Bangalore to Sangama and Mekedatu Mini Bus for 14 to 25
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Sangama
Where the two rivers meet. Paddle only at the edge; do not swim.
Mekedatu
About 4 km by local bus across the river. Keep two hours for twenty people.
Chunchi Falls
On the way back, a short turn off. Steps down to the rock pools.
Distance
95 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 2 hr
Via Harohalli, Kanakapura and Dodda Alahalli
Starting from
₹ 9600
Same-day return, 14 seater
Start
40 km
55 km
75 km
95 km
Two pickups at most
The mini bus does at most two pickups, both on the south side if possible, and leaves at 6 am. Every extra stop costs the group time in the first hour. Kanakapura Road starts from the south of the city, and it is the NH948 that runs on to Kollegal. Ask everyone to bring a towel, a cap and a water bottle. Breakfast for the group is at Kanakapura, about 55 km away, so a small snack before leaving home helps.
Open road
By Harohalli, about 40 km out, the city is behind the group. The mini bus keeps going; breakfast is better at Kanakapura, about 20 km on. Harohalli was the first breakfast stop on this road for years, and it has fuel stations with restrooms if anyone needs a quick break. The town is now a taluk headquarters in Bengaluru South district, and its factories mean weekday truck traffic on the highway. The toll at Somanahalli is paid just before this.
Breakfast
Kanakapura is the breakfast stop, about 55 km out. Idli, vada and coffee for twenty takes about thirty minutes. Buy water cans and snacks for the day here, because Sangama has only small stalls. The town lies on the Arkavathi river, the same river that joins the Kaveri at Sangama later this morning. Kanakapura is about 27 km from Ramanagara, so a group coming back by the Mysore road side can use that link. From here Sangama is about 26 to 30 km.
Village road
The mini bus turns off through Dodda Alahalli, a village of Kanakapura taluk, onto a narrower road past fields and forest edges. After the villages the road enters the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary and goes steeply down into the valley at the end. There are no shops worth a stop. Chunchi falls is on this approach road a few km before Sangama, and groups often keep it for the return, so tell the driver at breakfast if you want it.
River parking
The mini bus parks at Sangama, near the river bank. Before anyone walks off, fix one meeting time at the bus; with twenty people that saves a long search later. Only small snack stalls are here, so lunch is what you bought at Kanakapura. Keep the group out of the water: five young men drowned at Sangama in April 2024. If the river is high after rain upstream, the crossing may be shut. The driver stays with the bus all day.
Planning a Sunday at Sangama and Mekedatu with 15 to 25 friends? This page covers the Bangalore to Sangama and Mekedatu Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus gets the whole group to the river early and brings you back before dinner. We run mini bus on rent in Bangalore for short river trips like this.
Route | One way | Sangama Mekedatu and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Sangama Mekedatu via Harohalli and Kanakapura | About 95 km | About 190 km | About 2 hr with stops |
The round trip is only about 190 km, but a mini bus day is billed as 300 km. The spare km cover Chunchi Falls and any detour. Tolls, parking and GST at actual. A one-way trip is ₹2 a km more. 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 | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 | |
₹46 | ₹14,600 | ₹29,200 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 |
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, 2 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹920 a person.
20 people: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Day bags only, so every seat can be used.
Ten or twelve people? The Bangalore to Sangama Mekedatu tempo traveller is enough. A batch of 30 or more needs the Bangalore to Sangama Mekedatu 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
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹15,350 ₹18,419
+ ₹2619 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹13,022 ₹15,600
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
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Sangama is about 95 km from Bangalore by Kanakapura Road, through Harohalli and Kanakapura, and Mekedatu is about 4 km beyond it by the local bus across the river. The mini bus round trip is about 190 km, about two hours each way with the breakfast stop.
One 300 km day at ₹36/km is ₹10,800, plus ₹700 driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes, on the way back. It is a short turn off the Sangama road.
The 20 seater, or 21 for a little room. See mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Only small snack stalls. Eat at Kanakapura and carry water.
The crossing to Mekedatu may be closed. Then we plan Sangama and Chunchi Falls only.
It is steep and narrow at the end, where the road drops into the river valley, but government buses use it every day. The driver takes it in low gear and slowly with a full load. Passengers should stay seated on the descent. Going back up is slower, so allow a little extra time when you fix the return.
Yes. Crossing the river and the bus ride to Mekedatu are tiring, and many elders prefer to wait at Sangama. They can sit in the shade near the mini bus, and the driver is there all day. Keep their water and snacks in the bus, and agree a time for the rest of the group to come back from Mekedatu.
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