Bangalore to Pattadakal Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Pattadakal temple group
The main complex by the river. Two hours for twenty people.
Aihole
About 13 km away. Temples spread across the village; the mini bus moves between them.
Badami cave temples
About 22 km away. Steps up to the four caves; morning is cooler.
Banashankari temple
A few km from Badami. A thirty minute darshan.
Hampi
On the way, near Hosapete. Plan a separate full day.
Distance
440 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 10 hr
Via Tumkur, Hosapete and Kushtagi
Starting from
₹ 28800
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
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Early start
Pattadakal is about ten hours away by mini bus, so fourteen to twenty five people meet at one point and leave at 4:30 am. Each extra pickup adds time, so keep it to one or two. Suitcases go at the back and water cans by the door. A coordinator should hold the name list and the hotel booking. At this hour Tumkur Road is clear, and the bus is past Nelamangala before dawn.
Breakfast
The group eats breakfast on the Tumkur (Tumakuru) bypass, where the bigger hotels turn out plates of thatte idli and coffee for twenty in no time; the dish is said to have begun at Kyathsandra close by. Thirty minutes with the head count. Tumakuru railway station is on the Bengaluru to Hubballi main line, useful if one member joins later by train. The bus then runs about 85 km to Hiriyur without a halt, so everyone should use the restroom.
Tea
By the time the mini bus reaches Hiriyur it has done 155 km, so everyone gets down for tea and toilets. Devotees can walk to the Teru Malleshwara shrine for a short darshan while the rest sit with a tender coconut, plentiful here because villages such as Adivala are full of coconut farms. The Vedavati river runs beside the town. Count heads before leaving; Chitradurga is the next town, 45 km up the highway.
Drive past
Leaving NH48 at Chitradurga, 200 km from Bangalore, the mini bus joins NH50 for Hosapete. The fort above the town once belonged to the Nayakas, who ruled from here until 1779, and its walls are visible from the road. A group short of time keeps it for the return. Lunch is at Hosapete, about 120 km on, so hand out fruit or biscuits here. The city stands at about 732 m. The city stands at about 732 m on a dry plateau.
Tea
The afternoon tea halt falls at Kudligi on NH50, after 280 km. Tamarind is the crop this taluk sells, in blocks that keep for months. Around Ugadi the Kottala Anjaneya festival packs the town, so on those dates the driver uses a fuel station on the highway instead of the centre. Keep it to a quarter of an hour. Only 40 km separate Kudligi from Hosapete, with Mariyammanahalli in between, so lunch is close.
Lunch
A late lunch in Hosapete, 320 km from home, where the hotels are used to feeding groups of twenty in one sitting. Most people order the jolada rotti meal, with jowar roti and spicy curries. Allow forty five minutes. Anyone who must leave early can catch a train at Hosapete Junction. Buy water cans and snacks in the market, as the last two hours to Pattadakal have fewer shops. Kushtagi lies 65 km to the north.
Tea
At Kushtagi, 385 km along, the mini bus pulls in for ten minutes of tea and toilets. Pomegranate orchards cover this taluk, and the fruit sold by the road is fresh and cheap. This is the junction where our road leaves NH50; the highway itself runs on to Ilkal, 30 km ahead, and Vijayapura beyond. For the group, the last 55 km are a narrower road through dry farmland and small villages.
Arrival
After a long day of about ten hours, the mini bus parks close to the monument entrance, and the group can stretch before going in. The temples are a UNESCO World Heritage group from the 7th and 8th centuries, Hindu and Jain, on the Malaprabha. Tickets are bought at the ASI counter, and shoes come off inside. Only a few tea and snack stalls stand near the gate. Keep two hours for the temples and the museum.
Planning the Pattadakal, Aihole and Badami circuit for a heritage club or office team of about 20? This page covers the Bangalore to Pattadakal Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus moves easily between the three sites and through Badami town. Book a mini bus on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Pattadakal and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Pattadakal via Tumkur, Hosapete and Kushtagi | About 440 km | About 880 km | About 10 hr with stops |
About 440 km each way. We bill three days, 900 km, which covers Pattadakal, Aihole, Badami and Banashankari. Driver allowance per day; tolls, parking and GST at actual. One way only is ₹2 more per km. Fuel and the driver are in the per km rate; the driver allowance is added per day. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,800 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
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, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
Up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Three days of bags need a free row.
More than 27 people? See the Bangalore to Pattadakal bus. A family of ten? The Bangalore to Pattadakal tempo traveller is enough. The history of the three sites is in our Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole guide.
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
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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Pattadakal is about 440 km from Bangalore, so the full trip is close to 880 km before local runs. The mini bus takes NH48 to Chitradurga and NH50 north through Hosapete to Kushtagi, then a smaller road west. With breakfast, lunch and tea halts for twenty people, it takes about ten hours.
Three days, 900 km at ₹34/km is ₹30,600. Add ₹2,100 driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes, but it is tiring. Pattadakal and Aihole one day, Badami the next morning is better.
The 20 seater. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Badami, about 22 km from Pattadakal.
Yes, with an extra day. It is near Hosapete on the way.
Very hot. From March the stone yards and lawns at Pattadakal heat up by late morning, and the drive through Hosapete and Kushtagi is dry and open. If a summer trip cannot be avoided, see the temples at opening time and again in the evening, and rest at midday. Carry two water bottles each and caps.
For twenty people, one suitcase and a hand bag each fit, with suitcases at the back and hand bags on the racks or at the feet. For twenty five, ask everyone to keep to one medium bag. Water cans and snack boxes travel near the door, so they are easy to reach at halts.
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