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Marikamba temple
In town. The van drops near the gate.
Sahasralinga
About 17 km. Careful with children on the wet rocks.
Yana rocks
About 40 km. Forest walk; children enjoy it.
Distance
405 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8 hr
Via Tumkur, Davangere and Haveri
Starting from
₹ 21600
3 days, 900 km, 12 seater
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405 km
Family pickup
A family of twelve heading to Sirsi leaves at 5:30 am. Keep to one pickup point, two if they are on the same road, since each extra stop in the city costs time. Luggage goes in at the gate; a tempo traveller does not fit most basements. The van climbs onto the Peenya flyover and takes Tumkur Road north, the highway it follows most of the day. Tea is at Tumkur, and breakfast at Sira.
Tea
Ten minutes at Tumkur, which the state now calls Tumakuru, gives the family tea and a restroom. Sitting on the plateau around 800 m up, the city is still cool at this hour. A few km from the centre lies the Siddaganga Matha, the monastery that made the city famous. All along the highway north you will see coconut, areca, ragi and groundnut, crops that give this district its old name, Kalpataru Nadu. Breakfast follows at Sira, roughly 50 km further.
Breakfast
The family has breakfast at Sira, around 120 km from home, at a roadside restaurant with space for the van. Half an hour is enough. In the early 1700s this quiet town was the seat of a Mughal province, the Sira Subah, and a military centre; the old fort lies in ruins today, and the dargah of Malik Rihan still draws visitors. Sira sits around 662 m up, slightly lower than Bangalore, so the day already feels warmer.
Drive on
The van keeps going past Chitradurga, about 200 km from home, but plan half a day for the fort on the way back. Children love the tale of Onake Obavva, a woman who, the story goes, held off Hyder Ali's soldiers at a narrow gap in the rocks with a pestle; the gap, called Obavvana Kindi, is still shown. Twin tanks cut into the rock, Akka Thangi Honda, kept the fort supplied. The cool months, October to March, are best for walking it.
Family lunch
Lunch for the family is at Davangere, about 260 km out, and everyone should try benne dose, the buttery dosa the city is proud of. Allow 45 minutes for twelve. A century ago Davangere was full of cotton mills, earning it the nickname Manchester of Karnataka. Temple minded families may plan Harihar, on the Tungabhadra close by, for its ancient Harihareshwara shrine on another trip. After lunch, Ranebennur is about 40 km on the highway.
Restroom stop
Ranebennur, around 300 km from home, gives the family a ten minute restroom break and a chance to stretch. The Tungabhadra flows past the southern side of the taluk. The town is a big trading hub, with markets for cotton yarn and seed, dried red chilli, areca and betel leaf, and the lanes near the market are busy with traders' lorries. Haveri comes after about 30 km, and soon after it the van turns off for Sirsi. Refill water bottles here.
Drive on
No halt at Haveri today; the van keeps rolling, around 330 km from home. This district grows the Byadagi chilli, prized more for its deep red colour than its heat, which received a GI tag in February 2011. Its dried chilli market at Byadgi has run since 1948 and is often described as Asia's largest. Locals say the town's name joins two Kannada words meaning snake and street. The Sirsi road leaves the highway close to here.
Hotel or homestay
About 8 hours after leaving home, the tempo traveller drops the family at its Sirsi stay. Nearly four fifths of this taluk is forest, and the town gets roughly 2,635 to 2,665 mm of rain a year, most of it between June and September, so evenings are cool and green. The Aghanashini river rises at Shankara Honda, right in the town. Ask the homestay to cook dinner ahead of time. The driver stays close to your stay.
Planning a Sirsi trip with family, 10 to 15 people, for the temple and the falls? What follows is the Bangalore to Sirsi Tempo Traveller route, the halts and the fare for each size. A tempo traveller goes to homestays and forest parking that a bus cannot. Book a tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Sirsi and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Sirsi via Tumkur, Davangere and Haveri | About 405 km | About 810 km | About 8 hr with stops |
Sirsi is about 405 km from Bangalore. A family trip of 3 days is billed 900 km, with the falls and Sahasralinga inside that. Tolls, parking and GST at actual. For the van, the km rate pays for fuel and driver, and the driver allowance is a separate daily charge. Ask for AC or non-AC when you book the tempo traveller, since the rate is different for each.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹27,000 | ₹36,000 | ₹45,000 | |
₹24 | ₹23,100 | ₹30,800 | ₹38,500 | |
₹24 | ₹23,100 | ₹30,800 | ₹38,500 | |
₹30 | ₹28,800 | ₹38,400 | ₹48,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹500 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 20, 4 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹2,180 a person.
Up to 12: 12 seater tempo traveller. 13 to 17: 17 seater tempo traveller. 18 to 20: 20 seater tempo traveller.
Elders in the family? The Bangalore to Sirsi Urbania is quieter. More than 20 going? See the Bangalore to Sirsi mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹23,198 ₹27,986
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹28,536 ₹34,428
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹26,790 ₹32,314
+ ₹4714 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹26,790 ₹32,314
+ ₹4714 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹28,536 ₹34,428
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹33,100
+ ₹5832 (Taxes & Charges)
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6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Bangalore to Mysore
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5/5
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12/10/2025 Ooty
5/5
Sirsi is about 405 km from Bangalore, about 810 km there and back, by Tumakuru, Sira, Chitradurga, Davangere, Ranebennur and Haveri. A tempo traveller with a family takes about 8 hours, counting tea, breakfast and lunch. The last 75 km from Haveri are smaller roads, so a 5:30 am start reaches in daylight.
3 days, 900 km at ₹24/km: ₹21,600. Driver allowance ₹1,500 for three days. Tolls and GST extra.
Most of them, yes. Send us the address and we check.
The 17 seater. All sizes are on tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore.
At ₹34/km, ₹30,600 for 900 km.
Yes, with care. The rocks are slippery after rain.
It is green and the falls around Sirsi are full, but July alone brings about 971 mm of rain, paths are slippery and the ghat roads near town are slow. Families with small children find October to February easier: dry roads, cool evenings and safe walks. The Marikamba jatre, every second year in February, fills hotels.
In a 12 seater, one medium bag each goes behind the last row, with small bags at the seats. Pack rain jackets and a spare set of clothes in hand bags, since the falls and river spots near Sirsi are wet. If the family carries big suitcases, the 16 seater gives more room for bags.
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