
Mysore to Alleppey Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
400 km
From Mysore
Time
About 9.5 to 10 hr
Via Gundlupet, Nilambur and Kochi
Starting from
₹ 12000
3 days, 900 km, Dzire

Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹10,826 ₹13,036
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹12,572 ₹15,150
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹16,114 ₹19,429
+ ₹2829 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹17,860 ₹21,543
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,098 ₹27,886
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
110 km
165 km
270 km
345 km
400 km

Pickup at your door
At a quarter to six the car pulls up at your gate, hotel or the railway station in Mysuru. A sedan suits four with suitcases; six or seven travel better in an Innova. Our drivers are local and speak Kannada, the language of the city, and they manage the Malayalam and Tamil words needed along the way, which helps families from the north where Hindi is little used. We leave by the Nanjangud highway. Alleppey is 400 km off, about eight and a half hours with meals.

Breakfast and fuel
Breakfast is at Gundlupet, sixty km out, once Nanjangud is behind. Two highways part here; NH 766 runs straight on to Sulthan Bathery and Kozhikode, while our car swings onto NH 181 towards Bandipur and Gudalur, the quicker way to the Nadukani ghat for central Kerala. Fifteen minutes covers food and the fuel pump. The forest that begins a few minutes later forbids any stop, so use the restroom first.

Tea halt
Gudalur, 110 km from Mysore, gets ten minutes for tea. On the Ooty side of town, about 12 km along NH 181, Frog Hill lookout stands close to Needle Rock, but this car turns the other way, down the Nadukani churam into Kerala. Expect steady bends for the next hour; the driver keeps it smooth. Anyone who feels unwell on curves should take the front seat and skip the snacks.

Lunch
Lunch is at Nilambur, 165 km into the trip. Rail buffs will like this town; the short line to Shoranur was laid to carry teak logs and counts among the most scenic broad gauge routes in India. Thirty minutes covers the meal. The Chaliyar river runs along the town. After lunch the car crosses the Malabar plain, about 105 km, towards Thrissur. Kerala food starts here, so ask for rice meals with fish curry if the family likes it.

Optional halt
Thrissur, 270 km out, is a ten minute stretch if the family wants it. The city's Our Lady of Dolours Basilica is described as the largest church in India, and its white spires are visible from the main roads. Otherwise the car keeps going on NH544. Kochi is about 75 km south, and Alleppey another 55 to 62 km beyond on NH66, so the evening arrival depends on city traffic.

Drive through
The car passes Kochi, 345 km from Mysore, without stopping. Cochin International Airport lies about 7 km from Angamaly on NH544, the stretch we drive through, so a member flying out on the return can be dropped there easily. Kochi traffic can be thick in the evening; the driver uses the bypass and joins NH66 south. Alleppey is about 55 km ahead, a little over an hour. The coastal highway is busy, so the driver keeps a steady pace.

Drop at your stay
Alleppey, or Alappuzha, comes about 9.5 to 10 hours after Mysore. The town sits barely a metre above sea level, laced with canals, so some resorts are reached by boat; we drop you at the hotel or the nearest road point. For dinner, ask for karimeen pollichathu, pearl spot fish cooked in banana leaf, or a fish curry soured with kudampuli. Coir mats from the town make a sturdy gift.
Alleppey houseboat break? A Mysore to Alleppey cab gets you to the backwaters. Book cab rental in Mysore through Tejas Tours & Travels. Our Mysore to Alleppey taxi picks you up from home, a Mysuru hotel or the station and drives through Bandipur, Gudalur and Kochi to Alappuzha.
Route | One way | Alleppey and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Alleppey via Gudalur, Thrissur and Kochi | About 400 km | About 800 km | About 9.5 to 10 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 800 km, billed as three days and 900 km. Alleppey: allowance for the driver is ₹400 a day for a sedan, and tolls, parking, the Kerala permit and GST are at actuals. The km rate covers fuel, the driver and AC. A Mysore to Alleppey one way taxi is on request, priced ₹2 a km over a return. Every one is AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | |
₹14 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | |
₹18 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | |
₹20 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
For up to 4: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven of you: Innova Crysta. For 7 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Alleppey tempo traveller.
Elders with you? The Mysore to Alleppey Force Urbania. Bigger family: tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
By car Alleppey is roughly 400 km from Mysore, or 800 km if you return with us. Count on about eight and a half hours including three meals and tea. The route leaves through Bandipur, drops into Kerala on the Nadukani churam, passes Nilambur and Thrissur, then follows NH544 and NH66 past Kochi to the backwaters. Bandipur closes overnight.
Only if we drive late into the night is a night allowance added. Per night it is ₹400.
Innova Crysta. All cars on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. Fort Kochi is about an hour from Alleppey; add half a day.
Yes, ask us. One way to Alleppey is ₹2 more per km than a return; the km and allowance come in writing.
No. 3 days, 900 km: Dzire ₹12,000 Etios ₹13,800 Innova ₹17,400 Crysta ₹19,200. On the Alleppey trip, driver bata, tolls, Kerala entry tax, parking and GST are extra at actual.
For a long drive, December to February is the pick, cool and dry along the coast. From June to September the monsoon slows both the ghat and the highways. If your dates fall near Onam, rooms vanish because of the Nehru Trophy snake boat race on Punnamada lake. March to May is steamy.
Not in one go. Bandipur's forest road is closed from 9 pm to 6 am, so a late night departure would wait at the gate. We leave Mysore at a quarter to six, pass the forest in the morning and reach Alleppey by evening. Coming back, we either set off early or stop a night at Thrissur.