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Kanakachalapathi Temple
The car drops at the temple. Keep an hour.
Venkatapathi Bhavi
Walk from the temple, 15 minutes.
Anjanadri Hill
Car parks at the foot. About 2 hours with the climb.
Anegundi
The car drives into the village. About an hour.
Pampa Sarovar
A short stop beside Anjanadri.
Tungabhadra Dam
The cab stops at the dam garden on the way home.
Hampi — The City of Ruins
The UNESCO World Heritage capital of the Vijayanagara empire lies across the river, roughly an hour from Kanakagiri by road. The Virupaksha Temple, the stone chariot at Vittala Temple, the Lotus Mahal and the Elephant Stables need at least a full day. Many of our guests book a combined itinerary through our bangalore to hampi cab route and add Kanakagiri as a day trip, which is exactly how that old proverb intended it.
Tungabhadra Dam
The large masonry dam between Hosapete and Munirabad holds back one of the biggest reservoirs in Karnataka. The gardens and viewpoint are pleasant in the evening, and after a good monsoon, when the crest gates open, the spillway is a sight worth timing your trip around. It sits directly on the route, so it costs you very little extra time.
Kinhal Toy Village
Kinhal in Koppal district is known for its lacquered wooden toys and figurines, a craft protected by a Geographical Indication tag. The painted deities, animals and processional figures are made by hand in family workshops. A short detour here is a good way to take home something genuinely local rather than a mass-produced souvenir.
Distance
385 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 7 hr
Via Tumakuru, Hosapete and Gangavathi
Starting from
₹ 10800
3 days, 900 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹9,313 ₹11,203
+ ₹1613 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹10,807 ₹13,012
+ ₹1882 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹13,844 ₹16,680
+ ₹2420 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹13,844 ₹16,680
+ ₹2420 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,338 ₹18,489
+ ₹2689 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹19,819 ₹23,915
+ ₹3495 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Commuter
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹50,850
+ ₹9009 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹15,700
+ ₹2772 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Camry
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹39,000
+ ₹6930 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹54,500
+ ₹9702 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi Q7
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹1,24,000
+ ₹22176 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 5 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹54,500
+ ₹9702 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 7 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹1,16,300
+ ₹20790 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹1,24,000
+ ₹22176 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹1,08,400
+ ₹19404 (Taxes & Charges)
Rolls-Royce Ghost
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹4,63,000
+ ₹83160 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Fortuner
LUXURYAC5 Seats
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385 km
Door pickup
The cab is at your gate at 6 am. For a family of four to seven going to a temple or a function in Kanakagiri, a car is the quickest way, about seven hours with short halts. If the family lives near the airport or in east Bangalore, the driver skips the city by the ring road to Dobbaspet. Keep the pooja items, gifts and a change of clothes in one bag on the back seat, so the boot does not have to be opened at every halt.
Coffee
Tumkur (Tumakuru), about 70 km out, is the coffee stop, around an hour and a half from home. The car pulls up at a highway hotel, and anyone hungry can have the plate sized thatte idli that this district is proud of. Fifteen minutes and back on NH48. The highway runs round the city, which saves the car from the bus stand traffic in the centre. Breakfast proper can wait for Hiriyur, about 85 km on.
Breakfast
Breakfast at Hiriyur, about 155 km out, where the hotels serve benne dose with chutney. The car parks at the door, and twenty five minutes is plenty. Devotees can step into the Teru Malleshwara temple in the town for a short darshan, a good start to a temple trip. Hiriyur sits on the Vedavati river at about 630 m. Chitradurga is about 45 km ahead, and from there the road turns off for Hosapete.
Turn off
At Chitradurga, 200 km along, the cab leaves NH48 and takes NH50, the road for Kudligi and Hosapete, about 125 km on. The rock hills of the fort rise beside the town, and the hills around carry rows of wind turbines. A car can stop for a quick look at the fort gate if the family is ahead of time, but on a temple day most families drive on and keep the fort for the way home. Jolada rotti meals are the local lunch if anyone is hungry.
Lunch
Kudligi, about 280 km out on NH50, is a good lunch halt for a car, roughly five hours from home, and simple meals in town are enough. The taluk is famous for tamarind, and a pack from the market keeps well. A big old banyan, Maliyammana aaladamara, stands on the Choornur road, a few minutes off. From Kudligi the road passes Mariyammanahalli and reaches Hosapete in about 50 km. The car's AC helps here in the afternoon heat.
Tea and fruit
Tea at Hosapete, about 330 km out. Bananas and sugarcane juice are sold all along the road, a cool drink after the long drive. Hosapete is the Vijayanagara district headquarters and the biggest town on this side, so this is the place for fuel, cash and anything forgotten. For Kanakagiri the car leaves NH50 here and takes the Gangavathi road across the Tungabhadra. In a car, Kanakagiri is under an hour from here.
Rice town
Gangavathi, about 365 km out, is the rice town of this belt, known for Sona Masuri, and the road runs past canals and paddy fields. The car can stop at a mill shop if you want a bag of rice for home, or for flowers and fruit for the temple. Hemagudda, about 12 km away, has a 14th century hill fort and a Durga temple known for its Dasara. Kanakagiri is only about 20 km more, so the family can freshen up here.
Temple town
About seven hours with halts, the cab reaches Kanakagiri. A car can go into the temple street and most lanes, so it drops you close to the temple or at the family home. Small hotels near the temple serve jowar roti meals at lunch. Dress plainly for the temple. The town also has a group of Jain temples said to date from the Western Ganga period. In the month of Phalguna the Kanakagiri Utsav fair fills the town, and parking gets tight.
Going to Kanakagiri with family, four to seven people? Here is how a Bangalore to Kanakagiri Cab trip goes, with stops, timing and car rates. A car with our driver is the easy way to cover 385 km and still visit Anegundi on the way. We run cab rental in Bangalore with sedans and Innovas.
Route | One way | Kanakagiri and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kanakagiri via Tumakuru, Hosapete and Gangavathi | About 385 km | About 770 km | About 7 hr with stops |
About 770 km round trip, planned as three days and billed as 900 km. If you go and return faster, the bill still goes by the 300 km a day minimum. Tolls, parking and GST are extra. Every cab rate includes fuel, a driver and AC, and the daily driver allowance is billed on top.
Vehicle | Round trip rate | Kanakagiri and back, 3 days (900 km) | Driver allowance | Allowance for 3 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12/km | ₹10,800 | ₹350/day | ₹1,050 | |
₹14/km | ₹12,600 | ₹350/day | ₹1,050 | |
₹18/km | ₹16,200 | ₹400/day | ₹1,200 | |
₹20/km | ₹18,000 | ₹400/day | ₹1,200 |
Seven hours each way. Two to four people: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, or elders who want leg room: Innova Crysta.
Eight or more people? The Bangalore to Kanakagiri tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Want more comfort for elders? See the Bangalore to Kanakagiri Urbania.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
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Travelled to Bangalore
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5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Kanakagiri is about 385 km from Bangalore: NH48 to Chitradurga, NH50 through Kudligi to Hosapete, and then the Gangavathi road for the last stretch. Going and coming back is roughly 770 km. In a car, allow about seven hours for each leg with short halts.
For three days and 900 km: Dzire ₹10,800, Etios ₹12,600, Innova ₹16,200, Crysta ₹18,000. Allowance, tolls and GST extra.
Yes. One way is ₹2 more per km than the round trip rate. Ask with your date.
Innova Crysta. Six with bags fit well. All cars on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes. Add a day. The driver stays with you.
Yes. The road is narrower but paved. The driver takes it slowly.
During the Kanakagiri Utsav, the annual fair held in the month of Phalguna, usually around February or March. The temple street fills, parking is hard, and rooms in Hosapete and Gangavathi go early. If you want the fair, book ahead; if you want a quiet darshan, go in another month. October to March is the cooler time on this side.
Yes, with halts. The car stops every hour and a half or so, at Tumakuru, Hiriyur, Kudligi and Hosapete, and it can drop elders right at the temple street, as a car fits the lanes. Give the steadiest seats to the oldest travellers, keep their tablets within reach rather than in the boot, and do the darshan the next morning after a good night's sleep.
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