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Places to Visit in Kanyakumari
Vivekananda Rock and the Thiruvalluvar Statue
Two rocks a few hundred metres offshore, reached by ferry. On the first, Swami Vivekananda swam out and meditated for three days in 1892 before travelling to the Parliament of Religions in Chicago, and the memorial built there in 1970 holds a meditation hall and a shrine over the rock said to bear the goddess footprint. On the second stands the Thiruvalluvar statue, a hundred and thirty-three feet for the hundred and thirty-three chapters of the Thirukkural, completed in 2000. Visit early. The ferry queue rather than the rocks determines how long this takes.
Vivekananda Rock and the Thiruvalluvar Statue
Two rocks a few hundred metres offshore, reached by ferry. On the first, Swami Vivekananda swam out and meditated for three days in 1892 before travelling to the Parliament of Religions in Chicago, and the memorial built there in 1970 holds a meditation hall and a shrine over the rock said to bear the goddess footprint. On the second stands the Thiruvalluvar statue, a hundred and thirty-three feet for the hundred and thirty-three chapters of the Thirukkural, completed in 2000. Visit early. The ferry queue rather than the rocks determines how long this takes.
Bhagavathy Amman Temple and the Sunrise Point
The temple at the shore is dedicated to Kanya Kumari, the goddess who waited here as a virgin for a marriage that never took place, and it gives the cape its name. The diamond nose-stud of the deity is said to have been visible from the sea and to have drawn ships onto the rocks. It is an old and significant shrine with its own dress conventions - men remove shirts to enter. Visit at dawn and stay for sunrise, watched from the point beside it. Sunset is from the beach on the other side a short walk away, and doing both is the reason to spend a night here.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Thirty-five kilometres from Kanyakumari, this is the largest wooden palace complex in Asia and among the finest pieces of traditional architecture anywhere in India - the seat of the Travancore rulers, built in stages from the sixteenth century, in carved teak and rosewood with polished black floors, painted murals, latticed windows and a mother-of-pearl ceiling. It sits in Tamil Nadu but is maintained by the Kerala government, an arrangement that surprises visitors. Visit in the morning and allow two hours. It is closed on Mondays and photography inside is restricted. For many travellers it is the best thing in the district.
Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple
Twelve kilometres from the cape, this temple is unusual in being dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma together as Thanumalayan, and it holds two of the district celebrated features: musical pillars carved from single blocks of granite producing distinct notes, and an eighteen-foot Hanuman carved from a single block, among the largest of its kind. The gopuram is substantial and the corridors are long and cool. Visit in the morning; the temple observes a midday closure and the pillars are usually demonstrated by the temple staff.
Vattakottai Fort and the Mathur Trough
Vattakottai, seven kilometres up the coast, is a small eighteenth-century granite sea fort built under Travancore with the water breaking directly against its wall - compact, well kept and a considerably quieter place to look at the sea than the cape itself. Inland at Mathur stands the hanging trough, an aqueduct carrying an irrigation channel across a valley on tall pillars, around a kilometre long and over a hundred feet high, which you can walk along. Visit the fort at sunset and the trough as a short detour; between them they are the two most photographed things in the district after the cape.
Thirparappu, Pechiparai and Maruthuva Malai
West of Nagercoil the country climbs into the Western Ghats and changes completely. Thirparappu has a waterfall on the Kodayar with a temple beside it, best from June to September; Pechiparai is a reservoir among forested hills a little further on. Maruthuva Malai, closer to the cape, is a hill traditionally held to be a fragment of the Sanjeevani mountain dropped by Hanuman, and it is known for the medicinal herbs on its slopes and a cave associated with Agastya. Visit any as a half day. This corner of the district is green and hilly in a way the approach along the highway does not prepare you for.
Distance
700 Km
One way
Time
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About the Bangalore-Kanyakumari route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Madurai
448
Tirunelveli
610
Kanyakumari
700
Bangalore
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.
Madurai
Athens of the East
The first four hours are the fastest of the journey on six-lane NH 44, and our drivers aim to be past Electronic City before 5:30 AM. The Thoppur ghat between Dharmapuri and Salem is the one genuine gradient on the whole seven hundred kilometres - four-laned but steep enough that loaded trucks crawl - and our drivers take it conservatively. Salem is the natural breakfast halt. Beyond Salem the road runs fast and flat through the Kongu plains past Namakkal, Karur and Dindigul, whose Thalappakatti biryani lands almost exactly at lunch. Madurai at 448 kilometres is the natural overnight, and it adds one of the great temples of India to the trip rather than merely splitting the drive - the Meenakshi Amman Temple keeps an evening session that an afternoon arrival fits.
Tirunelveli
Halwa Town of the Thamirabarani
South of Madurai the country dries out into palmyra and thorn scrub, with the Western Ghats a long way off to the west. Virudhunagar district is the fireworks and safety match belt of India, concentrated around Sivakasi. Kovilpatti makes the GI-tagged peanut brittle sold at every stall on this road and is worth ten minutes. Tirunelveli sits on the Thamirabarani, the only river in Tamil Nadu that runs all year, and the Ghats finally close in on the western horizon here after several hundred kilometres of open plain. It is the natural mid-morning stop on day two, and the halwa is a genuine local institution rather than a tourist item.
Kanyakumari
Cape of Three Seas
The last ninety kilometres are the most interesting driving of the whole route. The Ghats come down to meet the road at the Aralvaimozhi gap, and through that break the wind funnels hard enough to support one of the largest wind farms in India - hundreds of turbines standing across the hills and the plain at Muppandal, which is a genuinely arresting sight. Thovalai, nearby, runs a flower market that trades jasmine and garland flowers before dawn for the temples of the far south. Nagercoil follows, the district headquarters, and then the land narrows and simply ends. Kanyakumari is a compact town crowded around a headland with the temple, the jetty and the two rocks offshore. Vehicle access at the tip is restricted so drops are at the perimeter with a short walk - tell us your accommodation at booking. A 5:00 AM day-one departure with the Madurai overnight puts most travellers at the cape by early afternoon on day two, in time for sunset and the following sunrise, which is why you came.
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Cab Packages for Every Traveller
Every quotation is built around what you actually need rather than a fixed menu. The four tiers below describe how we typically structure car booking enquiries on this corridor.
Southern Circuit Package
The classic itinerary and the one most travellers to Kanyakumari are actually booking: Madurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari across four to five days, with the Meenakshi temple, the Char Dham island shrine and the cape in one journey. It works because the three sit at the corners of the deep south and the driving between them is manageable - Madurai to Rameswaram is three hours, Rameswaram to Kanyakumari around six. Innova and Innova Crysta are the usual choice with tempo travellers for extended families. Adding Tirunelveli or Tiruchendur extends it by a day each.
Family and Pilgrimage Cab Package
For families travelling to the cape, very often across three generations and frequently combining it with the temple towns on the way down. The practical planning is around the two things that need daylight and good weather - the ferry to the rocks, and sunrise and sunset at the headland - which is why we plan an afternoon arrival and a full following morning rather than a pass-through. Child seats can be arranged with notice, and drivers on family bookings are used to the perimeter drops and the short walks that vehicle restrictions at the tip require.
Two-Day Journey Package
The structure we quote for this route as standard. Twelve to thirteen hours of driving is not a single day, and attempting it means arriving at the cape after dark having missed both sunset and any chance of the ferry. Madurai at 448 kilometres is the natural overnight and adds a major destination rather than merely breaking the drive. Two nights - Madurai and then Kanyakumari - is the minimum shape for this trip to be worth making; three lets you add Padmanabhapuram and the district properly.
Premium and Luxury Cab Package
For senior family groups, guest hosting and anyone making a seven-hundred-kilometre journey who would rather it were comfortable. This tier covers our premium car rentals in bangalore range and the innova hycross rent bangalore fleet, whose hybrid efficiency shows meaningfully across this distance, alongside our luxury car rental bangalore options. On a two-day drive to the southern tip of the country the vehicle is where a great deal of the trip happens, and by the second afternoon the difference between a comfortable car and an adequate one is not subtle.
Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment
Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for the Bangalore to Kanyakumari corridor is issued in writing with the structure below. Nothing outside this list is charged, and everything inside it is stated before you confirm.
Advance payment: 20 percent of the total fare is payable in advance to confirm the booking.
Included in the Quoted Fare
1. Base fare and fuel charges
2. Driver allowance
Not Included in the Quoted Fare
3. Toll and parking charges
4. Interstate tax and permit charges
5. Driver bata after 9:45 PM, charged extra
6. Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
7. GST
Insurance note: Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel cover where required. Vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law.
Four points matter on this route. First, ferry tickets to the rock memorial, temple charges and entry at Padmanabhapuram are paid on site and sit outside the vehicle fare. Second, garage-to-garage billing means the total covers the vehicle running from and returning to our Bangalore garage, and across 700 kilometres one way that return leg is the largest single component of a one-way drop. Third, on a two-day journey the driver overnight and second-day allowance are built into the package quote in writing at the outset. Fourth, district running around the cape is more than the town size suggests, with Padmanabhapuram thirty-five kilometres away and the western hills further, so circuit quotes state that allowance.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Tejas Tours and Travels operates a full ground-transport fleet across Bangalore and Mysore, and every service below is available on this corridor and on every other route we run.
Cab Service: Sedans, SUVs and premium cars for one to seven passengers. Our premium car rentals in bangalore fleet covers car rental bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and premium cab requirements from local use to week-long outstation itineraries.
Tempo Traveller Service: The 9 to 17 seater band, which suits the extended-family groups that make the southern circuit. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet handles tt vehicle requirements with pushback seating and full air conditioning, and across two days of driving the seating standard matters.
Minibus and Bus Service: The 13 to 35 seater mini bus rental in bangalore fleet covers minibus rental and mini bus booking online for temple committees, college groups and community tours, which run the Madurai to Kanyakumari circuit regularly. Full-size 35 to 55 seater coaches through our bus rental in bangalore service handle rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking for larger parties, with a relief driver on long-haul work.
Force Urbania and Luxury Volvo Bus: Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet offers 10, 13 and 17 seater configurations. For group comfort across seven hundred kilometres, our volvo bus rental bangalore service covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire, and on this route that upgrade earns its cost.
Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies, including the incentive and team trips that this circuit attracts. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate cab service bangalore and corporate car rental bangalore with GST invoicing, PO-based approvals and monthly consolidated billing.
Airport Transfer: Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking, and transfers connecting to Trivandrum airport, which is the nearest to Kanyakumari at around ninety kilometres and is often the sensible way to reach the cape for a short trip. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs.
Employee Transport: Our employee transportation services bangalore programme covers office cab service bangalore and night shift cab service bangalore with GPS tracking and night-shift marshals, plus it employee transport service, employee pick up and drop service, tech park cab service and employee shuttle service Bangalore.
School Commute: Our school transportation services cover school bus service bangalore and school bus rental bangalore with verified drivers, onboard attendants and live tracking, plus school excursion bus rental bangalore and safe school transport service Bangalore - and the southern circuit is among the most common long school tours from Bangalore.
Outstation Travel: Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking, with the Tamil Nadu interstate permit arranged in advance on this route.
Wedding Cab and Bus: Our wedding car rental bangalore service covers wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore as one managed booking.
Innova Hycross: Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental for families and executives, and across seven hundred kilometres the hybrid efficiency makes a real difference to the total. Curated tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Kanyakumari, Rameswaram, Madurai, Trivandrum and the wider southern circuit.
How to Book a Car for Rent in Bangalore — Step-by-Step
Booking a Car for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps:
STEP1 | Contact Tejas Travels Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com — available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Share your travel date, Bangalore pickup location (area or landmark — Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, hotel name, tech park), destination or full itinerary, number of passengers, and 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, VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire. |
STEP2 | Receive Your Written Quote Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email. The quote clearly itemizes every charge: vehicle hire rate (Rs/km or flat package), driver allowance (Rs 400-1,000/day depending on vehicle class), applicable toll estimates, and any interstate permit if applicable (Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati). No verbal-only prices — everything 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. |
STEP3 | Confirm Your Booking & Pay Advance Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone. A 15-20% advance payment confirms the booking. Payment: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT/IMPS/RTGS bank transfer, or credit/debit card via payment link. Advance receipt within 30 minutes. Confirmation includes: driver name and mobile, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup location, and full billing breakdown — all in writing. For luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class), advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand (wedding season November-February, New Year). |
STEP4 | Your Driver Arrives Early 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, sanitized, 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, balance payment is settled after deducting the advance. Any additional km 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.
Payment Methods — Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
Method | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
UPI | Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI, Amazon Pay | Fastest method. Instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits. |
Bank Transfer | NEFT, IMPS, RTGS | For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS instant; NEFT up to 2 hours. |
Credit / Debit Card | Visa, Mastercard, RuPay | Via payment link to registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment. |
Net Banking | All major Indian banks | Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals. |
Cash | Balance at time of travel | Accepted at trip end. Advance must be digital for booking confirmation. Receipt issued. |
Corporate Credit | Registered corporate accounts | 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients. 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 Bangalore wedding season demand.
Cancellation Policy — Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Car Hire
- Weddings: Bangalore wedding hire: Minimum 7-day notice for full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of wedding date are non-refundable.
- Luxury Cars: Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class): Minimum 5-day notice for full refund due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
- Peak Dates: New Year, Diwali, and Bangalore long-weekends: Minimum 48-hour notice for full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
- Force Majeure: Bangalore bandhs / force majeure (traffic disruptions, road closures): 100% refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
- Modifications: Modifications (date change, vehicle upgrade, route additions) with more than 24 hours notice: 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 original payment method within stated timelines.
Refund Policy — Car Hire for Rent in Bangalore
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
|---|---|---|
Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
Refund by Payment Method
- UPI: UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to UPI-linked bank account within 3-5 working days.
- Card: Credit/Debit Card: Refund to originating card within 5-7 working days.
- Bank: Bank Transfer: Refund to originating account within 3-5 working days. Account re-confirmed before processing.
- Cash: Cash: Cash refund at Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Kanyakumari Cab
The bangalore to kanyakumari distance is around 700 km, effectively the whole way on NH 44 through Salem, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil, with reported figures between 685 km and 720 km. That is 12 to 13 hours of driving, which makes it a two-day journey. The highway is good almost throughout with only the Thoppur ghat as a genuine gradient, but the distance is the distance.
We would not recommend it and we do not quote it that way. Twelve to thirteen hours means arriving at the cape after dark, having missed sunset and with no chance of the ferry that day - which removes most of the reason for going. Madurai at 448 kilometres is the natural overnight and adds the Meenakshi Amman Temple rather than merely splitting the drive. Two nights, Madurai and then Kanyakumari, is the minimum shape for this trip to be worth making.
A small advance of around 20 percent of the total fare is typically collected at the time of booking to secure the vehicle and driver allocation, with the remaining balance payable at
the end of the trip either in cash directly to the driver or online via a payment link.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Car Hire
- Weddings: Bangalore wedding hire: Minimum 7-day notice for full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of wedding date are non-refundable.
- Luxury Cars: Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class): Minimum 5-day notice for full refund due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
- Peak Dates: New Year, Diwali, and Bangalore long-weekends: Minimum 48-hour notice for full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
- Force Majeure: Bangalore bandhs / force majeure (traffic disruptions, road closures): 100% refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
- Modifications: Modifications (date change, vehicle upgrade, route additions) with more than 24 hours notice: 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 original payment method within stated timelines.
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
|---|---|---|
Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
Refund by Payment Method
- UPI: UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to UPI-linked bank account within 3-5 working days.
- Card: Credit/Debit Card: Refund to originating card within 5-7 working days.
- Bank: Bank Transfer: Refund to originating account within 3-5 working days. Account re-confirmed before processing.
- Cash: Cash: Cash refund at Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.