Bangalore to Sultan Bathery Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Edakkal Caves
The mini bus parks at the foot parking. The walk up is steep, about an hour each way. Closed on Mondays.
Jain Temple, Sultan Bathery
Right in town. A short stop on the way to the hotel.
Phantom Rock
On the Ambalavayal side, about 12 km. A roadside photo stop.
Karapuzha Dam
About 20 km out. Gardens and open space for a group; one hour.
Distance
270 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 6 hr
Via Mysore, Gundlupet and Muthanga
Starting from
₹ 19200
2 days, 600 km, 14 seater
Start
80 km
145 km
170 km
205 km
245 km
260 km
Group pickup
The mini bus starts at 6 am, and with a group of 20 or so we keep to one pickup point, because every extra pickup costs time in the first hour. Tolls going out are paid at Kaniminike on the expressway, and on the way back at Sheshagirihalli near Bidadi, all by FASTag. The coordinator should share the name list with the driver before the doors close. Breakfast is at Maddur, about 80 km away, so the group can rest until then.
Breakfast
Breakfast is at Maddur, about 80 km out, once the mini bus has left the expressway by the town exit. Hot vada, idli and coffee for twenty people come out in two rounds, so plan on thirty minutes. Temple minded travellers can walk to the Varadaraja shrine, about 1 km inside town, where the deity, roughly 12 ft tall, is carved on both its front and its back. Locals call the river here Madduru Hole, though maps name it the Shimsha. Mysore is about 65 km further.
Ring road
The mini bus takes the Mysore ring road and turns south on NH 766. Mysore pak, made with gram flour, sugar and a lot of ghee, is the sweet to buy if the group wants one. In the Dasara season, in September or October, the city and the ring road have diversions and crowds, so the driver allows extra time. A fuel station on the ring road is the easy restroom stop.
Drive past
Nanjangud is about 23 km past Mysore, a temple town on the Kapila river. The mini bus drives through unless the group has asked for a stop. Nanjangud tooth powder, an Ayurvedic powder made in town, and the rasabale banana are the local buys. In heavy monsoons the Kapila has flooded low parts of the town when the Kabini dam releases water, so in August we check the road. Gundlupet is 35 km on.
Restroom
At Gundlupet the road divides: NH 181 goes to Ooty, and NH 766 carries on to Kerala, our way. This is the last proper stop for 20 people before the forest, so take fifteen minutes for restrooms and water. The town is on the dry rain shadow side, with about 60 cm of rain a year. Sunflower farms at Kakkalthondi bloom from about June to August. After Gundlupet, nobody gets down until Muthanga.
Forest
The Wayanad sanctuary touches Nagarhole and Bandipur in Karnataka and Mudumalai in Tamil Nadu, so this is one long belt of forest across three states. The mini bus drives through Muthanga without stopping, and the group watches from the windows for deer and elephants. Safari tickets for Muthanga are sold first come, first served at the counter, so a group wanting a jeep safari another day should reach at least 30 minutes early. Sultan Bathery, the end of today's drive, is about 15 km on.
Arrival
The mini bus reaches Sultan Bathery in about six hours with breakfast and stops. Bathery is the main transport hub of Wayanad, with wide roads in the town centre, and the driver takes the group to the hotel. Bamboo items, spices and coffee are the things to buy in the market. Thovarimala, with its old rock inscriptions, is near town. Ooty is about 100 km from here by state highway, for anyone extending the trip.
Planning a Wayanad weekend for 15 to 25 friends or colleagues, staying near Sultan Bathery? This page covers the Bangalore to Sultan Bathery Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus fits the hill roads and resort lanes better than a big coach. Tejas Tours & Travels gives mini bus on rent in Bangalore for Wayanad trips.
Route | One way | Sultan Bathery and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Sultan Bathery via Mysore, Gundlupet and Muthanga | About 260 km | About 520 km | About 6 hr with stops |
One way is about 260 km. A two-day Wayanad trip is billed at 600 km, our 300 km a day minimum, and the local runs to Edakkal, Phantom Rock and Karapuzha usually fit in. Tolls, parking, Kerala permit if needed and GST are extra at cost. One way drops cost ₹2 a km more. The per km rate covers fuel and the driver, with the driver allowance on top for each day. Mini buses come in AC and non-AC, so tell us which one when you ask for the quote.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | |
₹46 | ₹29,200 | ₹43,800 | ₹58,400 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 |
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, 3 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
Up to 20 people: 20 seater mini bus. 21 with bags: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. For Wayanad resorts, a mini bus is easier on narrow roads than a 30 seater.
Only 10 or 12 of you? The Bangalore to Sultan Bathery tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Take the Bangalore to Sultan Bathery bus. Staying near Kalpetta instead? See the Bangalore to Kalpetta mini 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
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹29,900 ₹36,038
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹25,244 ₹30,400
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
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21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Bangalore to Chikmagalur
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Sultan Bathery is close to 260 km away by road, which means roughly 520 km out and back. The mini bus follows the expressway to Mysore and then NH 766 past Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Muthanga. Give it about 6 hours with the Maddur breakfast and the Gundlupet halt, so a 6 am departure arrives around noon.
2 days at 600 km and ₹34/km come to ₹20,400. Add ₹700 a day allowance, tolls and GST.
Leave Sultan Bathery by about 5 pm. The forest road closes at 9 pm and a mini bus needs time for the Mysore stretch after.
It goes to the parking at the foot. From there everyone walks up.
The 25 seater. See all sizes on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, it is on the route. Tell us when you book so we plan 20 to 30 minutes.
The forest check post near the border is in Karnataka, inside the Bandipur reserve, and it closes from 9 pm to 6 am. Vehicles registered in Kerala face strict document checks there. Our driver carries the vehicle papers and the state permit. Inside the forest, about 25 km, no vehicle may stop, and fines have been reported.
Yes. There is no ghat, and the mini bus stops every hour or so before the forest, at Maddur, Mysore and Gundlupet. Seat elders in the front rows, where the ride is smoother. The forest crossing takes about an hour without a stop, so a restroom break at Gundlupet matters. Evenings in Bathery are cool, so carry shawls.
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