Bangalore to Yercaud Tempo Traveller — 8 to 18 Seater AC Group Hire with Driver

Tempo Traveller Packages for the Yercaud Route

Nothing here is a fixed menu. Every quotation is built around group size, how many nights you are out and which departure pattern suits, but almost every enquiry on this corridor falls into one of the five shapes below.

Family Package

Extended families taking a short hill break, usually two days and one night. A 12 or 13 seater covers most; larger gatherings move to the 17 or 18 seater. The planning conversation is about which stops the whole group can do together, because Killiyur Falls involves a few hundred steps down and back at altitude and it does not suit everyone. Where a family is mixed in ability we plan a split morning: some take the falls, the rest take Pagoda Point and the lake, and everyone reconvenes at Anna Park. Drivers on family bookings are chosen for patience with the extended halts a plateau day involves.

Weekend and Friends Group Package

The dominant booking on this route. Friends groups, college parties and office teams doing the Friday evening departure and a full Saturday and Sunday on the plateau. The 17 and 18 seater variants suit these bookings and the per-head figure is the lowest of anything we run to a hill station. Two practical points we build in as standard: the late departure means the driver bata clause applies and we quote it upfront, and the vehicle stays with the group across the weekend rather than dropping and leaving, which is what makes the estate roads, Bear’s Cave and the sunrise run to Pagoda Point actually possible.

Budget Package

For groups where the priority is the lowest defensible per-head figure. At 230 kilometres each way with no long-haul commitment, this is one of the cheapest hill stations we serve, and split across twelve or thirteen passengers a two-day return works out well below the equivalent in separate cabs. Budget means a standard AC 12 seater tempo traveller bangalore variant and a tight itinerary of the lake, the viewpoints and one falls or estate stop. It does not mean an older vehicle or a less experienced driver, since fleet and driver standards do not change between tiers, and on a road with twenty hairpins that matters.

Corporate Package

For team offsites, which Yercaud suits unusually well: it is close, it is cheap, the resorts take whole groups, and there is enough to do without anyone having to organise it. The 17 and 18 seater variants take a full team, and for larger groups we run two vehicles on one schedule. Documentation is handled up front: GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice at quotation stage for purchase-order approval, monthly consolidated billing and thirty-day credit terms for signed accounts. Our corporate travels bangalore desk handles ongoing requirements and our outstation tempo traveller bangalore team builds the itinerary.

Luxury Package

For senior family groups, guest hosting and anyone who wants the ghat to be comfortable rather than merely survivable. This tier covers our 9 to 13 seater luxury tempo traveller bangalore range with high-back recliners, footrests, reading lights, blackout curtains and per-seat charging, and extends to the Force Urbania. On this route the value is specific rather than decorative: the smaller premium variants are the easiest vehicles in the fleet on twenty hairpin bends, so the comfort upgrade and the best ride on the climb happen to be the same choice.

Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment

Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for this corridor is issued in writing with the structure below. Nothing outside this list is charged and everything inside it is stated before you confirm. Twenty percent of the total fare is payable in advance to confirm the booking.

Included in the quoted fare

•     Base fare and fuel charges

•     Driver allowance

Not included in the quoted fare

•     Toll and parking charges

•     Interstate tax and permit charges

•     Driver bata after 9:45 PM, charged extra

•     Final rental calculated on total kilometres and hours, garage to garage

•     GST

Three points are specific to this route. First, the Tamil Nadu interstate permit is required from the Attibele border onward, quoted as a separate line at actual and arranged in advance so nothing is held up at the checkpost. Permit charges scale with seating capacity, so an 18 seater carries a higher figure than a 12 seater and we quote it before you choose the vehicle rather than after. Second, the driver bata clause after 9:45 PM applies as normal, and on this route it applies to most bookings rather than a few, because the Friday evening departure that friends groups prefer arrives on the plateau well after that hour. We state it in the written quote at the outset. Third, boating charges at the lake, entry fees at the botanical garden and any estate visit arrangement are paid locally and sit outside the vehicle fare.

Insurance note: Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Our vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law and our drivers hold valid commercial licences, but passengers wanting personal cover should arrange it independently. For college and institutional groups a group policy is usually inexpensive and is often required by the institution in any case, and on a route with a ghat climb and a falls descent we recommend it more strongly than on ordinary highway trips. We also do not operate sleeper coaches; the fleet on this route is seated tempo travellers in the 8 to 18 band.

Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore

Tejas Tours and Travels runs a full ground-transport fleet out of Bangalore and Mysore, and every service below is available on this corridor as well as on every other route we operate.

Cab Service: Four to seven seater sedans and SUVs including Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Fortuner and the luxury range up to Rolls-Royce Ghost. Our premium car rentals in bangalore fleet covers car rental bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and premium cab requirements, and for this route specifically our bangalore to yercaud cab page carries the four to seven seater option.

Tempo Traveller Service: The 8 to 18 seater band, standard and luxury tiers, every vehicle air-conditioned. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet handles tt vehicle requirements with captain seating, overhead racks and full standing headroom.

Minibus and Bus Service: The 12 to 24 seater mini bus rental in bangalore fleet covers minibus rental and mini bus booking online, while 27 to 50 seater coaches through our bus rental in bangalore service handle rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking for college trips and large office outings, both frequent on this route.

Force Urbania and Luxury Volvo Bus: Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet runs 13 to 17 seater configurations, with urbania on rent bangalore a strong fit here for its combination of comfort and manoeuvrability on the ghat. For large-group comfort, our volvo bus rental bangalore service covers volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire on Volvo and Benz coaches.

Corporate Travels: Managed transport for companies. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate cab service bangalore and corporate car rental bangalore with GST invoicing, purchase-order workflows and monthly consolidated billing.

Airport Transfer: Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab and kempegowda airport taxi needs, including direct airport to hill station transfers for visitors flying in to join a group weekend.

Employee Transport: Our employee transportation services bangalore programme covers office cab service bangalore and night shift cab service bangalore with GPS tracking and night-shift marshals, plus it employee transport service, employee pick up and drop service, tech park cab service and employee shuttle service Bangalore.

School Commute: Our school transportation services cover school bus service bangalore and school bus rental bangalore with verified drivers, onboard attendants and live tracking, plus school excursion bus rental bangalore, tempo traveller for school trip bangalore and safe school transport service Bangalore. Yercaud is among the most requested college and institutional trips out of Bangalore.

Outstation Travel: Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking, with the Tamil Nadu interstate permit arranged in advance on this route.

Wedding Cab and Bus: Our wedding car rental bangalore service covers wedding cars for rent, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore as a single managed booking across cars, tempo travellers and coaches.

Innova Hycross: Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers innova hycross taxi and hycross car rental for smaller family groups and executives. Curated tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Yercaud, Yelagiri, Hogenakkal, Ooty, Kodaikanal and the wider Tamil Nadu hill circuit.

How to Book a Tempo Traveller for Rent in Bangalore

Booking a tempo traveller 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 a day, 7 days a week.

•     Share your travel date and your Bangalore pickup location — area, landmark, building, hotel or tech park. Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala and the KIA airport are all routine.

•     Share your resort or homestay name in Yercaud, the number of passengers, and your preferred vehicle tier — Standard AC or Luxury AC. Several of the better properties sit out on the estate roads and the last stretch to them can be narrow, so the name matters.

•     Tell us whether you want the Friday evening departure or a Saturday morning start, since the two are quoted differently.

•     For corporate bookings, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format. For premium vehicles, mention the occasion — corporate, wedding or VIP event — so the team can allocate the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire.

Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote

•     Within 2 hours of your enquiry, a written quote arrives by WhatsApp or email.

•     The quote itemizes every charge: vehicle hire rate in rupees per kilometre or as a flat package, driver allowance, applicable toll estimates, the Tamil Nadu interstate permit as its own line, any late-night bata, and GST.

•     No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.

•     For corporate clients requiring reimbursement approval, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.

•     If you want to compare two seating sizes or the standard and luxury tiers, request both quotes at the same time. Permit charges differ between them, so ask for both figures.

Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay the Advance

•     Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm by WhatsApp or phone.

•     A 20 percent advance payment on the total fare confirms the booking and holds the vehicle for your date.

•     Pay by UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), by NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or by credit or debit card through a payment link.

•     The advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes.

•     Your confirmation includes the driver name and mobile number, vehicle registration, departure time, pickup location and the full billing breakdown, all in writing.

•     For long weekends, the May summer festival, New Year and the December to January peak, book well ahead since fleet availability tightens quickly on a weekend route.

Step 4 — Your Driver Arrives Early

•     Your assigned driver reaches the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.

•     For airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate.

•     The vehicle arrives clean, sanitized, fuelled and ready. For wedding and VIP bookings the driver is in formal attire.

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

•     During the trip the driver handles all routing, toll payments, the border checkpost and the ghat climb.

•     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 location, Yercaud property name and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.

Payment Methods

Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both the advance and the 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 all advance deposits.

•     Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. Used for corporate clients and larger advances. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.

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

•     Net banking — all major Indian banks, through a payment link by WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate purchase-order approvals.

•     Cash — accepted for the balance at trip end, with a receipt issued. The advance itself must be digital for the booking to be confirmed.

•     Corporate credit — 30-day credit terms for signed corporate accounts, with monthly consolidated invoicing available.

Payment note: a 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability on your date. No advance means no confirmed booking. A digital receipt is issued within 30 minutes of every payment.

Cancellation Policy

Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation, with 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 the value of the trip.

•     No-show, where the vehicle has been deployed and the group is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund; the full fare is payable.

•     Cancellation by Tejas Travels, for breakdown or force majeure — no charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate vehicle offered at the same rate.

Special cancellation conditions

•     Weekend and long-weekend bookings: on a route where demand is concentrated into Friday and Saturday, a minimum 48-hour notice is required for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.

•     Peak dates — the May summer festival, New Year, Diwali and the December to January season: minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund.

•     Multi-day and institutional bookings: for trips booked more than 7 days ahead, a minimum 5-day notice is required for a full refund.

•     Force majeure — heavy rain, landslides or closures on the ghat road, bandhs or government restrictions: 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.

•     Modifications to date, seating or route with more than 24 hours notice: accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability. Note that a seating change may alter the permit charge.

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

Refund Policy

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

•     Cancellation more than 72 hours before departure: 100 percent of the advance paid, in 5 to 7 working days.

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

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

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

•     Cancellation by Tejas Travels for operational reasons: 100 percent of the advance paid, in 2 working days on priority processing.

•     Trip shortfall where actual kilometres fall below the minimum: proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end against the final balance.

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

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

Refund by payment method

•     UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm): refunded to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.

•     Credit or debit card: refunded to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.

•     Bank transfer: refunded to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days, with account details re-confirmed before processing.

•     Cash: refunded at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or transferred by IMPS within 5 working days.

Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and the reason for the refund. Confirmation within 24 hours. For billing disputes, contact us within 7 days of trip completion; genuine disputes are resolved within 3 working days.