Bangalore to Meghamalai Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Tea Estates and View Points
Short drives between estates. Go early for the mist.
Highwavys Dam
Near the main village. Half an hour.
Maharaja Mettu
Top viewpoint on a rough road. Go slowly.
Suruli Falls
Near Cumbum, on the way back. Two hours.
Distance
500 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 11 hr
Via Krishnagiri, Dindigul and Chinnamanur
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
Start
90 km
205 km
300 km
370 km
445 km
465 km
500 km
Two pickups
The mini bus leaves at 5 am from two pickup points at most, since a group of twenty four takes time to board. Groups from the Hoskote side can use the ring road interchange to reach the Hosur corridor without crossing the city. On Saturdays the Chandapura market past Electronic City slows traffic. Meghamalai is 500 km away, and the group must reach the foot of the ghat by about 4 pm, so please be on time.
Early tea
After 90 km the group gets a quarter hour at Krishnagiri for tea and washrooms; breakfast is saved for Salem. Teachers might plan the district museum on Gandhi Road for a school trip on some other day. Farmers in the group often ask about Santhur, a village close by where roughly 150 nurseries sell mango saplings. Dharmapuri, the next town on NH44, is 45 km south, and Chennai lies about 250 km the other way. Count heads before the mini bus moves.
Breakfast
Salem, after 205 km, is breakfast for twenty four, served in a bypass hotel hall in about half an hour. Salem silk and Salem fabric both carry GI tags, so anyone shopping for sarees might want an hour here on the return. The Mettur dam on the Kaveri, about 52 km from the city, makes a separate day out. With state buses from three states pouring into Salem's bus stand, the driver keeps well clear of the centre.
Tea stop
At Karur, 300 km along, the mini bus pulls into a highway hotel for a quarter hour of tea, since the town's bus stand sits right in the middle of Karur. Looms and dye houses keep the town busy, and groups buying towels or bed sheets can stop on the way back. Shielded by the Western Ghats, Karur stays dry for most of the year, and October is its wettest month. Dindigul, for lunch, lies about 70 km ahead.
Lunch
Lunch for twenty four is at Dindigul, 370 km out, about forty five minutes at a hotel used to groups. Half the group will want the famous biryani. In January and February the Mariamman festival at the fort temple fills the town, so the mini bus stays on the highway. The rock fort, an ASI monument, is a climb for the return. After lunch the road turns west for Theni.
Supplies
Theni, at 445 km, is where the group stocks up for the hill: water, fruit, snacks and medicines, twenty minutes in all, since Meghamalai has very few shops. People here call their town the gateway to the highlands. Other hill spots of Theni district include Kurangani and Top Station, which climb from about 400 ft to 6,500 ft, and the Cloud Land falls of Chinna Suruli, about 54 km from Theni. Chinnamanur is roughly 20 km on.
Ghat begins
Chinnamanur, 465 km from Bangalore, is where the mini bus leaves the valley road for the hills, with a ten minute halt at the forest check post. Bananas are this town's business, processed and sent out in bulk, and fresh bunches are sold everywhere, handy for the group. Each April and May the Chithirai chariot festival fills the streets. Then come about 35 km of forest bends, which the mini bus climbs slowly in low gear.
Estate stay
After about 11 hours on the road the mini bus reaches Meghamalai, at around 1,500 m. Most estate stays can be reached, but a few approach roads are tight, so share the stay's name with us before the trip. Rooms on the hill are limited to forest lodges and rest houses, and large groups often split between the hill and Theni or Chinnamanur. Should anyone need to leave early, Madurai is about 130 km away. Evenings up here are cold and very quiet.
Going to Meghamalai with 15 to 25 friends or colleagues for the tea estates and misty mornings? Here is our Bangalore to Meghamalai Mini Bus plan, with the halts and the fare for each size. A mini bus takes the hairpin bends better than a big coach and still carries everyone together. Tejas Tours & Travels gives mini bus on rent in Bangalore for hill trips.
Route | One way | Meghamalai and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Meghamalai via Salem, Karur, Dindigul and Theni | About 500 km | About 1000 km | About 11 hr with stops |
The drive is about 500 km each way. We bill 4 days at 1200 km, our minimum being 300 km a day; estate and dam drives fit. Tolls, parking and GST are added at actual cost. One way is ₹2 a km more. Fuel and the driver are in the per km rate; the driver allowance is added per day. Mini buses come in AC and non-AC, so tell us which one when you ask for the quote.
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.
Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 people: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. On the ghat, the smallest size that seats everyone is the easiest.
Only 12? The Bangalore to Meghamalai tempo traveller costs less. Over 25? The Bangalore to Meghamalai bus. A Madurai stop on the way? See the Bangalore to Madurai mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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 Exucutive A/C Executiv 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)
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Bangalore to Chikmagalur
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5/5
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About 500 km via Krishnagiri, Salem, Karur and Dindigul, then by Theni and Chinnamanur up the ghat, so about 1,000 km for the round trip. A mini bus takes about 11 hours of driving with stops, with a slow climb at the end, so the group should leave by 5 am.
4 days at 1200 km and ₹34/km come to ₹40,800. Add ₹700 a day allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes. It goes slowly on the bends.
The 25 seater. See mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. Rooms are few; book before you fix the vehicle date.
Yes, near Cumbum, on the way back.
June and July. The official site warns against travel then, as heavy rain makes the ghat unsafe. The best months are after the monsoon, roughly September to February, when the hills are green and cool. March to May is hot on the plains below, with Theni averaging about 39.5 deg C, though the hill stays pleasant.
Yes, with care. Seat elders in the front rows, where the bends are felt less, and stop halfway up if anyone feels unwell. The hill has no hospital and few shops, so carry their medicines and warm clothes. Ask the stay for rooms close to the road, as some estate cottages are reached by steps.
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