
Bangalore to Thalassery Bus Hire for Weddings and College Groups
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
315 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 8 hr
Via Channapatna, Hunsur and Iritty
Starting from
₹ 39600
3 days, 900 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹55,126 ₹66,543
+ ₹9743 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹59,491 ₹71,828
+ ₹10528 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹49,888 ₹60,200
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹49,888 ₹60,200
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹40,858 ₹49,328
+ ₹7228 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹44,350 ₹53,557
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹63,856 ₹77,114
+ ₹11314 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹64,000
+ ₹11340 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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145 km
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240 km
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315 km

Group boarding
Departure is at 5:30 am from one open boarding spot, an office campus or a school yard, never a crowded central street where a coach gets only moments to load and cannot turn in narrow lanes. Every guest gets one suitcase in the luggage hold plus a small day bag on board, and a single coordinator holds the passenger list. Thalassery is roughly 315 km off, eight hours or so with halts, and setting out at dawn means the coach crosses the ghat in daylight.

Coach breakfast halt
The coach pulls in at Channapatna, 60 km out, for breakfast at an old road hotel whose counter feeds 45 people quickly; allow about forty minutes. Wooden toy shops once crowded this stretch of the old highway, and a few still sell lacquered toys and puzzles for the drive home. The town sits on the Kanva river at about 739 m. Mandya, the sugar town, comes about 36 km further along the expressway.

Tea off the ring road
At about 145 km the expressway runs out at Mysore's ring road junction near Manipal Hospital, the worst bottleneck of the day. The coach follows the outer ring road round the city and stops twenty minutes off it for tea and restrooms. Around Dasara, usually September or October, the police bring in diversions, so we read the advisory before such trips. Leaving, the bus takes the Hunsur road from the Hinkal flyover.

Short halt
Hunsur, 175 km out, gets a fifteen minute halt for restrooms, used in two batches to keep it short. Teak timber and tobacco are the town's trades, and the curing barns stand in the fields. Beyond Hunsur the coach swings south on the two lane state highway towards Virajpet, leaving the Kushalnagar traffic, and the driver keeps an even pace. Lunch waits about an hour ahead, so hand out water and biscuits from the hand bags now.

Group lunch
Lunch for 45 at Virajpet, 240 km out, is booked in advance so the food is on the table on arrival. After the meal the coach takes SH 91 down the Makutta ghat into Kerala, slowly and in low gear. In heavy rain alerts the district has barred heavy vehicles from its ghat roads for fixed periods, and slips have shut this road in past monsoons, so we always check before the trip.

Tea for the group
Iritty, 270 km from Bangalore and just below the ghat, is the coach's twenty minute tea halt on Kerala soil, by the Bavali river. The Aralam wildlife sanctuary and the Pazhassi dam both lie within about 10 km, ideas for another visit. From here the road to Thalassery, about 45 km, is wider and kinder to a big bus. The driver keeps the vehicle papers ready for any check, and the group stays seated while he handles it.

Bus parks near the stay
After about eight hours with halts, the bus reaches Thalassery and parks close to the stay; where lanes are narrow, it stops at the nearest junction and the group walks a short way. Book dinner in advance for a large group; Thalassery biryani with kaima rice is the local favourite. For guests flying out after a wedding, Kannur airport is about 24 km east. The driver stays with the bus.
Taking 30 to 50 wedding guests or a college group from Bangalore to Thalassery? A Bangalore to Thalassery bus puts the whole group on one vehicle, with halts planned where a coach fits. Reserve a bus on rent in Bangalore from Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Thalassery and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Thalassery via Hunsur, Virajpet and Iritty | About 315 km | About 630 km | About 8 hr with stops |
Count about 630 km for the round trip to Thalassery; with 300 km a day as the minimum, the bus is billed 3 days and 900 km. Bus tolls are higher than car tolls and go on at actual with parking and GST. The Kerala permit is billed at actual. Allowance ₹700 to ₹1,000 a day per day by size. Volvo and BharatBenz on request, 400 km a day. One way is ₹2 a km more. The per km rate already pays for diesel and driver; the driver's day allowance is extra. We run AC and non-AC buses, and the per km rate follows the one you go for.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | ₹69,500 | |
₹44 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | ₹69,500 | |
₹44 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | ₹69,500 | |
₹60 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | ₹95,000 | |
₹60 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | ₹95,000 | |
₹65 | ₹61,500 | ₹82,000 | ₹102,500 | |
₹54 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | ₹86,000 | |
₹54 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | ₹86,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 50, 4 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
About thirty for Thalassery? The 33 seater bus. Close to forty: the 40 seater bus. Fifty with bags over 315 km: the 49 seater bus or 50 seater bus.
Under 25 of you? The Bangalore to Thalassery mini bus is cheaper. For Kannur as well, see the Bangalore to Kannur bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
For a coach, Thalassery is about 315 km from Bangalore, some 630 km for the round trip. The route is the Mysore expressway, the Mysore ring road, Hunsur, Virajpet, the Makutta ghat and Iritty. With breakfast at Channapatna, tea near Mysore and at Iritty, and lunch in Virajpet, a full bus needs about 8 hours.
The 50 seater bus on 3 days (900 km) at ₹54/km comes to ₹48,600. Add ₹3,000 for the driver, and tolls, permits and GST at actual.
Yes, on request. The one way rate is ₹2 a km above the return rate, and the empty run home is in the written quote.
The 49 or 50 seater, so a few seats stay free for bags. Compare sizes on bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, by day. Government buses run from Virajpet to Kannur on it. The bends are tight, so the bus goes slowly and we avoid it at night in the rains.
Near the fort or on the beach road where there is space. The centre lanes are narrow, so the group walks from the bus.
Sometimes, never without checking. During heavy rain alerts, Kodagu's district office has kept heavy vehicles off ghat roads for set dates, and slips have shut the Virajpet to Kerala road in past monsoons. A coach caught by a ban must wait. For a group of 45, October to March is the season we recommend.
Plan on a suitcase each in the hold and a small bag at the seat with medicines, chargers and a change of clothes, since the hold opens only at the stay. Label every suitcase. If the group carries wedding gifts, sweets or decoration boxes, mention them at booking so we keep space for them.