
Mysore to Agumbe Force Urbania with Driver
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Distance
280 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via Hassan, Chikmagalur and Sringeri
Starting from
₹ 25400
2 days, 600 km, any size

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)
Start
115 km
155 km
180 km
220 km
255 km
280 km

Pickup at your door
Early in the morning the Urbania collects the group at a hotel, a home or Mysore Junction, and the driver runs down the passenger list. If you are in Mysore during Dasara, see the illuminated palace the night before leaving, when nearly 100,000 bulbs burn from seven till ten, rather than on the return. We leave westwards and branch north at Bilikere for KR Nagar and Hassan on SH57. Agumbe lies about 280 km away; a six o'clock start brings the group up the forest road by mid afternoon.

Breakfast and fuel
At Hassan, roughly 115 km out, the Urbania stops 25 minutes for breakfast and diesel. Ragi mudde with green curry is the filling farm plate of the district; most of the group will prefer a lighter tiffin with filter coffee. Spice lovers can buy cardamom, pepper and estate coffee from the Sakleshpur side here. If the trip falls in March, the Hoysala Mahotsava is under way at Belur and Halebidu, and the next town may be busy.

Tea stop
Belur, about 155 km from Mysore, is a quick tea halt for the Urbania. The Chennakeshava temple, built in 1117 AD, is right in town, and the group can look in from the gate for a few minutes. Shoes come off at the stand if you go in. Small hotels near the temple serve simple meals. Chikmagalur is about 25 km on, and from there the road heads into the coffee hills.

Drive through
The Urbania passes through Chikmagalur, about 180 km out, without a planned halt. If anyone wants coffee powder, the shops are on the main road. Winter here runs about 11 to 20 C, so the air turns cool. The road to Balehonnur, about 40 km, leaves the town to the north west and gets narrower. Seats near the front suit anyone who feels the bends. Lunch is at Balehonnur. Fuel and an ATM are easy here if the driver or the group needs either.

Lunch
Balehonnur, on the Bhadra river, is the lunch stop. Malnad meals with akki rotti and kadubu are served at small hotels, and the group needs about 40 minutes. The masonry bridge over the Bhadra here dates from 1946. The Rambhapuri Peetha, a seat of the Veerashaiva tradition, is in town near the bridge. The nearest railway station is Chikmagalur, about 53 km away. Sringeri is about 35 km ahead by State Highway 27.

Temple town halt
At Sringeri, about 255 km out, the group gets an hour for darshan. The Urbania parks near the math. The math gives free meals to all visitors, lunch from about noon, so a late lunch here is fine. Men should carry a dhoti or formal trousers, women a saree or salwar. Sringeri gets very heavy rain, mostly in June, July and August. From here the road to Agumbe climbs about 24 km through forest.

Village drop
The Urbania reaches Agumbe after about five and a half hours. The village has very limited rooms, so the homestay or lodge is booked ahead, and meals are simple Malnad food from a few small hotels. Udupi, about 50 km away down the ghat, is the nearest major railway station if anyone continues to the coast. The Agumbe ghat on NH169A goes down to Hebri and Udupi. Temperatures stay between about 16 and 31 C; December is the coolest month.
Want a Mysore to Agumbe Force Urbania for 8 to 16 people for the rainforest and the sunset point? From Mysuru it is roughly 280 km to Agumbe, via Hassan, Chikmagalur and Sringeri. Pickup for the Agumbe run is from your office in Hebbal or Mysore Junction railway station. We arrange Force Urbania on rent in Mysore with a driver, one rate for every size. Quieter, more headroom, big windows.
Route | One way | Agumbe and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Agumbe via Hassan, Chikmagalur and Sringeri | About 280 km | About 560 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
Agumbe is about 560 km there and back. That is 2 days, billed at 600 km. One way on request. Fuel, the driver and AC come included with every km. Two days is the usual length of a Mysore to Agumbe trip. AC only. You also pay ₹700 a day driver allowance and, at actuals, tolls, parking, state permits and GST.
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 | |
₹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 5% GST. Shared by 16, 3 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹2,380 a person.
For up to 9: 10 seater Urbania. 10 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. 13 to 16: 16 seater Urbania. Every size is the same rate per km.
On a tighter budget, the Mysore to Agumbe tempo traveller takes the same group. Past sixteen people, see the Mysore to Agumbe mini bus and mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
The Urbania covers about 280 km to Agumbe, so the round trip is about 560 km. The road is SH57 to Hassan, then Belur, Chikmagalur, Balehonnur and Sringeri. Allow about 6.5 to 7 hours of driving, with a slow final stretch through the forest.
For Agumbe, the 12 seater, with bag space. Sizes are on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
No. The ₹40/km covers fuel, driver and AC; GST, tolls and parking are separate.
On request, yes. A written one way quote follows once you send the date.
Late night driving adds a night allowance for the driver. Night bata: ₹700.
We book it from owners we work with; their driver drives, at our rate, under our booking.
November to February is the easiest time. The rain has stopped, the forest is still green and the road from Sringeri is dry. Temperatures stay between about 16 and 31 C, with December the coolest. From June to September Agumbe gets extreme rain, and many viewpoints are covered in cloud, though the waterfalls are at their fullest.
Yes, with planning. The Urbania stops at Hassan, Belur, Balehonnur and Sringeri, so nobody sits too long. The last stretch from Sringeri winds through forest, so elders should sit in the front rows. In Agumbe, choose a homestay without many steps, and keep medicines and warm clothes in a hand bag.