
Bangalore to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Cab Service - Outstation Taxi to Muthanga and Tholpetty
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Muthanga Range
The southern range, continuous with Bandipur, is known for its elephant herds, which are often seen crossing the highway or bathing in forest pools. Jeep safaris start from the Muthanga entrance on NH766 and wind through bamboo forest, grassy swamps called vayals and teak plantations. Gaur, spotted deer, sambar and langurs are common, and tigers and leopards are sighted from time to time. Muthanga also has an elephant camp where captive elephants are cared for.
Distance
255 Km
One way
Time
6 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 5192
Plus GST

Dzire Swift A/C
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹4,358 ₹5,192
+ ₹712 (Taxes & Charges)

Etios A/c
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹4,358 ₹5,192
+ ₹712 (Taxes & Charges)

Innova 6 A/C
LUXURY6 Seats
₹5,347 ₹6,390
+ ₹890 (Taxes & Charges)

Innova 7 A/C
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹5,347 ₹6,390
+ ₹890 (Taxes & Charges)

Innova Crysta 7 A/C
LUXURY7 Seats
₹5,842 ₹6,990
+ ₹980 (Taxes & Charges)

Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹6,831 ₹8,188
+ ₹1158 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota commuter A/C
LUXURY10 Seats
₹17,375
+ ₹2984 (Taxes & Charges)
.webp?tr=w-64,h-64,c-at_max)
Corolla-altis A/C
LUXURY4 Seats
₹9,325
+ ₹1607 (Taxes & Charges)

Camry A/C
LUXURY4 Seats
₹13,250
+ ₹2295 (Taxes & Charges)

Audi A6
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹18,650
+ ₹3213 (Taxes & Charges)

Audi-q7 A/C
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹31,400
+ ₹5508 (Taxes & Charges)

BMW 5 Series A/C
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹41,600
+ ₹7344 (Taxes & Charges)

BMW-7-Series A/C
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹39,050
+ ₹6885 (Taxes & Charges)

Mercedes-benz-s-class-320 A/C
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹41,600
+ ₹7344 (Taxes & Charges)

Mercedes Benz E Class Rent
LUXURYAC4 Seats
₹36,500
+ ₹6426 (Taxes & Charges)

Rolls-royce-ghost
LUXURY4 Seats
₹1,54,000
+ ₹27540 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Fortuner A/C
LUXURY5 Seats
₹15,800
+ ₹2754 (Taxes & Charges)
Where Your Journey Starts
50 Km
80 Km
125 Km
145 Km
225 Km
250 Km
265 Km

Departure Point
Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.

Silk City of Karnataka
You leave the city on Mysore Road through Kengeri and join the Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway, one of the fastest roads in South India. Ramanagara, the first town of note, is the Silk City of Karnataka, with a cocoon market where thousands of kilograms of silk cocoons change hands every morning. The granite hills that tower over the expressway here are home to the Ramadevara Betta vulture sanctuary, one of the few protected habitats of the long-billed vulture, a fitting first glimpse of wildlife on a sanctuary trip. Expressway toll is billed at actuals. Elapsed time: about fifty minutes.

Maddur Vada
Channapatna, the Toy Town of Karnataka, is known for its lacquered wooden toys turned on lathes and coloured with natural dyes, a craft protected by a Geographical Indication tag. A few kilometres on, Maddur is the home of the crisp Maddur Vada. Service roads from the expressway reach both towns quickly, and a vada and coffee stop here is a tradition on the Mysore road. Elapsed time: about one hour twenty minutes.

Tipu Sultan's island
Mandya is the Sugar City of Karnataka, ringed by sugarcane fields fed by the Kaveri canals. The expressway then crosses the Kaveri at Srirangapatna, Tipu Sultan's island fortress capital. Birdwatchers can detour a few minutes to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, where painted storks, pelicans and spoonbills nest on river islets, an excellent warm-up for the forest ahead. Elapsed time: about one hour fifty minutes.

City of Palaces
Mysore, the City of Palaces, is the junction for both sanctuary routes. For Muthanga, your driver takes the ring road south toward Nanjangud; for Tholpetty, the road heads south-west toward HD Kote. Mysore is also the best place for a proper breakfast or early lunch before the forest stretch, and for picking up anything you may need, as shops thin out beyond this point. Elapsed time: about two hours twenty minutes.

One of India's first Project Tiger reserves
Bandipur was among the first reserves brought under Project Tiger in 1973. The highway runs straight through it, and elephants, deer, gaur and peacocks are often seen from the car. Stopping, feeding animals or leaving the vehicle is prohibited, and speed breakers keep traffic slow. Night traffic is restricted on this stretch, commonly from 9 PM to 6 AM, so your driver will make sure you cross well before the barrier closes. Elapsed time: about four hours.

Southern and Northern Gateways of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Beyond the Moolehole checkpost you cross into Kerala, where the Kerala permit is checked, and the forest continues seamlessly into the Muthanga range of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern gateway. Bamboo thickets and marshy vayals line the road. Your driver will take you straight to the safari counter or to your stay in Sultan Bathery, about 15 kilometres beyond. Elapsed time: about five hours.

Southern and Northern Gateways of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
From Bavali the road continues through Kattikulam, a small junction town surrounded by forest and plantations, to Tholpetty, the northern gateway of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. The safari counter is by the road, and Thirunelli Temple is a short drive away. Your driver will take you to the counter or to your stay near Tholpetty or Mananthavady. Elapsed time: about five hours to five hours thirty minutes.










For Bangalore teams planning nature offsites at Wayanad or Kabini jungle lodges. Includes multi-vehicle coordination, GST invoicing, Proforma Invoice for PO approval and duty slips reconciled against the final bill, with departures timed around forest restrictions. Our corporate travels bangalore desk manages the movement end to end.
A three-night trip entering by Muthanga and leaving by Tholpetty, covering both safari ranges, Edakkal Caves, Thirunelli and Kuruva Island, with the same car and driver throughout. An Innova Crysta suits six adults comfortably.
For photographers on a wildlife trip from bangalore, planned around the best safari slots at both ranges, with an optional night at Kabini. Drivers are briefed to stop quietly for roadside sightings where permitted and to accommodate camera gear.
For schools and colleges running nature education trips. Our school excursion bus rental bangalore options cover tempo travellers, mini buses and buses with safety-verified drivers and planned halts.
An Etios or Dzire on a transparent per-kilometre basis, with a clean vehicle and a verified driver. The budget tier is about vehicle class, never about maintenance or driver vetting.
For milestone trips and VIP guests, choose from Fortuner, Camry, Corolla Altis, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class and S Class, and Rolls-Royce Ghost. The innova hycross rent bangalore option offers captain seats and a quiet hybrid cabin between safaris.
We run a full range of vehicles from one Bangalore base, so if your group size changes after booking, we can move you up or down a category without starting again.
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater: Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Commuter, 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
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for larger families and small groups
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches
Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All group vehicles are seated configuration with push-back seats, and on this route a daytime drive is essential anyway, as night traffic through the Bandipur, Muthanga and Nagarhole forests is restricted.
Every quote is itemised in writing before you book. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll charges and parking fees
• Interstate tax for the Karnataka to Kerala crossing
• Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST as applicable
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 compliance are maintained across the fleet.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, and custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles are available on request.
Our car rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore, everyday car booking and premium cab hire. For longer journeys, outstation cab booking covers outstation car rental bangalore, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking for multi-day itineraries. For premium seven-seater comfort, our innova hycross for rent fleet handles innova hycross taxi, hycross car rental and 7 seater innova hycross rental Bangalore bookings.
For eight to eighteen passengers, luxury tempo traveller bangalore is our most requested group option, with the tt vehicle fleet held to the same outstation standard as our cars. Groups of twelve to twenty-four book our mini bus rental in bangalore service for minibus rental, mini bus booking online and mini bus for rent in bangalore. Premium small groups choose force urbania rent bangalore for urbania van rental, urbania on rent bangalore and force urbania hire.
Our bus rental in bangalore fleet runs 27 to 50 seater coaches for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking. The volvo bus rental bangalore tier covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire for conferences and large events. For celebrations, wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, wedding car hire bangalore, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore for guest movement.
Our corporate cab service bangalore desk handles corporate travel management company bangalore, corporate car rental bangalore and corporate transport services. The employee transportation services bangalore division runs office cab service bangalore, employee cab service, night shift cab service bangalore, employee pick up and drop service and employee shuttle service Bangalore contracts across tech parks. Airport requirements are covered by airport transfer bangalore, including bangalore airport cab, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking Bangalore with live flight tracking.
Our school transportation services cover school bus service bangalore, school bus rental bangalore, school van service bangalore and student pick up and drop service, along with school excursion bus rental bangalore, college trip bus rental bangalore and tempo traveller for school trip bangalore for annual tours.
Booking a Car for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps:
STEP1 | Contact Tejas Travels Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com — available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Share your travel date, Bangalore pickup location (area or landmark — Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, hotel name, tech park), destination or full itinerary, number of passengers, and preferred vehicle. For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number — the driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically. For luxury vehicles (Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce), also mention the occasion — corporate, wedding, VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire. |
STEP2 | Receive Your Written Quote Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email. The quote clearly itemizes every charge: vehicle hire rate (Rs/km or flat package), driver allowance (Rs 400-1,000/day depending on vehicle class), applicable toll estimates, and any interstate permit if applicable (Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati). No verbal-only prices — everything in writing before you confirm. For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage. If you want to compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time. |
STEP3 | Confirm Your Booking & Pay Advance Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone. A 15-20% advance payment confirms the booking. Payment: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT/IMPS/RTGS bank transfer, or credit/debit card via payment link. Advance receipt within 30 minutes. Confirmation includes: driver name and mobile, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup location, and full billing breakdown — all in writing. For luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class), advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand (wedding season November-February, New Year). |
STEP4 | Your Driver Arrives Early Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at your confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure. For KIA airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate. The vehicle is clean, sanitized, fuelled, and ready. For wedding and VIP bookings, the driver arrives in formal attire. The driver calls 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy. During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments, and Bangalore traffic navigation. At trip end, balance payment is settled after deducting the advance. Any additional km or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate. |
Quick Booking for Hire: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination, and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
Method | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
UPI | Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI, Amazon Pay | Fastest method. Instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits. |
Bank Transfer | NEFT, IMPS, RTGS | For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS instant; NEFT up to 2 hours. |
Credit / Debit Card | Visa, Mastercard, RuPay | Via payment link to registered mobile or email. Valid for advance and full payment. |
Net Banking | All major Indian banks | Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals. |
Cash | Balance at time of travel | Accepted at trip end. Advance must be digital for booking confirmation. Receipt issued. |
Corporate Credit | Registered corporate accounts | 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients. Monthly consolidated invoicing available. |
Luxury vehicle note: For Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series, and Mercedes S-Class, a higher advance may be required given limited Bangalore fleet availability and Bangalore wedding season demand.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
Weddings: Bangalore wedding hire: Minimum 7-day notice for full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of wedding date are non-refundable.
Luxury Cars: Luxury vehicles (Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class): Minimum 5-day notice for full refund due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
Peak Dates: New Year, Diwali, and Bangalore long-weekends: Minimum 48-hour notice for full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
Force Majeure: Bangalore bandhs / force majeure (traffic disruptions, road closures): 100% refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
Modifications: Modifications (date change, vehicle upgrade, route additions) with more than 24 hours notice: Accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
How to Cancel: Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours. Refund to original payment method within stated timelines.
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
|---|---|---|
Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
UPI: UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm): Refund to UPI-linked bank account within 3-5 working days.
Card: Credit/Debit Card: Refund to originating card within 5-7 working days.
Bank: Bank Transfer: Refund to originating account within 3-5 working days. Account re-confirmed before processing.
Cash: Cash: Cash refund at Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
The bangalore to wayanad wildlife sanctuary distance is approximately 245 to 255 kilometres to the Muthanga entrance via Mysore and Bandipur, and approximately 260 to 270 kilometres to the Tholpetty entrance via Mysore, HD Kote and Bavali. Either drive takes about 5 to 6 hours including breaks.
Choose Muthanga if you are staying around Sultan Bathery and plan to see Edakkal Caves and southern Wayanad. Choose Tholpetty if you are staying near Mananthavady or Thirunelli, or want to combine the trip with Kabini. Tholpetty is often considered better for sightings in the dry months. Many travellers enter by one and leave by the other to do both safaris.
No. Private vehicles may only use the public highway through the forest and cannot enter the safari zones. Safaris are run by the Kerala Forest Department in its own jeeps from the Muthanga and Tholpetty entrances. Your driver waits at the counter and picks you up when the safari returns.
Safaris run in morning and afternoon slots with a limited number of jeeps. The sanctuary may close for some weeks during the dry season for fire prevention, and access can be restricted in heavy monsoon. As wayanad wildlife sanctuary safari timings, fees and closures are set by the forest department and change seasonally, please confirm with the official Kerala Forest Department channels before travelling.
Night traffic is restricted on the Bandipur and Muthanga highway, commonly from 9 PM to 6 AM, and on the forest roads of the Kabini and Tholpetty route as set by the authorities. We confirm the current timings and plan your departure so that you pass through the forest in daylight.
Fares start from around Rs 15 per kilometre for a sedan such as an Etios or Dzire, with Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross and luxury cars quoted on request. The quoted fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, Kerala interstate tax, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the final rental is calculated garage to garage on total kilometres and hours. A 20 percent advance confirms the booking, and you receive an itemised written quote within 2 hours.
Yes. Both routes cross from Karnataka into Kerala, at Muthanga on the southern route and at Bavali on the northern route, so Kerala interstate tax applies. It is billed separately at actuals and shown in your written quote.
A small advance of around 20 percent of the total fare is typically collected at the time of booking to secure the vehicle and driver allocation, with the remaining balance payable at
the end of the trip either in cash directly to the driver or online via a payment link.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent, and tiered cancellation policy. All terms communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
Cancellation Timing | Cancellation Charge | Refund on Advance |
|---|---|---|
More than 72 hours before departure | NIL — No charge | 100% of advance refunded within 5-7 working days |
48 to 72 hours before departure | 10% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 10% deduction |
24 to 48 hours before departure | 25% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 25% deduction |
12 to 24 hours before departure | 50% of total trip fare | Advance refunded less 50% deduction |
Less than 12 hours before departure | 75% of total trip fare | Minimal or no refund depending on trip value |
No-show (car deployed, client absent) | 100% of total trip fare | No refund. Full fare payable. |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels (breakdown, force majeure) | NIL — No charge | 100% refunded within 2 working days OR substitute vehicle offered |
How to Cancel: Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours. Refund to original payment method within stated timelines.
All refunds processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund unless advance was paid in cash.
Refund Scenario | Refund Amount | Processing Timeline |
|---|---|---|
Cancellation 72+ hrs before departure | 100% of advance paid | 5-7 working days to original payment instrument |
Cancellation 48-72 hrs before departure | Advance minus 10% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 24-48 hrs before departure | Advance minus 25% charge | 5-7 working days |
Cancellation 12-24 hrs before departure | Advance minus 50% charge | 7-10 working days |
Cancellation by Tejas Travels | 100% of advance paid | 2 working days — priority processing |
Trip shortfall: actual km less than minimum | Proportional credit on excess | Settled at trip end |
Billing error / overcharge | Full overcharged amount | 2-3 working days after verification |
Duplicate payment | Full duplicate amount | 2-3 working days after confirmation |
Refund Contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with booking reference, advance receipt, and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
Yes. Beyond our cars, we operate 8 to 18 seater tempo travellers, 12 to 24 seater mini buses, 13 to 17 seater Force Urbania vans and 27 to 50 seater buses including Volvo and Benz coaches. We do not operate sleeper buses. For group bookings, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or visit our mini bus rental in bangalore page with your group size and dates.