Bangalore to Kollam Bus Hire for Long Kerala Trips
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Ashtamudi Lake
Ashtamudi Lake: the bus parks where a coach fits and everyone walks the last bit. Keep 2 hours.
Thangassery Lighthouse
At Thangassery Lighthouse, a leader at the front keeps 45 people together. Keep 45 minutes.
Kollam Beach
At Kollam Beach the bus parks at the nearest coach space and the group walks in as one. Keep 1 hour.
Munroe Island
Drop on the main road near Munroe Island; the bus waits where parking is allowed. Allow half a day.
Distance
685 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 17 hr
Via Salem, Coimbatore, Thrissur and Alappuzha
Starting from
₹ 66000
5 days, 1,500 km, 27 seater
29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹91,210 ₹1,10,238
+ ₹16238 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹98,485 ₹1,19,047
+ ₹17547 (Taxes & Charges)
49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)
50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)
27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹73,450 ₹88,795
+ ₹13095 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,05,760 ₹1,27,857
+ ₹18857 (Taxes & Charges)
Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,06,000
+ ₹18900 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
90 km
205 km
320 km
370 km
415 km
475 km
545 km
600 km
645 km
685 km
Single assembly point
Fifty seats, one coach and two days of road: that is the shape of this Kollam trip, with Thrissur as the halfway bed. Wheels roll at 5 am from a single gathering point, so guests should be there by 4:45 with luggage tagged. Rail arrivals can collect at the Kempegowda Bus Station side, facing the city railway station, as long as boarding is swift. Festival weekends jam Roopena Agrahara on Hosur Road, and an All India Tourist permit spares the coach the border tax for now.
Coffee
Twenty minutes at Krishnagiri, 90 km out, for coffee and toilets at a hotel with coach parking and a long toilet block. The coordinator counts heads before boarding. This is the big junction where the Chennai, Puducherry and Madanapalle highways leave NH44. Jain members may want the Padmavathi Shaktipeet, a Jain tirth by the highway near the town, on the return. The Hosur stretch behind is being widened, so expect work zones going home.
Breakfast
At 205 km the coach turns into a Salem bypass restaurant built for busloads, and forty minutes covers breakfast for everyone. Coaches from three states refuel here round the clock, so service is brisk and the toilet block is large. Weavers in and around Salem run more than 75,000 handlooms, and the city's silk has a GI tag, but shopping waits for another trip. After breakfast the driver swings off NH44 onto NH544, the westbound highway that will carry the group to Kochi.
Drive on
Avinashi comes up at 320 km and slips by on the bypass between Tiruppur and Coimbatore. A full size coach has no business in the narrow lanes around the old Shiva temple, whose carved chariot ranks among the biggest in the country, so nobody gets off. Guests running late can fly to Coimbatore, about 32 km from here, and catch the bus at lunch. The coordinator may use this calm hour to collect hotel preferences for the night in Thrissur.
Lunch
Lunch for 45 is fifty minutes at a restaurant with coach parking on the Coimbatore bypass, 370 km out, with meals on a banana leaf served in rounds. The driver takes a proper break. Kovai Kutralam falls, about 45 km from the city, is a day out for a college group on the way back. The 28 km bypass keeps the coach clear of city roads, and Walayar is about 30 km on.
Border
Kerala's border post at Walayar is the usual gateway for coaches registered elsewhere, and the bus pauses roughly twenty minutes while paperwork is checked, some of it on screen now. Freight trucks get their own lane, which keeps the line moving. Guests remain seated throughout. Just beyond, near 415 km, the road enters the Palakkad Gap, a broad valley cut through the Western Ghats, and the scenery shifts to paddy and palms. About an hour more brings the coach to Thrissur for the night.
Overnight
Night one is in Thrissur, 475 km from home, at a hotel with space for the coach, and the driver gets a full rest. Feeding 45 people needs a booking; a vegetarian sadya on plantain leaves is the easy group dinner. If your dates touch Thrissur Pooram, in April or May, the centre fills with over a million visitors, so we pick lodging on the highway edge. Students may enjoy an evening stroll in what Kerala calls its cultural capital.
Drive on
Day two begins with the Kochi bypass at 545 km, and the coach heads straight onto NH66 without entering the city. Narrow streets on Kochi's western islands cannot take a vehicle this long; a sightseeing day there later would mean parking on a main road and walking. Late guests landing at Cochin airport, up near Angamaly, can be picked up as the coach passes. The next halt is lunch at Alappuzha, about 55 km down the coast.
Lunch
Lunch is 45 minutes in Alappuzha, 600 km from the start, at a restaurant whose yard takes a coach. On the menu, pearl spot fish fried in banana leaf and a sour red curry made with kudampuli. Canals cut through this low lying town, barely 1 m above the sea, so the driver sticks to the wide roads. When Onam comes round, crowds pour in for the Nehru Trophy snake boat race. From here Kollam is around 85 km.
Drive on
Kayamkulam, at 645 km, is passed without stopping. A history minded college group might return one day for Krishnapuram Palace, an 18th century building now a museum, where the legendary double edged sword of Kayamkulam is kept. The railway junction lies about 1.5 km from the centre on the Punalur road, handy for anyone leaving by train. With Kollam only about 40 km ahead, the coordinator should phone the hotel and confirm where the coach can stop.
Hotel drop
After about 17 hours of driving over two days, the coach rolls into Kollam. It halts at the hotel or venue gate, and where a lane is too tight it waits on the main road while guests walk the last stretch. This town lives on cashew, coir and fishing, so bags of roasted cashews make the obvious group souvenir. For the flight home, Thiruvananthapuram airport is about 71 km south, and Varkala's cliffs are roughly 30 km away for a day out.
Taking 30 to 50 people from Bangalore to Kollam for a wedding or a company tour? For Kollam, one bus is easier than three vans on 685 km of road. Pick a bus on rent in Bangalore from Tejas Tours & Travels for the Bangalore to Kollam bus run.
Route | One way | Kollam and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kollam via Salem, Coimbatore, Thrissur and Alappuzha | About 685 km | About 1,370 km | About 17 hr with stops |
Plan on about 1,370 km for the round trip to Kollam; with 300 km a day as the minimum, the bus is billed 5 days and 1,500 km. The driver and diesel are in the rate; allowance ₹700 to ₹1,000 a day by size. GST, tolls and parking at actual. Volvo or BharatBenz on request, billed at 400 km a day. A drop only is ₹2 a km over the return rate. Both AC and non-AC buses are available, and the rate depends on the one you choose.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹65 | ₹102,500 | ₹123,000 | ₹143,500 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 50, 6 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹2,060 a person.
Thirty for Kollam? The 33 seater bus. Forty or so: the 40 seater bus. A full fifty over 685 km: the 49 seater bus or 50 seater bus.
A smaller group? The Bangalore to Kollam mini bus costs less. For Kochi as well, see the Bangalore to Kochi bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
We had a great experience with this travel agent while arranging a bus for our team outing. The response was quick and professional, and all our requirements were handled smoothly. The bus arrived on time, was neat and clean, and the journey was very comfortable. Special thanks to Mahantesh, who was the coordinator and supported us with all last-minute changes. The overall coordination was excellent, which made our trip hassle-free. Highly recommended for group travel arrangement.
Sagar Bamashetti
11/9/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Sharing a quick note of appreciation for the bus arranged through Tejes Travel for our team outing. The 40-seater bus was very comfortable, clean, and well maintained, which made the journey smooth and enjoyable for everyone. The driver was punctual, polite, and cooperative, and the overall coordination from the Tejes Travel team was very good.
Saroj Gupta
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
I had booked to go to a resort on a day trip with senior citizens too.. Ms. Revathi was so good arranging a very good, comfortable bus. Which came in time. Driver was also very polite.. Thanks a lot ms. Revathi and Tejas tours and travels.
Somaasunder Ks
2/6/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Lead Consultantancy, we had booked the bus from Tejas Tours and Travels. The experience was great. 1. Good Customer service 2. Soft spoken driver 3. Clean seats and Good AC They were professional, great experience. Overall we support and recommend.
Ramesh Thirugnanam
13/10/2024 Bangalore
5/5
About 685 km one way through Krishnagiri, Salem, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kochi and Alappuzha, so about 1,370 km for the round trip. A full bus takes about 17 hours of driving over two days, with a night at Thrissur. The road is NH44 to Salem, NH544 to Kochi and NH66 to Kollam.
A 50 seater bus on 5 days (1,500 km) at ₹54/km is ₹81,000. Plus ₹5,000 for the driver, then tolls, permits and GST.
It is. We quote ₹2 a km over the return rate, and the empty run home is counted, so the total is fixed before you pay.
The 33 seater fits thirty with bags. Every size is listed on bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. A bus needs about 17 hours of driving, so we halt the night at Thrissur and reach Kollam by the next noon.
The bus parks at the base and a cable car takes visitors to the top. Keep 2 to 3 hours.
They can. The Kayamkulam boat race is held on the fourth Saturday of August, and the Nehru Trophy race near Alappuzha around Onam, both on our route along NH66. On those days the coast road near the towns is crowded and lunch halts take longer. Some groups time the trip to watch a race; others avoid the dates.
Yes. Students travel only by day with us, with a night at Thrissur, and teachers count heads at every halt. Each student should carry a water bottle, a cap and a small bag with overnight things, so the hold opens only at the hotels. Keep a first aid kit and a list of names near the front seat.
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