225 km
265 km
Arrivals pickup
Tell us the flight number and the terminal. Terminal 1 is domestic only, for IndiGo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet, while Terminal 2 handles international flights and Air India domestic. Our driver meets you at the arrival exit with a name board, because private vehicles may not wait in the pickup lane for more than a few minutes. We track the flight, so if it is late the driver waits at no cost, and if the flight changes the pickup moves with it. Cancellation follows our one 72 hour policy.
Ring road
The cab never enters Bangalore city. From the airport it takes the ring road west to Doddaballapur, about 35 km, a town known for weaving silk sarees, mostly on power looms. The Dobbaspet stretch of this ring road is tolled at Hulikunte. For a family of four just off a flight, this is the easy part of the drive, with light traffic and no city signals. If anyone wants tea after the flight, Doddaballapur has small hotels near the road, otherwise the car drives straight on towards Tumakuru.
Breakfast or lunch
Tumakuru (Tumkur), about 85 km from the airport, is the meal halt. Ask for thatte idli, the big flat plate idli, which is said to have started at Kyathsandra in this district. The Siddaganga Matha, a Lingayat monastery founded in the 15th century, is about 5 km from the city, a short detour if you have time. Tumakuru sits at about 800 m. From here the car leaves NH48 and heads west towards Tiptur on the road to Chikmagalur.
Coconut country
Tiptur, about 160 km from the airport, is coconut country, called Kalpataru Nadu. The Tiptur market holds copra auctions on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and desiccated coconut and copra go from here across India. A ten minute halt for tea and tender coconut is enough. The town sits at about 862 m. Arsikere is about 27 km on and Kadur about 68 km, and the car keeps to this inland road, which avoids the busy Hassan highway.
Last plains town
Kadur, about 225 km from the airport, lies in the rain shadow east of the Malnad hills, with rain usually under 750 mm a year. Areca nut and coconut are the local crops. From here the car turns onto NH173, the old coffee trade road, for Chikmagalur. Kadur Junction station, on the Bangalore to Hubli line, is 7 km from Birur. Take a short halt for the restroom, because the next 40 km climb gently into the hills and the coffee estates begin.
Hotel drop
Chikmagalur is about 265 km from the airport, around five hours by cab with a meal halt. The town is at about 1,040 to 1,090 m, so carry a jacket if you have come from a warm city. The car drops you at your hotel or stay. For your first meal, ask for akki rotti and kadubu with Malnad coffee, and buy coffee powder and black pepper in town. January and February are the driest months, and October the wettest.
Landing at KIA for a coffee estate stay in Chikmagalur? The Bangalore Airport to Chikmagalur Cab details follow, covering the road, short halts and what each car costs. Here is the good part: from the airport the cab heads west through Doddaballapur and Tumakuru and never goes into Bangalore. About five hours to town. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels: a sedan for four, an Innova or Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Chikmagalur and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore Airport to Chikmagalur via Doddaballapur, Tiptur and Kadur | About 265 km | About 530 km | About 5 hr with stops |
Chikmagalur is about 265 km from the airport. The car going and coming back is about 530 km, which is billed as two days and 600 km. Need only a Bangalore Airport to Chikmagalur one way taxi? ₹2 more per km. Driver allowance per day; tolls, parking and GST at actual. A car's km rate pays for fuel, the driver and AC; driver allowance is extra each day.
Vehicle | Round trip rate | Chikmagalur and back, 2 days (600 km) | Driver allowance | Allowance for 2 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12/km | ₹7,200 | ₹350/day | ₹700 | |
₹14/km | ₹8,400 | ₹350/day | ₹700 | |
₹18/km | ₹10,800 | ₹400/day | ₹800 | |
₹20/km | ₹12,000 | ₹400/day | ₹800 |
A couple or a family of four with light bags is fine in a Dzire or a Toyota Etios. More people, or heavy suitcases, need an Innova or Innova Crysta. Estate roads are rough in places; an Innova has more ground clearance than a sedan.
Only going into Bangalore from the terminal? See cab rental in KIA Airport or the Toyota Innova Crysta on rent in KIA Airport, and our airport taxi and cab service in Bangalore. From home in the city? Book the Bangalore to Chikmagalur cab. Eight or more? The Bangalore Airport to Chikmagalur tempo traveller. What to see and the weather: Bangalore to Chikmagalur travel guide.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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rahul
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
About 265 km one way from Kempegowda Airport, by Doddaballapur, Tumakuru, Tiptur and Kadur, without entering Bangalore city, so about 530 km for the round trip. A cab takes about 5 hours with one meal halt. The ring road to Dobbaspet keeps you clear of city traffic.
The trip is two days and 600 km, so the fares come to ₹7,200 in a Dzire, ₹8,400 in an Etios, ₹10,800 in an Innova and ₹12,000 in an Innova Crysta. Driver allowance, tolls, parking and GST come extra.
No. From KIA it goes west by Doddaballapur and Dabaspete to Tumakuru, then Tiptur and Kadur. It misses Hebbal and the city traffic.
The driver waits, with no waiting charge. If the flight changes, send us the new one and we reschedule the pickup. Cancellations follow our cancellation policy.
An Innova or Innova Crysta, for the bags and the estate roads. All cars are on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes. Keep it for the stay and leave Chikmagalur about seven and a half hours before a domestic flight.
Yes, from about mid November to mid February. Fog sits around the airport between about 3 and 8:30 am, and early flights can be delayed or even diverted. The driver also keeps a slow pace on the ring road until it lifts. Allow an extra hour on such mornings, and plan your estate check in for the afternoon.
You can, as the route avoids the city and the roads are good, but five hours after a late flight is tiring for small children. Many families stay one night near the airport or in Tumakuru and drive on after breakfast. If you go straight, carry pillows, a blanket and snacks in the car, and the driver keeps a calm pace.
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