Bangalore to Kozhikode Cab with Driver
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Kozhikode Beach
Kozhikode Beach
The car drops you at the beach road. About an hour at sunset.
SM Street
Get dropped at one end and walk. The car waits at the other end.
Mananchira Square
Two minutes from SM Street by car. A short stop of 20 minutes.
Beypore
Twenty minutes south of the city by car. Keep about 1.5 hours.
Kappad Beach
Half an hour north on the coast. A quiet morning stop.
Thusharagiri Falls
Near Thamarassery. Easy to add on the drive back to Bangalore.
Distance
350 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 6.5 hr
Via Maddur, Sulthan Bathery and Thamarassery
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
80 km
140 km
200 km
255 km
280 km
320 km
350 km
Pickup at your door
Kozhikode is a long day in the car, about 350 km, so the driver comes to your door at 6 am. From the city the cab takes Mysore Road and joins the expressway at Kengeri, then runs at a steady 100 km/h on the main carriageway. The day has two time limits: the Bandipur forest near the border closes at 9 pm, and the Wayanad ghat above Kozhikode is slow in the afternoon, so an early start keeps both easy. Breakfast is at Maddur, about 80 km out. Keep phone chargers and water in the car.
Breakfast
The first stop, around 80 km down the road, is Maddur. The expressway runs past the town now, so the driver slips off at the exit and pulls up by a vada stall on the old highway. A crisp Maddur vada, flat and studded with onion, makes a quick breakfast with coffee, and a family is done in a quarter of an hour on a long day like this. Grab a tender coconut for the road too; Maddur sends truckloads of them to other states every day. Mysore lies about 60 km ahead.
Ring road
The cab passes Mysore on the ring road without going into the city. From the ring road, the Ooty and Wayanad roads both leave to the south through Nanjangud, and the driver takes the Wayanad road, NH 766, which runs all the way to Kozhikode. Mysore silk, sandalwood and incense are the buys here, but on a 350 km day they are best left for the return, when the city is a natural dinner stop before the last stretch home. Mysore shops close before 10 pm.
Tea
Gundlupet is the tea and fuel stop, the last Karnataka town on NH 766. It sits close to both the Tamil Nadu and Kerala borders, and after it the road enters the Bandipur forest, which is closed from 9 pm to 6 am. Kerala bound travellers usually skip meals here, because the eateries are small, and eat at Bathery instead, as we plan. Fill fuel and use the restroom, because the forest has no stopping. Ten minutes is enough for a family in a car.
Lunch
Sulthan Bathery, about 255 km from Bangalore, is the lunch stop after the forest. The town is the biggest transport hub in Wayanad, and the road to Kozhikode, about 97 km on, starts here. Thirty minutes covers lunch for a family. If you have time, the old Jain temple in town, believed to date from the 13th century, is a few minutes away. Pepper, cardamom and coffee from Wayanad are sold in the market, easy to pack in the boot.
Optional halt
Kalpetta, the Wayanad district headquarters, is an optional ten minute halt, about 280 km out. It is the last big town before the ghat, so it is the place to pick up snacks, water or medicines for the descent. Kozhikode is about 72 km from Kalpetta. After the town, the road passes Vythiri and climbs to Lakkidi, about 800 m up, where the Thamarassery ghat begins its drop to the coast. If someone feels sick on hairpins, give them a front seat here.
Ghat
The Thamarassery churam drops about 14 km from Lakkidi to Adivaram through nine hairpin bends, and Thamarassery town sits at the foot, about 30 km from Kozhikode. Since 3 June 2026, multi axle trucks, containers and tankers have been barred on the ghat from 6 am to 8 pm while hairpins 6 to 8 are widened, so by day the road is clearer for cars. At night the trucks move and long jams build, so we plan to come down in daylight. Carry water and snacks in case of a hold up.
Arrival
Kozhikode, or Calicut, is the end of the drive, and the cab takes you to your hotel or home. The city was named India's first UNESCO City of Literature in 2023. Calicut International Airport is about 26 km from the city, and the railway station is one of the busiest in South India, useful if a family member is joining or leaving by train. For a first evening snack, look for pazham pori, the banana fritter sold by street stalls. Dinner options stay open late.
Four or five of you heading to Kozhikode? This page has the Bangalore to Kozhikode Cab route, the stops on the way and the fare per car. A car is quicker on the ghat and easy to park in Calicut. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Innova Crysta for up to seven.
Route | One way | Kozhikode and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Kozhikode via Mysore and Wayanad | About 350 km | About 700 km | About 6.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 700 km. For a three day plan the car is billed at 900 km. If you only go and come back next day, it is two days at the actual 700 km. Tolls, parking, GST and the Kerala permit or tax are extra. One way drop costs ₹2 a km more. 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. Five to seven, or four with three days of bags: Innova, Innova Crysta or Innova Hycross. For the ghat, many families pick the Crysta.
Eight or more people? One Bangalore to Kozhikode tempo traveller is cheaper than two cars. Elders who want more room can take the Bangalore to Kozhikode Urbania.
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
About 350 km one way by Maddur, Mysore, Gundlupet, Sulthan Bathery, Kalpetta and the Thamarassery ghat, so about 700 km for the round trip. A cab takes about 6.5 hours with breakfast and lunch. Kozhikode is also called Calicut, and the road is NH 766 all the way from Mysore.
Billed at 900 km: Dzire ₹10,800, Innova ₹16,200, Innova Crysta ₹18,000. Driver allowance per day, tolls, GST and Kerala tax are extra.
Yes. One way is ₹2 a km more than the round trip rate. Ask for the quote with your date.
Innova Crysta. See all cars on cab rental in Bangalore.
Not through Bandipur. The forest road is closed from 9 pm to 6 am. A night start has to wait at the gate.
Yes. Tell us before the trip so the km and days are in the quote.
It slows the drive. June to August brings heavy rain on the Wayanad ghat, and the hairpins need a slower pace with lights on. We check the ghat on the day and add buffer time to the plan. October to March is the easier season for a family drive, with clearer views from the bends.
Yes, with planned breaks. The cab stops at Maddur, Gundlupet, Bathery and Kalpetta, and the only long stretch without a halt is the forest near the border, about an hour. The ghat has nine hairpin bends, so children prone to motion sickness should sit in front and eat lightly before Lakkidi. Carry snacks and water for the ghat.
