Mysore to Agumbe Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Agumbe Sunset Point
About an hour by car.
Jogigundi Falls
Keep an hour.
Barkana Falls View Point
Plan two hours.
Kundadri Hill
About two hours; the car waits close.
Kavaledurga Fort
Easiest by car; two hours.
Sringeri
Plan two hours; parking is easy for a car.
Distance
280 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via Hassan, Chikmagalur and Sringeri
Starting from
₹ 8000
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
115 km
155 km
180 km
220 km
255 km
280 km
Pickup at your door
Your driver reaches the door before dawn, at home, a palace side hotel, the railway station or the Mandakalli airport. The car runs west on the Hunsur road and forks onto SH57 at Bilikere, roughly 25 km out, then passes KR Nagar and Holenarasipura without stopping. Agumbe is about 280 km off, and the last part is hill road best seen in daylight. If you have an hour in town before leaving, Devaraja market near the station is an old maze of flower, fruit and kumkum stalls.
Breakfast and fuel
Hassan is the first proper halt, about 115 km from Mysore along SH57. The car takes fuel at a pump with restrooms, and breakfast takes twenty minutes if you want it. Akki rotti with coconut chutney is the Malnad plate to try, and the filter coffee is strong. For a family that likes old temples, the Mosale twin shrines date from about 1200 AD, but Agumbe is a long day, so keep them for the drive home. Belur is about 40 km ahead.
Tea stop
A ten minute tea halt in Belur, about 155 km out, or skip it if the family is keen to reach the hills. The Chennakeshava temple stands in the town centre, close to the main road, so even a short look from the gate is possible. Halebidu, 16 km away, fits a different trip. From Belur the car keeps on to Chikmagalur, about 25 km, and the climb to coffee country begins. Tell the driver now if you want a longer halt here on the way back.
Drive through
On the Agumbe run the car does not stop in Chikmagalur, about 180 km from Mysore; the hill roads ahead need the time. Coffee powder shops line the main road if someone insists on a quick buy, and ten minutes covers it. Above the town rise the Baba Budangiri hills, where coffee is said to have first come to India. The road from here bends north west towards Balehonnur, about 40 km on, and lunch is planned there.
Lunch
Balehonnur, on the Bhadra river, is the lunch stop, and the car parks at the hotel door. Small places serve Malnad meals here, akki rotti and kadubu with rice, and a family is done in about 30 minutes. The Rambhapuri mutt stands near the bridge in town. This part of Narasimharajapura taluk is very wet; Balehonnur hobli got about 2,592 mm of rain in 2022. Sringeri is about 35 km on by State Highway 27, and Agumbe about 24 km beyond Sringeri.
Temple town halt
Sringeri is about 255 km from Mysore, and a 45 minute halt fits the temple town. The car parks close to the math. Dress for the shrine, a dhoti or formal trousers for men and a saree or salwar for women, because shorts are not allowed. The math serves a free lunch from about noon, useful if Balehonnur was skipped. From here Agumbe is only about 24 km, but the road climbs through thick forest, so the driver keeps a steady pace.
Village drop
The car reaches Agumbe after about 6.5 to 7 hours of driving. It is a small village of about 500 people in Thirthahalli taluk, with very few rooms, so book a homestay before you leave Mysore. Food is simple Malnad meals, and there are only a few hotels. Parking is easy for a car. Mornings and evenings stay mild, with temperatures between about 16 and 31 C through the year. If you plan to go on to the coast, Udupi, the nearest big railway station, is about 50 km down the ghat.
Want a Mysore to Agumbe cab that stops only where you want, for the rainforest and the sunset point? Agumbe is roughly 280 km away, via Hassan, Chikmagalur and Sringeri. The car to Agumbe comes for you at a hotel on Hunsur Road or a hotel on JLB Road. A Mysore to Agumbe taxi from cab rental in Mysore takes one phone call to book.
Route | One way | Agumbe and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Agumbe via Hassan, Chikmagalur and Sringeri | About 280 km | About 560 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
For about 560 km of driving we bill 2 days, which is 600 km at 300 km per day. Extra: ₹400 each day for the driver, and GST, tolls, parking and permits at cost. All AC. Mysore to Agumbe one way taxi: one way on request, quoted with the km as a written quote. Over two days, the cab is the quickest way to do Mysore to Agumbe and its sunset point. Fuel, the driver and AC are in the km rate.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹8,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | |
₹14 | ₹9,200 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Up to 4 people: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7, or four with big bags: Innova Crysta. If you are 7 to 12, see the Mysore to Agumbe tempo traveller.
More comfort for ten with elders? The Mysore to Agumbe Force Urbania fits; Force Urbania on rent in Mysore has more. Twenty people? The Mysore to Agumbe mini bus takes them.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Agumbe is about 280 km from Mysore one way, about 560 km round trip. The cab goes via Bilikere and SH57 to Hassan, then Belur, Chikmagalur, Balehonnur and Sringeri, the last 24 km through forest. Plan on about 6.5 to 7 hours of driving, plus halts.
Only if we drive late into the night is a night allowance added. It is shown in the quote. Night bata: ₹400.
No. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
It can be done. A written one way quote follows once you send the date.
An Innova Crysta. Six people and their bags fit. Every car we run is on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. At each place our driver waits, and local km are billed at the same rate.
The car can go, but Agumbe is among the wettest places in India, with about 7,620 mm a year and about 2,647 mm in July alone. The forest road from Sringeri is slow and visibility drops. Carry rain gear and expect leeches on any walk. For dry roads, come between November and March; February is almost rainless.
We prefer not to. The road from Agumbe to Sringeri and Balehonnur runs through forest, narrow and winding, and it is safer in daylight. If you want the sunset, stay the night in Agumbe and leave next morning. If you must return the same day, leave Agumbe by about 2 pm so the car is past Chikmagalur by dark.
