Bangalore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple Mini Bus for 14 to 25
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Pickup
Our mini bus sets out at 5 am from a single meeting point, best the temple or hall where the group usually gathers. With about 20 pilgrims and two days on the road, every person keeps a small bag of temple clothes and a change at the seat, and suitcases ride in the rear. At this hour Hosur Road and the elevated road are free, and the Attibele plaza and the Tamil Nadu border follow quickly. Krishnagiri, two hours on, serves breakfast.
Breakfast after the border
Breakfast for the group is in Krishnagiri, 95 km from home, half an hour in a hotel with a hall. Pilgrims who want a darshan on the return can stop at the Jain shrine of Parshwa Padmavathi beside the highway, or at the town's Anjaneya temple. NH48 parts from NH44 here, heading for Chennai. Around Santhur village nearby are roughly 150 nurseries selling mango saplings. The bus swings south on NH44 for the long run.
Tea break
Tea at Salem takes fifteen minutes at the 200 km mark, right on the bypass. During Aadi, from mid July to mid August, the Kottai Mariamman temple in the city celebrates for five days. Salem's handloom silk is GI tagged, and its sago, made from tapioca, is cheap here. An ASI fort stands at Sankagiri, around 22 km away. From Salem the highway runs on south to Karur and Dindigul, with lunch planned at Dindigul.
Drive through
Karur slips past at around 295 km without a halt. Its mills spin and dye cotton, and its workshops build bus bodies sold across the country. The town lies low, about 101 m up, where three rivers flow, and is hottest between April and June. The Pasupatheeswarar temple stands at its centre. Trichy airport is about 78 km away. Lunch at Dindigul is a little over an hour ahead on the same highway.
Lunch
Lunch for the pilgrims is at Dindigul, 370 km from Bangalore, forty minutes with a vegetarian rice meal that comes quickly for 20. Dindigul's locks are GI tagged, and the town is a big leather centre. Muthu Krishnappa Nayakar built the fort on the rock in 1605, and its top looks out over the town. Madurai and the night halt lie about 65 km on, early enough for the evening darshan.
Night halt
The group sleeps in Madurai, 435 km from home, and the evening is for darshan at the Meenakshi temple. Enter through the south gopuram, which at about 52 m is the tallest of the towers. Inside, the thousand pillar hall houses an art museum. Fridays are the busiest days, so one leader keeps the group together in the crowd. Madurai jasmine and Sungudi sarees are the things to buy. Next morning, after breakfast, the bus heads south.
Breakfast
Day two starts with breakfast in Kovilpatti, 540 km down the highway, about 25 minutes for the group. The town is famous for kadalai mittai, peanut candy set in jaggery, and its GI tag dates from 2020. Kovilpatti has its own railway station and two bus stations, and the climate is hot and dry. Kalugumalai and its rock cut temples are off the road towards Sankarankovil. Tirunelveli comes after about 55 km.
Halwa stop
A fifteen minute halwa stop comes at Tirunelveli, 595 km out, and boxes of the sweet go into the bus for home. The Nellaiappar temple of Shiva sprawls over about 14.5 acres beside the Thamirabarani, and a few of its stone pillars give out musical notes. Two dams, Manimuthar and Papanasam, are near the city. Rain falls mostly from October to December. The run to Nagercoil is about 70 km.
Suchindram
Nagercoil, 665 km from home, is where the group can take an optional 45 minutes for a temple visit before lunch. The Nagaraja temple in town, after which Nagercoil is named, honours Krishna and Nagaraja. Cloves and Nendran banana chips are the local buys. Heavy rain, nearly 2,478 mm a year, is normal here. The town is on the railway line to Thiruvananthapuram, useful for anyone who must leave early.
Kerala border
The mini bus crosses Marthandam, 695 km out, on a steel flyover that runs for over 2 km. Ayyappa devotees may want to stop at the Vettuvenni Ayyappa temple on the bank of the Kuzhithurai. Honey and cashew are sold along the road, and the honey carries a GI tag. After the Kerala border, the last 40 km lead into the city, where the hotel near the fort is waiting for the group.
East Fort
At the end of two days and roughly 16.5 hours of driving, the mini bus sets the group down near the East Fort, a few minutes on foot from the Padmanabhaswamy temple. Entry is for Hindus only, and the temple's rule is a white dhoti and angavastram for men and a sari for women, so the leader checks everyone's clothes in the evening. Kerala's most populous city has its airport close to the centre.
Planning darshan at the Padmanabhaswamy Temple with 15 to 25 relatives? This page covers the Bangalore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus covers the long road in two easy days and fits the narrow streets near East Fort. We give mini bus on rent in Bangalore for South India temple tours.
Route | One way | Padmanabhaswamy and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Padmanabhaswamy via Salem, Madurai and Nagercoil | About 735 km | About 1,470 km | About 16.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 1470 km, billed as five days and 1,500 km. That covers the Madurai halt, Suchindram and a Kanyakumari detour. Tolls, entry tax for both states, parking and GST at actual. One way only? ₹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 | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | ₹71,400 | |
₹32 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | ₹71,400 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹36 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | ₹80,500 | |
₹46 | ₹73,000 | ₹87,600 | ₹102,200 | |
₹36 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | ₹80,500 |
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, 6 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,760 a person.
About 20 people: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Five days of bags take room; leave two seats free.
Family of 10 to 12? The Bangalore to Padmanabhaswamy tempo traveller is enough. 30 or more? The Bangalore to Padmanabhaswamy 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
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹55,990 ₹67,652
+ ₹9952 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹55,990 ₹67,652
+ ₹9952 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹73,550 ₹88,895
+ ₹13095 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹61,910 ₹74,800
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹70,640 ₹85,371
+ ₹12571 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹70,640 ₹85,371
+ ₹12571 (Taxes & Charges)
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Plan on about 735 km each way, close to 1,470 km in all, to reach the Padmanabhaswamy temple. A mini bus needs some 16.5 hours of actual driving, so the group sleeps at Madurai after day one on NH44, then carries on by Tirunelveli and Nagercoil into Kerala on day two.
1,500 km at ₹36/km over five days is ₹54,000. Driver allowance ₹3,500. Tolls, entry tax and GST extra.
Madurai, both ways if you like. It splits the drive in two.
Yes, with the night halts and stops every two to three hours.
The 25 seater. Rates on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, about 20 km from Nagercoil.
November to February. The weather is cool on the plains and the Kerala side is past its heavy rain. Madurai and Tirunelveli are very hot from March to July, which makes the long first day hard. The Chithirai festival in April and May crowds Madurai, so the evening darshan takes longer then.
Pack light, with one bag for clothes and one small bag for temple clothes and puja items, which stays at the seat. The rear of the mini bus holds the rest. Bring a white dhoti and angavastram for men and a sari for women, with a spare set, as the Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram visits fall on different days.
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