
Bangalore to Chitradurga Fort Minibus Rental - 12 to 25 Seater Mini Bus for Group Travel
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Chitradurga Fort — Elusuttina Kote
The fort's name reflects its seven rings of walls that climb across the hills, linked by gateways, bastions and secret passages. While parts date back to earlier dynasties, most of what you see was built and expanded by the Nayakas of Chitradurga in the 17th and 18th centuries, before the fort fell to Hyder Ali in 1779 and later passed to Tipu Sultan. The massive walls are made of huge interlocking granite blocks, and the views across the plains from the upper levels are superb. The fort is a protected monument with an entry ticket, and it is best explored with a local guide who can bring the stories to life.
Distance
200 Km
One way
Time
4 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 8587
Plus GST
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹7,196 ₹8,587
+ ₹1187 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹7,196 ₹8,587
+ ₹1187 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹7,196 ₹8,587
+ ₹1187 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹7,684 ₹9,157
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹7,684 ₹9,157
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹7,684 ₹9,157
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹7,684 ₹9,157
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹8,072 ₹9,627
+ ₹1327 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹8,072 ₹9,627
+ ₹1327 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹7,196 ₹8,587
+ ₹1187 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹7,196 ₹8,587
+ ₹1187 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹7,400
+ ₹1224 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹8,848 ₹10,567
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹8,848 ₹10,567
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹10,500 ₹12,546
+ ₹1746 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹8,948 ₹10,667
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹10,112 ₹12,076
+ ₹1676 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹10,112 ₹12,076
+ ₹1676 (Taxes & Charges)
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.

Gateway to Western Karnataka
The drive leaves Bangalore along Tumakuru Road through Yeshwanthpur, Goraguntepalya and the Peenya industrial area, with the elevated tollway helping you skip much of the congestion. Nelamangala is the "Gateway to Western Karnataka", as this is where the highway to Hassan and Mangaluru splits away from NH48. The town has grown quickly, with warehouses and new layouts along the road. Leaving before 7:00 AM matters here, because the Peenya and Nelamangala stretch becomes slow once trucks and office traffic build up. Several well-known roadside eateries around Nelamangala serve hot idli, vada and filter coffee, making it a popular first stop for travellers who skipped breakfast at home.

Gateway to Shivagange
Dobbaspet is the "Gateway to Shivagange", the sacred hill about 15 kilometres away that is known as Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the South. The hill's temples, rock-cut steps and the legend that the peak looks like a Shiva linga, a Nandi, a snake or Ganesha from different directions make it a popular detour for pilgrims and trekkers. Dobbaspet itself is a growing industrial area with a KIADB estate. The highway here is wide and smooth, and traffic eases as you move further away from the city.

Kalpataru Nadu
Tumakuru is "Kalpataru Nadu", the Land of Coconut Palms, named for its vast coconut plantations. It is also home to the Siddaganga Mutt, known for providing free education, food and shelter to thousands of children, and associated with the revered Sri Shivakumara Swamiji. The city has become an important education and industrial centre, with a major industrial corridor nearby. The highway bypasses the city, and there are good restaurants along this stretch for a breakfast halt if you did not stop earlier.

Mughal Seat of the South
Sira is the "Mughal Seat of the South", as it once served as the headquarters of the Mughal province of Sira, covering a large part of the Deccan. Reminders of that period include the tomb of Malik Rihan, a Mughal governor, and remains of an old fort. The land becomes drier here, with groundnut fields, rocky hills and scattered windmills. Sira is also known for its local sweets and makes a good place for a short tea break before the final stretch.

Home of Vani Vilas Sagar
Hiriyur sits on the Vedavathi river and is the "Home of Vani Vilas Sagar", the historic dam about 20 kilometres from town. Hiriyur also has the Teru Malleshwara Temple, known for its tall lamp pillar and its annual chariot festival. Coconut groves and farms line the highway around the town, and the area is known for its coconut and arecanut produce. Many travellers visit the dam on the way back from Chitradurga, when the evening light over the reservoir is at its best.

Fort City of Karnataka
The final stretch brings the granite hills of Chitradurga into view, with the fort walls winding across the rocks. Chitradurga is the "Fort City of Karnataka" and the "Land of Onake Obavva", and the town's name is believed to come from Chitrakaldurga, the picturesque hill fort. Your driver will take you directly to the fort entrance and parking. After exploring the fort, you can have lunch in town, where local meals and the Chitradurga-style akki rotti are worth trying, before heading to Chandravalli, Jogimatti or Adumalleshwara. For a same-day return, plan to leave Chitradurga by 4:30 PM to reach Bangalore before late evening.










For Bangalore IT, manufacturing and pharma teams planning a heritage day out, a leadership offsite or a dealer visit in the Chitradurga and Davanagere belt. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, a named driver and consolidated monthly billing for registered accounts. A corporate minibus bangalore booking on this route is usually a same-day return, and our corporate travels desk can build in lunch halts and a fixed return time so that the team is back in Bangalore at a sensible hour.
Designed for families and relatives travelling together, often combining the fort with Chandravalli, Jogimatti and Vani Vilas Sagar over one or two days. The driver plans the day around the group, with enough time at the fort for elders who climb slowly and children who want to see every corner. Many families extend the trip to Hampi, about 140 kilometres further north, which turns a day trip into a three-day heritage circuit in the same vehicle.
For groups where the cost per head decides the booking. Non-AC 12 to 17 seater mini buses, point to point, clean vehicle, verified driver. It suits college groups, NSS and NCC camps, community associations and trekking clubs. The mini bus rate per km in bangalore for this tier is our lowest, and over a roughly 420 kilometre round trip the savings across a full group add up. The budget tier changes the specification of the vehicle, never the maintenance or the driver checks.
Chitradurga is one of the most popular history excursions for Bangalore schools, and for good reason. Students can walk through the Nayaka story, stand at Onake Obavva's crevice and see a real 2,000-year-old archaeological site at Chandravalli in one day. Our school excursion bus rental bangalore package includes early departure planning, headcount support at every stop, and a driver used to school groups. Teachers get a written itinerary and driver contact details before the trip.
An executive mini coach with fewer, wider push-back seats, extra legroom, better sound insulation and premium interiors. It is suited to senior management travel, milestone family trips and visiting guests. For something a step above, our luxury urbania rental bangalore option in 13 to 17 seater configuration covers the same route in a premium van.
Our ac minibus rental bangalore fleet covers 12 to 24 seater configurations. Because all our group vehicles operate from the same Bangalore base, we can move you up or down a size if your headcount changes after booking, without restarting the process.
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC, the core vehicle for this route
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for smaller groups on the same corridor
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz buses for large groups
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater: Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Commuter, 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 vehicles are seated, with push-back seats. For Chitradurga this is rarely an issue, since the drive is around four hours each way, but for extended trips to Hampi or North Karnataka we plan hotel halts rather than overnight driving.
We send a written, itemised quote before you book, so the amount you approve is the amount you pay. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms the booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll and parking charges
• Inter-state tax, where the itinerary crosses a state border. The Bangalore to Chitradurga route stays within Karnataka, so this does not apply to a standard trip.
• Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM. This matters on same-day return trips from Chitradurga, so plan to leave the fort area by around 5:30 PM if you want to be back before this cut-off.
• GST as applicable
• The final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to our garage
The garage-to-garage basis is standard across organised group transport in Bangalore. The meter starts when the vehicle leaves our garage for your pickup point and stops when it returns. We build this into the written quote, so it is never a surprise at the end of the trip.
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers who want personal cover are advised to arrange their own travel insurance. All vehicles carry valid vehicle insurance and full statutory compliance.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so a trip can start in one city and end in the other without changing operators.
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Booking a mini bus for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four 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, building or landmark, such as Electronic City, Whitefield, MG Road or Koramangala.
• Share your destination or full itinerary.
• Share your group size.
• Share 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 Goa and multi-day outstation hire, share the full day-wise itinerary so we can allocate a driver with multi-day route experience.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemises every charge:
◦ Mini bus hire rate — per kilometre or flat local package
◦ Driver allowance — Rs 500 to Rs 800 per day depending on vehicle
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Interstate permit where applicable — Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Goa, and Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati
◦ GST
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• For Bangalore's IT sector corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice is available at this stage for PO-based approval.
• Request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive Mini Coach 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 mini bus variant on your date.
• 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:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration number
◦ Departure time
◦ Pickup location confirmation
◦ Full billing breakdown — all sent to WhatsApp or email in writing
• For peak Bangalore travel dates — New Year, Diwali, long IT weekends and October Dasara — book well ahead.
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• The mini bus will be clean, sanitised, 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 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 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, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method, with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for advance deposits.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 10,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for both advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks. Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO approvals.
• Cash — Balance payable at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts: 30-day credit terms for signed corporate clients, monthly consolidated invoicing, and invoice issued within 24 hours.
A 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For Goa, Coorg and multi-day outstation hire from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation. There are 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. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 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 vehicle is offered.
To cancel, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.
The bangalore to chitradurga distance by road is about 200 to 205 kilometres one way via NH48, through Nelamangala, Dobbaspet, Tumakuru, Sira and Hiriyur. Driving time is usually 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes, depending mainly on how quickly you clear Tumkur Road on the way out of Bangalore. A round trip is roughly 400 to 420 kilometres garage to garage.
Yes, and most groups do. Leave Bangalore by 5:30 AM, reach the fort by about 9:30 AM, spend the morning at the fort and Onake Obavvana Kindi, have lunch in town, visit Chandravalli or Jogimatti in the afternoon, and start back by around 5:30 PM. That brings you back into Bangalore before the 9:45 PM driver bata cut-off. If you want to add Vani Vilas Sagar and Adumalleshwara comfortably, a two-day plan with a night in Chitradurga works better.
Pricing starts from about Rs 30 per kilometre for a 12 seater AC mini bus and changes with seating capacity, AC or non-AC, and the number of days. The quoted fare includes base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance. Toll and parking, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are charged separately. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to our garage, and every charge appears as a line item in the written quote you receive within 2 hours.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking and guarantees the specific mini bus on your date. The advance must be paid digitally by UPI, bank transfer or card, and a receipt is issued within 30 minutes. The balance is settled at trip end after deducting the advance.
No. Bangalore and Chitradurga are both in Karnataka, so a standard trip has no inter-state tax. Inter-state tax is only billed at actuals if your itinerary crosses into another state, for example if you extend a trip into Andhra Pradesh.
The fort is generally open from sunrise to sunset, all days of the week. Plan at least two to three hours for the main circuit, and closer to four hours if your group wants to cover the upper temples and ponds properly. Arriving by 9:30 AM gives you the cooler part of the day. Wear shoes with good grip, carry water and a cap, and keep elderly passengers on the lower sections if the climb looks steep.
Our minibus hire bangalore fleet covers 12 to 24 seater configurations, in AC and non-AC. A 20 seater mini bus rent bangalore booking is the most common size for school groups and office teams on this route. Under twelve passengers, an 8 to 18 seater tempo traveller is usually more economical. Above twenty-four, we run 27 to 50 seater buses, including Volvo and Benz buses.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated, with push-back seats. For extended trips such as Chitradurga to Hampi, we plan a hotel halt rather than overnight driving, which is both safer and more comfortable for the group.
Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure has no charge, and the full advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days. Between 48 and 72 hours, the charge is 10 percent of the total fare; between 24 and 48 hours, 25 percent; between 12 and 24 hours, 50 percent; and under 12 hours, 75 percent. A no-show is charged the full fare. If we cancel because of a breakdown or force majeure, you get a 100 percent refund within 2 working days or an alternate vehicle.
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover, so passengers who want personal cover should arrange their own travel insurance. All vehicles carry valid vehicle insurance and full statutory compliance, and every driver is verified for commercial outstation duty. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your travel date, pickup location, group size and itinerary. Our mini bus booking online and WhatsApp enquiry lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.