Bangalore to Karkala Tempo Traveller — 8 to 18 Seater AC TT for Group Travel
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Places to Visit in Karkala
The Gommateshwara at Gomatabetta
A forty-two foot Bahubali carved from a single granite block and raised in 1432 by the Bhairarasa ruler Veera Pandya, standing on a bare rock hill above the town with the coastal plain on one side and the Western Ghats on the other. It is the second largest of the Karnataka monoliths after Shravanabelagola and it stands in the open with none of the enclosure that surrounds most of them. The climb is short and stepped. Visit in the early morning or the late afternoon; the view from the top is worth as much time as the statue.
The Gommateshwara at Gomatabetta
A forty-two foot Bahubali carved from a single granite block and raised in 1432 by the Bhairarasa ruler Veera Pandya, standing on a bare rock hill above the town with the coastal plain on one side and the Western Ghats on the other. It is the second largest of the Karnataka monoliths after Shravanabelagola and it stands in the open with none of the enclosure that surrounds most of them. The climb is short and stepped. Visit in the early morning or the late afternoon; the view from the top is worth as much time as the statue.
Chaturmukha Basadi
Built in 1586 and quite unlike anything else on this coast - a square granite structure with four identical entrances facing the cardinal directions, each opening onto a sanctum with Tirthankara images looking outward, so the building has no front and no back. The stone is plain and precisely cut, and the effect is severe rather than ornate. It sits on a low rise near the Gommateshwara hill. Visit for half an hour and walk around all four sides; the symmetry is the point and it is only apparent from outside.
Varanga Kere Basadi
Twelve kilometres from Karkala, a Jain basadi stands in the middle of a lake and is reached by rowboat - the Kere Basadi at Varanga, with images of the Tirthankaras inside and water on every side. There is a second basadi on the bank. Getting there involves being rowed across, which takes a few minutes and is a large part of why people come. Visit in the morning when the water is still. Boat operation depends on the boatman being present and on water levels, so it is worth confirming locally rather than assuming, particularly outside the season.
St Lawrence Basilica at Attur
Seven kilometres from Karkala, the basilica at Attur is one of the more visited Catholic shrines in coastal Karnataka, with a history going back to the eighteenth century and a reputation for miracles that draws pilgrims of every community - the annual feast in January brings very large numbers. There is a holy spring on the grounds. Visit at any time of year; it is quiet outside the feast. Together with the basadis and the Hindu temples nearby it makes Karkala a genuinely plural district, which is characteristic of this coast.
Anekere and Ramasamudra
Anekere - the elephant lake - sits in the middle of Karkala and is said to have been where the Bhairarasa rulers washed their elephants. There is a small basadi on an island in it. Ramasamudra is the larger of the two town tanks, with a walking path around it. Neither is a destination in itself, but both are pleasant at either end of the day and they explain how the town is laid out. Visit at sunset. Karkala is small enough that the lakes, the basadi and the hill are all within a short drive of each other.
Udupi, Malpe and Agumbe
Karkala sits thirty-five kilometres from Udupi and its Krishna temple, where the deity is viewed through the celebrated nine-holed window and the ashta matha system has run the worship since Madhvacharya. Malpe, a little further, is the harbour with boats out to St Mary Islands and their columnar basalt formations. Agumbe is around forty kilometres inland with the sunset viewpoint and the rainforest research station. Visit any as a day from Karkala. For most groups the town is the base and these are what fills the second and third days.
Distance
360 Km
One way
Time
8 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 18500
Plus GST
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About the Bangalore-Karkala route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Chikmagalur
245 Km
Moodabidri
340 Km
Karkala
360 Km
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.
Chikmagalur
Coffee Cradle of India
The route leaves Bangalore northwest onto NH 75, and the Nelamangala junction is the only stretch that depends on timing rather than road - our drivers aim to be past it before 7:00 AM. Yediyur, twenty-five kilometres beyond Kunigal, has the best breakfast cluster on this highway and is worth using properly since options thin later. Channarayapatna is where the Bahubali circuit begins if that is your purpose - Shravanabelagola lies twelve kilometres off the highway with the oldest and largest of the five monoliths. Hassan follows, and beyond it Belur with the Chennakeshava temple. Chikmagalur turns the country to coffee, and past it the road runs west into the Malnad.
Moodabidri
Jain Kashi of Karnataka
Kottigehara is where the Charmadi ghat turns down toward the coast - a descent through forest in tight hairpins, one of the better roads in Karnataka and one to be doing in daylight. At the bottom the country changes into coastal Dakshina Kannada, humid and dense with areca and coconut. Ujire comes first with Dharmasthala eight kilometres off it and a thirty-nine foot Bahubali on the hill above - carved, as it happens, at Karkala. Venur follows, a village on the Phalguni with a thirty-five foot monolith of 1604 and almost nothing else. Moodabidri, the Jain Kashi, is twenty kilometres short of Karkala with its eighteen basadis and the thousand-pillar hall.
Karkala
Black Stone Town of Tulu Nadu
Twenty kilometres of easy coastal plain road through areca gardens and paddy, flat and quick after the ghat. The Western Ghats stand behind to the east and the country here is Tulu Nadu proper - tiled roofs, temple tanks and the particular density of green this coast has. Karkala announces itself with the rock hill and the figure standing on it, visible from some distance across the flat. It is a small working town rather than a heritage enclave - the Gommateshwara on Gomatabetta, the Chaturmukha Basadi below, Anekere in the middle of it, and the granite quarries that gave the place its name still working in the surrounding country. Udupi is thirty-five kilometres west. Our driver takes you to the confirmed address and assists with luggage. A 6:00 AM departure puts most travellers in by around 2:00 PM.
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Tempo Traveller Packages for the Bangalore to Karkala Route
Corporate Package
Built for Bangalore technology and manufacturing teams travelling to the coast for plant visits, dealer meets, offsites and annual team trips. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, a named driver for the full trip, and consolidated monthly billing for registered accounts. The same corporate tempo traveller bangalore stays with your team across the Karkala, Moodabidri, Mangalore and Udupi legs, with duty slips signed daily and reconciled against the final invoice. Karkala also works well as a low-cost offsite base within reach of Kudremukh and Agumbe for teams that want a change from the usual Coorg and Chikmagalur rotation. Our corporate travels bangalore desk manages the arrangement end to end.
Family and Pilgrimage Package
The most common booking on this corridor. Karkala is rarely a standalone trip for families; it usually sits inside a four to six day coastal Karnataka circuit taking in Shravanabelagola, Dharmasthala, Karkala, Moodabidri, Venur, Varanga and Udupi. The package is built around temple timings and around the reality that a family will spend two hours inside a basadi complex and needs the vehicle waiting when they come out. Push-back seating matters more than usual when senior members of the family are travelling and there is a ghat descent in the day’s plan. Luggage capacity is the deciding advantage on a week-long trip: an 18 seater swallows what four cars would struggle with.
Budget Package
For groups where cost per head decides the booking. Standard 8 to 13 seater tempo travellers, point to point, no frills, clean vehicle, verified driver — suited to college groups, community trips and pilgrimage associations travelling in numbers. The tempo traveller rate per km in bangalore for the standard tier is our lowest group-vehicle rate, and across a 365 kilometre one-way run the saving over multiple cars is substantial. The budget tier is about vehicle specification and nothing else. Maintenance schedules, driver vetting and documentation are identical across every tier we run.
Luxury Package
The 17 and 18 seater vehicles in a fuller specification, or a smaller variant run below capacity so every passenger has an empty seat beside them. Suited to milestone family trips, senior management travel and groups that want to stay together without compromising on comfort over an eight-hour drive with a ghat section in it. For a further step up in the same seat range, our force urbania rent bangalore fleet offers full recliner seats, dual-zone air conditioning and per-seat charging in 8 to 16 seater configurations, and runs the same route.
Our Tempo Traveller Fleet in Bangalore
Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet covers 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17 and 18 seater configurations, all air conditioned, with push-back seating, charging points and GPS tracking. We run the full range of group vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your headcount changes after booking we can usually move you up or down a category without restarting the process.
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater AC, the core vehicle for this route
• Force Urbania — 8 to 16 seater luxury van, the premium alternative in the same seat range
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, for groups above tempo traveller capacity
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches for large movements
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross and Fortuner through 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. On the Karkala route this is not a limitation, since the drive is comfortably completed in daylight in a single day, and daylight is also when the Charmadi descent is at its safest and by some distance its most worthwhile.
Billing Details — What Is Included and What Is Extra
We quote in writing before you book and the quote itemises everything, so there are no surprises at trip end. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
Included in the Quoted Fare
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
Not Included — Billed Separately at Actuals
• Toll charges and parking fees
• Interstate tax, where a route crosses a state border
• Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM
• GST as applicable
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
On the Bangalore to Karkala route specifically, no interstate tax applies, because the entire journey stays inside Karnataka. That is a genuine cost advantage over comparable distances into Tamil Nadu or Kerala and it is worth factoring in when you compare quotes from different operators.
The garage-to-garage basis is standard across the organised group transport industry in Bangalore. The meter starts when the vehicle leaves our garage for your pickup point and ends when it returns. We build this into the written quote, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
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 driver and vehicle compliance are maintained across the fleet.
Other Popular Routes from Bangalore
The Karkala run is one of several coastal and Malnad corridors we operate. These are the routes groups book most often from Bangalore.
• Bangalore to Moodabidri — 355 km, eight hours. The Saavira Kambada Basadi and the eighteen basadis of the Jain Kashi of the South, seventeen kilometres from Karkala and almost always booked together.
• Bangalore to Udupi — 400 km, nine hours. The Krishna Matha, Malpe beach and St Mary’s Island, thirty-seven kilometres from Karkala.
• Bangalore to Dharmasthala — 300 km, seven hours. The Manjunatha temple and the Bahubali statue at Ratnagiri, eight kilometres from Ujire on the same road.
• Bangalore to Mangalore — 350 km, eight hours. The coastal hub, and the usual base for groups combining beaches with the basadi circuit.
• Bangalore to Sringeri and Horanadu — 330 km. The Sharada Peetha and the Annapoorneshwari temple, fifty-eight kilometres from Karkala and easily extended.
• Bangalore to Chikmagalur — 245 km, five hours. Coffee country and Mullayanagiri, thirty kilometres off the Karkala route at Mudigere.
• Bangalore to Belur and Halebidu — 220 km, four to five hours. The Hoysala temples, directly on this route and the most common add-on.
• Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya — 285 km, six to seven hours. Frequently combined with Dharmasthala and Karkala over a three-day circuit.
• Bangalore to Coorg — 265 km, five to six hours. Abbey Falls and Dubare elephant camp. Book early for weekends.
• Bangalore to Murudeshwar and Gokarna — 500 km. The coastal temple circuit north of Udupi, usually a three to four day trip.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so a group can start a trip in one city and finish in the other without changing operators.
Our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday car booking across sedans, SUVs and premium marques. For eight to eighteen passengers, the luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet is the workhorse, with every tt vehicle held to the same outstation standard.
For larger movements, our bus rental in bangalore fleet runs 27 to 50 seater coaches for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking requirements, while the volvo luxury bus tier handles conferences, weddings and large corporate movements. The mini bus rental in bangalore service sits between the two, covering minibus rental and mini bus booking online enquiries for groups of twelve to twenty-four. Premium small-group travel is handled by the force urbania hire fleet, covering urbania van rental and luxury urbania rental bangalore bookings.
On the corporate side, corporate cab service bangalore covers corporate travel management and corporate transport services for companies needing managed travel across cities. Our employee transportation services bangalore division runs office cab service bangalore, staff transportation services and night shift cab service bangalore contracts across tech parks, with employee pick up and drop service and employee shuttle service arrangements built around shift timings.
For education clients, school transportation services covers school bus service bangalore, school bus rental bangalore and student pick up and drop service, including school excursion bus rental bangalore, college trip bus rental and tempo traveller for school trip bangalore bookings — Karkala, Moodabidri and Belur make a well-worn heritage excursion for Bangalore schools. Airport requirements are handled by airport transfer bangalore, covering bangalore airport cab, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking with live flight tracking.
Longer journeys fall under outstation cabs bangalore, covering outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking for multi-day itineraries. For celebrations, wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore for guest movement. And for premium seven-seater travel, innova hycross rent bangalore covers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental bookings. Custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles are available on request.
How to Book a Tempo Traveller for Rent in Bangalore — Step by Step
Booking a tempo traveller for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.
Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels
• 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, building or landmark such as Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, a hotel name or a tech park.
• Share your destination or full itinerary.
• Share your group size.
• Share the tempo traveller seating variant you need: 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17 or 18 seater.
• For Kempegowda airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• For corporate bookings from Bangalore tech parks, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format.
• For Karkala and other multi-day coastal circuits, share the full day-wise itinerary so we can allocate a driver with ghat route experience.
Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemises every charge:
• Tempo traveller hire rate — per kilometre or flat local package
• Driver allowance
• Applicable toll and parking estimates
• Interstate permit where applicable — not required for Karkala, since the route stays within Karnataka
• GST
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• For Bangalore IT sector corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice is available at this stage for PO-based approval.
• If you want to compare two seating variants, or a standard tempo traveller against a Force Urbania, request both quotes at the same time.
Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance
• Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and guarantees the specific tempo traveller variant on your date.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes:
• Driver name and mobile number
• Vehicle registration number
• Departure time
• Pickup location confirmation
• Full billing breakdown — all sent to WhatsApp or email in writing
• For peak Bangalore travel dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara, long IT weekends and the January Attur Church feast week in Karkala — book well ahead.
Step 4 — Your Driver and Tempo Traveller Arrive Early
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• For airport transfers the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate.
• The vehicle is clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready.
• The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip the driver handles all routing, toll payments, ORR and NICE road exits, and the Charmadi Ghat descent.
• 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 group size, Bangalore pickup area, destination and travel date. Written tempo traveller quote in 2 hours.
Payment Methods — Tempo Traveller for Rent and Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits 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 advance deposits.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and larger advances. 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 both 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 payable at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed corporate clients and monthly consolidated invoicing.
A 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For multi-day coastal Karnataka circuits from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.
Cancellation Policy — Tempo Traveller Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation. There are no hidden conditions.
• More than 72 hours before departure — No cancellation 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 group 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 cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate vehicle is offered.
Special Cancellation Conditions
• Multi-day outstation hire including Karkala, Moodabidri, Dharmasthala, Udupi and Coorg circuits — minimum 5-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day tempo traveller hire from Bangalore.
• Weddings — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara, the January Attur Church feast week and Bangalore long weekends require a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, monsoon closures on Charmadi or Shiradi Ghat, landslides and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
• Modifications — date changes, seating variant changes and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
To cancel, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.
Refund Policy — Tempo Traveller for Rent in Bangalore
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, processed 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.
Refund Timelines by Payment Method
• 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.
For refunds, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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What Our Customers Say About Our Tempo Traveller Services in Bangalore
Bangalore to Shirdi
I had an excellent experience with Teja Travel. The vehicle was clean, comfortable, and very well maintained. The driver was polite, punctual, and knew the routes perfectly, which made our trip smooth and enjoyable. Their service was professional from start to finish, and the pricing was also very reasonable. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for reliable travel vehicle services. 👍
Chaitanya K
13/10/2025 Shirdi
5/5
Bangalore to Kerala
I am Anil Nair from Souparnika Holidays Kochin Kerala. I have 2 booking for my guests in December 2025. My guests are happy with this hotel. Thanks to the entire team One Toyota etios and one traveler booked. I think they arranged cab from out side but guest happy Second vehicle is 9 seat traveler. Driver Mr Viswantha and Lakshmi supported me for complete the 8 days package. Thanks Viswa & Lakshmi.
Anil Nair
6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Bangalore to Mysore
Thanks a ton to Shashikala ji for booking my tempo traveller. She has cooperated from very first day and guided us through out. Secondly i thank our tempo driver Mr. Manju who was very down to earth person and co-operated with us during our whole trip. His driving skills are perfect. I wish you good luck and thank you both from bottom of my heart !!!
Arpit Gupta
6/6/2026 Mysore
5/5
Bangalore to Ooty
We had a very good experience with the traveler we booked through Tejas travels. The vehicle was clean and comfortable, and our driver was polite, cooperative, and professional throughout the trip. The entire journey was smooth and hassle-free — everything went as planned without any delays or issues. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a reliable and comfortable travel experience!
Preetika Rattan
12/10/2025 Ooty
5/5
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Karkala Tempo Traveller
The bangalore to karkala distance by road is approximately 365 kilometres. The usual route runs on NH75 through Nelamangala, Kunigal, Channarayapatna and Hassan, then turns for Belur and Mudigere and drops through Charmadi Ghat to Ujire and Belthangady before the final run north to Karkala. Driving time is 7 hours 30 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes depending on departure time and halts. Leaving Bangalore between 5:00 AM and 5:30 AM clears Nelamangala before traffic builds and puts you in Karkala by early afternoon.
Pricing starts from around Rs 17,500. The quoted fare includes base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance. Charged separately at actuals are toll and parking, additional driver bata after 9:45 PM, and GST. No interstate tax applies on this route because it stays within Karnataka. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage, and every charge appears as a line item in the written quote you receive within 2 hours.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking and guarantees the specific tempo traveller variant on your travel date. The advance must be paid digitally by UPI, bank transfer or card. A receipt is issued within 30 minutes, and the balance is settled at trip end after deducting the advance.
The drive itself is a comfortable single day. But Karkala, Moodabidri, Venur and Varanga together need at least a full day on the ground, and most groups plan two or three nights so that Dharmasthala, Udupi or Kudremukh can be added. A same-day return of 730 kilometres is possible but means sixteen hours in the vehicle and effectively no time at the destination, so we do not recommend it.
No. The entire route from Bangalore to Karkala stays inside Karnataka, so no interstate permit or border tax applies. This is a real cost saving compared with similar distances into Tamil Nadu or Kerala. All vehicle documentation, fitness, permit and driver compliance for Karnataka is maintained as standard across the fleet.
Our 17 seater tempo traveller rent bangalore fleet, along with 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 18 seater variants, covers most group sizes on this corridor. Under eight passengers, a car or SUV is usually more economical. Above eighteen, we operate 12 to 24 seater mini buses and 27 to 50 seater buses including Volvo and Benz coaches. Groups wanting a higher specification in the same seat range take the Force Urbania. We recommend the right size based on headcount and luggage when you enquire.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated configuration with push-back seats. On this route that is not a drawback, since the drive is best done in daylight. The Charmadi Ghat descent is safer and considerably more scenic by day, and an early departure gets you to Karkala with the afternoon still free.
Charmadi stays open through the monsoon in normal conditions, but June to September brings heavy rain, mist and reduced visibility, and landslides or repair work can close it at short notice. When that happens we route via Sakleshpur and Shiradi Ghat instead, which adds distance and some time but is a comparable drive, and we tell you before departure rather than after. Drivers assigned to this corridor are chosen for ghat experience. Any cancellation caused by a road closure attracts a full refund within 2 working days.
Yes, and this is how most groups book it. The same vehicle and driver stay with you throughout, covering Gommateshwara, the Chaturmukha Basadi, Hiriyangadi, Anekere, Ramasamudra, the Venkataramana temple and Attur Church in Karkala itself, plus Varanga, Moodabidri, Venur, Dharmasthala, Udupi and Kudremukh. Multi-day bookings are billed on total kilometres and hours with a per-day minimum plus driver allowance. Share your day-wise itinerary at enquiry stage and we quote the whole trip as one number.
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, and every driver is verified with a commercial licence and route experience, but personal passenger cover is not part of the booking. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your travel date, Bangalore pickup location, group size and day-wise itinerary. A written itemised quote follows within 2 hours; confirm it, pay the 20 percent advance, and you receive driver details, vehicle registration and the full billing breakdown in writing. Our tempo traveller hire bangalore enquiry lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.