
Bangalore to Bagalkot Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Distance
455 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 10.5 hr
Via Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Hosapete and Ilkal
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
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One meeting point
For Bagalkot, about ten and a half hours away with halts, the mini bus leaves a single meeting point at 4:30 am. Whether it is a wedding party or a student group of up to twenty five, everyone should be at the gate early with labelled bags. Big bags ride at the back, water cans by the door. One coordinator keeps the list and the hotel booking. At that hour Tumkur Road is almost empty, and the city is behind the group by first light.

Breakfast
Breakfast for the group near Tumkur (Tumakuru), 70 km from the city, at a highway hotel that can serve twenty quickly. Thatte idli and coffee are the usual order. Thirty minutes with a head count. Tumakuru is about 90 km from Kempegowda airport and has a station on the line to Hubballi, so a member joining late can catch up here. Then the long run north on NH48. The driver checks fuel while the group eats.

Tea
Chitradurga, 200 km out, is a tea and toilet halt of twenty minutes, at a stop with room for the mini bus. The road changes here from NH48 to NH50. The fort has seven rings of walls and is best seen on the return day, with two or three hours in hand. The Chandravalli caves, with Iron Age finds, are near the fort. Hosapete is about two hours on. Wind turbines line the ridges around the city.

Lunch
Lunch at Hosapete, about 325 km out, at a hotel that serves twenty in one sitting. Jolada rotti meals are the local choice. Forty five minutes with a head count. The Tungabhadra dam beside the town is a stone masonry dam built with surki mortar, started in 1949. Buy water cans and snacks in the market here, as the next towns are small. Kushtagi is about 70 km north. The bus parks in the hotel yard.

Drive through
With a full group the mini bus drives through Kushtagi, 395 km out, without stopping. One less halt for twenty people gets the bus into Bagalkot before dark. Kushtagi is pomegranate country, and the Durga Devi temple stands in the town centre. This is where the Badami road leaves NH50. The mini bus stays on the highway for another 25 km to Ilkal. Fresh fruit can be bought on the way back. The group can rest until Ilkal, under half an hour away.

Tea or sarees
Ilkal, at 420 km, is the handloom saree town, with granite quarries on the outskirts. A short tea halt works if the group needs it, or a quick saree stop for a wedding party; keep one meeting point. Weaving here goes back to about the 8th century, and around 20,000 people in the town work at it. The Bagalkot road leaves NH50 here, about 45 km to go. The mini bus waits near the main road while the group shops.

Arrival
A mini bus takes about ten and a half hours with these halts. Navanagar, the new part of Bagalkot, has wide roads, so the bus reaches most hotels and halls. The town is a district headquarters on the Ghataprabha river, and the old fort walls stand by the water. For the next days, Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal are each a short drive. Karadantu from Amingad is the local sweet to try.
Taking a college study tour, an office team or a wedding party of 14 to 25 to Bagalkot? A Bangalore to Bagalkot mini bus moves the whole group, with halts chosen where a mini bus can park. Book mini bus on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels, running groups since 2009.
Route | One way | Bagalkot and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Bagalkot via Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Hosapete and Ilkal | About 465 km | About 930 km | About 10.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 930 km, billed as 4 days and 1,200 km at 300 km a day. Diesel and the driver are included in the per km rate. We have AC and non-AC mini buses, each at its own rate. Driver allowance, tolls, parking and GST are added at actual. One way: ₹2 a km more.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | ₹87,600 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹800 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
Up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 people? The Bangalore to Bagalkot bus works out cheaper per head. Fewer than 15? The Bangalore to Bagalkot tempo traveller is enough.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Bagalkot is roughly 465 km from Bangalore, so the mini bus covers about 930 km for the round trip. It heads up NH48 to Chitradurga, then NH50 via Hosapete and Kushtagi to Ilkal, where the Bagalkot road turns off. Counting breakfast, lunch and a tea break for a group of twenty, the run takes about ten and a half hours.
4 days, 1,200 km at ₹34/km: ₹40,800. Add ₹700 a day, tolls and GST.
The 25 seater: ₹43,200 for 4 days. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. Hampi is next to Hosapete. Add a night there; billing stays at 300 km a day.
Yes. Buses use it every day. It is two lanes, so we keep to daylight.
No. Monument tickets are paid by the group at the gate.
It is cooler. Most rain falls from June to September, the fields turn green and the heat drops, but temple floors at Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal get slippery when wet. October to March is the main season, with dry days and clear light. April and May are very hot for a group.
We would rather not. After days of temple visits the group is tired, and ten and a half hours in the dark leaves the driver short of sleep. An early morning departure from Bagalkot gets everyone home by evening. When a night run cannot be avoided, the quote shows a driver night allowance for hours after 10 pm.