Bangalore to Pavagada Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Shanimahatma Temple
On Saturdays keep 3 hours for twenty people. Prasada meals are served on many days.
Madhugiri Betta
Monolith fort on the way; a good photo stop from the road.
Distance
155 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 3.5 hr
Via Yelahanka, Doddaballapur and Madhugiri
Starting from
₹ 9920
Same-day return, 310 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹10,824 ₹12,980
+ ₹1840 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,824 ₹12,980
+ ₹1840 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,824 ₹12,980
+ ₹1840 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹11,525 ₹13,809
+ ₹1949 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹11,525 ₹13,809
+ ₹1949 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,525 ₹13,809
+ ₹1949 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹11,525 ₹13,809
+ ₹1949 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹12,127 ₹14,537
+ ₹2057 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹12,127 ₹14,537
+ ₹2057 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹10,824 ₹12,980
+ ₹1840 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹10,824 ₹12,980
+ ₹1840 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹10,824 ₹12,980
+ ₹1840 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹13,329 ₹15,993
+ ₹2273 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹13,329 ₹15,993
+ ₹2273 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹15,835 ₹19,006
+ ₹2706 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹13,429 ₹16,093
+ ₹2273 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹15,234 ₹18,278
+ ₹2598 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹15,234 ₹18,278
+ ₹2598 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
15 km
25 km
40 km
105 km
155 km
One gathering point
One gathering point for the whole group, a temple, a park gate or a school ground, keeps the start on time. Leave at 5 am. With twenty people, one late person holds up everyone, so share the time and a phone number the night before. The mini bus takes Bellary Road and then the Doddaballapur road, State Highway 9, towards Pavagada, about 155 km away. Big bags go in the back. Breakfast is at Doddaballapur, so carry tea in a flask if the group wants it earlier.
No stop
The mini bus drives through Yelahanka at this hour without stopping. If a few people join from north Bangalore, fix a pickup on the main road, not inside the lanes, where a mini bus blocks traffic. Yelahanka has the Air Force Station, so do not plan a pickup near its gates. From Yelahanka State Highway 9 runs north to Doddaballapur, about 25 km on, and then on towards Madhugiri and Pavagada.
Drive through
Rajanukunte, about 25 km out on State Highway 9, is the point where the mini bus leaves the last suburbs behind. No stop going up, since breakfast at Doddaballapur is about 15 km ahead and a group of twenty takes time to get down and back in. On the return it is a sensible tea halt before the city, and a good place to count heads and drop anyone who lives in the north. From here Pavagada is about 130 km.
Breakfast stop
Breakfast for twenty in Doddaballapur, at a hotel on the main road with space for the mini bus. Idli, vada and coffee are quick; keep 35 minutes and count heads before leaving. Doddaballapur is a weaving town, known for silk sarees from its power looms, and the Adinarayana temple holds a record of 1598 naming it Ballalapura. Many groups add Ghati Subramanya, about 18 km off, on the way back. Pavagada is about 115 km on.
Restroom and diesel
A restroom halt at a fuel station near Madhugiri, about 105 km out, while the driver tops up diesel. The town is in Tumkur (Tumakuru) district at about 787 m, under a single rock hill with a fort on it, said to be the second largest monolith in Asia. For a group, ten minutes is enough; ask people to stay near the bus. Pavagada is about 50 km on, and the last part of the road runs close to the Andhra Pradesh border.
Parking ground drop
A mini bus reaches Pavagada in about three and a half hours. It parks at the vehicle ground, and the group walks to the Shanimahatma temple. Fix one meeting point and one return time, and let one person carry the group's offering. Saturday queues can take two to three hours; weekdays are much faster. Pavagada is close to Andhra Pradesh, and most people here speak both Kannada and Telugu. The driver waits at the ground until the group is back.
Is a bhajan group, a layout association or an office team of 14 to 25 going to Pavagada for Shani darshan? A Bangalore to Pavagada mini bus takes the whole group in one vehicle, and back the same day. Book mini bus on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Pavagada and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Pavagada via Yelahanka, Doddaballapur and Madhugiri | About 155 km | About 310 km | About 3.5 hr with stops |
About 310 km there and back, billed as one day at the actual 310 km. The per km rate covers diesel and the driver. AC or non-AC mini bus, the rate goes with your choice. Driver allowance, tolls, parking and GST come extra at actual. One way: ₹2 a km more.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 310 km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹10,520 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | |
₹32 | ₹10,520 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | |
₹34 | ₹11,240 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | |
₹34 | ₹11,240 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | |
₹34 | ₹11,240 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | |
₹36 | ₹11,860 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | |
₹46 | ₹15,060 | ₹29,200 | ₹43,800 | |
₹36 | ₹11,860 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 |
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, 2 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹920 a person.
Up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. Up to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 devotees? The Bangalore to Pavagada bus takes up to 50. Fewer than 15? The Bangalore to Pavagada tempo traveller is enough.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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Pavagada is about 155 km from Bangalore by Yelahanka and State Highway 9 through Rajanukunte, Doddaballapur and Madhugiri, so about 310 km for the round trip. A mini bus takes about three and a half hours each way with breakfast and a restroom halt. Leaving at 5 am, a group of twenty is at the temple by about 8:30 am.
One day, 310 km at ₹34/km: ₹10,540. Add ₹700 allowance, tolls and GST.
The 25 seater: ₹11,160 for the day. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes. It is near Doddaballapur. The extra km are billed at the same rate.
Leave by 4 pm to be in Bangalore by about 7:30 pm. A later return may add a night allowance.
At the vehicle parking for the temple. The driver stays with the bus.
December and January are the coolest months, with Bangalore lows of about 15 to 17 C, and the long Saturday queue in Pavagada is easier in mild weather. The road is open all year, with no ghat. In April the heat is hard on a group standing in line, so finish darshan early in the day that month.
Seat elders in the front rows, near the door, where the ride is smoother. The halts at Doddaballapur and Madhugiri give them a restroom break about every hour and a half. At the temple, ask one younger member to stay with them in the queue. Keep their medicines and water in a hand bag, not in the back of the bus.
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