
Bangalore to Vellore Fort Force Urbania
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Distance
210 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 4 hr
Via Hosur, Vaniyambadi and Ambur
Starting from
₹ 24000
2 days, 600 km, any size
Start
40 km
90 km
150 km
165 km
210 km

Pickup
The Urbania is too tall for most basements at about 2.55 m, so it picks you up at the gate at 6 am. Captain style seats and a flat floor make it easy for parents and grandparents to board. Visiting the fort and perhaps a CMC appointment in one trip? Tell us the hospital time and we plan backwards from it. FASTag pays the tolls on the way. First food is at Krishnagiri.

Papers at the border
The Urbania enters Tamil Nadu soon after the Attibele toll and pulls in at the Hosur check post, roughly 40 km from your gate. Paperwork is the driver's job; elders keep their seats and the AC stays on. Three national highways meet at Hosur, NH44, NH648 and NH844, so lorries crowd the town and we do not stop inside it. On the drive home, the Dakshina Tirupati temple by the highway, at the edge of the Sanamavu forest, makes an easy darshan for grandparents.

Breakfast
Krishnagiri, around 90 km out, is the breakfast halt. One hotel for the whole group keeps it to 25 minutes. Krishnagiri is the main highway junction here, with NH44 carrying on to Salem and NH48 turning east for Vellore and Chennai, which is our road. The town's government museum on Gandhi Road has run since 1993, if anyone likes old coins and stones. About 120 km remain to the fort.

Through town
No halt at Vaniyambadi, about 150 km along. Lunch comes at Ambur, only fifteen minutes later, so the Urbania keeps rolling on NH48. Two old temples, Sundara Varadaraja Perumal and Athitheeswarar, stand on the Palar river here, and families who like temples sometimes stop on the return. Jolarpet railway junction lies close by. The town is better known for leather, with more than 150 tanneries, and for a biryani of its own that many travellers rate as highly as Ambur's.

Lunch
At Ambur, about 165 km out, the group stops for lunch. Ambur biryani uses jeera samba rice and a curd based masala, and it comes with dhalcha and raita; ask for plain meals too if elders want something lighter. Forty minutes is enough for one table of eight to sixteen. Ambur and Vaniyambadi are the two known biryani halts on this highway. Vellore is about 45 km away, under an hour.

Fort or hospital drop
The Urbania reaches Vellore in about four hours of driving and drops you at the fort gate or the hospital, whichever comes first in your plan. Vellore has many simple meals places around the fort and the CMC area. The town is about 135 km from Chennai, and Katpadi railway station is about 5 km north of CMC, useful if anyone leaves by train. The van waits nearby with the AC ready.
Visiting Vellore with parents, maybe for a CMC appointment and the Golden Temple, 8 to 16 people? Below is how we run a Bangalore to Vellore Fort Force Urbania booking, from pickup to the places you see. The Force Urbania is quiet and easy to step into. Book Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Vellore Fort and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Vellore Fort via Hosur, Vaniyambadi and Ambur | About 210 km | About 420 km | About 4 hr with stops |
Every Urbania is ₹40 a km. Vellore is about 210 km away, so a return trip is billed two days and 600 km. Tolls, parking, permit and GST separate. Fuel, driver and AC are covered by the rate per km, and the driver's day allowance is a separate line on the bill.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking and GST. Shared by 16, 3 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹2,380 a person.
Up to 9: 9 seater Urbania. 10 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. 13 to 16: 16 seater Urbania.
For a lower fare, the Bangalore to Vellore Fort tempo traveller takes the same group. Only four to seven people? See the Bangalore to Vellore Fort cab.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.

8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
Vellore Fort is about 210 km from Bangalore by Hosur, Krishnagiri, Vaniyambadi and Ambur, or about 420 km for the return trip. A Force Urbania takes about four hours of driving, plus a breakfast halt at Krishnagiri and lunch at Ambur.
Two days, 600 km at ₹40/km: ₹24,000. Driver allowance ₹700/day a day. Tolls, permit and GST extra.
Yes. The driver waits near the hospital while you finish the appointment.
The 12 seater. All sizes are on Force Urbania on rent in Bangalore.
We arrange them from owners we work with, at our rate.
Yes, a long path inside. Elders should walk slowly and carry water.
It can be. Vellore is known for very high summer heat, with highs near 39 C from April to June. In those months plan outdoor visits before 10 am or after 4 pm, and rest in the cool hours after lunch. The Urbania's AC is strong, and the driver parks in shade so the cabin stays cool.
The Urbania's rear boot takes a medium suitcase for each person in an 8 or 10 seater, plus small bags under the seats. If you are also carrying medical files or a folded wheelchair for a CMC visit, take one size up so the boot is not crammed.