Bangalore to Saundatti Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Renuka Yellamma Temple
The mini bus parks and the group walks the last part. The main temple on Yellamma hill. Keep 2 to 3 hours.
Parasgad Fort
The mini bus waits at the base while the group walks. An old hill fort above Saundatti. Give it 2 hours.
Distance
475 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 10.5 hr
Via Tumakuru, Haveri and Dharwad
Starting from
₹ 38400
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
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One pickup point
For a village or family group, one pickup point works best, two at most. Members who arrive by train can gather at Majestic, where the city bus station faces the KSR railway station and the metro stops right there. Keep the main boarding outside the centre, though, because traffic police give private buses only a few moments to load near Majestic on busy days. We roll at 5:00 am, so the mini bus is on Tumkur Road before the office crowd. The group eats its first meal at Tumakuru.
Group breakfast
First meal of the day comes at Tumakuru, 70 km up NH48. Thatte idli, which locals say began at Kyathsandra village close by, fills people up for a long day in the seat. Have everyone order at a single counter and keep 35 minutes overall. Madhugiri's huge single rock and hill fort lie some 43 km away, but going up eats 2 to 3 hours, so leave it for another trip. Tumakuru (Tumkur) is a district headquarters with fuel and restrooms big enough for a group.
Tea and washrooms
Chitradurga, at the 200 km mark, means tea, washrooms and counting heads before rolling on. Up on the fort, a group can find gunpowder grinding stones, palace ruins, old granary and oil tanks and a swing stand some 40 ft high, worth a visit on the return if Saundatti is left early. A mini bus fits in the parking beside Gate 3, and ASI keeps simple toilets and drinking water there. Gates generally open around 6 am and close around 6 pm. Davanagere lies 65 km ahead.
Lunch for the group
Lunch for the group is booked at Davanagere, 265 km from home. Benne dose here comes crisp and rich with butter, alongside coconut chutney, and rice meals suit anyone who wants a plate of rice. Our driver rings the hotel from Chitradurga so twenty plates are on the table quickly. Keep 50 minutes. Old cotton mills once earned Davanagere the name Manchester of Karnataka, and cloth shops still fill its markets. Harihar, with an old temple on the Tungabhadra, is close by.
Tea and head count
Near the 335 km mark the group gets afternoon tea at Haveri. This district holds the Byadgi market, where dry chilli has traded since 1948 and which many call Asia's biggest, so shops in town sell the powder by the kilo for families who cook. Devotees with a spare hour on the return can see the old Galageshwara temple at Galaganath, around 30 km off. Count heads before leaving, because roughly 75 km of highway lead on to Hubballi.
Snacks for the group
At Hubballi the group stocks up on drinking water for the final hour. Paper cones of girmit and plates of hot mirchi get handed round fast, with tea. Devotee groups often fit in the Siddharoodha Math or the Moorusavira Matha, the two famous maths of the city, on the return day. Hubballi and Dharwad have shared one corporation since 1962, so the two merge into one long stretch of town. Saundatti is roughly 60 km on by way of Dharwad.
Drive past
No halt at Dharwad; the mini bus swings off NH48 here and covers the last 41 km to Saundatti. Pedha, the brown milk sweet named after this city, is best bought on the way home so the boxes stay fresh for everyone. Kittur, the town of Rani Chennamma, sits 35 km further up the Belagavi highway, an easy add on if the group has a spare day. From late October to early February the weather here is mild and dry.
Drop at the stay
Allow about 10.5 hours to reach Saundatti, which signboards often spell Savadatti. For a group of twenty wanting plain rooms, the free pilgrim guest houses that the government built by the temple work well, and town lodges are the other choice; reserve early around full moon. Dinner means jolada rotti with north Karnataka curries. Lanes near the temple road sell bangles, kumkum and puja things. Tell us the darshan hour, and the mini bus will be waiting for the group at that time.
Taking a village or family group of 20 on a Bangalore to Saundatti mini bus trip to Yellamma? It is a long day on NH 48, and we plan the halts around meals. Pickup is from one point anywhere in Bangalore. We have run mini bus on rent in Bangalore since 2009. Some maps spell it Savadatti.
Route | One way | Saundatti and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Saundatti via Chitradurga, Hubballi and Dharwad | About 470 km | About 940 km | About 10.5 hr with stops |
Saundatti is about 470 km each way, so about 940 km there and back. The mini bus is billed for 4 days, 1,200 km. That leaves room for Parasgad fort and Navilutheertha. One way costs ₹2 a km more. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Driver allowance ₹600 to ₹800 a day, tolls, parking, permits and GST at actual. Mini buses come in AC and non-AC, so tell us which one when you ask for the quote.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,400 | ₹73,000 | ₹87,600 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
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, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
Up to 20 people: 20 seater mini bus. Exactly 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Smaller group of 14 to 16? The 16 seater mini bus costs less per km.
Fewer than 14 people? The Bangalore to Saundatti tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Take the Bangalore to Saundatti bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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Saundatti is about 470 km from Bangalore by NH48 through Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Haveri and Hubballi, and then about 40 km from Dharwad, so the round trip is about 940 km. A mini bus takes about 10.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and three short halts, reaching by late afternoon on a 5 am start.
No. A 20 seater for this trip is ₹40,800 for 4 days (1,200 km at ₹34/km), plus ₹2,800 driver allowance. Tolls, parking and GST are added at actual cost.
Yes. One way is ₹2 a km above the round trip rate, and the empty run back is counted. Send the date and we write the one way fare before you pay.
If the driver is on duty late into the night, a night allowance is added. It is shown in your quote, so there is no surprise at the end.
The 25 seater. Everyone sits and there is room for bags. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
There is big parking below the temple. The group walks up the last part.
Late October to early February is mild and nearly dry in the Dharwad region, and the drive and the temple visit are comfortable for a big group. June to September is rainy, so roads are slower. March to May is very hot on the open stretches around Chitradurga, and halts in the sun tire elders and children. In summer, plan darshan for early morning.
One medium bag each, a small hand bag and a water bottle are enough for a 4 day trip. Big bags go in the back, and puja items, snacks and medicines stay in the hand bag. If the group carries cooking vessels or offerings, tell us early, because a larger mini bus leaves room for them and keeps the aisle clear.
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