Bangalore to Kovalam Cab with Driver
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Lighthouse Beach
Lighthouse Beach
The cab drops right at the beach road. Keep the evening free.
Hawa Beach
Walk over from Lighthouse Beach.
Vizhinjam Harbour
Ten minutes by car. Go early for the fish landing.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
The cab parks near the East Fort. Dress code, no phones inside.
Kanyakumari
Easy detour from Nagercoil. Sunset is the popular time.
Poovar
About 30 minutes by car. Boat ride to the sand bar, about 2 hours.
Distance
725 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 13 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Madurai and Nagercoil
Starting from
₹ 18000
5 days, 1,500 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹18,350
+ ₹3240 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹21,350
+ ₹3780 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹27,400
+ ₹4860 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,400
+ ₹5400 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹39,400
+ ₹7020 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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205 km
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370 km
435 km
540 km
595 km
660 km
690 km
725 km
Home pickup
Kovalam is about 725 km down the map, near the southern tip of the country, so the cab sets off at 5 am. The driver uses the Silk Board elevated road to Electronic City and crosses the Attibele toll into Tamil Nadu while the road is empty. A car can do the run in one long day of about 13 hours of driving, or in two easy days with a night at Madurai; decide before the start so the hotel is booked. Coffee is at Krishnagiri.
Coffee
Fifteen minutes of coffee and the washroom at Krishnagiri, about 90 km out, set the family up for the long plains. The old fort walls on the hill above town catch the dawn. Krishnagiri's own sweet, Arcot makkan peda, comes in boxes for the road, and the district is known all over Tamil Nadu for its mangoes. The cab stays on NH44, which runs south from here through Salem and Madurai almost to the coast.
Breakfast
Salem, about 205 km out, is breakfast, around 25 minutes near the bypass. The local street snack is the settu, built on a crisp thattu vadai. Salem weaves silk on a huge number of handlooms, and its fabric is GI tagged. Kurumbapatti zoo and Mookaneri lake are for another visit. The Kerala traffic for Coimbatore turns west here, but for Kovalam the cab keeps to NH44 south, the quicker road to the southern tip.
Drive through
At about 295 km the cab runs through Karur without stopping. The town builds bus coaches and runs mills that spin and dye cloth. It is low and hot country, watered by the Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal, with little rain outside October and November. Nerur nearby holds the Adhishtanam of Sadasiva Brahmendral, a quiet place for a stop on the way home. Trichy airport is about 78 km off. Dindigul, about 75 km ahead, is lunch.
Lunch
Dindigul, about 370 km out, is lunch, and most families in a cab order the biryani the town is known for. Thirty minutes is enough. With a spare hour on the return, the rock fort, an ASI site with a small ticket, gives a view over the whole town. Dindigul locks, GI tagged, and Chinnalapatti silk from a village about 11 km away are the buys. Madurai is about 65 km further on the same highway.
Halfway
Madurai, about 435 km out, is the halfway town. Families splitting the trip sleep here and see the Meenakshi temple, a complex of about 14 acres with the golden lotus tank inside; phones stay at the counter. If you are driving straight through, stop for a jigarthanda, the cold drink of the city, and carry on. The Gandhi Memorial Museum and the Thirumalai Nayak palace are other sights for an evening. Madurai is hot from March to July.
Peanut candy town
Kovilpatti, about 540 km out, is the peanut candy town of the south: kadalai mittai, peanut set in jaggery, has held a GI tag here since April 2020. A cab can stop two minutes to buy a packet for the car. The country is dry and flat, and the town sits at about 101 m. Kalugumalai, with its rock cut temples on a dome of rock, is off the road towards Sankarankovil. Tirunelveli is about 55 km on.
Tea
Tirunelveli, about 595 km out, means halwa: the soft sweet of wheat flour, ghee and sugar is sold in nearly every street, and a box keeps well. A ten minute tea stop is enough for a cab. The city rests on the Thamirabarani river, and its Nellaiappar temple car is drawn round the streets at the yearly festival. Most rain falls from October to December. Nagercoil, about 65 km ahead, is the last big town of Tamil Nadu.
Lunch and the Kanyakumari turn
Nagercoil, about 660 km out, is a late lunch. The town takes its name from the Nagaraja temple, which honours Krishna and Nagaraja. Fried Nendran banana chips and fragrant cloves from the nearby plantations are the local buys. This is also where families adding Kanyakumari turn off, so plan that as a separate day. Nagercoil is one of the wettest towns of the state, with about 2,478 mm of rain a year. Thiruvananthapuram airport is about 70 km away.
Last Tamil town
Marthandam, about 690 km out, is crossed on a steel flyover of over 2 km. Padmanabhapuram Palace, the old Travancore palace and a museum since 1935, lies on this road about 20 km from Nagercoil, worth a stop on the way back. Marthandam honey has carried a GI tag since 2023, and cashew is sold here too. Thiruvananthapuram airport is about 40 km off. The Kerala border is close, and Kovalam is about 35 km on.
Hotel drop
The cab reaches Kovalam after about 13 hours of driving. Many hotels and Ayurvedic treatment resorts sit on narrow lanes behind the beach; a car reaches most of them, and the driver helps with the bags where the lane ends. Kovalam is about 12.6 km from the centre of Thiruvananthapuram, with the airport about 10 km and Central station about 16 km away. The driver stays close by and is ready for local trips each day.
A Kovalam holiday for two to seven people, and you would rather not drive? Here is how a Bangalore to Kovalam Cab trip goes, with stops, timing and car rates. A car with our driver handles the whole 725 km. We have run cab rental in Bangalore on long Kerala trips since 2009.
Route | One way | Kovalam and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kovalam via Krishnagiri, Madurai and Nagercoil | About 725 km | About 1,450 km | About 13 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 1,450 km, and we plan it as 5 days, billed as 1,500 km. A car can do it in one long day each way if you prefer, the bill stays on km. Tolls, Kerala border tax, 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 | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹19,750 | ₹23,700 | ₹27,650 | |
₹14 | ₹22,750 | ₹27,300 | ₹31,850 | |
₹18 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | ₹40,600 | |
₹20 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 | ₹44,800 | |
₹26 | ₹41,000 | ₹49,200 | ₹57,400 |
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, 6 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹5,490 a person.
For 725 km, the car seat matters. For up to four, a Dzire or Toyota Etios is the cheapest way. For five to seven with bags, the Innova Crysta or Innova Hycross is the one most families pick.
More than seven people? A Bangalore to Kovalam tempo traveller is cheaper than two cars. For more comfort, the Bangalore to Kovalam Urbania seats up to 16.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
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
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Booked cab from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
The road to Kovalam is about 725 km, roughly 1,450 km there and back. The cab goes south on NH44 through Salem, Dindigul, Madurai and Tirunelveli to Nagercoil, then on the coast highway past Marthandam into Kerala. Driving time is about 13 hours with meals, and many families split it with a night at Madurai, about 435 km out.
For 5 days and 1,500 km: Dzire ₹18,000, Etios ₹21,000, Innova ₹27,000, Crysta ₹30,000. Driver allowance, tolls, border tax and GST extra.
Yes, about 13 hours with stops if you leave at 5 am. Most families still break it at Madurai.
Possible. One way is ₹2 a km more than the round trip rate. Ask with your date.
Innova or Innova Crysta. A sedan is too tight for 725 km. All cars are listed on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes. The car returns empty and the return km are part of the bill. We quote it in writing first.
October to March. The southwest monsoon brings heavy rain to the coast from June, and Nagercoil, on the way, gets about 2,478 mm a year. The northeast rains reach the Tamil Nadu side from October to December. Madurai and Tirunelveli are very hot from March to July, so in those months the cab starts early and keeps the AC on.
Yes, if it is split. Day one to Madurai is about 435 km and day two about 290 km, with halts every two to three hours. An Innova Crysta gives elders more room and an easier step in. Keep their medicines and a cushion in the cabin, and book a hotel in Madurai with a lift.
