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Matrimandir
The golden sphere of the matrimandir stands at the heart of Auroville, surrounded by gardens and a large amphitheatre. It is meant as a space for silent concentration rather than a temple of any religion, and its inner chamber houses a large crystal globe that catches a single ray of sunlight. Visitors can see it from a viewing point after collecting a pass at the Visitors Centre. Access to the inner chamber requires a matrimandir booking in advance under rules set by Auroville, so check the current process before you travel.
Matrimandir
The golden sphere of the matrimandir stands at the heart of Auroville, surrounded by gardens and a large amphitheatre. It is meant as a space for silent concentration rather than a temple of any religion, and its inner chamber houses a large crystal globe that catches a single ray of sunlight. Visitors can see it from a viewing point after collecting a pass at the Visitors Centre. Access to the inner chamber requires a matrimandir booking in advance under rules set by Auroville, so check the current process before you travel.
Auroville Visitors Centre
The starting point for every visit. It has an information desk, a short introductory film and exhibitions about the township's history and ideals, along with boutiques selling handmade clothing, incense, pottery and organic products made in Auroville. The cafe here is a pleasant place to rest after the drive.
The Banyan Tree and Amphitheatre
A giant banyan tree marks the geographical centre of Auroville, near Matrimandir. Close by, the amphitheatre holds an urn that contains soil brought from over a hundred countries and the states of India at the township's inauguration, a symbol of human unity.
Pitchandikulam Forest
Auroville's founders planted forests on land that was once badly eroded, and Pitchandikulam is one of the best examples of that work. Its trails and nature education programmes showcase the tropical dry evergreen forest native to this coast, along with medicinal plants and birdlife.
Auroville Beach
Also known locally as Repos Beach, auroville beach is a quiet stretch of sand a short drive from the township. It is popular for sunrise walks and seaside cafes. The sea here can be rough, so swimming is best avoided unless conditions are clearly safe.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry
Around twelve kilometres away in Puducherry, the ashram founded around Sri Aurobindo and The Mother is the spiritual root of Auroville. The flower-covered Samadhi in the courtyard is a place of silent tribute, and visitors are asked to keep quiet inside.
White Town and Promenade Beach
Puducherry's French Quarter has mustard-yellow colonial houses, tree-lined streets, bougainvillea and cafes. Rock Beach, along the Promenade, is ideal for an early morning or evening walk, and the Beach Road is closed to traffic at certain hours, making it pleasant for families.
Paradise Beach
South of Puducherry, Paradise Beach is reached by boat from the Chunnambar boat house through the backwaters. Its clean sand and calm atmosphere make it one of the best beach outings in the region.
Distance
315 Km
One way
Time
8 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 6320
Plus GST
29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹14,755 ₹17,720
+ ₹2530 (Taxes & Charges)
30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹15,061 ₹18,090
+ ₹2585 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹14,755 ₹17,720
+ ₹2530 (Taxes & Charges)
33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹14,755 ₹17,720
+ ₹2530 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹19,944 ₹23,940
+ ₹3410 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Bus A/c 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹21,472 ₹25,790
+ ₹3685 (Taxes & Charges)
49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹18,111 ₹21,720
+ ₹3080 (Taxes & Charges)
50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹18,111 ₹21,720
+ ₹3080 (Taxes & Charges)
27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹14,755 ₹17,720
+ ₹2530 (Taxes & Charges)
30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹15,977 ₹19,200
+ ₹2750 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹23,000 ₹27,640
+ ₹3960 (Taxes & Charges)
Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹23,050
+ ₹3969 (Taxes & Charges)
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Where Your Journey Starts
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Departure Point
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.
Little England of Tamil Nadu
Hosur is an industrial town with major automobile and electronics plants, but its mild climate once earned it the nickname "Little England". The surrounding area is also known for rose cultivation, with greenhouse flowers exported worldwide
Mango Capital of Tamil Nadu
A fast stretch of NH44 brings you to Krishnagiri, famous for its mango orchards. Between April and July, roadside stalls sell mangoes at excellent prices. The hilltop Krishnagiri Fort and Krishnagiri Dam are visible from the highway, and many highway restaurants here make an ideal breakfast halt.
Gateway to the Tiruvannamalai Highway
The route leaves NH44 and turns southeast through farmland and rocky hills. Uthangarai is a small market town set among coconut and mango groves, with a relaxed, rural feel.
Abode of the Fire Lingam
The great Arunachala hill appears long before you reach the town. Tiruvannamalai is home to the Arunachaleswarar Temple, one of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, where Shiva is worshipped as the element of fire. Its massive gopurams dominate the skyline, and the town is also known for the Ramana Maharshi Ashram and the Girivalam walk around the hill. It is the best lunch halt on the route.
Troy of the East
Gingee Fort spreads across three hills — Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chandrayandurg — linked by massive walls. The British once called it the "Troy of the East" because it was so hard to capture. Climbing Rajagiri takes time, but the lower complex with its granary, Kalyana Mahal and temples can be seen in an hour.
City of Dawn
The final stretch runs past cashew plantations and red-earth country. A short detour leads to Tiruvakkarai, known for the National Fossil Wood Park, where tree trunks turned to stone millions of years ago lie exposed, and for the Vakrakaliamman Temple. The road then enters the green, tree-shaded lanes of Auroville, with the Visitors Centre a short drive in. Elapsed time from Bangalore: around seven 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 offsites, leadership retreats and team outings combining Auroville workshops, beach resorts and Pondicherry dinners, with GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO approval and consolidated billing through our corporate travels bangalore desk.
For architecture, sustainability and social studies tours covering the Visitors Centre, Sadhana Forest and Auroville's schools and farms, plus Pondicherry's heritage. Our school transportation services team handles college tour bus rental and school excursion bus rental bangalore.
For families and spiritual groups combining Matrimandir, the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Tiruvannamalai, with the bus waiting through visits and meditation hours.
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 305-kilometre ride, popular with corporate and senior 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 French Quarter streets
• 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 for Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry entry tax where applicable
• Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST as applicable
Entry fees, workshop charges, boat rides 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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The bangalore to auroville distance is approximately 305 kilometres via Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai, Gingee and Tindivanam. A bus takes six and a half to seven and a half hours including a breakfast halt, so a 5:00 AM departure reaches Auroville by early afternoon.
Day visitors can see the Matrimandir from the viewing point with a free pass from the Visitors Centre. Access to the inner chamber is limited and must be booked in advance under Auroville's current rules, which can change, so please check with Auroville before your trip.
Coaches park at the Auroville Visitors Centre. In Pondicherry, our drivers use the designated coach parking areas near the French Quarter and seafront, and the group walks through the narrow streets.
The bus needs a Karnataka to Tamil Nadu permit for Auroville. If your itinerary enters Pondicherry, which is a Union Territory, an entry tax applies. Both are billed at actuals and arranged by us.
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, interstate and entry taxes, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the rental is calculated garage to garage.
Yes. Both lie on the route. Tiruvannamalai suits a darshan stop, and Gingee Fort is best climbed in the morning, often on the return journey. Share your plan at booking and we will time the trip accordingly.
November to February offers the most pleasant weather. Late October and November can bring heavy northeast monsoon rain on the Coromandel coast, and April to June is hot and humid.
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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