Bangalore to Thekkady Minibus Rental — 12 to 24 Seater Mini Bus for Group Travel to Periyar

Minibus Packages for the Bangalore to Thekkady Route

Corporate Package

Built for Bangalore IT and manufacturing teams running offsites at the resorts around Kumily and Vandiperiyar, which is one of the more popular offsite destinations within a day of the city. Includes GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO-based approval, a named driver for the full multi-day trip, and consolidated monthly billing for registered accounts. The same corporate minibus bangalore stays with your team for the sanctuary transfers, the plantation visit and any Munnar extension, with duty slips signed daily and reconciled against the final invoice. Our corporate travels desk manages the arrangement end to end, including coordinating two vehicles where a team is too large for one.

Family Package

The most common booking on this corridor. Extended families travelling for three to five days, usually pairing Thekkady with Munnar and sometimes running on to Alleppey before returning through Coimbatore. The package is designed around the way families actually move: a late start on sanctuary days, the vehicle waiting during the boat cruise and the spice tour, and a driver who is comfortable with elders and small children on a ghat road. Luggage capacity is the deciding advantage on a week-long Kerala circuit, since a 20 seater swallows what four or five cabs would struggle with, spice purchases included.

Budget Package

For groups where cost per head decides the booking. Non-AC 12 to 17 seater mini buses, point to point, no frills, a clean vehicle and a verified driver. Non-AC works better on this route than most, since the temperature drops steadily from Theni onwards and the last two hours are genuinely cool. The tier suits college groups, community trips and association travel working to a fixed collection per member. The mini bus rate per km in bangalore for the non-AC tier is our lowest, and across a 515 kilometre one-way run the saving across a full group is substantial. The budget tier is about vehicle specification only, never about maintenance standards or driver vetting.

Luxury and Executive Package

Executive mini coach configuration with fewer, wider push-back seats, additional legroom, better sound insulation and premium interiors. On a ten hour drive ending with a ghat climb, the difference is functional rather than cosmetic, and the better suspension is felt in the last hour more than anywhere else. Suited to senior management travel, milestone family trips and any group that wants to stay together without compromising comfort. For a step further, our luxury urbania rental bangalore option in 13 to 17 seater configuration is a premium alternative on the same route and is particularly good on the narrow roads around Chellarkovil and Ramakkalmedu.

Our Minibus Fleet in Bangalore

Our ac minibus rental bangalore fleet covers 12, 14, 17, 20 and 24 seater configurations. We run the full range of group vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your headcount changes after booking we can usually move you up or down a category without restarting the process.

•      Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC, the core vehicle for this route

•      Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for smaller groups on the same corridor

•      Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches for large groups

•      Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van

•      Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova and Commuter through Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross and Fortuner, up to Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class, Mercedes-Benz S Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost

Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated configuration with push-back seats, which matters on this route in particular. We do not recommend attempting the Cumbum ghat section at night, and we plan departures so the climb into Kumily happens in daylight rather than running the group through it in the dark.

Billing Details — What Is Included and What Is Extra

We quote in writing before you book and the quote itemises everything, so there are no surprises at trip end. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.

Included in the Quoted Fare

•      Base fare and fuel charges

•      Driver allowance

Not Included — Billed Separately at Actuals

•      Toll charges and parking fees

•      Interstate tax and permits for the Karnataka to Tamil Nadu and Tamil Nadu to Kerala crossings

•      Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM

•      GST as applicable

•      Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage

The garage-to-garage basis is standard across the organised group transport industry in Bangalore. The meter starts when the vehicle leaves our garage for your pickup point and ends when it returns. We factor this into the written quote, so the number you approve is the number you pay.

Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if required. Vehicle insurance and full statutory driver and vehicle compliance are maintained across the fleet.

Other Popular Routes from Bangalore

Thekkady is one of several long-distance corridors we operate into Kerala and Tamil Nadu. These are the routes groups book most often from Bangalore.

•      Bangalore to Munnar — 480 to 550 km depending on route, ten to twelve hours. Tea country in the Western Ghats, and the standard second half of a Thekkady itinerary.

•      Bangalore to Wayanad — 280 km, six hours. Kerala permit required. Popular for corporate offsites and long weekends.

•      Bangalore to Alleppey — 550 km. Backwaters and houseboats, usually reached after Thekkady and Munnar on a full Kerala circuit.

•      Bangalore to Kodaikanal — 465 km, eight to ten hours. Shares the route as far as Vathalagundu, so it combines with Thekkady with almost no detour.

•      Bangalore to Madurai — 437 km, nine hours. The Meenakshi Amman temple, and a comfortable overnight halt if you want to split the Thekkady drive.

•      Bangalore to Ooty — 270 km, six to seven hours. Through Mysore and Bandipur into the Nilgiris. Needs a Tamil Nadu permit and a driver used to ghat sections.

•      Bangalore to Coorg — 265 km, five to six hours. Coffee estates, Abbey Falls and the Dubare elephant camp. Book early for weekends.

•      Bangalore to Mysore — 145 km, three hours. Srirangapatna, Mysore Palace and Chamundi Hills. Popular for one-day corporate outings and school excursions.

•      Bangalore to Tirupati — 250 km, four to five hours. Our most frequent pilgrimage booking, usually a same-day return.

•      Bangalore to Rameswaram — 600 km. Often part of a longer southern temple circuit with Madurai and Kanyakumari.

•      Bangalore to Chikmagalur — 245 km, five hours. Coffee country and Mullayanagiri.

•      Bangalore to Hampi — 340 km, seven hours. UNESCO World Heritage ruins, best from November to February.

Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore

Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so you can start a trip in one city and finish in the other without changing operators.

Our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday car booking across sedans, SUVs and premium marques. For eight to eighteen passengers, luxury tempo traveller bangalore is the step below a mini bus, with the tt vehicle fleet held to the same outstation standard.

For larger movements, our bus rental in bangalore fleet runs 27 to 50 seater coaches for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking requirements, while the volvo bus rental bangalore tier covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire for conferences, weddings and large corporate movements. The mini bus rental in bangalore service sits between the two, handling minibus rental and mini bus booking online enquiries for groups of twelve to twenty-four. The force urbania rent bangalore fleet handles urbania van rental and luxury urbania rental bangalore bookings for premium small-group travel.

On the corporate side, corporate travels bangalore covers corporate cab service bangalore and corporate transport services for companies needing managed travel, including the Kerala offsites that fill this route between September and February. Our employee transportation services bangalore division runs office cab service bangalore, staff transportation services and night shift cab service bangalore contracts across tech parks, with employee pick up and drop service and employee shuttle service arrangements built around shift timings.

For education clients, school transportation services covers school bus service bangalore, school bus rental bangalore and student pick up and drop service, including school excursion bus rental bangalore and college trip bus rental for annual tours, of which Periyar is a regular request. Airport requirements are handled by airport transfer bangalore, covering bangalore airport cab, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking with live flight tracking.

Longer journeys fall under outstation cabs bangalore, covering outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking for multi-day itineraries. For celebrations, wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore for guest movement, including destination weddings at the Thekkady and Munnar resorts. And for premium seven-seater travel, innova hycross rent bangalore covers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental bookings. Custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles are available on request.

How to Book a Mini Bus for Rent in Bangalore — Step by Step

Booking a mini bus for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.

Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels

•      Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.

•      Share your travel date.

•      Share your Bangalore pickup location — area, building or landmark such as Electronic City, Whitefield, MG Road or Koramangala.

•      Share your destination or full itinerary.

•      Share your group size.

•      Share your preferred mini bus tier: Standard AC, Executive Mini Coach or Luxury.

•      For corporate bookings from Bangalore tech parks, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format.

•      For Thekkady and other multi-day outstation hire, share the full day-wise itinerary, including any Munnar or Alleppey extension, so we can allocate a driver with ghat and Kerala route experience.

Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote

•      Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.

•      The quote itemises every charge:

◦       Mini bus hire rate — per kilometre or flat local package

◦       Driver allowance — Rs 500 to Rs 800 per day depending on vehicle

◦       Applicable toll estimates

◦       Interstate permits where applicable — Tamil Nadu and Kerala for Thekkady, Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati

◦       GST

•      No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.

•      For Bangalore IT sector corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice is available at this stage for PO-based approval.

•      Request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive Mini Coach at the same time.

Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance

•      Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.

•      A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and guarantees the specific mini bus variant on your date.

•      Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.

•      Advance receipt issued within 30 minutes.

•      Your confirmation includes:

◦       Driver name and mobile number

◦       Vehicle registration number

◦       Departure time

◦       Pickup location confirmation

◦       Full billing breakdown — all sent to WhatsApp or email in writing

•      For peak Thekkady dates — Christmas and New Year, Onam, Diwali, long IT weekends and the December to February season — book well ahead.

Step 4 — Your Driver and Mini Bus Arrive Early

•      Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.

•      The mini bus will be clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready.

•      The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.

•      During the trip the driver handles all routing, toll payments, ORR and NICE road exits, and the Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala permit checkpoints.

•      At trip end the balance is settled after deducting the advance.

•      Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.

Quick booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your group size, Bangalore pickup area, destination and travel date. Written mini bus quote in 2 hours.

Payment Methods — Mini Bus for Rent and Hire in Bangalore

Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits and final settlement at trip end.

•      UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for advance deposits.

•      Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 10,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.

•      Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for both advance and full payment.

•      Net banking — All major Indian banks. Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO approvals.

•      Cash — Balance payable at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.

•      Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed corporate clients, monthly consolidated invoicing, and invoice issued within 24 hours.

A 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For Thekkady, Munnar, Alleppey and other multi-day outstation hire from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.

Cancellation Policy — Mini Bus Hire in Bangalore

Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation. There are no hidden conditions.

•      More than 72 hours before departure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.

•      48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.

•      24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.

•      12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.

•      Less than 12 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.

•      No-show, where the bus is deployed and the group is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund. The full fare is payable.

•      Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate vehicle is offered.

Special Cancellation Conditions

•      Multi-day outstation hire including Thekkady, Munnar, Alleppey and Coorg — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day mini bus hire from Bangalore.

•      Weddings — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.

•      Peak dates — Christmas and New Year, Onam, Diwali, Dasara and Bangalore long weekends require a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.

•      Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, Kerala hartals, monsoon landslides on the ghat section and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.

•      Modifications — date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.

To cancel, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.

Refund Policy — Mini Bus for Rent in Bangalore

All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.

•      Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, processed within 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.

•      Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure — advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.

•      Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.

•      Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure — advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.

•      Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.

•      Trip shortfall where actual kilometres are less than the minimum — proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.

•      Billing error or overcharge — the full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.

•      Duplicate payment — the full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.

Refund Timelines by Payment Method

•      UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.

•      Credit or debit card — refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.

•      Bank transfer — refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.

•      Cash — cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.

For refunds, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.