Bangalore to Skandagiri Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Skandagiri Summit
About two hours up in the dark. Forest booking needed.
Nandi Hills
About 20 km away, good for breakfast after the trek.
Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple
At the foot of Nandi Hills. Forty minutes.
Adiyogi, Chikkaballapur
Near Chikkaballapur. Go before the late morning crowd.
Devanahalli Fort
On the way home. Thirty minutes.
Distance
65 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 1.5 hr
Via Yelahanka, Devanahalli and Chikkaballapur
Starting from
₹ 9600
Same-day return, 14 seater
Start
15 km
35 km
60 km
65 km
Night pickup
Two pickup points at most, on the north side if possible. Leave by 2:45 am. Everyone carries a torch, water, a light jacket and the forest booking, and the organiser checks the forest department rules before the night. Collect phone numbers of all twenty, since phones can go out of range on the hill. Skandagiri is about 65 km away, so the mini bus is at the base in about an hour and a half.
Airport road
Past Yelahanka on the empty airport road. The highway skirts the old town on an elevated bypass, so there is no traffic at this hour. Yelahanka is home to the Air Force Station that hosts the Aero India show, and in show weeks the roads to the airport have traffic limits, so the organiser should check the dates. If someone needs a restroom, fuel stations here are open all night.
Early tea
Early chai is easy to find on the Devanahalli stretch, about 35 km out. Ten minutes is enough for twenty people if they get down together. The town grew around a fort first built in 1501 by Malla Baire under Vijayanagara rule; the stone fort that stands today was Hyder Ali's work. The BCCI Centre of Excellence has also come up near Devanahalli. Chikkaballapur, where the bus leaves the highway, is about 25 km on.
Village road
Near Chikkaballapur the mini bus leaves NH44 for the narrow village road to the base. Three highways meet in the town, NH44, NH69 and State Highway 74, which makes it a busy junction by day but quiet at night. The district grows grapes and mulberry for silk. After the trek, Chikkaballapur town has hotels for breakfast for the whole group, about 5 km from the base. The driver knows the dark turns to Kalwar.
Trek base
About an hour and a half at night. The mini bus parks at the base village of Kalwar. The trek starts behind the Papagni Mutt and climbs about 3 km to a temple and a pond at the top, past bits of the old fort wall. Small stalls sell tea and snacks after sunrise. Climb in teams of five with a leader each, and come down to the bus by the agreed time, so twenty people are not waiting on one.
Doing the Skandagiri sunrise trek with 15 to 25 friends? This page covers the Bangalore to Skandagiri Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus collects everyone at night, gets close to the base and has you home by lunch. We run mini bus on rent in Bangalore for trek groups most weekends.
Route | One way | Skandagiri and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Skandagiri via Yelahanka, Devanahalli and Chikkaballapur | About 65 km | About 130 km | About 1.5 hr with stops |
The real drive is about 130 km, but a mini bus day is billed as 300 km. That leaves room for Nandi Hills, the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple or Adiyogi after the trek. Tolls, parking and GST at actual. One way only? ₹2 a km more. Fuel and driver are included in the rate, and the day allowance for the driver is separate. Both AC and non-AC mini buses are available; the rate depends on which you pick.
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.
About 20 trekkers: 20 seater mini bus. 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Day bags only, so fill every seat.
Ten or twelve people? The Bangalore to Skandagiri tempo traveller is enough. Over 25? Book the Bangalore to Skandagiri 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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Skandagiri lies roughly 65 km north of Bangalore; there and back is near 130 km. Our mini bus route is NH44 through Yelahanka, Devanahalli and Chikkaballapur, then a village road to the base at Kalwar. Allow about an hour and a half each way at night, and more for the return in morning traffic.
One 300 km day at ₹34/km is ₹10,200, plus ₹700 driver allowance, tolls and GST.
Yes. Book the trek slots first; entry is by booking only.
Usually by 11 am or noon, or later if you add Nandi Hills.
The 25 seater. Rates on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, at the base village.
The climb itself is before sunrise, so April heat matters on the way down. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 34 to 36 C around Bangalore, and the bare rock warms fast after 8 am. Start the descent soon after sunrise, carry two litres of water each, and keep caps in the mini bus for the drive home.
For fit teenagers with a teacher or guide, yes, but it is a night climb of about 3 km on rock. Each child needs a torch, proper shoes and water, and should climb with a team leader. Check the forest department rules on group size and age before booking. The mini bus waits at the base until the last person is down.
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