
Bangalore to Bagalkot Force Urbania for Elders and Teams
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Distance
455 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 9.5 hr
Via Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Hosapete and Ilkal
Starting from
₹ 48000
4 days, 1,200 km, any size

8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
70 km
200 km
325 km
395 km
420 km
465 km

Home pickup
The Urbania picks up eight to sixteen people at 5 am for Bagalkot, about nine and a half hours away with halts. Elders and teams like the reclining seats and the quiet cabin on such a long day. Load the luggage behind the last row at the gate; the van is too tall for a basement. Keep a shawl, medicines and water at each seat, as the early hours are cool on the Bangalore plateau.

Breakfast
After 70 km, breakfast near Tumkur (Tumakuru), where the Urbania stops at the hotel door. Thatte idli is soft and easy for elders. Tumakuru is a Smart City with a Japanese industrial township planned near it, which business teams may find interesting. The KSRTC runs the Siddaganga city buses here, a sign of how many pilgrims visit the Matha. Thirty minutes, then on along NH48. The van is back on the road in half an hour.

Tea
A short tea break at Chitradurga, 200 km from Bangalore. The Urbania leaves NH48 for NH50 here. The fort's rocky paths are hard on elders, so it stays a view from the window. The city stands at about 732 m, and the Murugha Matha is listed among its places to visit. Bengaluru airport is about 210 km back, if anyone asks. Hosapete, the lunch stop, is about two hours ahead. The AC stays on for the dry afternoon.

Lunch
The Urbania stops for lunch at Hosapete, about 325 km out, right at a hotel entrance. Elders can choose plain rice meals or try the North Karnataka thali, and rest for a few minutes afterwards before the long afternoon. If someone has to go home early, Hosapete Junction is on the Hubballi to Guntakal line, and the Jindal airport at Toranagallu, about 30 km away, has flights to Bengaluru. Buy fruit and water in the market. Kushtagi lies 70 km north.

Tea
A stretch for elders at Kushtagi, at 395 km, with tea and washrooms. The town is known for its pomegranate farms, and the Durga Devi temple stands in its centre. Here the Badami road leaves NH50, but the Urbania carries on to Ilkal. About 70 km are left to Bagalkot, roughly an hour and a half. Fresh fruit from the roadside sellers is a good snack for the last leg. Elders can walk a little to ease stiff knees.

Drive through
The Urbania passes Ilkal at 420 km, where the Bagalkot road leaves NH50. Nobody needs to get down unless the group wants Ilkal sarees, the handloom sarees woven here for centuries. The town lies at about 585 m and is also known for its red and pink granite, cut and sent all over. Bagalkot is about 45 km on, along a narrower road, so the driver keeps a steady pace. Water from Ilkal helps elders on the last leg.

Arrival
The Urbania reaches Bagalkot in about nine and a half hours and drops the group at the stay first, so elders can rest. Most hotels are in Navanagar, the newer part of town, as part of the old town went under the Almatti backwaters. Bagalkot sits on the Ghataprabha river. Karadantu from nearby Amingad is the sweet to buy. The Urbania stays with the group for local runs. Navanagar's wide roads let the van reach the hotel door.
Elders or a small official team, 8 to 16 people, going to Bagalkot and the Chalukya temples? A Bangalore to Bagalkot Force Urbania is quieter than a regular van on the 465 km. Book Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Bagalkot and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Bagalkot via Hosapete, Kushtagi and Ilkal | About 465 km | About 930 km | About 9.5 hr with stops |
Round trip to Bagalkot: about 930 km, which bills as 4 days and 1,200 km. The Bagalkot fare uses ₹40/km for every size, and ₹700 a day allowance. Tolls, GST and parking are extra at actual. A drop only is ₹2 a km more. Fuel, driver and AC are covered by the rate per km, and the driver's day allowance is a separate line on the bill.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 16, 5 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,970 a person.
Up to eight for Bagalkot: 8 seater Urbania. Up to twelve: 12 seater Urbania. Up to sixteen, or twelve with big bags: 16 seater Urbania. Same ₹40/km in every size.
A lower fare for the same group: the Bangalore to Bagalkot tempo traveller. Under eight people? The Bangalore to Bagalkot cab. Want Badami too? Our Bangalore to Badami Force Urbania page has that run.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
The town sits roughly 465 km from Bangalore by road, so a return trip runs to about 930 km. Our Urbania route climbs NH48 as far as Chitradurga, follows NH50 past Hosapete and Kushtagi, and leaves the highway at Ilkal for the final 45 km. With halts for meals and tea, a day of about nine and a half hours is normal.
The 12 seater Urbania for 4 days, 1,200 km at ₹40/km: ₹48,000. Plus ₹2,800 for the driver and GST, permits and tolls at actual.
Yes. The drop costs ₹2 a km over the round trip rate; the empty return is counted and shown first.
The 16 seater; the rate is the same in every size. See them on Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, with an early start. The three are close to each other: Badami in the morning, Pattadakal and Aihole after lunch.
From March to May, yes. The AC helps on the road; plan the temple visits before 11 am and after 4 pm.
It can cost an hour or more at the start. Before long weekends, queues form at the Nelamangala toll as half the city heads out, and the homeward Sunday is just as slow coming in. Leaving at 5 am avoids most of it. For the return, reach the city before late afternoon on Sunday, or after dark.
Usually, yes. For a party of twelve, a suitcase apiece goes in the rear, and garment bags with silk sarees can lie flat across the top. Gift hampers ride on spare seats. With sixteen travellers, switch to soft bags. Let us know the luggage count in advance, and carry jewellery and papers in your own hand bag.