
Bangalore to Guruvayur Tempo Traveller - 8 to 18 Seater Pilgrimage Hire
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Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple
The heart of the town and the reason for the journey. The guruvayur temple enshrines Krishna in his four-armed Vishnu form, holding conch, discus, mace and lotus, and the name is said to come from Guru, the preceptor of the gods, and Vayu, the god of wind, who installed the idol here. The temple opens at 3:00 AM for Nirmalyam darshan, and guruvayur temple timings vary through the day, so check the Devaswom schedule before planning. Only Hindus are permitted inside. Offerings such as Thulabharam, where devotees are weighed against bananas, jaggery or other items, are unique experiences worth seeing.
Distance
505 Km
One way
Time
11 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 19482
Plus GST
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹16,175 ₹19,482
+ ₹2822 (Taxes & Charges)

8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹16,275 ₹19,582
+ ₹2822 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹16,275 ₹19,582
+ ₹2822 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹16,275 ₹19,582
+ ₹2822 (Taxes & Charges)
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13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹16,275 ₹19,582
+ ₹2822 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹17,255 ₹20,768
+ ₹2998 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹17,255 ₹20,768
+ ₹2998 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹17,255 ₹20,768
+ ₹2998 (Taxes & Charges)

17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹18,335 ₹22,054
+ ₹3174 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹18,335 ₹22,054
+ ₹3174 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹18,880
+ ₹3272 (Taxes & Charges)
Where Your Journey Starts
40 km
205 Km
385 Km
440 Km
475 Km
505 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 the British era
The day begins on Hosur Road past Electronic City and the Attibele check post, where the car crosses into Tamil Nadu and the interstate permit is checked. Before 6:00 AM this stretch takes under an hour; after 8:30 AM it can take twice that. Hosur was once called Little England by the British for its cool, pleasant climate, and today it is a major industrial town for automobiles and electronics. The Chandra Choodeswarar Temple on the hill overlooks the town. Elapsed time: about one hour.

Steel City of Tamil Nadu
The road runs through granite hills and mango orchards past Dharmapuri, the turn-off for Hogenakkal Falls, often called the Niagara of India for its smoking cascades on the Cauvery. Salem, the Steel City of Tamil Nadu, is the largest town on the first half of the route, home to the Salem Steel Plant and ringed by the Shevaroy Hills, with the hill station of Yercaud a short climb away. The driver takes the bypass, and here the route leaves NH44 for NH544 towards Coimbatore. Elapsed time: about three hours thirty minutes.

Manchester of South India
NH544 bypasses Coimbatore, the Manchester of South India, known for its textile mills, engineering industry and pumps, with the Western Ghats rising on the horizon. Travellers who want to see the Adiyogi statue at the Isha Yoga Centre can add a detour of about 40 kilometres. Beyond Coimbatore the road reaches Walayar, the Tamil Nadu–Kerala border, where the Kerala check post is crossed and interstate formalities are handled by your driver. Elapsed time: about six hours forty-five minutes.

Granary of Kerala
Entering Kerala through the Palakkad Gap, the only significant break in the Western Ghats, the landscape turns green almost at once, with paddy fields and palm-lined villages. Palakkad is the Granary of Kerala, producing a large share of the state's rice, and its well-preserved fort was built by Hyder Ali in 1766. The highway continues through Alathur towards Vadakkencherry, where Kerala meals served on banana leaves make an excellent late lunch. Elapsed time: about eight hours.

Cultural Capital of Kerala
Near Kuthiran, the highway passes through Kerala's first road tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel cut through the hills close to the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary. Thrissur, the Cultural Capital of Kerala, follows, home to the Vadakkunnathan Temple, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the famous Pooram

Dwaraka of the South
From Thrissur, the final 28 kilometres run west through busy townships to Guruvayur, the Dwaraka of the South, where your driver drops you at your lodge or at the East Nada. Elapsed time: ten to eleven hours with halts.










For Bangalore companies organising staff pilgrimages or Kerala offsites that include Guruvayur. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, the same named driver throughout and daily duty slips reconciled against the final bill. Our corporate travels bangalore desk manages multi-vehicle movements.
The most common booking on this route: a three to four day trip for darshan, Choroonu, Thulabharam or a temple wedding, with visits to Mammiyur, Punnathur Kotta and Thrissur. The driver plans around temple timings and waits as long as needed. For weddings, our wedding bus rental Bangalore service can add larger vehicles for guests.
For community groups and cost-conscious families. A standard 12 or 13 seater AC tempo traveller on the most direct route. The tempo traveller rate per km bangalore on this tier is our lowest, and across a long interstate trip the per-head saving is considerable.
For senior family members and wedding parties who want comfort over two ghats and a long day on the road. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore variants have 2 by 1 captain seats, extra legroom and premium interiors. The force urbania hire option in 13 to 17 seater configuration is also available.
For groups with five days or more, Guruvayur combines well with Thrissur Vadakkunnathan, Kodungallur Bhagavathy, Chottanikkara and Sabarimala in season, or with Athirappilly Falls and Kochi. Our tempo traveller bangalore to kerala circuits are quoted as one written number, with the same vehicle and driver throughout.
Every quote is shared in writing before you confirm, and each charge is listed 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 Tamil Nadu and Kerala, billed at actuals
• Driver bata extra after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST as applicable
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers are advised to arrange personal travel insurance if they require it. All our vehicles carry valid vehicle insurance and full statutory compliance. Please also note that we do not operate sleeper bus services; all our vehicles are seated configurations with push-back seats.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases. Our fleet includes 27 to 50 seater buses including Volvo and Benz coaches, 8 to 18 seater tempo travellers, 12 to 24 seater mini buses, 13 to 17 seater Force Urbania, and 4 to 7 seater cars 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.
For groups of eight to eighteen, our tempo traveller for rent in bangalore service is the core of what we do. For twelve to twenty-four passengers, mini bus rental in bangalore covers minibus rental and mini bus booking online requests. Larger groups move with our bus rental in bangalore fleet for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking.
Our volvo bus rental bangalore tier covers volvo luxury bus hire for weddings and conferences. The luxury urbania rental bangalore fleet handles urbania van rental for premium small groups, and innova hycross rent bangalore is our most requested hycross car rental option for families.
Our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore and luxury car rental bangalore. Companies use corporate travels bangalore for corporate cab service bangalore and corporate transport services, while employee transportation services bangalore runs office cab service bangalore, night shift cab service bangalore and employee pick up and drop service contracts.
Schools rely on our school bus service bangalore for student pick up and drop service and school excursion bus rental bangalore. Our airport transfer bangalore desk handles kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking bangalore with live flight tracking, and outstation cabs bangalore covers outstation cab booking and outstation taxi bangalore.
For celebrations, wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore for guest movement. 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 and number of passengers.
• Share your Bangalore pickup location, such as Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, a hotel name or a tech park.
• Share your destination or full itinerary, including any extra stops like Thrissur, Athirappilly or Kochi, and any temple ceremony dates such as a wedding, Choroonu or Thulabharam.
• Share your preferred vehicle and seating capacity.
• For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• For luxury tempo travellers and Force Urbania, mention the occasion (corporate, wedding or VIP event) so the team can assign the best-condition vehicle and, where required, a driver in formal attire.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemises every charge:
◦ Vehicle hire rate, per kilometre or flat package
◦ Driver allowance, Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per day depending on vehicle class
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Interstate permit where applicable, such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala for Guruvayur, Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad and Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati
• No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.
• For corporate clients requiring reimbursement, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.
• To compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time.
• Once you are satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance 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 is issued within 30 minutes.
• Your written confirmation includes:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration number
◦ Departure time and pickup location
◦ Full billing breakdown
• For luxury tempo travellers and Force Urbania, the advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand during the November to February wedding season and New Year.
• Your assigned driver arrives at the 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 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 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 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 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 trip end. The advance must be paid digitally for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients, with monthly consolidated invoicing available.
Luxury vehicle note: for luxury tempo travellers and Force Urbania, a higher advance may be required given limited fleet availability and Bangalore 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; the full fare is 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 — For wedding bus rental Bangalore bookings, a minimum 7-day notice is needed for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Luxury vehicles — Luxury tempo travellers and Force Urbania need a minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, due to limited 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, 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. Refund to the 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 — Full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — 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.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
The bangalore to guruvayur distance is about 430 kilometres via Mysore, Gudalur and Nilambur, or about 500 kilometres via Salem, Coimbatore and Thrissur. Both routes take 9 to 10 hours of driving plus meal halts, so we recommend a 4:30 AM departure.
The Nilambur route is shorter and more scenic but crosses the Bandipur and Mudumalai forests, which are closed to traffic between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM, and includes the Nadukani ghat. The Coimbatore route is longer but runs on wide highways with no forest restrictions. Our drivers choose based on your departure time, the season and the group's comfort.
Rates start from Rs 22 per kilometre for a 12 or 13 seater AC tempo traveller and rise with seating capacity and luxury configuration. The quoted fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, Tamil Nadu and Kerala interstate tax, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the final rental is based on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage. You receive an itemised written quote within 2 hours.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking. It must be paid digitally by UPI, bank transfer or card, and the balance is settled at trip end.
Both routes pass through Tamil Nadu before entering Kerala, so permits for both states are required. We arrange them before departure, and the interstate tax is billed at actuals rather than built into the per-kilometre rate.
Men must wear a mundu or dhoti and remove their shirts before entering; women can wear a saree, a skirt and blouse, or a salwar and churidar. Suitable clothing is available in shops around the temple. Entry to the inner temple is restricted to Hindus.
The temple is open throughout the year. October to February is the most comfortable weather-wise. Guruvayur Ekadasi in November or December and the Ulsavam in February or March are the most auspicious times but bring very large crowds, as do the main wedding muhurtham dates. The monsoon from June to August is quieter, though travel through the ghats is slower.
We do not recommend it. The primary route is closed at night through the forests, and Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper buses; all our vehicles are seated configurations with push-back seats. A daytime journey with proper halts is safer and far more comfortable for elderly passengers and children.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers who want cover should arrange personal travel insurance. All vehicles carry valid vehicle insurance and statutory compliance, and every driver is police-verified.
Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure is free, with a full advance refund in 5 to 7 working days. Charges rise to 10 percent between 48 and 72 hours, 25 percent between 24 and 48 hours, 50 percent between 12 and 24 hours and 75 percent inside 12 hours. For weddings, a minimum 7-day notice is needed for a full refund. Our tempo traveller hire bangalore team confirms every change in writing.