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Agumbe Sunset Point
The best-known spot in the village, about a kilometre from the main junction. The viewpoint looks west over layers of forested hills, and on a clear evening you can see the far horizon toward the Arabian Sea as the sun drops. The agumbe sunset point is at its best from October to February. During the monsoon the view is often hidden by cloud, which has its own drama. Arrive thirty to forty minutes before sunset to find a good spot.
Jogigundi Falls
A small, pretty waterfall about four kilometres from Agumbe, reached by a short walk through the forest. The water falls into a deep pool believed to be the origin point of the Malapahari river. It is the easiest waterfall to reach in the area and a good choice for families. Wear leech socks or carry salt during the rains.
Barkana Falls
One of the tallest waterfalls in Karnataka, dropping through the Seetha river valley inside the rainforest. The viewpoint and trek trails lie within protected forest, so access rules can change and forest department permission may be needed. The view of barkana falls in full flow after the monsoon is spectacular. Our drivers can take you to the nearest road point and advise on current access.
Onake Abbi Falls
Its name means "pestle waterfall", after the long, narrow shape of the stream as it falls down the rock face. Reaching it involves a forest walk with some uneven sections, which makes it popular with trekkers. Go with a local guide and check trail conditions before setting out.
Kundadri Hills
About twenty kilometres from Agumbe, kundadri hills rise to a rocky summit crowned by an old Jain temple associated with the scholar Acharya Kundakunda. A narrow road climbs most of the way, followed by a short walk. Two small rock pools sit near the top, and the panoramic view over the Malnad forests is one of the finest in the district.
Doddamane
Much of the television series Malgudi Days, directed by Shankar Nag and based on R. K. Narayan's stories, was filmed in Agumbe in the 1980s. Doddamane, a traditional Malnad home with a tiled roof and wooden pillars, appeared in the series and is still lived in by the family. It has long welcomed travellers, but it is a private home, so visit respectfully and only with permission.
Agumbe Rainforest Research Station
Founded by herpetologist Romulus Whitaker, this research station is known for its work on the king cobra, which lives in the forests around the village. It is a working research centre rather than a tourist site, so casual visits are not always possible. Keep an eye on its occasional nature programmes if you want to learn about the agumbe rainforest in depth.
Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Around twenty-five kilometres away on the banks of the Tunga, Sringeri is one of the four great mathas established by Adi Shankaracharya. The Vidyashankara Temple, with its zodiac pillars, and the Sharadamba Temple draw pilgrims throughout the year. It pairs naturally with Agumbe, and many travellers book a bangalore to sringeri cab that includes an Agumbe night halt.
Kavaledurga Fort
Near Thirthahalli, this hill fort of the Keladi Nayakas climbs over several gateways and stone walls to a small temple at the top. The walk takes about an hour each way and is especially green and misty after the rains, making it a rewarding stop on the way in or out.
Distance
370 Km
One way
Time
8 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 20692
Plus GST
29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹17,209 ₹20,692
+ ₹2972 (Taxes & Charges)
30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹17,568 ₹21,126
+ ₹3036 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹17,209 ₹20,692
+ ₹2972 (Taxes & Charges)
33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹17,209 ₹20,692
+ ₹2972 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹23,252 ₹27,945
+ ₹4005 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Bus A/c 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹25,046 ₹30,118
+ ₹4328 (Taxes & Charges)
49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹21,098 ₹25,338
+ ₹3618 (Taxes & Charges)
50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹21,098 ₹25,338
+ ₹3618 (Taxes & Charges)
27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹17,209 ₹20,692
+ ₹2972 (Taxes & Charges)
30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹18,645 ₹22,430
+ ₹3230 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹26,841 ₹32,291
+ ₹4651 (Taxes & Charges)
Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹26,900
+ ₹4662 (Taxes & Charges)
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Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.
Gateway to the North-West Highways
The trip heads out along Tumkur Road, past Yeshwanthpur and the industrial area of Peenya, onto the elevated stretch of NH48. Leaving early matters here, because this corridor is busy with trucks and office traffic after 7:30 AM. Nelamangala is where the Hassan and Tumakuru highways split, and it has plenty of tea stalls for a quick first stop.
Kalpataru Nadu, Land of Coconuts
A fast six-lane run brings you to Tumakuru, a growing educational city surrounded by coconut groves. The Siddaganga Matha, known for its free education and food for thousands of students, lies just off the highway, and the Devarayanadurga hills are visible nearby.
Copra Capital of Karnataka
Coconut plantations line both sides of the road. Tiptur is home to one of the largest dry coconut and copra markets in the country, and trucks loaded with copra are a common sight. Highway restaurants here make a good breakfast halt.
Gateway to Chikkamagaluru
The landscape opens into dry farmland before the hills. Kadur is an important road and rail junction where routes branch toward Chikkamagaluru and the coffee country.
Steel Town of Karnataka
Bhadravathi grew around the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant on the banks of the Bhadra river and became one of Karnataka's earliest industrial towns. The Hoysala-style Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is its historic highlight.
Gateway to Malnad
Shivamogga sits on the Tunga river and marks the start of the Malnad region, where rainfall increases and the forest closes in. It is the natural lunch halt, and nearby attractions include the Sakrebyle elephant camp and the Tyavarekoppa lion and tiger safari.
Cherrapunji of the South
The final stretch climbs gently through thick evergreen forest, with tall trees closing over the road and rain streams crossing it in the monsoon. The air cools and the light softens until you reach the small village junction at Agumbe, with its old temple, homestays and the road leading onward to the ghat and the sunset point. Elapsed time from Bangalore: around eight hours with halts.
Looking for reliable and comfortable group travel solutions? Tejas Tours & Travels offers premium luxury AC seater bus rentals with convenient doorstep pickup options. Perfect for corporate outings, family celebrations, outstation trips, and group tours with affordable rates and professional drivers.
Start your journey smoothly with flexible pickup options across major locations in Bangalore. Enjoy hassle-free boardings for large groups right from your preferred pickup point.
Choose from our wide fleet of 27 to 50 seater luxury AC buses, premium Volvo, and Benz coaches with comfortable pushback seats, clean interiors, and top-tier comfort.
Travel via the fast Bangalore-Mysore Expressway with 100% transparent pricing, no hidden costs, and experienced highway drivers for safe group travel.
For company monsoon retreats and team outings to Agumbe and Malnad resorts, with GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO approval and consolidated billing through our corporate travels bangalore desk.
For nature study trips, NSS camps and college tours, combining the research station, waterfalls, Kundadri and Kuppalli. Our school transportation services team handles college trip bus rental bangalore and school excursion bus rental bangalore with experienced drivers.
For families and associations combining Agumbe with Sringeri, Horanadu and Kollur, with the bus waiting through temple visits and meals.
Non-AC 27 to 50 seater buses for groups where cost per head matters most. The budget tier differs only in specification, never in maintenance, driver vetting or safety.
Our volvo bus rental bangalore option offers volvo luxury bus and Benz coaches with reclining seats for a smoother 360-kilometre ride, popular with corporate groups.
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches, the core vehicle for this route
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, for smaller groups and narrow forest roads
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for small groups on the same route
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner and Commuter through Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class, Mercedes-Benz S Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost
Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our buses are seated with push-back seats, and we plan this route as a daytime drive.
We quote in writing before you book, and the quote itemises everything. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll charges and parking fees
• Interstate tax, where the itinerary crosses into another state
• Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST as applicable
Forest entry, local jeep hire to waterfalls and accommodation are paid by the group. Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover; passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if required.
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Booking a bus for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps.
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Share your travel date.
• Share your Bangalore pickup location — area, tech park or hotel name, such as Electronic City, Whitefield, Manyata, BIAL airport area or MG Road.
• Share your destination or full day-wise itinerary.
• Share your total group size.
• Share your preferred bus tier: Standard, Executive, Luxury, Volvo or BharatBenz.
• For Goa, Shirdi and multi-day bus hire from Bangalore, provide the full itinerary so we can allocate a driver experienced on the specific overnight route.
• For monthly employee commute contract hire, share the route and schedule details.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemises every charge: bus hire rate (per km or flat local package), driver allowance (Rs 700 to Rs 1,250 per day depending on vehicle), applicable toll estimates, interstate permit costs (Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Goa, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati), and driver night halt charges for multi-day hire.
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• For MICE and corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage for PO-based approval.
• Request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive bus hire at the same time.
• Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and guarantees the specific bus on your date.
• For Goa, Shirdi and overnight hire from Bangalore during New Year, Diwali and summer holiday peaks, book well ahead and pay the advance early.
• For large corporate bookings above Rs 50,000, a higher advance may be required.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes the driver name and mobile, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup confirmation and full billing breakdown, all in writing.
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• For large groups from Electronic City or Whitefield, the driver coordinates the exact pickup gate.
• The bus is clean, sanitised, fuelled and GPS-active.
• The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival.
• During the trip the driver handles all NH exits, toll payments, Karnataka border permits and rest stop coordination.
• At trip end the balance is settled after deducting the advance.
• Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick bus hire booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your group size, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written bus hire quote in 2 hours.
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits and final settlement at trip end.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm and BHIM UPI. The fastest method with instant confirmation. Recommended for advance deposits on bus hire.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For large corporate hire above Rs 15,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link to your registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks. Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore MICE and corporate PO approvals.
• Cash — Balance at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for bus hire confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed corporate clients and monthly consolidated invoicing available.
Bus hire note: a 20 percent advance confirms the specific bus on your date. For Goa, Shirdi and large peak-date Bangalore corporate hire bookings, a higher advance may apply. Volvo and BharatBenz bus hire should be confirmed well ahead with advance payment.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy for all bus hire in Bangalore. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
• More than 7 days before departure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 4 to 7 days before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 48 hours to 4 days before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 24 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.
• No-show, where the bus is deployed and the group is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund. The full fare is payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate bus is offered.
• Weddings — Minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of a Bangalore wedding are non-refundable.
• Multi-day outstation — Goa, Shirdi and multi-day outstation bus hire need a minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day Bangalore bus hire.
• Peak dates — New Year's Eve, Diwali and Bangalore long weekends need a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund.
• Corporate contracts — For monthly corporate commute contracts, contract terms govern. Modifications with 48-hour notice are accommodated subject to route availability.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, force majeure and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days, regardless of notice period.
How to cancel: call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours. Refund to the original payment method.
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation 7 or more days before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 4 to 7 days before departure — Advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 48 hours to 4 days before departure — Advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — Advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels for operational reasons — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority.
• Trip shortfall where kilometres are less than the minimum — Proportional credit, settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge — The full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — The full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card — Refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer — Refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — Cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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We had a great experience with this travel agent while arranging a bus for our team outing. The response was quick and professional, and all our requirements were handled smoothly. The bus arrived on time, was neat and clean, and the journey was very comfortable. Special thanks to Mahantesh, who was the coordinator and supported us with all last-minute changes. The overall coordination was excellent, which made our trip hassle-free. Highly recommended for group travel arrangement.
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11/9/2025 Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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2/6/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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13/10/2024 Bangalore
5/5
The bangalore to agumbe distance is approximately 360 kilometres via Tumakuru, Tiptur, Kadur, Shivamogga and Thirthahalli. A bus takes eight to nine hours including meal halts, so we recommend an early morning start.
October to February offers clear skies and the best sunsets. June to September is the peak monsoon, when the rainforest and waterfalls are at their most spectacular but rain is heavy and leeches are common. Both seasons suit groups; pack accordingly.
Yes, buses reach Agumbe village and the sunset point by road. Some waterfalls such as Barkana and Onake Abbi are reached only on foot or by local jeep, and restrictions on heavy vehicles on the Agumbe ghat may apply at times, so we plan the route and stops around current conditions.
Pricing starts from around Rs 45 per kilometre for a 29 seater bus and varies by size, AC or non-AC, and Volvo or Benz coaches. The fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the rental is calculated garage to garage on total kilometres and hours.
Yes. Sringeri is about 30 kilometres away, Kundadri about 25 and Kuppalli near Thirthahalli. A three-day trip covers them comfortably, and Horanadu or Kollur can be added with an extra day.
The station runs programmes and guided walks at certain times, which must be arranged directly with the station in advance. It is especially valuable for college and school groups.
Agumbe has homestays and small lodges; larger groups often split between Agumbe and Thirthahalli or stay in Sringeri. We can suggest options when you share your group size.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare, paid digitally, confirms the booking. The payment and cancellation sections above give the full terms.
No. We do not operate sleeper bus services, and we do not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers who want cover should arrange their own travel insurance.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com, with your travel dates, pickup location, group size and preferred bus tier. A written, itemised quote follows within 2 hours. Our bangalore bus booking lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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