
Bangalore to Trimbakeshwar Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Distance
1040 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 23 hr
Via Chitradurga, Solapur and Nashik
Starting from
₹ 67200
7 days, 2,100 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹69,198 ₹83,668
+ ₹12348 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹69,198 ₹83,668
+ ₹12348 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹69,198 ₹83,668
+ ₹12348 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹73,334 ₹88,654
+ ₹13074 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹73,334 ₹88,654
+ ₹13074 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 seater mini bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹73,334 ₹88,654
+ ₹13074 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹73,334 ₹88,654
+ ₹13074 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹77,369 ₹93,540
+ ₹13800 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹77,369 ₹93,540
+ ₹13800 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹69,198 ₹83,668
+ ₹12348 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹69,198 ₹83,668
+ ₹12348 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini bus Exucutive A/C Executiv 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹69,198 ₹83,668
+ ₹12348 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹85,439 ₹1,03,313
+ ₹15253 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹85,439 ₹1,03,313
+ ₹15253 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹1,01,680 ₹1,22,958
+ ₹18158 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹85,539 ₹1,03,413
+ ₹15253 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹97,645 ₹1,18,072
+ ₹17432 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹97,645 ₹1,18,072
+ ₹17432 (Taxes & Charges)
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Gate pickup
The mini bus leaves one meeting point at 4:30 am, and twenty people can board with their bags in about fifteen minutes if everyone is on time. The first day covers roughly 530 km, ending at Vijayapura. Each person keeps water, a snack and an ID card in a small bag. A coordinator holds the list, the lodge bookings and the darshan plan. Groups of fourteen to twenty five fit, with suitcases stacked at the back.

Tea
A short tea and restroom halt at Tumakuru, 70 km out, while it is still dark or just light. The group has tea and a biscuit; breakfast for twenty is planned at Chitradurga. The coordinator counts heads before the bus moves. Shivagange hill rises about 25 km away, back towards Bangalore, a trip for another day. Tumakuru to Chitradurga is about 130 km of NH48. It is still cool at this hour, so a light jacket helps. The bus then runs about 130 km to Chitradurga without a halt.

Breakfast
The mini bus pulls in at Chitradurga, 200 km out, for idli and coffee. One order for the table, and twenty people finish in about thirty minutes. Here the route leaves NH48 for NH50. Chitradurga's fort is about 2 km off, and the pillow lava at Maradihalli nearby is a National Geological Monument, both for another trip. Fuel and restrooms are on the highway. Wind turbines line the ridges around the city.

Lunch
Lunch is at Hosapete, around 325 km from Bangalore, and the driver takes his rest while the group eats. North Karnataka thalis with jowar rotti come quickly for twenty. A quick roll call keeps everyone together before boarding. Anyone who needs to leave by train can use Hosapete Junction on the Hubballi to Guntakal line. Water cans for the hot afternoon on NH50 are sold in the market. The driver checks the tyres before the afternoon run.

Tea
Kushtagi, about 390 km out, is the afternoon tea halt. Pomegranates from the farms around make a cheap snack for twenty. The Durga Devi temple stands in the centre of the town. A new railway line from Gadag to Wadi is being built through this area. Head count, then about 140 km more on NH50 to Vijayapura. Restrooms at a highway fuel station keep the halt short. The group can doze until the night halt, as the road is a straight run through dry country.

Night halt
Night halt at Vijayapura, about 530 km out. One lodge for the whole group, booked ahead, with parking for the mini bus. Jolada rotti meals are the local dinner. Groups with energy left can see Gol Gumbaz, the Jama Masjid or the Chand Bawdi stepwell before the monuments close around 6 pm. Next morning the bus heads for Solapur and Maharashtra. The driver gets a full night's rest before the long second day.

Breakfast
Day two starts with breakfast in Solapur, about 625 km from Bangalore, once the driver has cleared the permit at the Maharashtra border. Bhakri with shenga chutney is quick to serve to twenty. Solapur honours Shivayogi Siddheshwar as its chief deity, and around Makar Sankranti his yatra fills the streets. The city is also known for towels and chaddars. Half an hour with a head count, then north to Karmala. Buy a chaddar or two if anyone wants one.

Tea
Karmala, at about 750 km, is a brief tea halt on the road to Ahmednagar. A temple group may want darshan at the Kamala Bhavani shrine, built by Rao Raje Nimbalkar in 1727 and known for its 96 pillars. Keep it to fifteen minutes and count heads. Lunch for the group is planned at Ahmednagar, about 100 km further, through flat dry farmland. The road beyond is straight and quiet, and the group can rest.

Lunch
The group lunches near Ahmednagar, 855 km out, in one hall with the mini bus parked close by. Misal and a Maharashtrian thali are on the menu. Ahmednagar is now officially Ahilyanagar, and the fort in the city has rooms kept as a museum. After lunch the mini bus turns towards Nashik, roughly 160 km away through Sangamner. Count heads before leaving. Water cans are refilled before the bus leaves.

Tea
A tea and restroom break at Sangamner, roughly 945 km from Bangalore, where the Pune to Nashik highway passes the town. Sangamner takes its name from the meeting of three rivers. It is a dairy town with one of the biggest markets in the district. The town stands at about 549 m. Nashik is about 65 km on, so the group can doze for an hour. The coordinator can confirm the lodge rooms by phone from here.

Tea
The mini bus pauses briefly in Nashik, around 1,010 km out, for chai and restrooms. Anyone hungry can buy sabudana vada or misal from the stalls. Nashik stands on the Godavari, and in Kumbh Mela years, every 12 years, traffic limits apply around the city and Trimbak, so the group should check the dates. The last 30 km to Trimbak take about an hour on the hill road. Head count before the last leg.

Drop at the stay
With all the halts, the mini bus reaches Trimbakeshwar after about 23 hours of driving over two days. The group checks in first, then plans darshan. Lodges and dharamshalas are spread across the town, and because the lanes close to the temple are tight, the bus drops the group nearby and they walk the last stretch. The town's kitchens serve thalis and sabudana khichdi. The mini bus stays with the group until the return.
Is a family or a bhajan group of 14 to 25 going for Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga darshan? In one Bangalore to Trimbakeshwar mini bus everyone sits together for the 1040 km and the luggage comes too. We have run mini bus on rent in Bangalore since 2009.
Route | One way | Trimbakeshwar and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Trimbakeshwar via Solapur, Ahmednagar and Nashik | About 1040 km | About 2,080 km | About 23 hr with stops |
The mini bus run to Trimbakeshwar and back is close to 2,080 km, so the bill comes to 7 days, 2,100 km. Diesel and the driver are in the km rate; the allowance is ₹600 to ₹800 a day by size. The Maharashtra permit goes on the bill at cost. Parking, tolls and GST at actual. One way is ₹2 a km more, on request. Mini buses come in AC and non-AC, so tell us which one when you ask for the quote.
Vehicle | Round trip rate | Trimbakeshwar and back, 7 days (2,100 km) | Driver allowance | Allowance for 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32/km | ₹67,200 | ₹600/day | ₹4,200 | |
₹32/km | ₹67,200 | ₹600/day | ₹4,200 | |
₹34/km | ₹71,400 | ₹700/day | ₹4,900 | |
₹34/km | ₹71,400 | ₹700/day | ₹4,900 | |
₹34/km | ₹71,400 | ₹700/day | ₹4,900 | |
₹36/km | ₹75,600 | ₹700/day | ₹4,900 | |
₹46/km | ₹96,600 | ₹800/day | ₹5,600 | |
₹36/km | ₹75,600 | ₹700/day | ₹4,900 |
A group of twenty for Trimbakeshwar? The 20 seater mini bus. A few more, the 21 seater mini bus. 23 to 25 with luggage for 1040 km: 25 seater mini bus.
Thirty or more? The Bangalore to Trimbakeshwar bus. Twelve or fewer? The Bangalore to Trimbakeshwar tempo traveller. Going on to Shirdi? See the Bangalore to Shirdi mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
About 1,040 km by road, via Vijayapura, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Sangamner and Nashik, so about 2,080 km for the round trip. Day one runs NH48 and NH50 to Vijayapura; day two crosses Maharashtra. A mini bus needs about 23 hours of driving each way with halts. Tumkur (Tumakuru) is the first tea halt.
The 20 seater mini bus: 2,100 km over 7 days at ₹34/km, so ₹71,400. ₹4,900 for the driver on top; tolls, permits and GST at actual.
Yes, on request. One way is ₹2 a km above the round trip rate; the empty return is counted in the written quote.
The 25 seater, so everyone sits and the bags fit. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
At Vijayapura, about 530 km out. Day two runs by Solapur, Ahmednagar and Nashik to Trimbak.
Yes. Shirdi is on the Ahmednagar side. Add a day and the km; the 7 billed days usually leave room.
Yes, in Solapur itself. The city's Siddheshwar fair, with a procession of tall Nandi flags, is held around Makar Sankranti and fills the streets. On those dates the group eats breakfast at a highway hotel outside the city. Otherwise the cooler months from October to February suit this drive best.
Most manage well with our rhythm of a meal or tea halt every couple of hours and a full night at Vijayapura. Put elders near the front door, where boarding is easy and the ride steadier, with medicines and something warm in a bag beside them. An extra day at Trimbak before heading home lets them rest.