
Bangalore to Namakkal Cab and Taxi with Driver
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
235 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 4.5 hr
Via Hosur, Dharmapuri and Salem
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
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235 km

Pickup at your door
Your car is at the door at 6 am. Namakkal can be done as one long day, darshan and back, or as two relaxed days with an overnight in town; either way an early start helps. Silk Board is still quiet at six, and the elevated road whisks you out to Electronic City. If you are carrying flowers, coconuts or a fresh set of clothes for the temple, pack them in one bag on the back seat. Breakfast is at Krishnagiri, and the full drive takes about four and a half hours.

Drive through
The car rolls through Hosur after a quick stop at the Tamil Nadu check post, where the driver shows the permit. You stay inside. Hosur is the first town over the border, an industrial place where three national highways cross, so it is all trucks and signals. Its cool climate comes from the height, close to 880 m above sea level. If the family wants a temple stop on the return, the hill shrine of Chandra Choodeswarar, with its golden chariot, is the one to see.

Breakfast
Twenty minutes at Krishnagiri is enough for four people to eat idli, vada and coffee at a highway hotel. The car stays on NH44 here; the Vellore and Chennai road branches away to the east. Krishnagiri is mango country, and in summer the roadside heaps are hard to resist; a box rides fine in the boot. If anyone wants something sweet for the temple, Arcot makkan peda is the local speciality. Namakkal is still about two and a half hours south.

Tea
Dharmapuri is a ten minute tea stop, roughly halfway between Krishnagiri and Salem. A cup of coffee at a highway hotel keeps the driver and the family fresh for the Thoppur ghat just ahead, a short, steep stretch where the car slows right down. This is another big mango district, and the plains get very hot from March to June, up to about 38 C. Hogenakkal falls is about 46 km away by the Pennagaram road, a day out for some other weekend.

Snack
Salem is a fifteen minute snack halt. The car leaves NH44 only briefly; the city's famous street snack, the thattu vadai set, is stacked crisp discs with chutney and toppings, and some stalls make it with egg or raw mango. Salem is where the Coimbatore road splits from the Madurai highway, and the car keeps to NH44, south towards Namakkal. Biryani and chicken varuval are local favourites if anyone wants an early lunch. Namakkal is about 35 km on.

Temple town drop
Roughly four and a half hours after you set off, the driver drops you near the temple street in Namakkal and waits close by. Namakkal is the poultry capital of Tamil Nadu, nicknamed the Egg City, and a transport town where lorry body shops line the highway. Simple vegetarian meals are served at hotels near the temples. If your visit falls during the car festival of March and April, expect the town to be packed, and agree a parking spot and a meeting time with the driver.
Going for Anjaneyar darshan at Namakkal, just the family? A Bangalore to Namakkal cab does it in one long day, or two easy ones with Kolli Hills added. Book cab rental in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels for a round trip or a one way taxi.
Route | One way | Namakkal and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Namakkal via Krishnagiri and Salem | About 235 km | About 470 km | About 4.5 hr with stops |
Namakkal and back is about 470 km. With our 300 km a day minimum, that is 2 days, billed at 600 km. One way trips run ₹2 a km higher; the quote comes with your date. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. The driver allowance is ₹350 to ₹400 a day, and tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and GST at actual.
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: Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7, or four with big bags: Innova Crysta or Innova. Eight or more? See the Bangalore to Namakkal tempo traveller.
Eight or more people? The Bangalore to Namakkal tempo traveller. Want the hills more than the temple? See the Bangalore to Kolli Hills cab.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Namakkal is roughly 235 km from Bangalore, straight down NH44 past Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Salem. Going and coming is close to 470 km. A cab needs about four and a half hours each way with breakfast and two quick breaks, and the short Thoppur slope before Salem is the only part that slows it.
For the Innova Crysta: 600 km at ₹20/km is ₹12,000. Driver allowance for 2 days is ₹800. Add tolls, the Tamil Nadu permit, parking and GST as they come.
Fine. A Bangalore to Namakkal one way taxi costs ₹2 more per km than the return rate; the car has to come back, so that run is counted.
Tight. Take the Etios for a bigger boot, or an Innova. All cars are listed on cab rental in Bangalore.
Yes, by car. It is about 470 km in all, so start by 5:30 am and keep the darshan to two hours.
Yes, it is about 50 km from Namakkal. The ghat road has 70 hairpin bends, so keep a full day for it.
November to February is the most comfortable. From March to June the plains around Dharmapuri and Salem are hot, close to 38 C, and standing in a temple queue at noon is tiring. The temple car festival in March and April draws big crowds, so pick another month unless the festival is the reason for your trip.
Yes. NH44 is four lane from Namakkal to the city, and the run home takes about four and a half hours. Leave around six in the evening and you should be back before midnight, with coffee at Krishnagiri on the way. After dark the driver is extra careful on the Thoppur slope, where heavy trucks creep downhill.