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Places to Visit in Chamarajanagar
BR Hills and the Biligiriranga Temple
The Biligiriranga Hills rise to around 1,800 metres and form the BRT Tiger Reserve, a biologically significant range because it forms the bridge between the Western and Eastern Ghats. At the top stands the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy temple, a hill shrine with a long association with the Soliga community who have lived in these forests for generations. Nearby is Dodda Sampige Mara, an enormous ancient champak tree revered by the Soligas and estimated to be many centuries old. Visit for the combination of forest, temple and genuine remoteness. The approach is a winding ghat road through the reserve, and safari slots are booked separately through the forest department.
BR Hills and the Biligiriranga Temple
The Biligiriranga Hills rise to around 1,800 metres and form the BRT Tiger Reserve, a biologically significant range because it forms the bridge between the Western and Eastern Ghats. At the top stands the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy temple, a hill shrine with a long association with the Soliga community who have lived in these forests for generations. Nearby is Dodda Sampige Mara, an enormous ancient champak tree revered by the Soligas and estimated to be many centuries old. Visit for the combination of forest, temple and genuine remoteness. The approach is a winding ghat road through the reserve, and safari slots are booked separately through the forest department.
Male Mahadeshwara Hills
MM Hills, around 130 kilometres from Mysore in the eastern part of the district, is one of the most significant Shaiva pilgrimage centres in southern Karnataka, drawing very large numbers of devotees particularly during festivals. The temple is dedicated to Male Mahadeshwara, a saint venerated as an incarnation of Shiva, and the oral epic sung in his honour is a major tradition in Kannada folk literature. The approach is the memorable part: seventy-seven hairpin bends climbing through the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. Visit early. The road is narrow, the forest stretch has wildlife, and it is not somewhere to be driving after dark.
Bandipur National Park
Among the best-known tiger reserves in India, covering over 870 square kilometres largely within this district and forming part of the wider Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve alongside Nagarhole, Mudumalai and Wayanad. Elephants, gaur, sambar, chital, sloth bear and leopard are regularly seen; tigers less so, as always. Safaris run in fixed morning and afternoon slots operated by the forest department and Jungle Lodges. Visit between October and May, with the drier months often better for sightings as animals concentrate near water. Remember the night traffic closure on the highway through the reserve when planning your arrival and departure.
Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta
The highest point in the Bandipur range at around 1,450 metres, crowned by a fourteenth-century Venugopalaswamy temple and almost permanently wrapped in mist - Himavad means mist-covered, and the hill earns the name. The view from the summit across the Bandipur forest is among the finest in the state, and elephant herds are frequently seen on the slopes. Visit in the morning. Private vehicles stop at the forest check post and the last stretch is by forest department bus, visiting hours are restricted to roughly 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, and cameras and plastic items are often not permitted at the temple, so leave them in the car.
Bharachukki Falls
The Cauvery divides at Shivanasamudra into two falls - Gaganachukki on the Mandya side and Bharachukki on the Chamarajanagar side - and Bharachukki is the broader of the two, dropping in a wide curtain across a rock face with a viewpoint and steps down toward the base. Coracle rides operate below when water levels permit. Visit between August and January, when the flow is genuinely spectacular; by March it thins considerably. Access and coracle operation depend on water levels and are periodically restricted for safety, so confirm close to your travel date. It sits on the Kanakapura route and works well as a stop rather than a destination.
Chamarajeshwara Temple and the Town
The town itself is a working district headquarters rather than a tourist centre, but the Chamarajeshwara temple at its heart is worth the half hour. Built in the early nineteenth century under Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar in Dravidian style, it commemorates his father Chamaraja Wodeyar, after whom the town is named, and the ruler was born here. The town is also the practical base for the district - fuel, ATMs, pharmacies and food - and anyone heading onward to MM Hills or BR Hills should treat it as the last proper service stop, because the forest roads beyond have very little.
Distance
210 Km
One way
Time
5 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 16660
Plus GST
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About the Bangalore - Chamarajanagar route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Ramanagara
50 Km
Channapatna
65 Km
Mandya
100 km
Mysore
145 Km
Nanjangud
170 Km
Chamarajanagar
210 Km
Bangalore
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.
Ramanagara
Silk Town of Karnataka
The route leaves Bangalore southwest on the Mysore expressway, and the first stretch is six-lane access-controlled highway that has transformed this drive - what used to be a slow crawl through a string of towns is now a fast, clean run. Our drivers reach the pickup point fifteen minutes early and aim to be on the expressway before 7:00 AM, since the approach roads build up faster than the highway itself. Ramanagara is the largest silk cocoon market in Asia and the centre of Karnataka sericulture, and the granite hills flanking the road here are instantly recognisable to anyone who has seen Sholay, which was filmed among them. Ramadevarabetta, one of those hills, is now a vulture sanctuary protecting one of the few remaining long-billed vulture populations in the state. The expressway bypasses the town, so this is scenery rather than a stop, but the hills are worth looking up from your phone for.
Channapatna
Toy Town of Karnataka
Fifteen kilometres further, and the most characterful stop on the entire route. Channapatna has been making lacquered wooden toys for more than two centuries, in a tradition generally traced to Tipu Sultan, who is said to have invited Persian artisans to train local craftsmen. The toys are turned on hand lathes from ivory-wood and coloured with natural vegetable dyes, which is why they are safe for small children to chew on, and the craft now carries a GI tag. The workshops and showrooms cluster along the old highway through the town, and a stop of twenty to thirty minutes lets you watch the lathes working and buy directly. It is the single most popular halt on the Bangalore to Mysore corridor for families, and it is genuinely worth the detour off the expressway. Tell us at booking if you want it built in, and our drivers know which workshops actually let visitors watch rather than simply selling.
Mandya
Sugar Bowl of Karnataka
Maddur is a name that means one thing to anyone who has driven this road: the Maddur vada, a flat, crisp onion and semolina fritter sold hot at the railway station and the highway hotels, and among the most recognisable regional snacks in Karnataka. The Narasimhaswamy temple in the town is old and worth a look for travellers with time. Beyond Maddur the landscape becomes unmistakably Cauvery country - sugarcane to the horizon, irrigation channels, and the mills that gave Mandya its name as the sugar bowl of Karnataka. This district was transformed by the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and the canal network that followed, and the prosperity and the politics of the region both flow from it. For most travellers Mandya passes as a bypass, and the run through here is fast.
Mysore
City of Palaces
Srirangapatna sits on an island in the Cauvery and was the capital of Tipu Sultan, falling to the British in 1799 in a siege that decided the future of southern India. The Ranganathaswamy temple is among the most important Vaishnavite shrines in Karnataka, the Daria Daulat Bagh summer palace holds remarkable painted murals, and the Gumbaz mausoleum stands a short distance away. It is a two-hour stop to do properly and a forty-minute one to do quickly, and it is directly on the route. Mysore follows, and for most Chamarajanagar bookings it is the natural halt rather than the destination - the choice of food is wide and this is the last major city before the district. Travellers with time can build in the Palace or Chamundi Hills, though doing so effectively turns a Chamarajanagar trip into a two-day itinerary. Beyond Mysore the road narrows and the character changes as the route turns south toward Nanjangud.
Nanjangud
Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the South
Twenty-five kilometres south of Mysore on the banks of the Kapila river, Nanjangud is one of the most significant Shaiva pilgrimage centres in Karnataka. The Srikanteshwara temple is very large, with a long history of patronage under the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagara rulers and the Mysore Wodeyars, and its scale surprises people who arrive expecting a small-town shrine. The town is called Dakshina Kashi because of the temple standing on a river, in deliberate parallel with Varanasi, and the Rathotsava chariot festival here draws very large crowds. Nanjangud is also known for a locally famous variety of banana and, less romantically, as the site of a substantial pharmaceutical and manufacturing belt. For a Chamarajanagar booking this is the last easy stop, and forty-five minutes at the temple fits comfortably into the day.
Chamarajanagar
Elephant Country of Karnataka
The final forty kilometres run south through farmland with the Biligiriranga range building on the eastern horizon and the Nilgiri foothills visible to the southwest on a clear day. The land is drier here than the Cauvery belt behind, and the shift from irrigated sugarcane to dryland crops is noticeable within twenty minutes. Chamarajanagar town is a working district headquarters named after Chamaraja Wodeyar of Mysore, whose son Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was born here and built the Chamarajeshwara temple in his memory. For most travellers the town is the pivot rather than the destination: BR Hills lies to the east, MM Hills further east again, Bandipur and Gopalaswamy Betta to the west, and Bharachukki to the north. Our driver takes you to the confirmed address and assists with luggage, and this is the last proper service stop before any of the forest roads - fuel up here rather than assuming there will be a pump further on, because there generally will not be.
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Bus Packages for the Chamarajanagar Route
Four package shapes cover almost every enquiry, all quoted in writing and billed garage to garage on actual kilometres and hours.
Corporate Package
For tech-park teams running a wildlife offsite or a CSR visit to the Soliga belt. Executive AC 27 or 30 seater with recliner seats, USB charging and an LED screen, from your office gate in Electronic City, Whitefield or the ORR corridor, and the more practical vehicle if the itinerary includes a ghat ascent. Corporate bus hire Bangalore accounts on 30-day credit get monthly consolidated billing.
Family and Community Package
For extended families, apartment associations, temple committees and sanghas making an annual MM Hills trip. A 32 to 45 seater standard AC bus with a full luggage bay for mats, vessels and prasad boxes, and a driver briefed to hold the vehicle at the temple lot throughout. Drivers here are picked for patience with mixed-age groups.
Budget and Institutional Package
The lowest cost per head, for schools, colleges and community groups. A 45 or 50 seater standard AC at Rs 48 per km spreads to roughly Rs 430 a person on a 400 km round trip, and Bandipur, Shivanasamudra and the Channapatna toy workshops make a strong curriculum trip. For school excursion bus rental Bangalore we supply driver verification and pre-trip inspection records as standard.
Luxury Package
A 45 seater Volvo or Benz coach with air suspension, dual-zone climate control, premium recliners and per-seat charging. On a 400 km-plus day the suspension earns its premium south of Mysuru. Best for groups basing at a BR Hills or Bandipur lodge rather than attempting the tighter ascents. Volvo bus rental Bangalore should be confirmed early.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Every service below runs from both our Bengaluru and Mysore bases, and the Mysore base sits just 60 km from Chamarajanagar.
Cab service: For four to seven passengers, our cab rental Bangalore fleet runs Dzire, Etios, Innova, Crysta, Hycross and Fortuner, plus a premium cab line.
Tempo traveller service: Eight to eighteen seaters, often the right answer for the MM Hills and BR Hills ascents. Tempo traveller rent Bangalore includes luxury tempo traveller Bangalore variants, and a tt vehicle handles hairpins better than a full coach.
Bus service: The full 27 to 50 seater line, standard AC through executive to Volvo and Benz. Bus rental in Bangalore starts at Rs 38 per km, and bangalore bus booking for outstation runs is confirmed with a written quote inside two hours.
Minibus service: Twelve to twenty-four seaters, a useful middle option for ghat itineraries. Mini bus rental in Bangalore covers mini bus for rent in Bangalore and mini bus booking online.
Force Urbania: Thirteen to seventeen seaters with a notably quiet cabin. Force Urbania rent Bangalore is our fastest-growing category, and luxury urbania rental Bangalore gives tempo traveller capacity at near-car ride quality.
Luxury Volvo bus: Forty-five seater air-suspension coaches for long-distance group travel. Volvo bus rental Bangalore covers the volvo luxury bus and Benz fleet, and rental bus booking at this tier needs advance notice on peak dates.
Corporate travels: Account-managed travel across transfers, client pick-ups and offsites. Corporate travels Bangalore provides corporate transport services with monthly invoicing.
Airport transfer: Transfers to and from Kempegowda International Airport with live flight tracking. Airport transfer Bangalore covers single kempegowda airport taxi runs and group movements.
Employee transport: Daily pick-and-drop contracts for IT parks and campuses. Employee transportation services Bangalore covers night shift cab service bangalore, office bus service bangalore and employee shuttle service Bangalore, GPS-tracked and billed monthly.
School commute: Managed school and college transport with verified drivers. Student transportation management supports school bus service bangalore, school bus rental bangalore and safe school transport service Bangalore on contract or one-off excursion terms.
Outstation travel: Every major destination around Karnataka on one written fare. Outstation vehicle booking covers outstation cabs bangalore, outstation car rental bangalore and outstation taxi bangalore across the full fleet.
Wedding cab and bus: Decorated bridal cars plus guest coaches. Wedding car rental Bangalore covers wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore.
Innova Hycross: The benchmark six or seven seater on Karnataka highways. Innova Hycross rent Bangalore is available as innova hycross taxi and 7 seater innova hycross rental Bangalore.
Tour packages: Assembled itineraries for the Chamarajanagar temple and wildlife circuit, coastal temple runs, Coorg and Chikmagalur, with vehicle, driver and routing in one booking.
Billing, Inclusions and Exclusions
The kilometre meter starts when the bus leaves our garage and stops when it returns, so pickup and drop legs sit inside the quoted number. Nothing is added at trip end that was not in the written quote.
What Is Included
• Base fare and all fuel charges
• Driver allowance
What Is Excluded and Billed Separately
• Toll charges and parking fees, at actuals
• Inter-state tax, where the itinerary crosses a state border
• Extra driver bata for any running after 9:45 PM
• GST as applicable
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours run, garage to garage
Points to Note Before You Book
• An advance of 20 percent of the total fare confirms the booking and holds the vehicle for your date.
• Forest entry fees, safari charges and temple ticketing are paid by the group directly and are not part of the vehicle fare.
• Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Groups wanting cover should arrange it independently.
• We do not operate sleeper buses. Our coaches are seated 2+2 or 2+3 in standard AC, executive AC, Volvo and Benz trim.
• Our fleet: 27 to 50 seater buses including Volvo and Benz; 12 to 24 seater minibuses; 13 to 17 seater Force Urbania; 8 to 18 seater tempo travellers; and 4 to 7 seater cars from Dzire and Etios through Innova, Crysta, Hycross, Fortuner, Corolla Altis and Camry up to Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes E-Class, Mercedes S-Class and the Rolls-Royce Ghost.
How to Book a Bus for Chamarajanagar
Four steps, usually under five minutes on WhatsApp.
Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com, available 24 hours.
• Share your travel date and Bengaluru pickup point: area, tech park, school or hotel name.
• Give the total group size and preferred tier, standard AC, executive, Volvo or Benz.
• Name the sites you want — MM Hills, BR Hills, Bandipur, Gopalaswamy Betta, Shivanasamudra — since the ghat legs decide the vehicle size.
Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote
• A written quote reaches you on WhatsApp or email within two hours.
• It itemises the per-km rate or flat package, driver allowance, toll estimate, inter-state permit, night halt charges and GST.
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• Corporate clients can request a proforma invoice for PO-based approval.
Step 3 — Confirm and Pay the Advance
• Confirm on WhatsApp or by phone once the quote works for you.
• A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the booking and locks the vehicle to your date.
• Pay by UPI, NEFT, IMPS, RTGS, or credit and debit card through a payment link. Receipt within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation carries driver name and mobile, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup point and billing breakdown, in writing.
• Book early for MM Hills festival dates, long weekends and the December to January peak.
Step 4 — Your Driver and Bus Arrive Early
• The bus reaches your pickup point 15 minutes before departure, with the exact gate confirmed for tech-park groups.
• The vehicle arrives clean, sanitised, fuelled and GPS-active, and the driver calls 30 minutes ahead.
• Through the day the driver handles expressway exits, tolls, forest checkposts and rest stops.
• At trip end the balance is settled after deducting the advance, with extra kilometres or hours at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with group size, pickup point, destination and travel date.
Payment Methods
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI. Fastest, instant confirmation, and our recommendation for the advance.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS or RTGS, preferred for large corporate bookings. IMPS is instant, NEFT slower.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay by payment link. Valid for advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks, by link on WhatsApp or email. Preferred for corporate PO approvals.
• Cash — Accepted for the balance at trip end with a receipt. The advance must be digital.
• Corporate credit — 30-day terms for signed accounts, with monthly consolidated invoicing.
Cancellation Policy
This ladder is confirmed in writing at booking. No hidden conditions.
• More than 7 days before departure — no charge, full advance refunded in 5 to 7 working days.
• 4 to 7 days before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare, advance refunded less that deduction.
• 48 hours to 4 days before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare.
• 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 does not board, the full fare is payable and no refund applies.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — breakdown or force majeure, no charge, full refund in 2 working days or an alternate bus.
Special Conditions
• Weddings — 7 days notice for a full refund. Within 3 days of the date, non-refundable.
• Multi-day outstation — 7 days notice for a full refund, which covers most MM Hills and BR Hills itineraries.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara and long weekends need 48 hours notice for a full refund.
• Corporate contracts — monthly commute contracts follow their own terms, with 48-hour modifications subject to availability.
• Force majeure — bandhs, road closures and forest-route restrictions get a full refund within 2 working days.
• Modifications — date changes, upgrades and route additions with 24 hours notice carry no penalty.
• How to cancel — call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Confirmation within 2 hours.
Refund Policy
Refunds go back to the original payment instrument, in cash only where the advance was paid in cash.
• 7 or more days before departure — 100 percent of the advance, in 5 to 7 working days.
• 4 to 7 days before departure — advance less the 10 percent charge, in 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 hours to 4 days before departure — advance less the 25 percent charge, in 7 working days.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — advance less the 50 percent charge, in 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance, on priority within 2 working days.
• Trip shortfall — where actual kilometres fall below the package minimum, a proportional credit is settled at trip end.
• Billing error or duplicate payment — the full amount, within 2 to 3 working days of verification.
Refund Timelines by Payment Method
• UPI — to the UPI-linked bank account in 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card — to the originating card in 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer — to the originating account in 3 to 5 working days.
• Cash — at our Bengaluru office, or by IMPS within 5 working days.
• Refund contact — WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt and reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Chamarajanagar Bus
Four to four and a half hours one way for about 180 km, via the Mysuru expressway and the Nanjangud road, with two short halts. Leaving by 5:00 AM matters, because the return leg lands in Bengaluru evening traffic.
Bus rent from Bangalore starts at Rs 14,040 excludes driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Not comfortably. Either ascent plus darshan plus 180 km each way puts a group on the road for sixteen hours or more, and hill shrines close through the middle of the day. We recommend an overnight at a BR Hills or Bandipur lodge. A single day suits Nanjangud, the town temple and Shivanasamudra.
It depends on the site. Main highways are fine for any coach, but the MM Hills and BR Hills ascents are narrow with tight hairpins, so we often recommend a 27 to 33 seater or a minibus for the climb. Send your full itinerary and we size the vehicle to the road, not just the headcount.
No. Park entry, safari tickets and temple charges are paid by the group at the gate and sit outside the vehicle fare. Safaris run in park vehicles; your bus waits at reception. Book bandipur national park safari booking slots ahead in season.
Included: base fare, all fuel and the driver allowance. Billed separately: tolls and parking at actuals, inter-state tax if a border is crossed, extra driver bata past 9:45 PM, and GST. Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours, garage to garage.
Twenty percent of the total fare, paid digitally by UPI, bank transfer or card link. The receipt arrives within 30 minutes with driver and vehicle details. The balance is settled at trip end.
No, we do not operate sleeper buses at all. Overnight groups here stay at a lodge or guesthouse rather than on board. Our seated fleet runs from standard AC through executive to Volvo and Benz with recliner seats.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passengers under a company insurance policy. Vehicles carry statutory motor cover and drivers are licensed and police-verified, but groups wanting personal accident or travel cover should arrange it independently.
Seven to fourteen days for weekends and the October to February peak, three to five days midweek. Book further ahead for MM Hills festival dates and the December to January window, when pilgrimage demand takes most large-vehicle capacity in the region.