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Pattadakal temple group
The main complex by the river. With fifty students, keep two to three hours with a guide.
Aihole
About 13 km away. Temples are spread over the village; the bus moves between the two main clusters.
Badami cave temples
About 22 km away. Many steps up to the four caves; go in the morning. Keep two hours.
Banashankari temple
A few km from Badami. Coach parking near the temple; thirty minutes.
Hampi
On the way, near Hosapete. Needs a full day of its own for a big group.
Distance
440 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 11 hr
Via Tumkur, Hosapete and Kushtagi
Starting from
₹ 39600
3 days, 900 km, 27 seater
Start
70 km
155 km
200 km
280 km
320 km
385 km
440 km
One pickup
For a school or heritage group of forty to fifty, the bus leaves one gate at 4:30 am, as Pattadakal takes about eleven hours with halts. City timings for coaches are checked again before a Pattadakal start. Suitcases go in the hold. Teachers carry the list, ID copies and a first aid kit. Share the driver's number with the group. The first halt on the Pattadakal road is Tumkur, where everyone can stretch.
Breakfast
Breakfast at Tumkur (Tumakuru), 70 km out, at a hotel with coach parking and a fast counter. Forty minutes for fifty, head count included. Thatte idli and vada are the easy choice for a big group. The city is a district headquarters and an industrial hub, and the bus stays on the highway round it. Next comes a long stretch of NH48 to Hiriyur, about 85 km, so the restroom here matters.
Restroom
A restroom and water halt at Hiriyur, at the 155 km mark, at a highway stop with space for the bus. Twenty minutes. The Teru Malleshwara temple is in the town, if teachers want a quick look for the class. The town is a stop for buses to Davanagere and Ballari, so the bus keeps out of the centre. Chitradurga is about 45 km ahead, and the land grows drier from here. Teachers should do a head count before the bus leaves.
Drive past
At Chitradurga, about 200 km out, the bus turns from NH48 onto NH50. The fort is a fine school stop, with temples and old water tanks inside, but it needs three hours, so it suits the return day. Students can spot the wind farms on the hills as the bus enters the town. Lunch for fifty is booked ahead at Hosapete, about 120 km on, so keep snacks handy. Wind turbines line the ridges around the city.
Restroom
Kudligi, at the 280 km mark on NH50, is a restroom halt at a fuel station roomy enough for the bus. Fifteen minutes and a head count. Kudligi is a taluk town at about 596 m, known for tamarind. The memorial at the Mahadeva Mylara ground, where Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were brought, is a short history lesson for students. Hosapete is about 40 km on. Students can stretch their legs on the open ground at the fuel station.
Lunch
Lunch at Hosapete, 320 km out, at a large hotel on the bypass that seats a bus group. North Karnataka meals with jolada rotti are served fast. Forty five minutes with the head count. Students can be told that the Tungabhadra dam next to the town is built of stone masonry with surki mortar, started in 1949. From here the bus heads north on NH50, about 65 km to Kushtagi. Students should fill their water bottles before the bus moves on.
Tea
Kushtagi, about 385 km out, is a small town with highway hotels, tea stalls and fuel. Fifteen minutes for tea and restrooms, with a head count. Pomegranates are grown all around, and the Durga Devi temple stands in the town centre. Here the Pattadakal road leaves NH50, and the bus takes the last stretch, about 55 km, through dry farmland. The town lies on NH50, the highway that runs on to Ilkal and Vijayapura, and a new Gadag to Wadi railway is being built through the area.
Arrival
About eleven hours with halts, the bus drops the group at the gate and parks in the vehicle area. Tickets are bought at the ASI counter. The site has a museum, a good place to start a school visit before the temples. Shoes come off inside the temples, and the stone floors get hot by noon. Only a few stalls sell snacks, so carry water. The driver waits in the parking area. Wait for the whole group at the gate before going in.
Is your school, college history department or heritage club taking 40 people to Pattadakal, Aihole and Badami? This is our Bangalore to Pattadakal Bus page, covering the road, parking at stops and fares by seat count. A bus is the practical way: one vehicle, one timetable and a driver who knows the coach parking at each site. Book a bus on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Pattadakal and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Pattadakal via Tumkur, Hosapete and Kushtagi | About 440 km | About 880 km | About 11 hr with stops |
Pattadakal is about 440 km from Bangalore, close to 880 km both ways. We bill three days, 900 km. Aihole and Badami are within 25 km and fit in that; Hampi on the way adds a day. Bus tolls, parking and GST come at actual. Volvo or BharatBenz on request, 400 km a day. Diesel and the driver are part of the bus rate per km, and the driver allowance is charged by the day. We run AC and non-AC buses, and the per km rate follows the one you go for.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | ₹69,500 | |
₹44 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | ₹69,500 | |
₹44 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | ₹69,500 | |
₹60 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | ₹95,000 | |
₹60 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | ₹95,000 | |
₹65 | ₹61,500 | ₹82,000 | ₹102,500 | |
₹54 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | ₹86,000 | |
₹54 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | ₹86,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 50, 4 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
Up to 30 students: 30 seater bus. Up to 40: 40 seater bus. Up to 50: 50 seater bus. Count teachers and helpers, and keep one seat for the guide if you hire one.
Group of 20? The Bangalore to Pattadakal mini bus costs less. Starting the tour at the caves? See the Bangalore to Badami bus. History and timings are in our Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole trip guide.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹55,126 ₹66,543
+ ₹9743 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Bus A/c 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹59,491 ₹71,828
+ ₹10528 (Taxes & Charges)
49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹49,888 ₹60,200
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹49,888 ₹60,200
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹44,350 ₹53,557
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹63,856 ₹77,114
+ ₹11314 (Taxes & Charges)
Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹64,000
+ ₹11340 (Taxes & Charges)
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11/9/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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5/5
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By road Pattadakal is about 440 km from Bangalore, close to 880 km there and back. The bus uses NH48 up to Chitradurga, then NH50 via Kudligi, Hosapete and Kushtagi, and a narrower road for the final hour. With fifty people and four halts, plan on about eleven hours.
A 50 seater for three days, 900 km at ₹54/km, is ₹48,600. Driver allowance ₹3,000. Tolls, parking and GST extra.
Badami has the most rooms for a group, about 22 km from Pattadakal.
The 40 seater. All sizes are on bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, on the way. It needs one extra day; the km are added at the bus rate.
October to February. From March the sites get very hot by noon.
Yes up to Kushtagi, where NH48 and NH50 are wide national highways. The last hour, after the Pattadakal road leaves NH50, is narrower and passes villages, so the bus goes slower and arrives later than the km suggest. We plan the schedule so the bus does this stretch in daylight.
Split the class into groups of ten with one teacher each and fix a meeting point at the gate. Shoes come off inside the temples, so students should carry socks and a bag for footwear. The lawns are open, so caps and water are needed. Remind students that the Virupaksha temple is still in worship, so they keep quiet inside.
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