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St. Mary's Island
Boat from Malpe. Little shade; carry water and caps.
Malpe Beach
Next to the jetty. Children enjoy the evening here.
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
About 6 km. Drop near the car street.
Kaup Beach and Lighthouse
About half an hour south.
Distance
405 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8 hr
Via Kunigal, Sakleshpur and Mangalore
Starting from
₹ 21600
3 days, 900 km, 12 seater
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Family pickup
For a family heading to St Mary's Islands, the tempo traveller arrives at 6 am. The trip is about 405 km to Malpe, where the boats leave, and takes around eight hours with halts. A Traveller is roughly 2.55 m high, too tall for most basements, so meet it at the gate. Bring one suitcase per couple, a beach bag with towels and slippers, and snacks for the children within reach.
Coffee halt
At Kunigal the van pauses for ten minutes so the family can use the restroom and buy coffee, with breakfast saved for Hassan. People here have long earned a living from silk cocoons and hand rolled beedis, and a few mulberry plots still border the highway. Let the children run about on the open ground for a moment. Then everyone settles in, because the van now covers nearly two hours of toll road before it stops again.
Coconut farms
Coconut palms and sugarcane crowd the fields around Channarayapatna, which the van passes without stopping. These two crops are what the taluk lives on, and roadside stalls sell tender coconut if a child is thirsty. A barefoot climb to the statue at Shravanabelagola, 12 km to the side, can wait until the children are older. The driver pulls into a fuel pump only if someone needs the restroom. Breakfast at Hassan is about forty minutes away.
Breakfast
At Hassan the van parks inside the gate of a family hotel and everyone sits down to breakfast. Adults might try akki rotti, the rice flour flatbread of the Malnad, while children often stick to idli. Half an hour covers the meal and the restroom. Because the coast still lies more than four hours ahead and the hill towns are small, buy any forgotten sunscreen, hats or medicines in Hassan before setting off again.
Hills and coffee
Mist often hangs over the coffee slopes at Sakleshpur, a hill town people nickname the Poor Man's Ooty. A 15 minute halt gives the family photos, a restroom and perhaps a packet of estate coffee or pepper to take home. Before the van tips over the edge into the Shiradi ghat, move any child who gets carsick to the front and keep a bag and some water close. The road winds steadily downhill for the next hour.
Coastal lunch
Lunch is at Uppinangady once the ghat is behind you. Here the Kumaradhara and the Netravati merge, and the town's kitchens serve Tulu dishes such as patrode and kotte kadubu with rice; children usually go for soft neer dosa instead. Keep 40 minutes so nobody bolts their food. In the monsoon the rivers turn wide and muddy here. Malpe, the boat jetty town, is still a good two hours further along the coast.
Coast road
The van enters Mangalore over the Netravati bridge, roughly 350 km from home, and turns north on NH66 towards Udupi. If a cousin or grandparent is joining the beach days, Mangalore's railway stations and the airport at Bajpe make a convenient meeting point. The city can be slow in the late afternoon, so the driver keeps to the highway. Malpe is around 55 km up the coast, a little over an hour.
Jetty town
After about eight hours the van drops the family at the hotel in Malpe. The town has a harbour sea walk and, on the beach, a floating bridge opened in 2022, where visitors in life jackets walk out over the waves. Udupi, with more restaurants and shops, is only 5 km inland. Have a proper meal before the boat trip, because the islands are bare and have no food stalls.
Taking the family to St. What follows is the Bangalore to St. Mary's Island Tempo Traveller route, the halts and the fare for each size. Mary's Island and Udupi, 10 to 15 of you? A tempo traveller carries everyone, the snacks and the beach bags. Book a tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | St. Mary's Island and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to St. Mary's Island via Kunigal, Sakleshpur and Mangalore | About 405 km | About 810 km | About 8 hr with stops |
Malpe is about 405 km from Bangalore. A family trip of 3 days is billed 900 km. Boat tickets at the jetty. Tolls, parking and GST at actual. Fuel and driver sit inside the tempo traveller rate, and the driver gets a daily allowance on the bill. Both AC and non-AC tempo travellers can be booked; whichever you take sets the rate.
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. Up to 20: 20 seater tempo traveller.
Elders in the family? The Bangalore to St. Mary's Island Urbania is quieter. Staying around Udupi? See the Bangalore to Udupi tempo traveller.
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)
Bangalore to Shirdi
I had an excellent experience with Teja Travel. The vehicle was clean, comfortable, and very well maintained. The driver was polite, punctual, and knew the routes perfectly, which made our trip smooth and enjoyable. Their service was professional from start to finish, and the pricing was also very reasonable. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for reliable travel vehicle services. 👍
Chaitanya K
13/10/2025 Shirdi
5/5
Bangalore to Kerala
I am Anil Nair from Souparnika Holidays Kochin Kerala. I have 2 booking for my guests in December 2025. My guests are happy with this hotel. Thanks to the entire team One Toyota etios and one traveler booked. I think they arranged cab from out side but guest happy Second vehicle is 9 seat traveler. Driver Mr Viswantha and Lakshmi supported me for complete the 8 days package. Thanks Viswa & Lakshmi.
Anil Nair
6/9/2025 Kerala
5/5
Bangalore to Mysore
Thanks a ton to Shashikala ji for booking my tempo traveller. She has cooperated from very first day and guided us through out. Secondly i thank our tempo driver Mr. Manju who was very down to earth person and co-operated with us during our whole trip. His driving skills are perfect. I wish you good luck and thank you both from bottom of my heart !!!
Arpit Gupta
6/6/2026 Mysore
5/5
Bangalore to Ooty
We had a very good experience with the traveler we booked through Tejas travels. The vehicle was clean and comfortable, and our driver was polite, cooperative, and professional throughout the trip. The entire journey was smooth and hassle-free — everything went as planned without any delays or issues. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a reliable and comfortable travel experience!
Preetika Rattan
12/10/2025 Ooty
5/5
You drive to Malpe, the jetty for St Mary's Islands, about 405 km away, or roughly 810 km for the round trip. The tempo traveller takes NH75 by Hassan and Sakleshpur, comes down the ghat to Uppinangady and Mangalore, then heads north on NH66. A family needs about 8 hours each way with meals.
3 days, 900 km at ₹24/km: ₹21,600. Driver allowance ₹1,500 for three days. Tolls and GST extra.
Yes, with care. The rocks are sharp and there is no swimming.
The 17 seater. All sizes are on tempo traveller on rent in Bangalore.
At ₹34/km, ₹30,600 for 900 km.
Usually October to May.
December to February. The coast is dry, days are around 32 C and nights about 20 C, so the morning boats and the beach are pleasant. March to May gets hot, up to about 38 C in Udupi. June to September is the monsoon, with over 4,000 mm of rain a year and rough seas.
Water, caps, sunscreen and sandals that grip, because the islands are bare basalt rock with no shops. Keep a towel and a change of clothes for the children in a day bag. Big bags stay in the hotel or the van. Wet clothes go in a plastic bag so the van seats stay dry.
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