Bangalore to Vythiri Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Pookode Lake
Just past Vythiri on the highway. Parking near the gate, pedal boats in turns. An hour is enough for 20 people.
Lakkidi View Point
Stop on the way out for the valley view. Ten minutes, with the mini bus on the side of the road.
Chembra Peak
Trek passes are limited, so ask us to book early for the group. Half a day with the walk to the heart lake.
Banasura Sagar Dam
About 40 minutes from Vythiri. Boating and the dam walk, two hours for a group.
Distance
305 km
From Bangalore
Time
About 6.5 hr
Via Mysore, Muthanga and Kalpetta
Starting from
₹ 19200
2 days, 600 km, 14 seater
Start
145 km
205 km
245 km
260 km
285 km
300 km
Group pickup
The mini bus leaves at 6 am from one pickup point; for 20 friends that saves the hour a city round would take. The coordinator checks names before the bus moves. Pickups on the west side can use the MAR corridor between Magadi Road and Mysore Road, which takes about 20 minutes. Tolls on the expressway are paid at Kaniminike by FASTag. Vythiri is about 300 km away, so the group can sleep until breakfast at Mysore.
Breakfast
Around 145 km out, the mini bus pulls up for breakfast in Mysore. The driver avoids the old city and stops at a roomy hotel close to the ring road, where 20 people can sit together. Thirty minutes covers idli, dosa, coffee and the restroom queue. Silk sarees, sandalwood carvings and incense are what Mysore is known for, but shopping for a group is easier on the way home. During Dasara, in September or October, the city fills up and roads are diverted, so we budget extra time.
Restroom
The mini bus stops at Gundlupet, about 60 km south of Mysore, for restrooms and drinking water. The junction here is where NH 181 leaves for the Nilgiris and NH 766 runs on to Wayanad, our road. Fifteen minutes is the right length for a group of 20 with a head count. In June to August the farms near Kakkalthondi are full of sunflowers, a bright change from the dry scrub. Once the bus leaves Gundlupet, it does not stop again until Sulthan Bathery, on the far side of the forest.
Forest
This forest belt is shared by Bandipur, Nagarhole, Mudumalai and the Wayanad sanctuary, and the highway cuts straight through it. The mini bus keeps a steady speed and does not halt; stopping here has led to fines. Ask the group to watch quietly for elephants, gaur and deer from the windows. If some of the group want a jeep safari at Muthanga on a later morning, tickets at the counter are first come, first served, and twenty people should queue at least 30 minutes early. Bathery is about 15 km on.
Lunch
The mini bus stops for lunch at Sulthan Bathery, roughly 260 km from Bangalore. Forty minutes lets twenty people eat and use the restroom without a scramble. As the district's main bus junction, Bathery is used to big vehicles, so parking near a restaurant is not hard. After lunch, a few minutes in the market is enough for pepper, cardamom or a bamboo souvenir. For a history minded group, the Thovarimala rock inscriptions are near the town, worth a separate trip. Kalpetta comes about 25 km later.
Town
Kalpetta, about 285 km out, is an optional fifteen minute halt for the mini bus, useful for snacks, a pharmacy or an ATM before Vythiri. The town is the headquarters of Wayanad and lies on NH 766, with coffee and tea estates on the slopes around it. Groups who like crafts can look up Uravu at Thrikkaipetta near Kalpetta, a not for profit making bamboo products since 1996. From Kalpetta the road climbs gently for about 15 km to Vythiri, the last leg of the day.
Arrival
The mini bus reaches Vythiri in about six and a half hours. Vythiri, at about 700 m, has many resorts, some on narrow lanes; share the resort name at booking and we confirm the mini bus can reach the gate. The Thamarassery ghat starts just beyond, at Lakkidi, with nine hairpin bends down to Adivaram. Heavy vehicles have been barred from that ghat by day since June 2026, but a mini bus is allowed.
Going to Vythiri with 15 to 25 friends or colleagues? This page covers the Bangalore to Vythiri Mini Bus trip: route, stops, fares and places to see. A mini bus is the right fit. It is small enough for most resort roads and big enough to keep the whole gang together. We have arranged mini bus on rent in Bangalore for Wayanad weekends for years.
Route | One way | Vythiri and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore to Vythiri via Mysore, Gundlupet and Sultan Bathery | About 300 km | About 600 km | About 6.5 hr with stops |
The return drive is about 600 km, and two days are billed as 600 km. That covers Bangalore to Vythiri and back with a little spare for Pookode or Lakkidi. A third day in Wayanad adds 300 km. Tolls, the Kerala entry permit, parking and GST are paid at actual. One way only? ₹2 a km more. Fuel and the driver are in the per km rate; the driver allowance is added per day. Both AC and non-AC mini buses are available; the rate depends on which you pick.
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.
14 to 18 people: an 18 seater is snug. 19 or 20: 20 seater mini bus. Exactly 21 with bags: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. For a resort weekend, leave two seats free for luggage.
More than 25 people? Book the Bangalore to Vythiri bus. A family of 10 to 12 is better off in the Bangalore to Vythiri tempo traveller.
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
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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
About 300 km by Mysore, Gundlupet, Muthanga, Sultan Bathery and Kalpetta, so about 600 km for the round trip. A mini bus takes about 6.5 hours with breakfast at Mysore and lunch at Bathery. Leave at 6 am to reach Vythiri in the early afternoon.
600 km at ₹36/km is ₹21,600. Add ₹1,400 driver allowance for two days, tolls, Kerala permit and GST.
By 6 am. You reach Vythiri around lunch to mid afternoon with breakfast and lunch stops.
Most resort roads in Vythiri take a mini bus. Send us the resort name and we confirm before the trip.
The 20 seater, so bags fit. Other sizes are on mini bus on rent in Bangalore.
Yes, the driver stays near your resort. Driver allowance is per day and is in the quote.
Yes. The Moolehole forest check post on the Karnataka side, inside Bandipur, closes from 9 pm to 6 am. Kerala registered vehicles face strict document checks. Our driver carries the mini bus papers and the state permit. Inside the forest stretch, about 25 km, no vehicle may stop.
Yes. Seat them in the front rows and keep their medicines in a seat bag. The mini bus stops at Mysore, Gundlupet and Bathery, and only the forest stretch, about an hour, has no break. There is no steep ghat before Vythiri. Carry shawls, as the evenings are cool and damp.
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