
Bangalore to Goravanahalli Tempo Traveller - 8 to 18 Seater TT for Mahalakshmi Temple Trips
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Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Goravanahalli
The main destination. The goravanahalli mahalakshmi temple sits in the heart of the village and is visited by devotees praying for prosperity, success in business and family wellbeing. Tuesdays and Fridays are considered the most auspicious days, and the queues are longest then. The Lakshadeepotsava during the Karthika month, when the temple is lit with countless lamps, is a special time to visit. Check current goravanahalli temple timings and seva details before you go.
Distance
85 Km
One way
Time
2 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 3695
Plus GST
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹3,138 ₹3,695
+ ₹475 (Taxes & Charges)

8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹3,238 ₹3,795
+ ₹475 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹3,238 ₹3,795
+ ₹475 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹3,238 ₹3,795
+ ₹475 (Taxes & Charges)
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13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹3,238 ₹3,795
+ ₹475 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹3,403 ₹3,995
+ ₹505 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹3,403 ₹3,995
+ ₹505 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹3,403 ₹3,995
+ ₹505 (Taxes & Charges)

17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹3,668 ₹4,294
+ ₹534 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹3,668 ₹4,294
+ ₹534 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹3,760
+ ₹551 (Taxes & Charges)
Where Your Journey Starts
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82 Km
85 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.

Gateway to Shivagange, the Dakshina Kashi
Dobbaspet is an industrial town and the turning for Shivagange, a hill revered as Dakshina Kashi, whose outline looks like a Nandi, a Shiva linga or a serpent depending on where you stand.

Home of Siddaganga Matha
Kyatsandra is home to Siddaganga Matha, whose free schools and hostels serve thousands of children. The roadside eateries here serve excellent breakfasts.

Kalpataru Nadu, Land of Coconuts
Tumakuru is a fast-growing city known for its coconut groves, educational institutions and industrial areas. The route passes through or skirts the city before turning north-east on the Koratagere road.

Reservoir on the Suvarnamukhi
The road leaves the city and runs through green fields, coconut plantations and low hills. Theetha is the village beside the reservoir on the Suvarnamukhi river, and the water comes into view on this stretch.

Abode of Sri Mahalakshmi
A short drive brings you into Goravanahalli, where stalls sell flowers, coconuts, kumkum, bangles and sarees for offering to the Goddess. Your driver will park close to the temple. Elapsed time from Bangalore: around two hours.










For companies, cooperative societies and business associations organising staff or member temple trips, especially popular with business owners visiting the goddess of wealth. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, pickup from multiple points and consolidated billing. Our corporate travels bangalore desk coordinates multiple vehicles for larger groups.
The most requested plan: an early departure, darshan at Goravanahalli, a walk at Theetha, and visits to Devarayanadurga and Namada Chilume before returning in the evening. The driver waits at every stop, and the pace suits elderly members. It is one of the most loved temples near bangalore day trips, and a favourite for families looking for a mahalakshmi temple near bangalore.
For bhajan mandalis, mahila sanghas, temple associations and community groups where cost per head matters most. Standard 12 to 17 seater tempo travellers, point to point, clean vehicle and verified driver. The tempo traveller rent per km bangalore for the 12 and 13 seater tier starts from Rs 22. Budget refers only to vehicle specification, never to maintenance or driver checks.
Luxury tempo travellers with high-back recliners, premium air conditioning, reading lights and per-seat charging, suited to senior citizens and family celebrations. For the most premium small-group option, our force urbania rent bangalore fleet is an excellent alternative.
Our tempo traveller fleet is backed by a full range of group and personal vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your headcount changes after booking we can usually move you up or down a category.
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, Standard and Luxury, the core vehicle for this route
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, for larger temple groups
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches
• 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 are seated configuration with push-back seats, which suits a same-day temple trip perfectly.
We quote in writing before you book, and the quote itemises every charge. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll and parking charges, including NH48 tolls
• Interstate tax (not applicable on this route, as Goravanahalli lies within Karnataka)
• Driver bata extra after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST
The garage-to-garage basis means the meter starts when the tempo traveller leaves our garage for your pickup point and stops when it returns. The written quote reflects this, so the figure you approve is the figure you pay. Pooja and seva charges and any entry fees are paid by the group directly.
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if required. Vehicle insurance and full statutory compliance are maintained across the fleet.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so you can start a trip in one city and finish in the other with the same operator.
Our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday car booking. For eight to eighteen passengers, luxury tempo traveller bangalore bookings use our full tt vehicle fleet, and for premium seven-seater travel, innova hycross rent bangalore covers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental.
Our bus rental in bangalore fleet runs 27 to 50 seater coaches for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking, while volvo bus rental bangalore covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire for conferences, weddings and large groups.
The mini bus rental in bangalore service handles minibus rental and mini bus booking online for groups of twelve to twenty-four, and the force urbania rent bangalore fleet covers urbania van rental and force urbania hire for premium small groups.
Corporate travels bangalore covers corporate cab service bangalore and corporate transport services, and our employee transportation services bangalore division runs office cab service bangalore, staff transportation services, night shift cab service bangalore and employee shuttle service contracts.
Airport transfer bangalore covers bangalore airport cab, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking bangalore. School transportation services covers school bus service bangalore, student pick up and drop service and tempo traveller for school trip bangalore, and outstation cabs bangalore covers outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking.
Wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore. Custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles are available on request.
Booking a tempo traveller 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 or landmark such as Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, hotel name or tech park.
• Share your destination or full itinerary.
• Share the number of passengers and your 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 or VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote clearly itemises every charge:
◦ Vehicle hire rate — Rs per km or flat package
◦ Driver allowance — Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per day depending on vehicle class
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Interstate permit if applicable — Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati
• No verbal-only prices — everything is 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.
• Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes, all in writing:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration number
◦ Departure time
◦ Pickup location
◦ Full billing breakdown
• For luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class), the advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand — wedding season from November to February, and New Year.
• 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, sanitised, 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, the balance payment 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 vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking 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 all advance deposits.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT takes up to 2 hours.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link to your registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks, via payment link on WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals.
• Cash — Balance accepted at the time of travel, at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. Receipt issued.
• Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts: 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients, with 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 wedding season demand.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
• More than 72 hours before departure — No 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 vehicle is deployed and the client is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund; full fare payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or a substitute vehicle is offered.
• Weddings — Bangalore wedding hire needs a minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Luxury cars — Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class) need a minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali and Bangalore long weekends need a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs and force majeure events such as 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.
How to cancel: call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation 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 made 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. Account details are re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — Cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
The goravanahalli distance from bangalore is approximately 80 kilometres via Tumakuru Road, Nelamangala and Dobbaspet. The drive takes 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours each way, depending mainly on traffic at Peenya and Nelamangala. Leaving by 6:00 AM gets the group to the temple for a morning darshan.
Pricing starts from Rs 22 per kilometre for a 12 or 13 seater tempo traveller and varies by seating capacity, Standard or Luxury tier, and total hours. The quoted fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll and parking, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage. Every charge appears in the written quote you receive within 2 hours.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking. It can be paid by UPI, bank transfer or card, a receipt is issued within 30 minutes, and the balance is settled at trip end.
The temple is generally open from early morning to evening, with a long break in the afternoon. Timings can change on festival days and during Karthika masa, so please check the current goravanahalli temple timings before you travel and plan to arrive in the morning.
Tuesdays and Fridays are considered most auspicious and see the largest crowds. Weekdays other than these are the quietest. Karthika masa, with the Lakshadeepotsava, and Varamahalakshmi are special occasions that draw many devotees. On busy days, we recommend leaving Bangalore by 6:00 AM.
Yes. Devarayanadurga and Namada Chilume are about half an hour from Goravanahalli, and the return loop via Tumakuru passes both. A full day can comfortably cover Goravanahalli, Theetha, Devarayanadurga, Namada Chilume and the Siddaganga Math.
Yes. The highway to Dobbaspet is wide, and the village roads to Goravanahalli and the forest road up Devarayanadurga are narrower but comfortable for a tempo traveller driven by an experienced driver. Our drivers know the route and the parking areas near the temple.
No. The entire route stays within Karnataka, so no interstate permit or tax applies. NH48 tolls are billed at actuals and estimated in your written quote.
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, between 12 and 24 hours 50 percent, and under 12 hours 75 percent. Date changes with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover; passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if they wish to be covered. All vehicles carry valid insurance and full statutory compliance. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your date, pickup location, group size and planned stops. You will receive an itemised quote within 2 hours, and our lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.