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Iruppu Falls
Walk from the gate with steps. About 90 minutes for a family.
Nagarhole National Park
Book the forest safari; the cab waits at the reception.
Namdroling Monastery, Bylakuppe
The Golden Temple, an easy detour on the way home by car.
Distance
255 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 4.5 hr
Via Maddur, Hunsur and Gonikoppal
Starting from
₹ 7200
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Commuter
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹39,800
+ ₹7020 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹12,300
+ ₹2160 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Camry
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹30,500
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹42,600
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi Q7
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹96,800
+ ₹17280 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 5 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹42,600
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 7 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹90,800
+ ₹16200 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹96,800
+ ₹17280 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹84,600
+ ₹15120 (Taxes & Charges)
Rolls-Royce Ghost
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹3,61,000
+ ₹64800 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Fortuner
LUXURYAC5 Seats
₹30,500
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
80 km
125 km
175 km
220 km
255 km
Pickup
A 7 am pickup is fine by car: Iruppu is about 255 km away, and the falls stay open until early evening. The driver comes to your door or hotel; from Electronic City or JP Nagar he uses NICE Road and the Mysore expressway, so the city traffic is skipped. Pack a towel, a change of clothes and slippers that grip, because the forest path is often wet. In the monsoon, add leech socks or a pinch of salt. Breakfast is at Maddur.
Quick breakfast
Maddur, at the 80 km mark, is the breakfast halt; the car takes the exit to the old road, since the expressway now bypasses the town. Order the Maddur vada, crisp and flat, fried with onion and curry leaves, along with idli and coffee. If the family likes temples, the Varadaraja temple in town has an image some 12 ft tall, carved on its back as well as the front, a short detour. Twenty minutes, then back on the expressway.
Temple if you like
Srirangapatna, the Kaveri island town 125 km out, is an optional halt. With a car it is easy to turn in for the Ranganathaswamy temple, a short way from the highway, where Vishnu lies on the serpent Adisesha. Forty minutes covers darshan; shoes stay outside and modest dress is expected. Otherwise the cab carries on past the Gananguru toll and leaves the Mysore road for the Hunsur road, avoiding the city.
Lunch
Hunsur, 175 km from Bangalore, is an early lunch stop; the town's hotels are simple and cheap, so it is quick. This is also where the road splits: state highways SH 86 and SH 90 start here, and the way to Gonikoppal, Kutta and Iruppu leaves the Kushalnagar road. The car takes the southern road through coffee and pepper country. Thirty minutes is enough for four, and Gonikoppal is about 45 km on.
Coffee stop
Gonikoppal is the busy market town of south Kodagu, 220 km out, and a ten minute coffee halt. Estates around it grow coffee and pepper, and shops sell both as powder and whole spice, so buy here before the forest. From town, the road to Iruppu runs through Srimangala towards Kutta, about 32 km. In the monsoon, rafters gather nearby for the Barapole river. The Mrutyunjaya temple at Baadagarakeri is close by if the family is interested.
At the falls
The cab parks near the forest gate, where entry fees are collected. The falls are open only in daylight, roughly from morning until about 6 pm, so arrive by mid afternoon. From the entry it is a forest walk of about a kilometre to the falls, with some steps, so wear shoes that grip. Wild elephants can come onto the road near Kutta at dusk, so the car leaves for your stay before dark. Homestays nearby serve Kodava meals.
Need a Bangalore to Iruppu Falls cab for four friends or one family? A cab gets there faster and fits any homestay road. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Crysta for up to seven.
Route | One way | Iruppu Falls and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Iruppu Falls via Maddur, Hunsur and Gonikoppal | About 255 km | About 510 km | About 4.5 hr with stops |
The falls are about 255 km away, so we bill two days, 600 km. A detour to Nagarhole or Madikeri is added at actual km. Tolls, parking and GST are extra. A car's km rate pays for fuel, the driver and AC; driver allowance is extra each day.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹7,900 | ₹11,850 | ₹15,800 | |
₹14 | ₹9,100 | ₹13,650 | ₹18,200 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹350 to ₹400 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Two to four people travel well in a Dzire or a Toyota Etios. Six or seven: the Innova Crysta or Innova. Eight or more for Iruppu Falls? A tempo traveller costs less than two cars.
Eight to twelve of you? Take the Bangalore to Iruppu Falls tempo traveller instead of two cars.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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rahul
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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6/3/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Iruppu Falls is about 255 km from Bangalore, by the Mysore expressway, Maddur, Srirangapatna, Hunsur and Gonikoppal, then Srimangala and Kutta. The round trip is about 510 km. A cab takes about 4.5 hours with breakfast, an early lunch and a coffee halt, and the falls close by early evening.
Two days, 600 km: Dzire ₹7,200, Etios ₹8,400, Innova ₹10,800, Crysta ₹12,000. Add driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes. Madikeri is about two hours from the falls. Extra km are added at the car rate.
An Innova. All cars are on cab rental in Bangalore.
Usually yes. Send the location; the driver checks it before dark.
Yes. One way is ₹2 more per km than the round trip rate.
October to February is the easiest time: the forest path is drier and the falls still carry water after the rains. From June to September south Kodagu gets heavy rain, the path is slippery, and leeches are common on wet ground. On Shivaratri, pilgrims crowd the Rameshwara temple and the falls, so avoid that day if you want quiet.
Yes, for children who can walk about a kilometre on a forest path with some steps. Hold small hands near the water and on wet rocks. Bathing is tempting, but keep children on the path. They will likely get wet from the spray, so carry a full change of clothes and a towel in the car.
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