Bangalore to Kottiyoor Cab for Festival Darshan
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Akkare Kottiyoor
Open only in the Vysakha festival. The car drops you at the nearest point allowed; keep 2 to 3 hours for the queue and the river.
Palchuram Ghat Viewpoints
Forest valley views on the way down. Stop only where the driver finds room to pull over; ten minutes is plenty.
Thirunelli Temple
Forest temple about 18 km off the road near Kattikulam. Add it on the drive back; a car does the detour in about 2 hours.
Distance
280 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 5 hr
Via Channapatna, HD Kote and Boys Town
Starting from
₹ 7200
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Commuter
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹39,800
+ ₹7020 (Taxes & Charges)
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Toyota Corolla Altis
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹12,300
+ ₹2160 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Camry
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹30,500
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹42,600
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
Audi Q7
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹96,800
+ ₹17280 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 5 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹42,600
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
BMW 7 Series
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹90,800
+ ₹16200 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹96,800
+ ₹17280 (Taxes & Charges)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹84,600
+ ₹15120 (Taxes & Charges)
Rolls-Royce Ghost
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹3,61,000
+ ₹64800 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Fortuner
LUXURYAC5 Seats
₹30,500
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
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190 km
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265 km
280 km
Pickup at your door
Your driver comes to the door at 5 am. The run to Kottiyoor is close to 280 km, and the forest stretch near Bavali, past HD Kote, shuts at night, so starting this early keeps the whole day relaxed. The cab heads out on Mysore Road and joins the expressway, where the driver holds 100 km/h on the main carriageway. Pack pooja items, an umbrella and dry clothes for after the river. A coffee halt at Channapatna, around 60 km away, comes first.
Coffee
Channapatna, about 60 km out, is a quick coffee stop. The town is on the Kanva river and is known for lacquered wooden toys with a GI tag. The expressway bypasses it, so the driver takes the exit to the old road. Fifteen minutes is enough for coffee and the restroom. The Aprameya Swamy temple at Doddamallur, about 2 to 3 km past Channapatna, has the Ambegalu Krishna shrine, a short darshan by car.
Breakfast
Breakfast is in Mysore, roughly 145 km from home. Rather than going through the centre, the driver uses the ring road and then turns onto the Manandavadi road, the highway for HD Kote and Kerala, and stops at a hotel along it. Thirty minutes covers a family breakfast. Mysore pak and sandalwood incense make good offerings or gifts, and they are easy to pick up on the drive home, though most shops in the city shut before 10 pm. HD Kote is around 45 km further south west.
Tea
A ten minute tea stop comes at HD Kote, the taluk headquarters, about 190 km from Bangalore. This taluk is reservoir country; the Kabini dam, finished in 1974 and about 166 ft tall, stands near Sargur. A little beyond town, at Handpost junction, the road to Kerala branches off and soon enters the Nagarhole forest at Bavali, which has been closed at night since a 2008 order. The other forest roads around Kabini and Nagarhole run only from 6 am to 6 pm.
Lunch
Lunch is at Mananthavady, roughly 250 km out, a Wayanad town at about 760 m on the Kabini, about 30 km north of Kalpetta. Forty five minutes is plenty for a family. Afterwards you can spend a few minutes at the memorial to Pazhassi Raja, whose tomb by the river has been a museum since 1996. Note the fallback for the drive home: if you miss the Bavali forest timing, the night route via Kutta, Gonikoppa and Hunsur adds about 30 km.
Ghat top
About 22 km west of Mananthavady, the road reaches Boys Town, a village at about 910 m where the Palchuram ghat begins its drop to Kottiyoor. The cab takes the hairpins slowly, in a low gear, through the forest of the Kottiyoor sanctuary. In heavy monsoons this road can shut; a landslide blocked it on 25 August 2026, and traffic was sent round by Thalassery, Nedumpoyil and Periya. We check the ghat on the day, especially during the festival weeks in the rains.
Arrival
Around five hours after leaving home, the cab arrives at Kottiyoor, a village beside the Bavali river in Kannur district. During the festival weeks the roads near the temples are packed, so the driver drops you at the closest point the police allow and waits at the agreed spot. Festival dates follow the Malayalam calendar and shift every year, so confirm them before you book. For anyone returning by train, Thalassery station is about 55 km away; Kozhikode is about 125 km.
Need a Bangalore to Kottiyoor cab for festival darshan, four to seven of you? The car picks you up before dawn and has you at the temple by late morning. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels and tell us the festival day you have in mind.
Route | One way | Kottiyoor and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kottiyoor via Mysore, HD Kote and Mananthavady | About 280 km | About 560 km | About 6 hr with stops |
Kottiyoor and back is about 560 km, so a car is billed as 2 days, 600 km. Most families drive up, have darshan, sleep one night near Mananthavady or Kottiyoor and return the next day. All our cabs are AC. Tolls, parking, the Kerala permit and GST are added at actual. Only a drop? A Bangalore to Kottiyoor one way taxi is ₹2 a km above the round trip rate. Every cab rate includes fuel, a driver and AC, and the daily driver allowance is billed on top.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹7,900 | ₹11,850 | ₹15,800 | |
₹14 | ₹9,100 | ₹13,650 | ₹18,200 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
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, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Up to 4 people with a small bag each: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, or elders who need legroom on the ghat: Innova Crysta, the easier ride down Palchuram. Eight of you or more? One tempo traveller costs less than two cars.
Whole family going together, ten or more? See the Bangalore to Kottiyoor tempo traveller. Elders who want more headroom can take the Bangalore to Kottiyoor Force Urbania.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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About 280 km one way by Channapatna, Mysore, HD Kote, Mananthavady and the Palchuram ghat, so about 560 km for the round trip. A cab takes about 5 hours with breakfast at Mysore and lunch at Mananthavady, so a 5 am start reaches Kottiyoor by about 10 am.
For 2 days, 600 km: Dzire ₹7,200, Etios ₹8,400, Innova ₹10,800, Innova Crysta ₹12,000. Driver allowance is ₹350 a day for sedans and ₹400 for the Innova. Tolls, the Kerala permit and GST are extra.
The Vysakha festival runs for about four weeks in May and June. Akkare Kottiyoor opens only then; Ikkare Kottiyoor is open all year. Dates change every year, so check them before you book.
Yes. One way is ₹2 a km above the round trip rate. Send the date and pickup point and we confirm the km and fare in writing.
Innova Crysta. Six adults and festival bags fit, and it handles the ghat well. Every car we run is on cab rental in Bangalore.
It can be done, but it is long: about 560 km, and the Bavali forest stretch closes at night. Leave Kottiyoor by early afternoon. Most families stay one night and drive back in daylight.
It needs care. The ghat is steep, with hairpins hard on brakes, and landslides can close it in heavy rain; one blocked the road on 25 August 2026. Our driver takes it slowly in low gear, and we check the road the day before. In a closure, the longer route via Thalassery, Nedumpoyil and Periya is used.
Yes. Children get breaks at Channapatna, Mysore, HD Kote and Mananthavady, so the drive is broken into short legs. The Palchuram ghat is the hardest part, steep and full of bends, so a child prone to motion sickness should sit in front and skip a heavy lunch. During the festival, crowds at the river are thick, so hold small children by the hand.
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