Bangalore to Shravanabelagola Minibus Service - Group Travel to the Gommateshwara Statue
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Places to Visit in Shravanabelagola
Gommateshwara Bahubali and Vindhyagiri Hill
The monolithic statue of Bahubali, commissioned around 981 CE by Chavundaraya, a minister and commander of the Western Ganga dynasty, stands roughly fifty-seven feet tall and is carved from a single block of granite. Bahubali is depicted in kayotsarga, the standing meditation posture, with creepers carved climbing his legs and arms to signify how long he stood unmoving. The face is the thing people remember - it carries an expression of complete detachment that photographs consistently fail to capture. Around the summit enclosure stand further Tirthankara images added under the Hoysalas. Entry is free, photography is generally permitted, and the view back over the town, the Kalyani and Chandragiri opposite is the reward for the climb.
Gommateshwara Bahubali and Vindhyagiri Hill
The monolithic statue of Bahubali, commissioned around 981 CE by Chavundaraya, a minister and commander of the Western Ganga dynasty, stands roughly fifty-seven feet tall and is carved from a single block of granite. Bahubali is depicted in kayotsarga, the standing meditation posture, with creepers carved climbing his legs and arms to signify how long he stood unmoving. The face is the thing people remember - it carries an expression of complete detachment that photographs consistently fail to capture. Around the summit enclosure stand further Tirthankara images added under the Hoysalas. Entry is free, photography is generally permitted, and the view back over the town, the Kalyani and Chandragiri opposite is the reward for the climb.
Chandragiri Hill and the Jain Basadis
The smaller hill facing Vindhyagiri, and the older of the two in terms of continuous Jain presence. By long tradition the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya renounced his empire, travelled south as a Jain monk with his teacher Bhadrabahu, and spent his final years here - the hill takes its name from him, and the Chandragupta Basadi commemorates the association. The summit holds a cluster of basadis in Ganga and Hoysala styles, quieter and architecturally richer than anything on the larger hill. The climb is far gentler, at around two hundred steps. Visit it if the group includes anyone who cannot manage Vindhyagiri, and visit it anyway if you have the time - most day-trippers skip it and miss the better half of the site.
Bhandari Basadi and Akkana Basadi
Two of the significant ground-level temples in the town, both reachable without any climbing at all. Bhandari Basadi, built in the twelfth century under the Hoysalas, holds images of all twenty-four Tirthankaras lined up in a row within the sanctum, which is an unusual and striking arrangement. Akkana Basadi, from 1181 CE, is the finer of the two architecturally, with the lathe-turned Hoysala columns and the precision of surface finish that mark the best work of that period. Together they take around forty-five minutes and they are the answer for anyone in your group staying at ground level while others climb.
The Kalyani and the Bhattaraka Math
The Kalyani is the temple tank sitting between the two hills, and it is the feature the town is named for - Belagola, the white pond. The Bhattaraka Math beside it is the seat of an ancient Digambara Jain monastic lineage whose heads have all borne the name Charukirti, and it holds a collection of manuscripts, palm-leaf texts and painted murals. More than eight hundred inscriptions dating from around 600 CE to 1830 are recorded across the two hills and the town, in Kannada, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil and older scripts - which makes Shravanabelagola one of the most important epigraphical sites in India, quite apart from the statue.
Kambadahalli and the Nearby Jain Sites
About twenty kilometres from Shravanabelagola near Nagamangala, Kambadahalli holds the Panchakuta Basadi, a tenth-century Jain temple complex in Ganga and Nolamba style with a free-standing pillar and five shrines arranged around a common platform. It is an Archaeological Survey protected monument, it is architecturally significant, and on most days you will have it to yourself. Visit if the group has a genuine interest in Jain architecture and you are not attempting Belur and Halebidu on the same day - the two are alternatives rather than additions, since both need real time.
Belur and Halebidu
The natural extension, and the reason a great many of our bookings on this route are full-day circuits rather than short trips. Belur, about seventy kilometres beyond Shravanabelagola, holds the Chennakeshava Temple commissioned in 1117 CE and worked on for over a century, with its celebrated bracket figures around the outer wall. Halebidu, sixteen kilometres further, holds the Hoysaleswara Temple with the most densely carved exterior in Indian architecture. Both were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2023. Doing all three sites in one day from Bangalore is a twelve to thirteen hour commitment and needs a 5:30 AM start.
Distance
145 km
One way
Time
4 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 10200
Plus GST
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About the Bangalore- Shravanabelagola route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Nelamangala
30 km
Kunigal
70 Km
Yediyur
100 km
Hirisave and Bellur Cross
133 Km
Shravanabelagola
145 Km
Bangalore
Departure Point
Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.
Nelamangala
Highway Junction of Bangalore
The route leaves Bangalore northwest along the Tumkur road before branching onto NH 75. Our drivers reach the pickup point fifteen minutes early, and on this route the departure discipline matters for an unusual reason - it is not about traffic so much as about reaching the hill before the sun does. Every fifteen minutes lost in Bangalore is fifteen minutes of the climb spent in hotter conditions. Passengers boarding from Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, Hebbal or Peenya are directly on this line and get away quickly; those from Electronic City or Whitefield should allow an extra forty-five minutes to cross the city, and for them we usually suggest a 5:00 AM pickup. Nelamangala is where Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan and Tumkur traffic all diverges, and it builds fast on Friday and Saturday mornings. Past the junction the highway opens up properly and the pace settles for the rest of the drive.
Kunigal
Horse Breeding Town of Karnataka
Forty kilometres of good four-lane highway through Solur into Kunigal, with the outskirts giving way to coconut plantations, ragi fields and the low granite outcrops of the southern Deccan. On an early departure this stretch passes in the first light, and it is quick and undemanding driving. Kunigal is known for the Kunigal Stud Farm, one of the oldest horse breeding establishments in India, founded in the eighteenth century and associated with Tipu Sultan before passing through colonial and later private ownership. It is not open as a casual visitor attraction, but it is the reason the town is on the map and it remains a working thoroughbred operation. Our drivers do not usually halt here, since the better breakfast cluster is twenty-five minutes ahead at Yediyur and the priority on this route is banking time early.
Yediyur
Siddhalingeshwara Temple Town
Thirty kilometres of continuing easy highway, and Yediyur arrives at close to the right time for breakfast on a dawn departure. This is the standard first halt on this corridor and the one we recommend using properly. The Siddhalingeshwara Temple sits beside Yediyur Lake and draws a steady stream of travellers on this highway - the shrine is associated with the sixteenth-century Veerashaiva saint Tontada Siddhalingeshwara, and the lakeside setting makes it a pleasant twenty-minute break even for travellers with no intention of going inside. More practically, there is a reliable cluster of highway restaurants here that serve quickly, and it is a dependable fuel and restroom point. Facilities at Shravanabelagola itself are limited, so this is the right place to eat before the climb rather than after it.
Hirisave and Bellur Cross
Coconut and Areca Belt of Hassan District
Thirty-odd kilometres of good highway as the route crosses into Hassan district and the landscape shifts into proper plantation country - coconut, areca and paddy, greener and more enclosed than the open country behind. Hirisave is a small highway town rather than a destination, and it marks the point where the drive starts feeling like the Malnad approaches rather than the Deccan. Bellur Cross is the junction that matters. This is where the route leaves NH 75 for the final run to Shravanabelagola, and it is easy to miss if you are following signage rather than a driver who knows it. Note that Bellur Cross has no relationship to Belur, the Hoysala temple town seventy kilometres further on - the similarity of names causes genuine confusion, and travellers occasionally find they have driven past their turn while looking for a temple that is an hour away.
Shravanabelagola
Jain Pilgrimage Capital of South India
Twelve kilometres of district road running through farmland, and the arrival is the memorable part. Vindhyagiri hill appears well before the town does - a bare granite dome rising out of flat plantation country, with the statue itself visible from a considerable distance on a clear morning. Travellers who have only seen photographs are usually surprised by how isolated and abrupt the hill is. The town at the foot of it is small, arranged around the Kalyani tank between the two hills, and it is a working pilgrimage town rather than a tourist one - a single main street of shops selling offerings, a few simple eateries, and the Bhattaraka Math beside the tank. Our driver parks at the base of Vindhyagiri and waits for the duration, since there is nowhere else to be and the climb takes as long as it takes. For a 5:30 AM departure with a proper Yediyur breakfast, most travellers reach the base of the steps between 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM, which is close to ideal.
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Minibus Packages from Bangalore to Shravanabelagola
Four package shapes cover almost every enquiry we receive for this route. All of them are quoted garage to garage on actual kilometres and hours.
Corporate Package
Built for company offsites, team outings and client visits. Includes a 20 to 24 seater minibus with pushback seating, a GST-compliant invoice, a Proforma Invoice issued in advance for purchase-order approval, and 30-day credit terms for registered corporate accounts. Pickup can be arranged from multiple tech park points across Electronic City, Whitefield, Manyata and Bellandur on a single trip sheet. Where a team has more than twenty-four people, we pair a minibus with a tempo traveller so both vehicles travel in convoy under one coordinator. Long-standing corporate clients usually route these bookings through our corporate travel desk.
Family and Pilgrimage Package
The most requested option on this route, particularly from Jain family groups travelling for darshan. A 12 to 18 seater minibus with a driver briefed on the temple town layout, extra time built into the schedule for the Vindhyagiri climb, and a drop point close to the Kalyani pond so elderly members walk as little as possible. We recommend a 6:00 am departure so that the barefoot climb happens before the granite heats up. Groups often combine this with an overnight in Hassan and a Belur-Halebidu day on the return.
Budget Group Package
For college groups, friend circles and cost-conscious family trips. A 12 to 20 seater non-AC or standard AC minibus at the lowest per-kilometre rate in our range, with a straightforward same-day return itinerary and no frills. Split across sixteen or eighteen people this typically works out cheaper per head than public bus tickets plus local transport at the destination. This is where most mini bus rental in bangalore price enquiries land, and we quote it in writing with the kilometre rate stated openly.
Luxury Package
For groups that want the comfort level of a coach in a smaller vehicle. Executive minibus with reclining seats, better suspension for the state road stretch, curtains and a music system, or an upgrade to a Force Urbania for 13 to 17 passengers who want the highest comfort tier available in this size class. Suited to senior management groups, visiting delegations and family occasions where the vehicle is part of the impression.
Our Fleet at Tejas Tours and Travels
We operate and maintain the following vehicle categories, all available for the Shravanabelagola route and every other outstation destination from Bangalore.
• Buses: 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches for large group and corporate movements.
• Minibus: 12 to 24 seater, the recommended size class for this route.
• Tempo Traveller: 8 to 18 seater for mid-size groups.
• Force Urbania: 13 to 17 seater luxury van.
• Cars: 4 to 7 seater, including Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Commuter, Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes E-Class, Mercedes S-Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost.
Please note that we do not operate a sleeper bus service. For overnight group travel we deploy seater coaches with scheduled rest halts and, where the itinerary requires it, arrange hotel accommodation along the route.
Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore
Every service below operates from both Bangalore and Mysore, with the same fleet standards, the same written-quote process and the same garage-to-garage billing.
Cab Service: Sedans, SUVs and premium cars for airport runs, city use and outstation trips. If your Shravanabelagola group is under seven people, a car is the sensible choice over a minibus. See our car rental Bangalore options for premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday cab rental bangalore requirements.
Tempo Traveller Service: The 8 to 18 seater bridge between a car and a minibus, with a high roof and comfortable seating for long highway runs. Groups asking about a tt vehicle or a luxury tempo traveller bangalore for the Shravanabelagola drive should compare it against the minibus on our tempo traveller rental page.
Bus Service: Large group movement for weddings, conferences and institutional travel. Covers rental bus booking, bus rental in bangalore and bangalore bus booking requirements from 27 to 50 seats. Details on the bus rental Bangalore page.
Minibus Service: Our 12 to 24 seater core fleet, covering minibus rental, mini bus booking online, mini bus in bangalore and mini bus for rent in bangalore searches. Full specifications and city packages are on the mini bus in Bangalore page.
Force Urbania: The premium van category, seating 13 to 17. Popular for force urbania rent bangalore, urbania van rental and luxury urbania rental bangalore enquiries where a group wants coach comfort at minibus size. Available through our Force Urbania hire page.
Luxury Volvo Bus: Multi-axle Volvo coaches for long-distance corporate and event travel. Covers volvo bus rental bangalore, volvo luxury bus and luxury bus requirements. Book through the Volvo bus rental page.
Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies across Bangalore, with consolidated invoicing, credit terms and a dedicated coordinator. Serves corporate travels bangalore, corporate cab service bangalore and corporate transport services requirements. See corporate travel management.
Airport Transfer: Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking, covering airport transfer bangalore, bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs. Book on the airport transfer Bangalore page.
Employee Transport: Daily staff commute contracts for IT parks and manufacturing units, covering employee transportation services bangalore, office cab service bangalore and staff transportation services. Secondary requirements including night shift cab service bangalore, employee pick up and drop service and employee shuttle service Bangalore are handled through the same desk. Details on the employee transport service page.
School Commute: Route-managed school transport with verified drivers and attendants, covering school bus service bangalore, school transportation services and school van service bangalore. We also handle school excursion bus rental bangalore, college trip bus rental bangalore and school picnic bus booking, which is how many Shravanabelagola heritage trips are arranged. See student transportation management.
Outstation Travel: All-Karnataka and interstate group travel, covering outstation cabs bangalore, outstation cab booking and outstation taxi bangalore. Book through the outstation vehicle booking page.
Wedding Cab and Bus: Guest transport, baraat vehicles and decorated cars, covering wedding car rental bangalore, wedding car hire bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore. See our wedding car rental page.
Innova Hycross: The newest addition to our premium car fleet, covering innova hycross rent bangalore, innova hycross taxi and 7 seater innova hycross rental Bangalore. Available on the Innova Hycross rental page.
Tour Packages: Curated multi-day itineraries across Karnataka and South India, including the Hoysala circuit that pairs Shravanabelagola with Belur and Halebidu, and the Jain heritage circuit that extends to Dharmasthala, Moodbidri and Karkala.
Billing Details - What Is Included and What Is Not
We quote every trip in writing before you confirm, and the structure is the same for every vehicle class.
Advance payment: 20 percent of the total fare confirms the booking.
Included in the quoted fare:
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
Not included in the quoted fare:
• Toll and parking charges
• Interstate tax, where the itinerary crosses a state border
• Additional driver bata for travel after 9:45 pm
• GST
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
Please also note that Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover as part of the booking. Passengers who want travel insurance should arrange it independently.
How to Book a Mini Bus for Rent in Bangalore - Step by Step
Booking a mini bus for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps.
Step 1: Contact Tejas Travels
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Share your travel date.
• Share your Bangalore pickup location: area, building, or landmark such as Electronic City, Whitefield, MG Road or Koramangala.
• Share your destination or full itinerary.
• Share your group size and preferred mini bus tier: Standard AC, Executive Mini Coach, or Luxury.
• For corporate bookings from Bangalore tech parks, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format.
• For Goa and multi-day outstation hire, share the full day-wise itinerary so we can allocate a driver with multi-day route experience.
Step 2: Receive Your Written Quote
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemizes the mini bus hire rate, either Rs per km or a flat local package.
• It itemizes the driver allowance, Rs 500 to 800 per day depending on vehicle.
• It itemizes applicable toll estimates.
• It itemizes the interstate permit where applicable: Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Goa, or Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati.
• It itemizes GST.
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• For Bangalore IT sector corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice is available at this stage for PO-based approval.
• You can request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive Mini Coach at the same time.
Step 3: Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance
• Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 to 30 percent advance payment confirms the booking and guarantees the specific mini bus variant on your date.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit or debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes.
• Confirmation includes the driver name and mobile number, vehicle registration number, departure time, pickup location confirmation, and full billing breakdown.
• All of it is sent to WhatsApp or email in writing.
• For peak Bangalore travel dates such as New Year, Diwali, long IT weekends and October Dasara, book well ahead.
Step 4: Your Driver and Mini Bus Arrive Early
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• The mini bus will be clean, sanitized, fuelled and ready.
• The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments, ORR and NICE road exits, and Karnataka permit checkpoints.
• At trip end, the balance is settled after deducting the advance.
• Any additional km or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick Booking for Hire: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your group size, Bangalore pickup area, destination and travel date. Written mini bus quote in 2 hours.
Payment Methods for Mini Bus Rent and Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits and final settlement at trip end.
• UPI: Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. Fastest method, with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for advance deposits.
• Bank Transfer: NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 10,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.
• Credit or Debit Card: Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via a payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment.
• Net Banking: All major Indian banks, via a payment link on WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO approvals.
• Cash: Balance at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate Credit: For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed corporate clients, monthly consolidated invoicing, and an invoice within 24 hours.
Note: A 20 to 30 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For Goa, Coorg and multi-day outstation hire from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.
Cancellation Policy for Mini Bus Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation, with no hidden conditions.
• More than 72 hours before departure: No cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure: Cancellation charge of 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure: Cancellation charge of 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure: Cancellation charge of 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 hours before departure: Cancellation charge of 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund, depending on trip value.
• No-show, where the bus is deployed and the group is absent: 100 percent of the total trip fare is charged. No refund. Full fare payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels, for reasons such as breakdown or force majeure: No cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate vehicle is offered.
How to Cancel: Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes back to the original payment method within the stated timelines.
Refund Policy for Mini Bus Rent in Bangalore
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure: 100 percent of the advance paid, refunded within 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure: Advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure: Advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure: Advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels: 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.
• Trip shortfall, where actual km is less than the minimum: Proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge: The full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment: The full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
Refund by payment method:
• UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or Debit Card: Refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank Transfer: Refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash: Cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
Book Your Bangalore to Shravanabelagola Minibus
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Share your travel date, Bangalore pickup point and group size, and you will have a written quote within 2 hours. Compare vehicle options on our mini bus rental in Bangalore page, or check the smaller-group option on our Bangalore to Shravanabelagola cab page.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Shravanabelagola Minibus
The distance is about 144 kilometres one way via NH-75 through Nelamangala, Kunigal and Channarayapatna. A minibus takes 3 to 3 hours 30 minutes, including one breakfast halt. Leaving Bangalore by 6:00 am puts your group at the base of Vindhyagiri hill before 9:45 am, which is the ideal time to start the barefoot climb.
Our minibus fleet runs from 12 to 24 seats. As a rule, book one size above your headcount so nobody travels with a bag on their lap on a three-hour drive. For a group of 20, a 24 seater is more comfortable than a 20 seater. Under seven passengers, a car is the more economical choice, and for 8 to 18 a tempo traveller is worth comparing.
Same-day return in a 12 seater starts from around Rs 10,200. The final rental is calculated garage to garage on total kilometres and hours, and toll, parking, interstate tax and GST are billed separately. You will receive a written quote itemizing every one of these before you pay anything.
Twenty percent of the total fare confirms the booking. For peak dates and multi-day outstation itineraries we may ask for 20 to 30 percent. The advance must be paid digitally by UPI, bank transfer or card. A receipt is issued within 30 minutes and the balance is settled at trip end.
Yes. Base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance are all included in the quoted rate. What is not included is toll and parking, interstate tax, GST, and additional driver bata if the trip runs past 9:45 pm. All of these are stated in the written quote so there are no surprises at settlement.
Yes, and it is the most requested extension on this route. Belur is about 89 kilometres from Shravanabelagola and Halebidu about 78 kilometres. Doing all three in one day is possible but rushed. We recommend a two-day itinerary with an overnight in Hassan, which we can quote as a single package.
It is roughly 620 rock-cut steps, done barefoot on granite. A reasonably fit adult takes 25 to 35 minutes up. There are handrails on parts of the route and landings to rest on. Palanquin carriers are available at the base for a negotiated fee. Between March and June the rock gets very hot, so carry cloth socks. Chandragiri hill is a much gentler alternative at around 190 steps.
Cancelling more than 72 hours before departure carries no charge and the full advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days. Inside 72 hours the charge steps up from 10 percent to 75 percent depending on how close to departure you cancel. A no-show after the bus is deployed is charged in full. Modifications with more than 24 hours notice are usually accommodated without penalty, subject to availability.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance as part of the booking. Our vehicles carry the statutory commercial vehicle insurance required by law, but any personal travel insurance for passengers needs to be arranged independently. Groups travelling under a corporate or school policy should confirm their own coverage before departure.
We do not operate sleeper buses. For overnight and multi-day itineraries we deploy seater coaches and minibuses with scheduled rest halts, and arrange hotel accommodation along the route where the itinerary calls for it. For the Shravanabelagola circuit with Belur and Halebidu, an overnight in Hassan is the usual arrangement.