
Bangalore to Gingee Fort Minibus Rental - 12 to 25 Seater Mini Bus for Heritage Group Trips
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Rajagiri Citadel
The highest of the three hills, Rajagiri rises more than 150 metres above the plain and holds the main citadel, with gateways, a granary, a temple and the famous drawbridge gap near the summit. The round-trip climb takes around two hours on steep steps and rock. Start early, carry plenty of water and wear good shoes. The view from the top across the walls and plains explains why the fort was so hard to take.
Distance
250 Km
One way
Time
6 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 10584
Plus GST
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹8,845 ₹10,584
+ ₹1484 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹8,845 ₹10,584
+ ₹1484 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹8,845 ₹10,584
+ ₹1484 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹9,430 ₹11,271
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹9,430 ₹11,271
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹9,430 ₹11,271
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹9,430 ₹11,271
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹9,915 ₹11,859
+ ₹1659 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹9,915 ₹11,859
+ ₹1659 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹8,845 ₹10,584
+ ₹1484 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹8,845 ₹10,584
+ ₹1484 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹9,100
+ ₹1530 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹10,885 ₹13,033
+ ₹1833 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹10,885 ₹13,033
+ ₹1833 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹12,925 ₹15,483
+ ₹2183 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹10,985 ₹13,133
+ ₹1833 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹12,440 ₹14,895
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹12,440 ₹14,895
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Where Your Journey Starts
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250 Km

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.

Little England of Tamil Nadu
The drive leaves the city on Hosur Road past Electronic City and crosses the Attibele border into Tamil Nadu, where the permit is checked. Hosur, called Little England by the British for its cool climate, is now a major industrial town known for automobile factories and flower farms. Elapsed time: about one hour.

Mango Capital of South India
NH44 opens into fast four-lane highway through rocky, rolling country. Krishnagiri, the mango capital of South India, has roadside stalls packed with mangoes in season, and the reservoir and old hill fort are visible from the road. This is the most convenient breakfast halt. Elapsed time: about two hours.

Temple Town of the Fire Lingam
As the road nears Tiruvannamalai, the great mass of Arunachala hill fills the view. The town is the temple town of the fire lingam, and the Arunachaleswarar Temple's towering gopurams are visible from a distance. Stop for darshan now or on the return. Elapsed time: about four hours fifteen minutes.

Troy of the East and Great Wall of South India
The final leg follows the Tiruvannamalai to Puducherry road through boulder-strewn hills. Suddenly the fortified hills of Gingee appear on both sides of the road, with walls snaking up the rocks. Your driver stops at the Rajagiri entrance first. Elapsed time: about five hours.










For Bangalore IT and manufacturing teams planning a heritage offsite or a Tiruvannamalai, Gingee and Pondicherry team trip. It includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, multiple pickup points and consolidated monthly billing for registered accounts. The same corporate minibus bangalore and driver stay with the team for the full itinerary. Our corporate travels bangalore desk manages the arrangement end to end.
The most common booking on this route. Families and temple groups combine Arunachaleswarar Temple, Girivalam, Melmalayanur and Gingee Fort over two or three days. The driver plans around temple timings and festival crowds, and the mini bus has room for luggage for a multi-day trip. Groups travelling for Karthigai Deepam or full moon Girivalam should book well ahead.
Gingee is one of the best history field trips from Bangalore, covering Vijayanagara, Nayak, Maratha, Mughal and colonial history in one site, with Pallava-era Mandagapattu nearby. Our school excursion bus rental bangalore package provides verified drivers, a first aid kit and strict headcounts at every stop. See our school transportation services page for more on student travel.
For groups where cost per head decides the booking. Non-AC 12 to 17 seater mini buses, point to point, with a clean vehicle and verified driver. The mini bus rate per km in bangalore is lowest in the non-AC tier, and on a round trip of about 490 kilometres the saving across a full group is significant. Budget refers only to vehicle specification, never to maintenance or driver standards.
An executive mini coach with fewer, wider push-back seats, extra legroom and premium interiors, suited to senior leadership trips and milestone family celebrations. For a premium small-group option, our luxury urbania rental bangalore service offers 13 to 17 seater Force Urbania vans on the same route.
Our ac minibus rental bangalore fleet covers 12, 14, 17, 20 and 24 seater configurations. Because we run every class of group vehicle from one Bangalore base, a change in headcount after booking can usually be handled by moving up or down a category.
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz buses for large groups
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for smaller groups on the same route
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC, the core vehicle for the Gingee route
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater, including 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 have seated configurations with push-back seats, which is why we recommend an overnight halt at Tiruvannamalai rather than overnight driving.
Every quote is sent in writing before you book and lists each charge separately. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll and parking charges
• Interstate tax for the Karnataka to Tamil Nadu crossing
• Driver bata after 9:45 PM
• GST
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
Garage-to-garage billing is standard for group transport in Bangalore. The meter starts when the vehicle leaves our garage for your first pickup and stops when it returns. We include this in the written quote, so the figure you approve reflects the full trip.
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers who want cover should 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 finish in the other with the same operator.
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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 Gingee, Pondicherry, Goa and other 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 Gingee and Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Goa, and Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati
◦ GST
• 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 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 the October Dasara period — 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: 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 Gingee, Pondicherry, Goa and other 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, 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. 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.
• Multi-day outstation hire — including two day Tiruvannamalai and Gingee trips, a minimum 7-day notice is required for a full refund on overnight or multi-day mini bus hire from Bangalore.
• Weddings — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara, Karthigai Deepam and Bangalore long weekends require a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, traffic disruptions and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 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.
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.
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, within 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure — advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure — advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.
• 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, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — the full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card — refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer — refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
For refunds, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
The gingee fort distance from bangalore is approximately 245 kilometres via Hosur, Krishnagiri, Chengam and Tiruvannamalai. The drive takes 5 hours to 5 hours 30 minutes one way, including a breakfast halt. Leaving by 5:00 AM lets the group start the fort climb before the midday heat.
Gingee Fort is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India and is generally open from around 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with separate tickets for Rajagiri and Krishnagiri hills. Timings, last entry and fees are set by the ASI and can change, so we recommend confirming them shortly before travel. Starting the Rajagiri climb by late morning gives enough time to return comfortably before closing.
It is possible, but it means around 490 kilometres and 10 to 11 hours of driving in one day, leaving only a few hours at the fort and bringing the group back late at night, when driver bata after 9:45 PM applies. We recommend a two day plan with an overnight halt at Tiruvannamalai, which also allows time for the Arunachaleswarar Temple.
Pricing starts from around Rs 30 per kilometre for a 12 seater AC mini bus and varies with seating capacity, AC or non-AC configuration and the number of days. The quoted fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, interstate tax for Tamil Nadu, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage. Every charge appears in the written quote you receive within 2 hours.
Yes. Gingee is in Tamil Nadu, so crossing from Karnataka requires a valid interstate permit, billed at actuals. We arrange all permit documentation before departure, and it is checked at the Attibele border near Hosur. You do not need to do anything yourself.
The Rajagiri climb involves steep stone steps and rocky paths and usually takes one to two hours up and back. It is suitable for reasonably fit adults and older children. Krishnagiri hill is a shorter, easier climb, and the Kalyana Mahal and inner fort at ground level need no climbing at all. Carry water, wear good shoes and avoid climbing in the afternoon heat.
Our minibus hire bangalore fleet covers 12, 14, 17, 20 and 24 seater configurations in AC and non-AC. For fewer than twelve passengers, an 8 to 18 seater tempo traveller is usually more economical. For larger groups, we operate 27 to 50 seater buses, including Volvo and Benz.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking and guarantees the specific mini bus on your travel 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.
Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure carries 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, and between 12 and 24 hours 50 percent. Two day Tiruvannamalai and Gingee trips need a minimum 7-day notice for a full refund.
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover; passengers should arrange their own travel insurance if needed. All vehicles carry valid insurance and full statutory compliance, and every driver is verified. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your travel date, pickup location, group size and day-wise itinerary. A written quote follows within 2 hours. Our mini bus booking online and WhatsApp enquiry lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.