Bangalore to Kottayam Mini Bus Hire for Weddings and Church Groups
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Kumarakom Backwaters
The group gets down at the gate of Kumarakom Backwaters; the mini bus waits at the lot. Plan half a day.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
The mini bus parks close to Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary and the group walks in. Allow 1.5 hours.
Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple
Drop at the gate of Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple; the mini bus waits at the lot. Keep 45 minutes.
Illikkal Kallu
The group gets down at the gate of Illikkal Kallu; the mini bus waits at the lot. Plan 2 hours.
Distance
610 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 13.5 hr
Via Salem, Thrissur and Muvattupuzha
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
90 km
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415 km
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515 km
550 km
595 km
Group pickup
The mini bus leaves at 4:30 am from one meeting point, so a group of 14 to 25 reaches Kottayam by early evening. Choose a wide road outside the centre; around Majestic buses get barely a minute to load. Avoid the Outer Ring Road and Sarjapur Road stretch as a pickup, since traffic there runs at two to three times the road's capacity. If Hosur Road is jammed, the Sarjapur to Bagalur road reaches Hosur another way. Coffee is at Krishnagiri.
Coffee
Coffee for the group comes at Krishnagiri, about 90 km out, with fifteen minutes in a hotel yard wide enough for the mini bus to turn. On a slower return, a history minded group can visit Adhiyamankottai, about 45 km south, and families can picnic at the KRP dam, about 10 km away. A devout group may ask for the Kattuveera Anjaneya temple, listed by the district for visitors. Krishnagiri also hosts a mango exhibition every year. Breakfast waits at Salem.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the group is thirty minutes at a Salem bypass restaurant, 205 km out, used to busloads, so twenty orders come together. One thattu vadai set for the table lets everyone try Salem's own snack. SAIL's stainless steel plant, opened in 1981, stands on the edge of the city. From here the bus leaves NH44 and follows NH544 west, and Coimbatore is about two and a half hours on.
Drive on
At 320 km the mini bus slips past Avinashi on the bypass between Tiruppur and Coimbatore. This is cotton country, with spinning and weaving mills in every direction, and the driver keeps to the slow lane among the yarn trucks. If your trip falls in Chithirai, April to May, the temple's Brahmotsavam brings crowds into the old town, though the bypass moves as normal. Lunch is about 50 km ahead, so only a light snack now.
Lunch
Lunch for the group is 45 minutes at a Coimbatore bypass restaurant, 370 km out, with a hall for everyone. Meals come on banana leaves, and a plate of kaalaan, crisp mushroom in spicy gravy, is the city's street dish. If anyone takes an auto in Coimbatore later, fix the fare first, since there are no fixed rates. The bypass keeps the bus out of city traffic, and Kerala is about 30 km on.
Drive through
Kerala's motor vehicle post at Walayar holds the mini bus for a few minutes while the driver shows the permit and tax slip. The tax on tourist vehicles from other states has changed more than once, and our office checks the current rule before the trip. The group stays seated. The bus then crosses Palakkad near 415 km without stopping. From the city's Civil Station, SH27 heads to Meenakshipuram on the Tamil Nadu border. Thrissur is about an hour on.
Tea
Tea is fifteen minutes at a Thrissur highway hotel, 470 km out, with room for the mini bus. Strong tea with parippu vada, then a small bowl of payasam, is the Thrissur way. Peechi dam, completed in 1959 to supply the city's water, lies about 22 km out, and elephants sometimes come down to its sanctuary bank. Chalakudy is roughly 30 km south on the way to Angamaly, where the bus turns off the highway.
Drive on
The mini bus turns off NH544 at Angamaly, 515 km out, onto the MC Road towards Muvattupuzha and Kottayam. The railway station here is among the five busiest in Greater Kochi, so the junction is crowded. For a church group, Malayattoor, on the 609 m Kurisumudy hill about 15 km away, is an international pilgrim shrine worth a separate day. Kottayam is about 80 km on the slower MC Road.
Drive on
The mini bus passes through Muvattupuzha at 550 km, where the MC Road meets the Kochi to Madurai highway, about 28 km from Ernakulam. No stop. Thodupuzha lies about 20 km to the east, and Koothattukulam, the next town on the MC Road, about 17 km on. The Marth Mariam church at Arakuzha, about 5 km away, has over 1,000 years of recorded history. Kottayam is roughly an hour ahead, so start collecting bags.
Hotel drop
The mini bus reaches Kottayam about 13 hours after the start and drops the group at the hotel; where a lane is narrow, it stops on the main road. Kottayam lies on the Meenachil river where it meets Vembanad lake. Pidi with chicken curry in roasted coconut gravy is the local Syrian Christian dish for dinner. The town is the centre of Kerala's rubber trade, and its station is busy with Sabarimala pilgrims in season.
Need a mini bus for 14 to 25 people to Kottayam, for a wedding or a church feast? One Bangalore to Kottayam mini bus is cheaper per head than two vans over 595 km. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered mini bus on rent in Bangalore since 2009.
Route | One way | Kottayam and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kottayam via Salem, Thrissur and Muvattupuzha | About 595 km | About 1,190 km | About 13 hr with stops |
The mini bus run to Kottayam and back is close to 1,190 km, so the bill comes to 4 days, 1,200 km. The driver and diesel are in the km rate; the allowance is ₹600 to ₹800 a day depending on size. Parking, tolls and GST at actual. A one way drop is ₹2 a km more, on request. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | ₹87,600 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹800 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
18 or fewer for Kottayam: 18 seater mini bus. 19 to 21: 20 seater mini bus or 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25 with bags: 25 seater mini bus.
Over 25 people? The Bangalore to Kottayam bus. A smaller family? The Bangalore to Kottayam tempo traveller. For Kumarakom as well, see the Bangalore to Kumarakom mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Bangalore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
Piyush bhoya
6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Bangalore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Bangalore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
About 595 km one way through Krishnagiri, Salem, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur and Angamaly, then the MC Road through Muvattupuzha, so about 1,190 km there and back. A mini bus takes about 13 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea, starting at 4:30 am.
A 20 seater mini bus: 1,200 km over 4 days at ₹34/km, so ₹40,800. ₹2,800 for the driver on top; GST, permits and tolls at actual.
Yes. A drop is ₹2 a km above the return rate; the empty return is counted in the written quote.
The 25 seater, so everyone sits and the bags fit. Every size is on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
By 5 am. With halts it reaches Kottayam in the evening; groups with elders can halt the night at Thrissur instead.
Yes. Kumarakom is about 15 km from Kottayam, on Vembanad lake. The mini bus drops at the jetty and waits.
Yes. Kottayam railway station is one of the stations Sabarimala pilgrims use, and KSRTC runs pilgrim buses from it in season, so the station area and the MC Road get crowded. Hotels near the station fill early. If your group travels then, book rooms ahead and allow extra time for the last stretch into town.
One medium suitcase and a day bag per person fit in the rear space and under the seats. A full 25 seater with large suitcases may need a roof carrier, so tell us the bag count at booking. Keep medicines and anything needed on the road in a small bag inside the bus.
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