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Calangute and Baga Beach
The mini bus can get closer than a big bus. Fix one pickup point for the night.
Old Goa Churches
Near Panaji, quiet in the morning. About an hour for the group.
Fort Aguada
A sunset spot over the sea. Parking fills up early in the evening.
Dudhsagar Falls
On the way in near Mollem. Jeeps from Kulem go to the falls.
Panaji Riverfront
An evening walk by the Mandovi river, with dinner places nearby.
Fort Aguada
17th-century Portuguese fort overlooking the Arabian Sea with panoramic views and a historic lighthouse.
Palolem Beach
Crescent-shaped paradise for peace-seekers. Known for silent discos, kayaking, and dolphin-spotting trips.
Spice Plantation Tour
Tropical spice farms with guided tours, traditional Goan lunch, and an elephant bath experience.
Panaji (Panjim)
The capital city with colourful Latin Quarter (Fontainhas), Portuguese heritage walks, and Mandovi River promenade.
Casino Cruises
Float on a luxury casino boat on the Mandovi River — one of Goa's most unique all-night experiences.
Distance
575 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 13 hr
Via Tumkur, Davangere and Ramnagar
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
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Early morning start
For a mini bus we suggest a day drive, starting at 5:00 am from two pickups at most. If the group lives in north or east Bangalore, we can skip the city by taking the Satellite Town Ring Road through Devanahalli and Doddaballapur to Dobbaspet on NH48, with a toll at Hulikunte. From the south or west we go by Peenya. Goa is about 600 km away. Load bags first; the first coffee is at Tumkur.
Coffee
As the sun comes up, the mini bus pulls in at Tumkur (Tumakuru) for coffee, 15 minutes only, since breakfast is planned at Chitradurga. Remind the group to use the washrooms here. Nature lovers might return another season for the Kaggaladu heronry, roughly 10 km off the highway near Sira, where painted storks nest between February and August. Tumakuru, a district headquarters, stands about 800 m above sea level, so the morning air is still cool.
Breakfast for twenty
Breakfast for twenty is booked at a highway hotel near Chitradurga, one that knows how to handle groups. Inside the old fort walls lie stone mills once used to grind gunpowder, a granary, oil tanks and a swing frame about 40 ft tall, worth a college group's morning on the return. The parking by Gate 3 takes a mini bus easily. Keep 30 minutes, then count heads and roll on towards Davangere.
Benne dose stop
Davangere offers a 20 minute snack halt if the group is hungry again. Benne dose is the city's famous butter dosa, and a plate goes down quickly. Long ago the textile mills here earned the city the title Manchester of Karnataka, and cloth shops still crowd the market. In the same district, though off our road, Santhebennur has a celebrated stepped tank called the Pushkarani. Count heads before leaving; Haveri is about 70 km ahead.
Drive on
The mini bus runs through Haveri without stopping, some 335 km from home. This district hosts the Byadgi market, trading dry red chilli since 1948 and often called Asia's largest, and from January to April chilli lorries crowd the side roads. A heritage group might plan a later visit to the Tarakeshwara temple at Hangal, about 40 km from Haveri. The highway stays wide and fast. Hubli, where lunch is booked, lies around 75 km further.
Lunch
Lunch for the group is in Hubli, around 410 km from home, at a restaurant used to feeding twenty at once. Snackers can try girmit and mirchi bajji instead of a full meal. Devotees may know Hubli for its two big maths, Siddharoodha and Moorusavira. Keep 45 minutes, including washrooms and a head count. From here the road leaves the plains for forest and the border, with about 190 km still to cover.
Goa road
Dharwad is where the mini bus quits NH48 and takes the Goa road through Alnavar. Boxes of the famous Dharwad pedha for the whole group are best bought on the drive home, so they stay fresh. Between late October and early February the weather here is mild and nearly dry, while June to September brings steady rain. Expect the road to narrow after the turn. Ramnagar, the last Karnataka town, is around 50 km away.
Tea before the ghat
Ramnagar is the group's final tea halt in Karnataka, roughly 480 km from home. Everyone should use the washrooms, because the Anmod ghat that follows has many slow bends and few places to stop a mini bus. The town lies in Joida taluk, some 90 km from Hubli airport. Seat anyone who feels car sick near the front. After the ghat the road enters Goa at Mollem, and Panaji is about 120 km away.
Sanctuary road
Mollem is the gateway on the Goa side, and the forest around it is the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary with Mollem National Park, roughly 240 sq km. The highway and the Londa to Mormugao rail line both pass through the park, so the mini bus keeps its speed low and the group can enjoy the green. Dhangar herders graze buffalo in these woods. Panaji is now around 57 km to the west.
Junction town
At Ponda, around 560 km from home, the road divides, one way to Panaji and Mapusa and the other towards Margao and Mormugao. Groups with a free day later often come back for the temples dotted around the town, Shantadurga, Manguesh and Nagesh among them. Ponda lies roughly 28 km from Panaji, so the driver confirms the hotel address and location pin here. Expect slower traffic on the town's main road.
Evening arrival
Including the halts, the mini bus needs about 13.5 hours, so the group reaches Goa by evening. Panaji, capital of Goa since 1987, spreads along the Mandovi estuary in a grid of stepped streets; most hotel lanes take a mini bus, but a villa outside town needs its pin sent early. Order Goan fish curry with rice for the first dinner. The mini bus stays with the group for every beach day.
Twenty friends planning a Goa trip by road? This page covers the Bangalore to Goa Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus is the sweet spot: one vehicle, one driver, and it still fits into most beach lanes. We run mini bus on rent in Bangalore since 2009.
Route | One way | Goa and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Goa via Tumkur, Davangere and Ramnagar | About 600 km | About 1,120 km | About 12.5 hr with stops |
We bill Goa as 4 days and 1200 km at 300 km a day. Local runs between beaches in Goa fit inside. The Goa permit, tolls and parking are billed as paid, with GST. One way only is ₹2 more per km. Fuel and driver are included in the rate, and the day allowance for the driver is separate. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Round trip rate | Goa and back, 4 days (1,200 km) | Driver allowance | Allowance for 4 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32/km | ₹38,400 | ₹600/day | ₹2,400 | |
₹32/km | ₹38,400 | ₹600/day | ₹2,400 | |
₹34/km | ₹40,800 | ₹700/day | ₹2,800 | |
₹34/km | ₹40,800 | ₹700/day | ₹2,800 | |
₹34/km | ₹40,800 | ₹700/day | ₹2,800 | |
₹36/km | ₹43,200 | ₹700/day | ₹2,800 | |
₹46/km | ₹55,200 | ₹800/day | ₹3,200 | |
₹36/km | ₹43,200 | ₹700/day | ₹2,800 |
Up to fourteen: 14 seater mini bus. Up to eighteen: 18 seater mini bus. Up to twenty one: 21 seater mini bus. Up to twenty five: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 people? Book the Bangalore to Goa bus. A dozen of you? The Bangalore to Goa tempo traveller costs less. Stops and timings are in our Bangalore to Goa group road trip guide.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Bangalore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Bangalore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Bangalore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Goa is about 600 km from Bangalore by road, counted to Panaji: NH48 to Hubli and Dharwad, then Ramnagar, the Anmod ghat, Mollem and Ponda, so about 1,200 km for the round trip. A mini bus takes about 13.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts, so the group reaches by evening.
4 days, 1200 km. A 21 seater at ₹34/km is ₹40,800. Add ₹700/day a day driver allowance, Goa permit, tolls and GST.
A day drive is easier for a mini bus group. You see the ghat in daylight.
The 21 seater. Each size is listed on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, for the whole trip, and does your beach runs.
Yes. Charged at actual cost.
Mostly good. The Dharwad and Belgaum belt is mild and drying out by late October, and the Anmod ghat is green after the rains. The catch is Bangalore itself: the northeast monsoon brings heavy evening downpours in October and November, which jam the city, so we start early and plan the return to reach Bangalore before the evening.
Yes, with good seating. Give elders the front rows near the door, where the mini bus sways least on the Anmod ghat bends. We halt at Tumkur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Hubli and Ramnagar, so nobody sits more than two to three hours. Keep their medicines and a shawl in a small bag at the seat.
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