
Bangalore to Dindigul Mini Bus Hire for Temple Groups and Weddings
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Distance
370 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8 hr
Via Hosur, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal and Karur
Starting from
₹ 28800
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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One gate
The mini bus leaves at 5 am from one gate. For a group of fifteen to twenty five on an eight hour drive, one pickup point is essential. The van is too tall for basements, so bags come to the road. If the group goes on to Palani or Kodaikanal, pack woollens where they are easy to reach. One coordinator holds the list for the head counts. Breakfast is at Krishnagiri.

Drive through
At Hosur the mini bus stops briefly at the state border while the driver settles the Tamil Nadu road tax or shows the permit. The group can stay in their seats. Hosur's district has about 3,700 hectares under flowers, and the early morning flower trade fills the roads with lorries. On its hill above the town stands the Chandra Choodeswarar temple, Hosur's best known shrine. Breakfast at Krishnagiri is about fifty km on.

Group breakfast
The group has breakfast at Krishnagiri, thirty minutes in a hotel with long tables for twenty and a yard for the mini bus. Anyone wanting a quick prayer can visit Kattuveera Anjaneya, a small Hanuman temple listed by the district. On the approach to town the highway is being rebuilt to six lanes, so expect some slow, single file stretches. After breakfast the mini bus settles in for the long run of over 100 km to Salem.

Tea
Salem is a twenty minute tea and washroom halt at a roadside hotel on the outskirts, with space for the mini bus to park. Just before town the van crawls down the Thoppur slope in a low gear, and the coordinator should make sure everyone is seated. Try Salem's crunchy thattu vadai with tea, or fresh mango juice in season. The mini bus then rejoins NH44, heading south for Namakkal and Karur.

Optional darshan
Namakkal can take a twenty minute stop if the group wants darshan of the open air Anjaneyar, nearly 18 ft tall. The mini bus waits on the main road, as the temple lanes are tight. In March and April the Narasimhaswamy temple holds its car festival, and the town then overflows with pilgrims, so plan extra time. Lunch is booked at Karur, about 34 km further south across the Kaveri.

Group lunch
Karur is the group lunch, forty minutes at a meals hotel booked in advance so twenty plates are ready. The town grew on the banks of the Amaravathi and today hums with spinning mills and bus body workshops. It gets little rain for most of the year, with short showers mostly in October and November. Mill shops sell towels and bed linen if anyone wants to buy. Dindigul is about 70 km south, a little over an hour.

Group drop
About eight hours of driving after the start, the mini bus drops the group at the hotel or hall in Dindigul. Anyone joining later by bus will arrive at the Kamarajar stand in the middle of town. Biryani is what Dindigul is famous for, so book a hall that can serve it for twenty. The town's vegetable market is the biggest in the state, and orange, pineapple and guava orchards surround it. Summer here lasts from March into July.
Is a family or a temple group of 14 to 25 heading to Dindigul, with Palani darshan on the plan? One Bangalore to Dindigul mini bus costs less per head than two vans for 370 km. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered mini bus on rent in Bangalore since 2009.
Route | One way | Dindigul and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Dindigul via Salem, Namakkal and Karur | About 370 km | About 740 km | About 8 hr with stops |
The mini bus run to Dindigul and back is close to 740 km, so the bill is 3 days, 900 km. On the Dindigul run, the km rate covers diesel and the driver; driver allowance ₹600 to ₹800 a day. The Tamil Nadu permit goes on the bill at cost. GST, tolls and parking at actual. A drop only is ₹2 a km. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,800 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹800 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
18 or fewer for Dindigul: 18 seater mini bus. 19 to 21: 20 seater mini bus or 21 seater mini bus. Up to 25 with luggage: 25 seater mini bus.
Over 25 people? The Bangalore to Dindigul bus. Only a dozen? The Bangalore to Dindigul tempo traveller.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Dindigul lies about 370 km from Bangalore along NH44, through Hosur, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal and Karur, so a return trip is about 740 km. A mini bus with a group takes about eight hours of driving each way, plus breakfast, tea and lunch halts.
A 20 seater mini bus: 900 km over 3 days at ₹34/km, which makes ₹30,600. ₹2,100 for the driver on top; GST, permits and tolls at actual.
It is. We add ₹2 a km and count the run back to Bangalore; the fare comes in writing before you book.
The 18 seater keeps two seats for luggage on the Dindigul run. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, the ghat road is fine for a mini bus in daylight. Add about 200 km and a night; the bill stays by km and days.
Salem, about 205 km out, has hotels that can seat twenty. The driver calls ahead so the food is ready.
November to February. Summer from March to July is hot, and the northeast monsoon brings most of the rain from October to December. The Kottai Mariamman festival in January and February crowds the town, so book rooms early if your dates fall then.
Yes, with halts every couple of hours at Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal and Karur. Seat elders near the front and the door, and keep their medicines and water in hand bags. If anyone tires easily, break the trip with a night in Salem.