
Bangalore to Annavaram Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
855 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 15.5 hr
Via Madanapalle, Kanigiri and Rajahmundry
Starting from
₹ 21600
6 days, 1,800 km, Dzire

Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹20,254 ₹24,453
+ ₹3583 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹23,572 ₹28,470
+ ₹4180 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹30,257 ₹36,554
+ ₹5374 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,257 ₹36,554
+ ₹5374 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹33,574 ₹40,571
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹33,574 ₹40,571
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹43,526 ₹52,623
+ ₹7763 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Commuter
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹1,11,950
+ ₹20007 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹34,500
+ ₹6156 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Camry
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹86,000
+ ₹15390 (Taxes & Charges)

Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹1,20,300
+ ₹21546 (Taxes & Charges)

Audi Q7
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹2,74,400
+ ₹49248 (Taxes & Charges)

BMW 5 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹1,20,300
+ ₹21546 (Taxes & Charges)

BMW 7 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹2,57,300
+ ₹46170 (Taxes & Charges)

Mercedes-Benz S-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹2,74,400
+ ₹49248 (Taxes & Charges)

Mercedes-Benz E-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹2,40,000
+ ₹43092 (Taxes & Charges)

Rolls-Royce Ghost
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹10,27,000
+ ₹184680 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Fortuner
LUXURYAC5 Seats
₹86,000
+ ₹15390 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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855 km

Boarding point
Annavaram is 855 km away, so plan two driving days with a night in Vijayawada. The cab arrives at 5 am; a roof carrier or a child seat can be fitted if you ask when booking. Instead of the coastal highway, this route runs inland: through Chintamani and Madanapalle into Rayalaseema, across to Kadapa and Kanigiri, then east to Guntur. Keep the hotel booking for Vijayawada and the phone chargers in the seat bag, and fill a flask with tea for the first stretch.

Tea, if anyone wants
Most families in a car keep going through Chintamani, which comes 75 km into the drive, and save their appetite for Madanapalle. If somebody needs a cup of tea, though, the driver can pull up for ten minutes on the main road. Lorries carrying tomatoes queue here early, because the markets of the town are among the largest in the state, and it trades a lot of silk too. Pick up a packet of nippat for the car. The Andhra border comes soon after.

Breakfast
Breakfast is in Madanapalle, the first Andhra town, around 130 km from home. Pesarattu, the green gram dosa, and upma are the usual plates at the tiffin hotels near the bypass, and a family of four is ready to leave in twenty minutes. The town is the seat of Annamayya district, ringed by bare rocky hills, and trades tomatoes on a huge scale. Tagore is said to have put the national anthem into English at a college here in 1919.

Drive through
The cab passes Rayachoti at 205 km without slowing much. This old settlement on the Mandavya river has a Veerabhadra Swamy shrine about ten centuries old, close to the road, but on a two day drive it is better seen another time. Two national highways meet in the town, NH340 that we follow and NH40 between Kurnool and Chittoor. Outside, the Rayalaseema landscape is dry, stony and warm by mid morning, so keep water bottles within reach.

Tea and a stretch
Kadapa, at 255 km, is a ten minute tea break. Order a karam dosa if anyone is hungry; it is spicy, made with a red chilli paste. The city stands south of the Penna, with the Nallamala and Palkonda ranges around it, and tradition links its name with gadapa, the threshold pilgrims crossed on the way to Tirumala. The driver tops up the tank here, since towns are small and far apart for the next couple of hours.

Quiet stretch
After Kadapa the road narrows. Badvel, at 345 km, is the largest place on this stretch, a municipality that heads a revenue division of Kadapa district. The cab rolls through it; if anyone wants a restroom, there is a fuel station. Between here and Kanigiri the villages are spread out and traffic is light but slow, with tractors and lorries, so the driver keeps an even speed and avoids overtaking on blind bends.

Lunch halt
Lunch on day one is at Kanigiri, about 425 km from Bangalore. Andhra meals here come with gongura, a sour pickle of sorrel leaves, and plenty of chilli; the driver eats with you so the car leaves together. Sitting at around 95 m, the town bakes in summer, so lunch indoors is welcome. The rocky hill to the north, roughly 380 m high, explains the old name Kanakagiri, meaning golden hill. Allow forty minutes.

Afternoon tea
Around 590 km the cab reaches Guntur for an afternoon tea. Chilli is the trade of the city, and Guntur chillies are sold all over India; the stalls fry mirchi bajji with them, a good snack at this hour. Kondaveedu, with its old fort, lies near the city for a future visit. After a fifteen minute stop, the last half hour of day one runs north to Vijayawada, roughly 35 km away.

Night stay
Day one finishes in Vijayawada, 625 km from home, where the cab stays the night at your hotel; choose one with parking. Driving in, you cross the Krishna on the Prakasam Barrage, which was completed in 1957. If the family has energy left, the Kanaka Durga temple on Indrakeeladri hill is a short ride from the centre. Dinner is Andhra meals with ghee and gongura. Tomorrow is a shorter day of about 230 km.

Morning tea
Leave Vijayawada early on day two. The first tea is close to Eluru, 685 km into the trip, a town known for its pile carpets. The Tammileru flows through Eluru into Kolleru Lake, roughly 15 km away, which is a Ramsar site and the biggest shallow freshwater lake in Asia. In winter migrating birds crowd its waters; a car can manage a detour there on the return day. NH16 continues wide and smooth.

Breakfast on the highway
Rajahmundry, at 775 km, is the breakfast stop of day two, roughly two hours after Vijayawada. Its hotels serve a Godavari style breakfast. As you cross the Godavari you see its long bridges, the old Havelock bridge and the arch bridge among them. Families buy pootharekulu here, a wafer thin rice sweet layered with sugar and ghee from nearby Atreyapuram, and Ratnam pens, handmade in the city since 1932, make an unusual gift.

Journey ends
The cab reaches Annavaram on day two, about 15.5 hours of driving in all, and drops you at your cottage or lodge; the temple runs cottages and private lodges are in town. Annavaram is on NH16, about 18 km from Tuni and 51 km from Kakinada. Karthika month is the busiest season, so book rooms well ahead then. The prasadam here is a sweet of broken wheat, ghee and sugar; extra packs travel home well.
Going to Annavaram for the Satyanarayana vratam, just the family? A Bangalore to Annavaram cab gets you to the hill temple in two easy days, with a night at Vijayawada. Pickup is from your home. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels for a round trip or a one way taxi.
Route | One way | Annavaram and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Annavaram via Kadapa, Vijayawada and Rajahmundry | About 855 km | About 1,710 km | About 15.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 1,710 km. We bill it as 6 days and 1,800 km, at 300 km a day. The drive takes two days each way; the night halt is Vijayawada. Any spare km cover trips in and around Annavaram. A one way drop is ₹2 a km over the round trip rate, quoted on request. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Extra: driver allowance ₹350 to ₹400 a day, plus tolls, the Andhra Pradesh permit, parking and GST at cost.
Vehicle | Round trip rate | Annavaram and back, 6 days (1,800 km) | Driver allowance | Allowance for 6 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12/km | ₹21,600 | ₹350/day | ₹2,100 | |
₹14/km | ₹25,200 | ₹350/day | ₹2,100 | |
₹18/km | ₹32,400 | ₹400/day | ₹2,400 | |
₹20/km | ₹36,000 | ₹400/day | ₹2,400 |
Up to 4 people: Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7, or four with big bags: Innova Crysta or Innova. For a bigger group, the Bangalore to Annavaram tempo traveller works out cheaper.
More than seven people? The Bangalore to Annavaram tempo traveller takes up to 20. Stopping at Vijayawada only? See the Bangalore to Vijayawada cab.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Annavaram is about 855 km from Bangalore by Chintamani, Madanapalle, Kadapa, Kanigiri, Guntur and Vijayawada, then NH16 past Eluru and Rajahmundry, so about 1,710 km for the round trip. A cab takes about 15.5 hours of driving, over two days with a night at Vijayawada.
₹36,000 for the Innova Crysta (6 days, 1,800 km at ₹20/km). On top: ₹2,400 allowance, then tolls, the Andhra Pradesh permit, parking and GST at cost.
We do. The rate is ₹2 a km above the round trip rate, and the empty run home is part of the quote you get first.
The Innova Crysta: higher seats, easy to get in and out. Compare on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes. The ghat road goes up Ratnagiri hill to the temple parking.
Yes. Both are on the way in from Rajahmundry. Keep half a day extra.
November to February is the easiest. March to June is very hot on the Rayalaseema stretch and humid on the coast. Karthika month, in October and November, brings the biggest crowds to Annavaram for the vratam, so book rooms early then. The coast gets rain from June to November, with cyclones possible late in the season.
We avoid night driving on the narrow road between Kadapa and Kanigiri, which has little lighting and slow trucks. The NH16 stretch from Vijayawada onward is a wide highway, so an early morning start there is fine. A night at Vijayawada keeps the trip safe and comfortable.