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Marina Beach
The second longest urban beach in the world runs roughly thirteen kilometres along the Bay of Bengal, with a broad sand shelf and a promenade lined by the Chennai Lighthouse, the Vivekanandar Illam and a sequence of memorials to Tamil Nadu political figures. Visit at sunrise or after 5:00 PM - the midday sun on open sand is punishing, and the beach only comes alive in the evening with food carts, kite sellers and horse rides. Swimming is not advised because of strong currents. Minibuses drop along Kamarajar Salai and the beach is walked from there.
Distance
350 km
One way
Time
6-7 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 23000
Plus GST
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14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMAL14 Seats
₹23,000
+ ₹4032 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹24,400
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURY16 Seats
₹24,400
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMAL18 Seats
₹24,500
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMAL19 Seats
₹24,500
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMAL20 Seats
₹25,200
+ ₹4410 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹24,500
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMAL22 Seats
₹25,900
+ ₹4536 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMAL25 Seats
₹25,900
+ ₹4536 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURY12 Seats
₹24,400
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURY13 Seats
₹23,000
+ ₹4032 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURY14 Seats
₹24,400
+ ₹4284 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹28,700
+ ₹5040 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURY19 Seats
₹28,700
+ ₹5040 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURY20 Seats
₹32,300
+ ₹5670 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMAL21 Seats
₹32,300
+ ₹5670 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURY22 Seats
₹32,300
+ ₹5670 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURY24 Seats
₹34,400
+ ₹6048 (Taxes & Charges)
About the Bangalore-Chennai route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Hosur
40 km
Krishnagiri
90 Kms
Vellore
215 Kms
Ranipet
250 kms
Kanchipuram
295 kms
Chennai
346 kms

Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Tejas Travels picks you up from your home, hotel, office, or the airport — wherever is most convenient. We cover all areas across Bangalore including Whitefield, Koramangala, Indiranagar, Hebbal, Jayanagar, and Electronic City. We track traffic before every trip so your driver arrives on time, not after it.

Hosur
40 Km
First town after crossing the Tamil Nadu border. Known for industrial parks and the Thally Road Forest. Brief fuel/refreshment stop.

Krishnagiri
90 Km
Famous for its mango belt and Krishnagiri Dam. Consider a quick dip into Krishnagiri Reservoir Park if travelling leisure.

Vellore
215 Km
Home to the iconic Vellore Fort and CMC Vellore hospital — one of India's top medical destinations. Key stop for medical travellers.

Ranipet
250 Km
An industrial town on the banks of the Palar River. Midpoint refreshment stop recommended here.

Kanchipuram
295 Km
The "City of Thousand Temples" — known for Kailasanathar Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, and its world-renowned silk sarees.

Chennai
Your Destination
Arrival at India's 4th largest city. Drop-off at any Chennai location — T. Nagar, Anna Nagar, Velachery, Chennai Airport, or Marina Beach.
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Minibus Packages for Every Group
Every quotation is built around what the group actually needs rather than a fixed menu. The four tiers below describe how we typically structure mini bus booking online enquiries on this corridor.
Corporate Minibus Package
This is the dominant use case on the Bangalore to Chennai route - client visits, plant tours at Sriperumbudur, conference transfers and same-day return business travel. The Executive Mini Coach tier is standard: pushback seats, charging points at every row, a public address microphone and luggage capacity sized for laptop bags and collateral. Documentation is handled up front, with GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice at quotation stage for purchase-order approval, monthly consolidated billing and thirty-day credit terms for signed accounts. Drivers are briefed on gate protocols at the major Bangalore tech parks and on pre-registration requirements at Sriperumbudur plants. For ongoing needs, see our corporate travels bangalore and employee transportation services bangalore programmes.
Family Minibus Package
For joint family travel, wedding parties moving between the two cities and multi-generational groups where one vehicle keeps everyone together. The 17 and 21 seater configurations work best - large enough for eighteen to twenty-two people with luggage, small enough to handle Chennai residential streets and temple-area access roads. We plan these itineraries around comfort rather than distance covered: a proper breakfast at Krishnagiri, an Ambur biryani lunch if the timing suits, and arrival scheduled outside the Chennai evening peak. Drivers on family bookings are selected for patience with extended halts, elderly passengers and children, and child seats can be arranged with advance notice.
Budget Minibus Package
For college groups, industry visits, student excursions and any booking where the priority is the lowest defensible per-head figure. Standard AC minibus, 25 or 35 seater to maximise headcount, and a straightforward point-to-point itinerary. The way to make this tier work is to fill the vehicle - a 35 seater carrying thirty-four passengers produces the lowest per-head cost we can offer on this corridor by a wide margin, and it comfortably undercuts thirty-four individual bus tickets. Budget means standard seating and a lean plan; it does not mean an older vehicle or a less experienced driver. Institutional groups should also see our student transportation management service.
Luxury Minibus Package
For destination weddings, board-level delegations, VIP client hosting and premium tour groups. This tier moves into the force urbania rent bangalore and luxury mini coach range: reclining captain seats, generous legroom, superior climate control and visibly higher interior standards. Drivers travel in formal attire and are briefed for wedding and VIP protocol. Availability is genuinely limited and Bangalore wedding season demand from November to February is heavy, so longer lead time and a higher advance are usually required. Multi-vehicle convoys pairing a luxury minibus for the principal party with standard coaches for the wider group are coordinated as one booking with a single point of contact.
Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment
Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for the Bangalore to Chennai corridor is issued in writing with the structure below. Nothing outside this list is charged, and everything inside it is stated before you confirm.
Advance payment: 20 percent of the total fare is payable in advance to confirm the booking.
Included in the Quoted Fare
1. Base fare and fuel charges
2. Driver allowance
Not Included in the Quoted Fare
3. Toll and parking charges
4. Interstate tax and permit charges
5. Driver bata after 9:45 PM, charged extra
6. Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
7. GST
Insurance note: Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel cover where required. Vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law.
Two points matter when you compare quotes on this route. First, garage-to-garage billing is the standard commercial basis for coach hire, and an operator quoting materially lower is either measuring differently or will add the difference at settlement - we state it plainly up front. Second, the driver bata clause is worth reading carefully on a Chennai booking specifically, because same-day return business trips very often cross 9:45 PM on the way back. If your meeting is likely to run late, tell us at the quotation stage and we will show the late-return cost in the quote rather than presenting it as an addition afterwards.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Tejas Tours and Travels operates a full ground-transport fleet across Bangalore and Mysore, and every service below is available on the Chennai corridor and on every other route we run.
Cab Service: Sedans, SUVs and premium cars for one to seven passengers. Our premium car rentals in bangalore fleet handles car rental bangalore and luxury car rental bangalore needs from single-day local use to week-long outstation itineraries.
Tempo Traveller Service: The 9 to 17 seater band just below minibus capacity. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet is the usual choice for groups of ten to sixteen, and for a Chennai group under thirteen the tt vehicle option normally prices better than a minibus.
Minibus Service: The 13 to 35 seater mini coaches described throughout this page. Our mini bus rental in bangalore fleet covers Standard AC, Executive and Luxury tiers and handles mini bus booking online for offsites, industry visits, school excursions and outstation group travel.
Bus Service: Full-size 35 to 55 seater coaches. Our bus rental in bangalore service covers rental bus booking for conferences, weddings and institutional travel, and bangalore bus booking for multi-day circuits.
Force Urbania: The premium monocoque van that has become the preferred vehicle for high-end small-group travel. Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet offers 10, 13 and 17 seater configurations, and urbania on rent bangalore is the most requested wedding and VIP upgrade.
Luxury Volvo Bus: Multi-axle Volvo and BharatBenz coaches for long-haul comfort. Our volvo bus rental bangalore service is the usual choice for Goa and Shirdi, where volvo luxury bus seating makes a material difference across a long night run.
Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies, covering offsite logistics, guest transfers and event movement. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate car rental bangalore with GST invoicing and monthly consolidated billing.
Airport Transfer: Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking, and Chennai airport transfers at the far end of this route. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs in vehicles from sedans to 35 seater coaches.
Employee Transport: Contracted daily commute operations for IT and BPO organisations. Our employee transportation services bangalore programme covers office cab service bangalore and night shift cab service bangalore with GPS tracking, night-shift marshals and route optimisation, plus it employee transport service, staff bus rental bangalore, tech park cab service and employee shuttle service Bangalore.
School Commute: Safety-first daily school transport and excursion travel. Our school transportation services cover school bus service bangalore and school bus rental bangalore with verified drivers, onboard attendants and live tracking, plus school excursion bus rental bangalore, college trip bus rental bangalore and safe school transport service Bangalore.
Outstation Travel: Multi-day intercity travel across South India. Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking and outstation vehicle booking with interstate permits arranged in advance.
Wedding Cab and Bus: Decorated cars for the couple and coordinated fleets for guest movement. Our wedding car rental bangalore service covers wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore as one managed booking.
Innova Hycross: Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers hycross car rental for families and executives who want SUV comfort with hybrid efficiency on long runs like Chennai. Curated multi-day tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Chennai, Pondicherry, Coorg, Ooty, Hampi and the wider South Indian circuit.
How to Book a Mini Bus for Rent in Bangalore - Step by Step
Booking a mini bus for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.
Step 1 - Contact Tejas Travels
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Share your travel date and your Bangalore pickup location by area, building or landmark - Electronic City, Whitefield, MG Road, Koramangala and similar.
• Share your destination or full itinerary, your group size, and your preferred mini bus tier: Standard AC, Executive Mini Coach or Luxury.
• For corporate bookings from Bangalore tech parks, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format. For Sriperumbudur plant visits, share the facility name so we can pre-register vehicle and driver details with security.
• For Chennai, Goa and other multi-day outstation hire, share the full day-wise itinerary so we can allocate a driver with route experience.
Step 2 - Receive Your Written Quote
• Within two hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote by WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemizes every charge: mini bus hire rate in rupees per kilometre or as a flat package, driver allowance of Rs 500 to Rs 800 per day depending on vehicle, applicable toll estimates, interstate permit where applicable, and GST.
• Interstate permits apply for Tamil Nadu on the Chennai, Pondicherry and Ooty routes, Kerala for Wayanad, Goa, and Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati.
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• For Bangalore IT sector corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice is available at this stage for purchase-order approval.
• Request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive Mini Coach at the same time if you want to weigh both.
Step 3 - Confirm Your Booking and Pay the Advance
• Review the written quote and confirm by WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment confirms the booking and guarantees the specific mini bus variant on your date.
• Payment options: UPI through Google Pay, PhonePe or Paytm; NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer; or credit and debit card through a payment link.
• Advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes driver name and mobile number, vehicle registration number, departure time, pickup location confirmation and the full billing breakdown - all sent by WhatsApp or email in writing.
• For peak Bangalore travel dates such as New Year, Diwali, Pongal, long IT weekends and the October Dasara period, book well ahead.
Step 4 - Your Driver and Mini Bus Arrive Early
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• The mini bus will be clean, sanitized, fuelled and ready.
• The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments, ORR and NICE road exits, and Karnataka and Tamil Nadu permit checkpoints.
• At trip end, the balance is settled after deducting the advance.
• Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick booking for hire: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your group size, Bangalore pickup area, destination and travel date. Written mini bus quote in two hours.
Payment Methods - Mini Bus for Rent and Hire in Bangalore
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, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method, with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for advance deposits.
• Bank transfer - NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. Used for corporate clients and advances above Rs 10,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to two hours.
• Credit and debit card - Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, through a payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for both advance and full payment.
• Net banking - all major Indian banks, through a payment link sent by WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate purchase-order approvals.
• Cash - accepted for the balance at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit - available to registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed clients, monthly consolidated invoicing and invoices issued within 24 hours.
Note: A 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For Chennai multi-day itineraries and other outstation hire from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.
Cancellation Policy - Mini Bus Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation, with no hidden conditions.
• More than 72 hours before departure - no cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure - 10 percent of the total trip fare is charged. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure - 25 percent of the total trip fare is charged. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure - 50 percent of the total trip fare is charged. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 hours before departure - 75 percent of the total trip fare is charged. Minimal or no refund, depending on trip value.
• No-show, where the bus has been deployed and the group is absent - 100 percent of the total trip fare is payable. No refund.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels, for breakdown or force majeure - no charge. 100 percent refunded within two working days, or an alternate vehicle is offered.
Special Cancellation Conditions
• Weddings - minimum seven days notice for a full refund. Cancellations within three days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Multi-day outstation - Chennai multi-day circuits, Goa and Shirdi hire require minimum seven days notice for a full refund.
• Peak dates - New Year, Diwali, Pongal, Dasara and Bangalore long weekends require minimum 48 hours notice for a full refund.
• Force majeure - Bangalore or Chennai bandhs, cyclone-related disruption, flooding and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within two working days regardless of notice period.
• Modifications - date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
How to cancel: Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within two hours. Refund to the original payment method within the stated timelines.
Refund Policy - Mini Bus for Rent in Bangalore
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure - 100 percent of the advance paid, processed in 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure - advance minus the 10 percent charge, processed in 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure - advance minus the 25 percent charge, processed in 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure - advance minus the 50 percent charge, processed in 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels - 100 percent of the advance paid, processed in two working days on priority.
• Trip shortfall, where actual kilometres are less than the minimum - proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge - the full overcharged amount, processed in 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment - the full duplicate amount, processed in 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
Refund by Payment Method
• UPI - Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds reach the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit and debit card - refunds reach the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer - refunds reach the originating account within 3 to 5 working days, with the account re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash - refunded at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office or by IMPS within five working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
Book Your Bangalore to Chennai Minibus Today
Whether you are moving a twenty-person team to a client meeting on OMR, taking a wedding party across for a two-day function, running a college industry visit to Sriperumbudur, or planning a family trip that folds in Vellore and Mahabalipuram, Tejas Tours and Travels has the vehicle, the driver and the route experience to make it straightforward. Our mini bus rental bangalore service on the Chennai corridor is priced transparently, quoted in writing within two hours, and confirmed with a 20 percent advance.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Share your group size, Bangalore pickup area, travel date and itinerary, and your written quote arrives within two hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Bangalore to Chennai Minibus
The bangalore to chennai distance is 350 km by the NH 48 route through Hosur, Krishnagiri, Ambur, Ranipet and Sriperumbudur. A minibus covers it in 5 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours 30 minutes with one breakfast halt. Almost the entire route is four-lane or six-lane divided highway, which makes it materially faster than comparable distances to Pondicherry or Ooty. The final thirty kilometres into Chennai is the variable section and can add anywhere from thirty to ninety minutes depending on the hour.
Only partly. The Bengaluru to Chennai Expressway (NE-7) runs 262 km from Hoskote to Sriperumbudur and will eventually cut the drive to under three hours. As of mid-2026 the 71 km Karnataka stretch and certain Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu sections are operational, with full end-to-end completion now expected in 2027 after repeated deadline extensions. Until then NH 48 remains the practical route and all our quotes are built on it. Where an open expressway section genuinely saves time for your pickup and drop points, our driver will use it.
A 14 seater AC minibus starts at Rs 23000. Every quote itemizes base fare, driver allowance, toll estimate, interstate permit and GST separately and is sent in writing within two hours. Per-head cost falls sharply as the vehicle fills, so give us your exact headcount rather than a rounded figure.
For a group, generally yes. Twenty-five individual seats on a good AC coach on this corridor typically cost more than hiring a 25 seater minibus outright, and the hired vehicle picks up from your office rather than a fixed boarding point, leaves when your group is ready, and drops each passenger at their actual destination. For one or two travellers, a bus ticket is cheaper and we will say so. The crossover point is usually around eight to ten passengers.
A 20 percent advance on the total fare confirms your booking and holds the specific vehicle for your date. The advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes, and your confirmation includes driver name, mobile number, vehicle registration, departure time and the full billing breakdown in writing. For peak dates and multi-day itineraries a higher advance may be requested.
Included: base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance. Not included: toll and parking, interstate tax and permit charges, driver bata after 9:45 PM, and GST. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage, which is the standard commercial basis for coach hire. Every exclusion appears in the written quote before you confirm. On this route in particular, check the late-return clause if your meeting may run past 9:45 PM.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Our vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law and our drivers hold valid commercial licences, but passengers wanting personal travel cover should arrange it independently. We particularly recommend this for large institutional and school groups, where a group travel policy is usually inexpensive and simple to obtain.
Yes, and these are the three most requested stops on the corridor. Ambur adds around forty-five minutes as a biryani lunch halt. Vellore Fort or the Sripuram Golden Temple takes about ninety minutes each, or half a day for both. Kanchipuram needs two to three hours to be worth doing, so we usually schedule it as a return-leg day rather than squeezing it into the outbound run. Tell us at the quotation stage so the plan is built with the time in it; additional kilometres and hours beyond the agreed plan are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Yes, and on this route most groups do. Chennai is spread out, arterial roads like OMR, ECR, GST Road and Anna Salai each serve a different part of the city, and taxi-hopping between stops gets expensive and slow quickly. Keeping the vehicle means your group moves as one unit with luggage stored. Local running kilometres are added to the total and billed at the agreed per-kilometre rate. We also handle Chennai airport drops, scheduling arrival three hours ahead for international flights and two hours for domestic.
Cancellations more than 72 hours before departure attract no charge and the full advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days. Charges then tier upward as departure approaches, reaching 75 percent inside 12 hours. Modifications such as a date change, vehicle upgrade or route addition made with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability. If your plans are shifting rather than cancelling, tell us early and it usually costs nothing.











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