Bangalore to Namakkal Mini Bus for Groups
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Narasimhaswamy Cave Temple
The mini bus waits outside the old lanes. Count heads before leaving. Allow 45 minutes.
Kolli Hills View Points
Climb early; the bends are tight for a mini bus. One meeting point for the group. About half a day is enough.
Agaya Gangai Falls
A mini bus can climb the hairpin road, slowly and early in the day. Count heads before leaving. Give it 2 to 3 hours.
Distance
235 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 5 hr
Via Hosur, Dharmapuri and Salem
Starting from
₹ 19200
2 days, 600 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹29,900 ₹36,038
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹25,244 ₹30,400
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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235 km
One pickup point
The mini bus departs at 6 am from a single gate. With a temple party of eighteen to twenty five, settle on one meeting place, because each additional city stop eats fifteen minutes. A van this tall cannot enter apartment basements, so the group waits at the roadside with luggage. Pack flowers, coconuts and the prasadam bags into one labelled carton for the rear. Choose a coordinator to do the roll call at every halt. Breakfast comes at Krishnagiri.
Drive through
At Hosur the mini bus stops just long enough for the Tamil Nadu border papers. The driver pays the road tax or shows the permit, and the group stays seated. Hosur grows flowers on thousands of hectares, and the morning flower lorries are a common sight. The town's Kelavarapalli dam and park are about 10 km off the highway, an idea for a picnic on another trip. The van continues south on NH44.
Group breakfast
Breakfast for twenty is at Krishnagiri, at a roadside hotel with long tables and space out front for the mini bus. Thirty five minutes is enough for food and counting heads. The district lists a small Hanuman temple here, Kattuveera Anjaneya, a nice first prayer for a group headed to Namakkal's big Anjaneyar. Just before town there are lane closures, since NH44 between Hosur and Krishnagiri is being rebuilt with six lanes. Dharmapuri is the next halt.
Tea
Give the group twenty minutes at Dharmapuri for tea and the restroom. It is the last sensible stop before the Thoppur ghat, where NH44 falls steeply and the mini bus drops to a low gear; everyone should be seated through that stretch. Dharmapuri lies about 64 km short of Salem. A state road leaves town here for Pennagaram and on to Hogenakkal falls. In the hot months, March to June, top up every water bottle before boarding.
Snack
Salem is a twenty minute snack stop. The mini bus pulls in at a hotel with parking on the highway side of the city, avoiding the crowded centre. The thattu vadai set, a crunchy snack that began here, is a good thing to try, and in summer the mango juice is fresh. Salem is where the Coimbatore and Kerala traffic peels off onto NH544, while our van carries on down NH44 towards Namakkal, about 35 km south and well under an hour away.
Temple group drop
The mini bus reaches Namakkal in about five hours and drops the group as close to the temple street as the police allow, then parks nearby. Fix one meeting point for after darshan. Namakkal is a transport town, called the Egg City for its poultry, and it is busy with lorries. Meals hotels near the temples can feed twenty with a call ahead. During the car festival in March and April, crowds are heavy.
A temple group of 18 to 25 going to Namakkal? A Bangalore to Namakkal mini bus takes everyone in one vehicle, and the driver drops the group close to the temple street. Book a mini bus on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Namakkal and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Namakkal via Krishnagiri and Salem | About 235 km | About 470 km | About 5 hr with stops |
For Namakkal we plan 2 days. At 300 km a day the bill is for 600 km; the trip itself is about 470 km. For a drop only, add ₹2 a km; we quote it with your date. Diesel and the driver are covered. Driver allowance ₹600 to ₹800 a day; tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and GST at actual. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | |
₹46 | ₹29,200 | ₹43,800 | ₹58,400 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 |
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, 3 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
14 to 16 people: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. More than 25? A 29 seater bus costs less per head than two vans.
Above 25 people? The Bangalore to Namakkal bus. Under 16? The Bangalore to Namakkal tempo traveller.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Bangalore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Bangalore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
It is about 235 km from Bangalore to Namakkal on NH44, through Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Salem, so roughly 470 km in all for a return trip. A mini bus with a temple group takes about five hours each way, with breakfast, tea and a snack halt.
600 km at ₹34/km makes ₹20,400 for the 20 seater mini bus. The driver gets ₹1,400 in allowance. Tolls, the Tamil Nadu permit, parking and GST go on the bill at cost.
Yes, on request. The rate is ₹2 a km higher and the return run is part of the quote.
Take the 25 seater; everyone sits and the bags fit. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
The driver drops the group near the temple street and parks away from the narrow lanes.
A mini bus can take the road, slowly. With 25 people, start the climb early in the day.
March and April if you dislike crowds, because the Narasimhaswamy temple car festival fills the town. Those months are also hot, and the plains near Dharmapuri reach about 38 C. November to February is cooler and calmer. The northeast monsoon brings some rain from October, but it rarely stops the drive.
Yes. NH44 is four lane all the way, and the drive back is about five hours. The driver takes the Thoppur ghat carefully in the dark and stops for tea at Krishnagiri. Elders sleep better if the group leaves by early evening. The driver rests while the group is at the temple.
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