
Mysore to Anthargange Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
240 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5 to 5.5 hr
Via Maddur, Hoskote and Kolar
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
65 km
110 km
200 km
235 km
240 km

Pickup at your door
Expect the cab outside by 5:30 am, at home, a hotel or the station if you come in on an overnight train. Anthargange lies roughly 240 km away; with breaks the drive takes 5 to 5.5 hours, putting you at the foot of the hill before the midday heat. To offer flowers at the temple, Mysore mallige, the city's own jasmine, is sold in the markets; buy it the evening before. The expressway is empty at this hour, and tea comes at Maddur.

Tea and vada
At Maddur, 65 km from Mysore, the cab halts briefly for tea and a vada. Fried flat and crisp, the Maddur vada mixes rice flour and rava with onion, best eaten straight from the pan, and stacks of tender coconut line the stalls in this trading town. The expressway now goes round the town, so the driver takes the exit to the old road. Ten minutes is plenty; save the appetite for thatte idli at Bidadi, about 45 km ahead.

Breakfast
The breakfast halt is Bidadi, about 110 km into the drive, famous for thatte idli, a big flat idli steamed on a round plate. Several idli joints sit along the older highway near the town, so the cab leaves the expressway at the exit. Twenty minutes covers breakfast and coffee. NICE Road, the tolled ring around the southern suburbs, then carries the car towards Hoskote, about 90 km away, well clear of the centre.

Tea
Hoskote, about 200 km from Mysore, is where the cab joins NH75 for Kolar. The national highway bypasses Kolar's main town and carries on to Mulbagal and the Andhra border, while the turn for Anthargange is at Kolar. A ten minute tea break here is enough. Kolar is about 35 km on, roughly half an hour on the four lane road. If it is a Sunday, expect slow traffic near the biryani eateries, where cars park along the road.

Fuel and meals
Kolar, the district headquarters about 235 km from Mysore, is the town to use for fuel, ATMs and meals, because there is little at the foot of Anthargange. NH75 bypasses the main town, so the cab takes the short detour off the highway. Kolar is a dairy district too, and its milk union ranks among Karnataka's big ones. Fifteen minutes here, then the last few km to the hill. Buy water here.

Drop at the foot
The cab reaches the foot of Anthargange about 5 to 5.5 hours after Mysore. It is only 3 to 4 km from Kolar town, so meals and fuel are a short drive back. Weekends bring many young trekking groups, so a weekday is quieter. The car stays at the base for as long as the climb takes. Wear shoes with grip and carry water; the hill is part of the Shathashrunga range, linked by legend to Parashurama.
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Route | One way | Anthargange and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Anthargange via Bangalore, Hoskote and Kolar | About 240 km | About 480 km | About 5 to 5.5 hr with stops |
Anthargange and back is around 480 km, billed as two days and 600 km. Anthargange: fuel, driver and AC are in the rate per km. A Mysore to Anthargange one way taxi is quoted when you ask, at ₹2 a km over the return rate. Driver allowance is ₹400 a day for a sedan, and parking, tolls, permits and GST are charged at actual. Every car to Anthargange is AC.
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.
For up to 4: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven people: Innova Crysta. For 7 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Anthargange tempo traveller.
Elders with you? The Mysore to Anthargange 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.
Anthargange is about 240 km from Mysore one way, so the round trip is about 480 km. The cab takes the expressway past Maddur and Bidadi, goes round the city on NICE Road to Hoskote, then follows NH75 to Kolar and the hill just outside the town. Plan on about 5 to 5.5 hours of driving with stops.
Yes, Anthargange works with a 5 am start and a return around 10 pm. Anthargange and back is around 480 km in all.
Night allowance on the Anthargange run applies after 10 pm: ₹400 a night.
No. Anthargange extras: driver bata, tolls, parking and GST, at actual. Anthargange for two days and 600 km: Dzire ₹8,000 Etios ₹9,200 Innova ₹11,600 Crysta ₹12,800.
Yes, on request. Anthargange one way is ₹2 more per km than a return; km and allowance come in writing.
Innova Crysta. All cars on cab rental in Mysore.
It gets hot. Anthargange is a bare granite hill, and the climb in the afternoon sun from March to May is tiring. Start from Mysore at 5:30 am so you climb in the cooler morning and finish before noon. The rainy months make the rocks slippery, so the cab family should keep to the main steps then.
Yes. A sedan boot fits a small cool box along with day bags for four. Keep water and fruit within reach in the cabin, because there is little to buy at the foot of the hill. Meals and fuel are in Kolar, a few km away, so the driver can take you there after the climb.