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Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
Drop at the temple road. An hour is enough on weekdays.
Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple
Fits in easily on the way in, about 20 km before Kateel.
Saavira Kambada Basadi, Moodbidri
About 30 minutes by car from Kateel. Keep an hour for the visit.
Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple
Mangalore city, best as an evening visit. Easy parking for a car inside the temple area.
Panambur Beach
A sunset stop on the last day, before you head back to the room.
Distance
360 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 6.5 hr
Via Kunigal, Sakleshpur and BC Road
Starting from
₹ 10800
3 days, 900 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹11,150
+ ₹1944 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹12,950
+ ₹2268 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹16,600
+ ₹2916 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹18,400
+ ₹3240 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,800
+ ₹4212 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
70 km
145 km
185 km
225 km
300 km
325 km
360 km
Pickup at your door
The cab arrives at 6 am for Kateel, the Durgaparameshwari temple town near Mangalore, about 360 km away. With breakfast, lunch and a tea break it is close to six and a half hours, so you reach in the early afternoon. Families often book a Yakshagana performance at the temple, so carry the booking details. A sedan fits four with a bag each, and two days is the usual plan.
Breakfast
Kunigal is the breakfast stop, about 70 km from home. Idli, vada and filter coffee come quickly, and a family of four is back in the car in 20 minutes. The town's big lake lies beside the highway, and in the early light it is a calm sight from the car window. From Kunigal the cab runs west on NH75 for a long, fast stretch past Channarayapatna towards Hassan, so this is the moment for a restroom.
Drive on
The cab passes Channarayapatna, a taluk town of coconut groves and cane fields, without a halt. Shravanabelagola lies 12 km to the side, and families who want a second temple sometimes visit it on the return morning. The road here is straight and quick. If anyone needs a break, the driver stops for five minutes at a fuel pump; otherwise Hassan is about 40 km ahead, under an hour. Tender coconut sellers stand along this stretch if the family wants a cool drink.
Tea
Hassan is a quick tea stop at about 185 km. The coffee here is the strong Malnad kind. Kateel is still about 175 km away, with the hills, the ghat and the coastal plain in between, so the driver fills fuel if needed. Hassan is the last big city on this road until Mangalore. Sakleshpur, at the edge of the hills, is about 40 km on. Children can stretch their legs for a few minutes while the driver checks the car.
Fort view
At Sakleshpur the cab can stop briefly near Manjarabad, the eight pointed star fort that Tipu Sultan built in 1792 beside the highway. Its walls look over the road the cab will now take down to the coast. Use the restroom here, because the Shiradi ghat that follows has very few safe places to stop. The descent winds through forest for a long stretch. In the rains the hills here are wrapped in mist, and the driver switches on the lights early.
Lunch
After the ghat, lunch is at Uppinangady, about 300 km out, where the Kumaradhara joins the Netravati. This is the first taste of coast food: neer dosa, goli baje and Mangalore buns, or a rice meal. Half an hour is enough for a family. Kateel is about 60 km on, past BC Road and the outskirts of Mangalore. The afternoon is warm and humid, so keep water in the car.
Past BC Road
BC Road, the market junction beside Bantwal on the Netravati, comes at about 325 km. Traffic is thick with local buses, so the cab slows down. From here a side road of about 10 km leads to the Polali Rajarajeshwari temple, which many families pair with Kateel. The cab then goes on towards Mangalore and turns north for Kateel, about 35 km further. Mangalore's suburbs start soon after, and the cab keeps to the outer road towards the temple.
Temple town
The cab reaches Kateel in about six and a half hours with halts and drops you near the temple. Thousands of devotees visit every day, so expect a queue at peak hours. The temple is known for Yakshagana, with six troupes that devotees can book for a performance. Kateel is about 20.6 km from Mangalore, and the airport is only 16 km away, handy if you fly back. The driver waits nearby.
Just your family going to Kateel? This page has the Bangalore to Kateel Cab route, the stops on the way and the fare per car. A cab is the simplest way, four people in a sedan or seven in an Innova, and you leave when you are ready. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kateel and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kateel via Kunigal, Sakleshpur and BC Road | About 360 km | About 720 km | About 6.5 hr with stops |
A Kateel cab trip is billed as 3 days and 900 km. A car can do Kateel, Polali and Moodbidri in a day, all inside that km. Permits where needed, 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 | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹11,850 | ₹15,800 | ₹19,750 | |
₹14 | ₹13,650 | ₹18,200 | ₹22,750 | |
₹18 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | |
₹20 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | |
₹26 | ₹24,600 | ₹32,800 | ₹41,000 |
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, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
Up to 4 people: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7, or four with big bags: Innova, Innova Crysta or Innova Hycross. For a long ghat drive, the Crysta is the most comfortable.
Eight or more people? The Bangalore to Kateel tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Elders in the group? See the Bangalore to Kateel Urbania.
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
Travelled to Bangalore
Very good and clean vehicle provided for family trip for two days. Driver was professional and polite. Excellent service
Mas S
6/3/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
About 360 km one way by Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Uppinangady and BC Road, so about 720 km for the round trip. The cab follows NH75 down the Shiradi ghat towards Mangalore and turns north for Kateel. Allow about 6.5 hours by cab each way with breakfast and lunch.
For 3 days, 900 km: Dzire ₹10,800, Etios ₹12,600, Innova ₹16,200, Innova Crysta ₹18,000. Add driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes, but the bill stays at 900 km, our minimum for 360 km each way. A third day costs nothing more in km.
An Innova or Innova Crysta. All cars are on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes, for a one-way or return plan. Tell us the flight time when you book.
Yes. One way is ₹2 more per km. Ask for the quote with your date.
Mainly at the city end. Long weekends bring queues at the Nelamangala toll on Friday night and Saturday morning, and on the last evening Tumkur Road into Bangalore is jammed. Leaving before 6 am and heading back by Sunday afternoon avoids most of it.
Yes, with a few breaks. Breakfast at Kunigal, tea at Hassan and lunch at Uppinangady split the day. The Shiradi ghat bends can upset children, so keep breakfast light and seat them by a window. At Kateel the temple can be crowded, so hold their hands in the queue.
