Bangalore to Coonoor Cab Service - Outstation Taxi with Driver
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Places to Visit in Coonoor
Sims Park
A botanical garden of around twelve hectares laid out on a slope in the middle of the town in 1874, in a semi-natural style that follows the contours rather than flattening them, with more than a thousand plant species including a good collection of conifers, magnolias and tree ferns. The annual fruit and vegetable show held here in May is a genuine local event rather than a tourist one. Visit in the morning. It is the one attraction actually inside Coonoor rather than outside it, it takes around ninety minutes, and it is a considerably calmer proposition than the Ooty botanical gardens on a long weekend.
Sims Park
A botanical garden of around twelve hectares laid out on a slope in the middle of the town in 1874, in a semi-natural style that follows the contours rather than flattening them, with more than a thousand plant species including a good collection of conifers, magnolias and tree ferns. The annual fruit and vegetable show held here in May is a genuine local event rather than a tourist one. Visit in the morning. It is the one attraction actually inside Coonoor rather than outside it, it takes around ninety minutes, and it is a considerably calmer proposition than the Ooty botanical gardens on a long weekend.
Dolphins Nose and Lambs Rock
The two viewpoints that define Coonoor, on the same road east of the town. Dolphins Nose is a rock formation projecting over a deep valley, with Catherine Falls visible across the gorge on a clear day and a drop below that is genuinely vertiginous. Lambs Rock, closer in, looks out over the Coimbatore plains a kilometre and a half below - on a clear morning you can see a very long way. Visit early, because both cloud over by mid-morning through much of the year, and the whole point is the view. The road out passes through tea estate and forest and is pleasant in itself.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The line from Mettupalayam to Ooty via Coonoor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Mountain Railways of India, and the Mettupalayam to Coonoor section is the only rack railway in the country - a steam-hauled climb using a rack and pinion system to manage gradients no adhesion locomotive could take. It is among the great railway journeys in India. Booking is essential and the train sells out well ahead, particularly in season. Many travellers do the Coonoor to Ooty leg as a shorter ride. The Coonoor station itself is worth ten minutes even without a ticket.
The Tea Estates and Factories
Coonoor is the centre of the Nilgiri tea trade, and the estates run right up to the edge of the town. Several factories run visitor tours covering withering, rolling, oxidation and drying, finishing with a tasting - Highfield is the best known but there are others, and the smaller ones are often the more interesting. The Tea Museum at Dolphins Nose road covers the history of the industry in the hills. Visit a factory when it is actually processing, which is generally in the second half of the day. This is the single most characteristic thing to do in Coonoor and the one that explains the town.
Catherine Falls and Laws Falls
Catherine Falls, near Kotagiri around twenty kilometres out, is a two-tiered drop of roughly 250 feet and among the highest in the Nilgiris, viewed from a point reached by a rough track off the main road. Laws Falls, closer to Coonoor on the Mettupalayam road, is smaller and easier - a drop of around thirty metres in a wooded setting beside the ghat road. Visit either between July and December when there is genuine water; both reduce considerably by March. The approach to Catherine Falls is rough enough that a higher vehicle is more comfortable, and we will say so if it is on your list.
Droog Fort and Wellington
Droog, around fifteen kilometres from Coonoor, is a ruined hill fort at about 6,000 feet that was held by Tipu Sultan - reached by a trek of a few kilometres from the road end through tea and shola forest, with a view that on a clear day takes in a very large part of the Nilgiris. It is a proper walk rather than a viewpoint. Wellington, between Coonoor and Ooty, is a cantonment town holding the Madras Regimental Centre and the Defence Services Staff College, with a distinctly ordered colonial character. Visit Droog if your group walks; Wellington is worth driving through in any case on the way to Ooty.
Distance
290 Km
One way
Time
8 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 8520
Plus GST
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About the Bangalore-Coonoor route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Mysore
145 Km
Gundlupet
205 Km
Theppakadu
250 Km
Ooty
270 Km
Coonoor
290 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.
Mysore
City of Palaces
The first three hours are the fastest of the day, on six-lane expressway. Our drivers reach the pickup point fifteen minutes early and aim to be on the expressway before 6:15 AM, because everything downstream - the Bandipur gate and the ghat in daylight - depends on time banked here. The towns are the most characterful on any road out of Bangalore. Ramanagara and its granite Sholay hills; Channapatna, where the lacquered toy lathes have turned for two centuries and where a twenty-minute stop is the most requested addition on family bookings; Maddur and its vada; Mandya and the sugarcane country the Cauvery canals created; and Srirangapatna on its island. Mysore is where most groups take breakfast, and it is the last major city before the forest - the choice of food thins considerably beyond it.
Gundlupet
Flower Town of Karnataka
South of Mysore the road narrows from expressway to good two-lane highway. Nanjangud, twenty-five kilometres out on the Kapila river, holds the very large Srikanteshwara temple and is called the Kashi of the South for the parallel with Varanasi - a forty-five minute stop for travellers with an interest. Gundlupet is the last Karnataka town of any size and genuinely worth slowing for. The fields around it are given over to marigold and sunflower cultivation, and in season the roadside turns solid gold and orange for kilometres. Practically it is the last proper fuel and food stop before Bandipur and the Tamil Nadu border, and our drivers treat it as the checkpoint where the day either is or is not on schedule for the gate.
Theppakadu
Mudumalai Gateway
The highway enters Bandipur National Park and runs nearly twenty kilometres through protected forest, part of the wider Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Speed limits are enforced, stopping is not permitted, and elephant, gaur and spotted deer are seen from the road regularly - the sightings are often better than people expect. This stretch closes to all vehicles from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and to two-wheelers from 6:00 PM. The Tamil Nadu border comes shortly after and the road enters Mudumalai. At Theppakadu, where the elephant camp sits on the Moyar river, the two ghat routes diverge - left for Masinagudi and the Kalhatti bends, straight on for Gudalur and Pykara. Our drivers will have decided before setting out which they are taking, based on the vehicle, the group and the light remaining.
Ooty
Gentle Road to the Nilgiris
The Gudalur ascent is the longer of the two climbs and the one buses take - a sustained but manageable gradient through forest that gives way to tea as the altitude increases. The temperature drops steadily and the vegetation changes visibly over the space of half an hour, from sal and teak to eucalyptus, wattle and finally the terraced tea that defines the plateau. Near the top the road passes Pykara, where the falls and the lake sit a short distance off the highway - the lake has boating and the falls are at their best from July through December. It is a worthwhile twenty-minute stop and it is on the road rather than off it. Beyond Pykara the plateau opens out and Ooty follows, busy and built-up in a way that surprises first-time visitors expecting a quiet hill station.
Coonoor
Tea Town of the Nilgiris
The last twenty kilometres run southeast and downhill from Ooty, dropping around four hundred metres, with the Nilgiri Mountain Railway running alongside the road for much of the way - if the timing is right you will pass the train, which most passengers find is the highlight of the drive. Wellington comes first, a cantonment town holding the Madras Regimental Centre and the Defence Services Staff College, with the ordered character that cantonments have everywhere. Coonoor follows, lower and warmer than Ooty and noticeably less crowded, laid out on slopes with tea estates running right to the edge of the town. Our driver takes you to the confirmed address and assists with luggage. Note that many estate bungalows and homestays around Coonoor sit on narrow, steep, unsurfaced approach lanes, so send us the property name at booking and we will confirm what can reach the door. A 5:30 AM departure with a proper Mysore halt puts most groups in Coonoor between 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM.
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Cab Packages for Every Traveller
Every quotation is built around what you actually need rather than a fixed menu. The four tiers below describe how we typically structure car booking enquiries on this corridor.
Family Cab Package
The dominant booking type here - families taking two or three nights in the Nilgiris, usually staying in Coonoor precisely because Ooty is crowded. Innova and Innova Crysta are the usual choice. We plan these around two fixed points rather than around distance: clearing the Bandipur gate in daylight, and taking the Gudalur ascent rather than the Kalhatti bends, which is gentler for anyone prone to travel sickness and mandatory for larger vehicles. A Channapatna toy stop on the outbound leg costs twenty minutes and is the most requested addition. Child seats can be arranged with notice.
Weekend and Two-Day Package
Coonoor works well as a long weekend, and the vehicle staying with your group matters more here than on most routes - the viewpoints, the falls, the tea factories and Ooty itself are spread across the plateau, local transport is thin, and the roads are narrow enough that you will not want to be negotiating them repeatedly by auto. A three-night stay allows Coonoor properly, a day in Ooty, and the toy train, which needs booking well ahead. We build the itinerary around the train timing if you have tickets, since the schedule is fixed and everything else can move around it.
Budget Cab Package
For couples and small families where the priority is the lowest defensible figure. A sedan handles the Gudalur ascent comfortably and there is no case for upselling on the drive itself. Budget means a sedan and a direct itinerary; it does not mean an older vehicle or a less experienced driver, since fleet and driver standards are identical across tiers. One caveat specific to the Nilgiris: if your accommodation is on a steep unsurfaced estate lane, which many Coonoor properties are, a higher vehicle is more comfortable and we will say so at the quotation stage rather than after.
Premium and Luxury Cab Package
For senior family groups, guest hosting and travellers who want the ghat to be comfortable. This tier covers our premium car rentals in bangalore range and the innova hycross rent bangalore fleet, alongside our luxury car rental bangalore options. On this route the value is specific - a sustained climb into the Nilgiris at the end of a seven-hour day is noticeably easier in a vehicle with better suspension, and for anyone in the group prone to travel sickness on hill roads that is a functional consideration rather than a cosmetic one.
Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment
Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for the Bangalore to Coonoor 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.
Three points are specific to this route. First, the Tamil Nadu interstate permit applies since the road crosses the border at Bandipur, and it is quoted as a separate line at actual and arranged in advance. Second, toy train tickets, garden and viewpoint entry fees and tea factory tour charges are paid on site and sit outside the vehicle fare. Third, local running on the plateau adds up more than people expect - the viewpoints, the falls, Ooty and the tea factories are spread across a wide area, and a proper three-night itinerary will run well over two hundred kilometres of local driving, so our weekend package quotes carry a stated allowance for it rather than a bare point-to-point figure.
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 this 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 covers car rental bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and premium cab requirements from local use to week-long outstation itineraries.
Tempo Traveller Service: The 9 to 17 seater band for larger family groups. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet handles tt vehicle requirements with pushback seating and full air conditioning, and this size takes the Gudalur ascent comfortably.
Minibus and Bus Service: The 13 to 35 seater mini bus rental in bangalore fleet covers minibus rental and mini bus booking online for college groups and corporate offsites. Full-size coaches through our bus rental in bangalore service handle rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking, and note that larger vehicles must use the Gudalur ascent, since buses and heavy vehicles are not permitted on the Kalhatti ghat.
Force Urbania and Luxury Volvo Bus: Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet offers 10, 13 and 17 seater configurations, and urbania on rent bangalore suits this route for its combination of comfort and manoeuvrability on hill roads. For long-haul group comfort, our volvo bus rental bangalore service covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire.
Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate cab service bangalore and corporate car rental bangalore with GST invoicing, PO-based approvals and monthly consolidated billing. The Nilgiris are a common offsite destination and the estate properties around Coonoor suit small team stays well.
Airport Transfer: Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking, and transfers connecting to Coimbatore airport, which is the nearest to the Nilgiris. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs.
Employee Transport: Our employee transportation services bangalore programme covers office cab service bangalore and night shift cab service bangalore with GPS tracking and night-shift marshals, plus it employee transport service, employee pick up and drop service, tech park cab service and employee shuttle service Bangalore.
School Commute: 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 and safe school transport service Bangalore.
Outstation Travel: Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking, with the Tamil Nadu interstate permit arranged in advance on this route.
Wedding Cab and Bus: Our wedding car rental bangalore service covers wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore as one managed booking, including the estate weddings the Nilgiris increasingly host.
Innova Hycross: Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental for families and executives, and the hybrid drivetrain is well suited to a sustained hill climb. Curated tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Coonoor, Ooty, Kotagiri, Coorg and the wider Nilgiris circuit.
How to Book a Car for Rent in Bangalore — Step-by-Step
Booking a Car for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps:
STEP1 | Contact Tejas Travels Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com — available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Share your travel date, Bangalore pickup location (area or landmark — Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, hotel name, tech park), destination or full itinerary, number of passengers, and preferred vehicle. For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number — the driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically. For luxury vehicles (Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce), also mention the occasion — corporate, wedding, VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire. |
STEP2 | Receive Your Written Quote Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email. The quote clearly itemizes every charge: vehicle hire rate (Rs/km or flat package), driver allowance (Rs 400-1,000/day depending on vehicle class), applicable toll estimates, and any interstate permit if applicable (Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati). No verbal-only prices — everything in writing before you confirm. For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage. If you want to compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time. |
STEP3 | Confirm Your Booking & Pay Advance Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone. A 15-20% advance payment confirms the booking. Payment: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT/IMPS/RTGS bank transfer, or credit/debit card via payment link. Advance receipt within 30 minutes. Confirmation includes: driver name and mobile, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup location, and full billing breakdown — all in writing. For luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class), advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand (wedding season November-February, New Year). |
STEP4 | Your Driver Arrives Early Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at your confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure. For KIA airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate. The vehicle is clean, sanitized, fuelled, and ready. For wedding and VIP bookings, the driver arrives in formal attire. The driver calls 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy. During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments, and Bangalore traffic navigation. At trip end, balance payment is settled after deducting the advance. Any additional km or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate. |
Quick Booking for Hire: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination, and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Payment Methods — Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
Method | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
UPI | Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI, Amazon Pay | Fastest method. Instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits. |
Bank Transfer | NEFT, IMPS, RTGS | For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS instant; NEFT up to 2 hours. |
Credit / Debit Card | Visa, Mastercard, RuPay | Via payment link to registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment. |
Net Banking | All major Indian banks | Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals. |
Cash | Balance at time of travel | Accepted at trip end. Advance must be digital for booking confirmation. Receipt issued. |
Corporate Credit | Registered corporate accounts | 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients. Monthly consolidated invoicing available. |
Luxury vehicle note: For Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, and Mercedes S-Class, a higher advance may be required given limited Bangalore fleet availability and Bangalore wedding season demand.
Cancellation Policy — Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Car Hire
- Weddings: Bangalore wedding hire: Minimum 7-day notice for full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of wedding date are non-refundable.
- Luxury Cars: Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class): Minimum 5-day notice for full refund due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
- Peak Dates: New Year, Diwali, and Bangalore long-weekends: Minimum 48-hour notice for full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
- Force Majeure: Bangalore bandhs / force majeure (traffic disruptions, road closures): 100% refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
- Modifications: Modifications (date change, vehicle upgrade, route additions) with more than 24 hours notice: Accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
How to Cancel: Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours. Refund to original payment method within stated timelines.
Refund Policy — Car Hire for Rent in Bangalore
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
|---|---|---|
Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
Refund by Payment Method
- UPI: UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to UPI-linked bank account within 3-5 working days.
- Card: Credit/Debit Card: Refund to originating card within 5-7 working days.
- Bank: Bank Transfer: Refund to originating account within 3-5 working days. Account re-confirmed before processing.
- Cash: Cash: Cash refund at Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Coonoor Cab
The bangalore to coonoor distance is around 290 km via Mysore, Gundlupet, Bandipur and Gudalur to Ooty, then twenty kilometres down to Coonoor. The shorter Masinagudi and Kalhatti line runs closer to 275 km, and the long way round through Coimbatore and Mettupalayam is roughly 400 km. Either of the shorter routes takes 7 to 8 hours with one proper halt - fast expressway to Mysore, then progressively slower through the forest and up the ghat.
Our default is the Gudalur and Pykara ascent - longer, gentler, better surface, and the route buses take. The Masinagudi and Kalhatti alternative is shorter and spectacular but has thirty-six very steep hairpin bends, is not permitted for buses and heavy vehicles, and is not a road for an inexperienced driver or for dusk. We use it only for small vehicles with experienced drivers where the group actively wants it. If your departure is late and the Bandipur gate is unreachable, we route the long way via Coimbatore and Mettupalayam instead.
Part of it. The highway through Bandipur National Park is closed to all vehicles from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and to two-wheelers from 6:00 PM, a restriction imposed after repeated wildlife deaths on the road. There is no discretion at the gate - arrive at 9:15 PM and you wait until 6:00 AM. Our drivers plan the day around the timings and will restructure the itinerary rather than gamble on reaching it, or route via Coimbatore where a late departure makes the gate unreachable.
Coonoor, for most people. It is twenty kilometres below Ooty, four hundred metres lower and therefore slightly warmer, and it is a working tea town rather than a resort - the crowds that fill Ooty on a long weekend largely do not come down. Ooty has more attractions, more hotels and the botanical gardens, and it is easy to visit from Coonoor for a day. The usual pattern we book is three nights in Coonoor with a day trip up. If your group specifically wants the Ooty lake and gardens and the busier atmosphere, stay there instead.
A sedan starts at Rs 8,520. Innova and premium SUV rates are quoted on vehicle and itinerary. Every quote itemizes base fare, driver allowance, toll estimate, the Tamil Nadu interstate permit and GST separately, and is sent in writing within two hours. Weekend packages include a stated allowance for local running, which on the plateau adds up.
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 the driver name, mobile number, vehicle registration, departure time and the full billing breakdown in writing. For the April and May peak season and for long weekends, a higher advance may be requested and vehicles should be booked well ahead.
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. Toy train tickets, garden and viewpoint entry fees and tea factory tour charges are paid on site. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage, and local running on the plateau is part of that total, which is why weekend quotes carry a stated allowance for it.
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. On a route with a sustained ghat climb we recommend it more strongly than on plain highway trips, and for college and school groups a group policy is usually inexpensive.
Yes, and you should. The line is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Mettupalayam to Coonoor section is the only rack railway in India - a steam-hauled climb using rack and pinion to manage gradients no ordinary locomotive could take. Booking is essential and it sells out well ahead, particularly in season. Many travellers do the shorter Coonoor to Ooty leg instead. If you have tickets, tell us the timing and we build the day around it, since the train schedule is fixed and everything else can move.
October to May. April and May are the peak season and Ooty fills completely, which is exactly when Coonoor is worth choosing instead - it is busy but not overwhelmed. October to February is cooler and clearer, with the best visibility from Dolphins Nose and Lambs Rock in the early morning. The southwest monsoon from June brings heavy rain, persistent mist on the ghats and leeches on the walking trails, though the falls are at their best from July onward.