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Borra Caves
Inside there are steps and it is damp. Easy with four people. The car parks and you walk the rest.
Galikonda View Point
A quick halt by car. The driver waits nearby.
Distance
1,255 km
From Mysore
Time
About 26.5 to 27 hr
Via Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam
Starting from
₹ 36000
9 days, 2,700 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹31,778 ₹38,407
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹37,016 ₹44,750
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹47,542 ₹57,486
+ ₹8486 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹52,780 ₹63,828
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹68,494 ₹82,857
+ ₹12257 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
110 km
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530 km
660 km
805 km
955 km
1055 km
1145 km
1255 km
Pickup in Mysore
At 4:30 am the cab is at your door, or at a hotel near the palace, the city bus stand or Mandakalli airport. Araku Valley is about 1,255 km away, a four day drive with nights at Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, so the first day starts in the dark. Buy a box of Mysore pak the evening before; this sweet of gram flour, sugar and plenty of ghee keeps well on the road. The car joins the expressway at once, and breakfast is at Bidadi, about 110 km out.
Thatte idli breakfast
Thatte idli is why Bidadi, roughly 110 km into the drive, is the breakfast halt. Each idli is wide and thin, cooked on a round plate rather than in cups, and comes with chutney and sambar. Since the expressway skirts the town, the driver turns off at the exit and takes the old road to the eateries. A family of four is done in twenty minutes. The slowest part of day one follows, round the city by NICE Road and the link road to Hoskote, so finish the coffee before you get in.
Tea
Kolar, about 215 km out, is a quick tea halt by the bypass, since NH75 skirts the main town. Kolar is called the gateway to Tirumala on this highway, and tonight's halt at Tirupati is about 180 km ahead. If the family has a spare half day on the return, the Kotilingeshwara temple at Kammasandra, near Bangarpet and KGF, has lakhs of small lingas set around one huge linga. Today ten minutes is plenty, with lunch planned at Chittoor across the border.
Lunch
Chittoor, roughly 310 km from home, is where the cab breaks for lunch. NH69 arrives here from Kolar and joins NH40, and the highway hotels near that junction serve Andhra meals fast for a small family. If you travel in January, the Sankranti days bring Kanuma, when the town walks its painted and garlanded bulls through the streets. Half an hour is enough for lunch and a restroom. The first night is at Tirupati, roughly 85 km further, so the afternoon drive is a short one.
First night
Day one ends at Tirupati, roughly 395 km from home, reached by mid afternoon through the Chandragiri entry. The evening is free for a walk in the town or plain rest. People who climb to Tirumala on foot use the Alipiri path, close to 9 km and some 3,550 steps, three hours or a little more; a car family usually keeps that for a pilgrimage trip of its own. Remember that meat, alcohol and tobacco are not allowed anywhere on the hill. Turn in early, since tomorrow is roughly 410 km to Vijayawada.
Breakfast
Nellore is about 135 km from Tirupati, 530 km from Mysore, and the cab stops for breakfast near the bypass, since NH16 goes round the city. Pick up a box of malai kaja here, the Nellore sweet made from maida, milk and sugar, for the long day ahead. The city stands on the Penna river and is the fourth most populous in Andhra Pradesh. Twenty minutes is enough. From here the road is NH16 all the way up the coast.
Lunch
Ongole, about 660 km from Mysore, is lunch on day two, at a hotel off the NH16 bypass. Andhra meals with rice and pappu are quick to serve. If the family likes the sea, Kothapatnam beach is near the town, and the Valluramma temple at Valluru is about 11 km away; both suit a slower return trip rather than today. Half an hour, then about 145 km more to Vijayawada, the second night, so you check in well before dark.
Second night
The cab crosses the Krishna into Vijayawada, about 805 km from Mysore, and the second night is here. If you reach by late afternoon, the Undavalli caves, cut into sandstone in the 4th to 5th century, are south west of the city and take about an hour, an easy outing by car. Dinner is Andhra meals with gongura pickle, the taste of this region. Choose a hotel close to the highway. Day three is about 340 km, through Rajahmundry and Annavaram to Visakhapatnam.
Lunch
Rajahmundry comes about 150 km after Vijayawada, 955 km from Mysore, and lunch is on the Godavari. The cab crosses the river with its long bridges in view. The sweet of this area is pootharekulu, rice starch sheets thin as paper filled with sugar and ghee, made in Atreyapuram nearby by about 400 families; a box in the boot keeps well for the hills. Thirty minutes covers a quick meal. Annavaram is about 100 km on, and Araku Valley about 300 km.
Hill temple
The hill temple at Annavaram, about 1,055 km from Mysore, belongs to Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy and sits on Ratnagiri above NH16. Tuni is some 18 km away and Kakinada a little over 50. On an ordinary weekday the car can fit in a darshan of around 45 minutes, with shoes left in the boot. When the queue looks long, save the visit for the drive home. Visakhapatnam, tonight's halt, is roughly 90 km on, and the Araku ghat is easier after a night's sleep.
Third night
Vizag, about 1,145 km from Mysore, is the third night, reached late on day three. It is the biggest city in Andhra Pradesh, with the hills of the Eastern Ghats on one side and the sea on the other. If there is an hour of daylight left, Kailasagiri, a park on a hilltop looking over the water, is an easy evening by car. Choose a hotel on the Araku side of town to save time next morning. Only about 110 km remain, but it is all ghat, so leave after breakfast.
Resort drop
Araku Valley is the last 110 km of the trip, up the ghat road from Visakhapatnam with many bends, so the driver takes it slowly. The cab drops you at your hotel or resort door; most stays here are on the main road. With about 26.5 to 27 hours of driving from Mysore behind you, split across four days and never in one stretch, the first afternoon is for rest. Ask the hotel for bamboo chicken for dinner, and try the local Araku coffee. The car stays with you for the valley days you booked.
Looking for a Mysore to Araku Valley taxi for a short break? This page has the Mysore to Araku Valley Cab route, the stops on the way and the fare per car. We have offered cab rental in Mysore since 2009. Any address in Mysuru works for pickup. The cab comes for you at Mysore railway station or homes in Vijayanagar, Kuvempunagar or Hebbal. Four of you take a Dzire or Etios; six or seven take an Innova Crysta.
Route | One way | Araku Valley and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Araku Valley via Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam | About 1,255 km | About 2,510 km | About 26.5 to 27 hr with stops |
The cab covers roughly 2,510 km out and back, billed 9 days and 2,700 km. The allowance for the driver is ₹400 per day; tolls, parking, state permits and GST are extra at actuals. Stay another day and add 300 km. Our rate covers fuel, AC and the driver. A Mysore to Araku Valley one way taxi is quoted on request. Air conditioned, always.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 9 days, 2,700 km |
|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹36,000 | |
₹14 | ₹41,400 | |
₹18 | ₹52,200 | |
₹20 | ₹57,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Andhra Pradesh permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 9 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹8,230 a person.
Pick the car by people and bags. For up to 4: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7 people, or four with big bags: Innova Crysta. 8 to 12 people? See the Mysore to Araku Valley tempo traveller.
Araku with elders and more bags? See the Mysore to Araku Valley Urbania. The full car list is on cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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Araku Valley is about 1,255 km from Mysore one way, about 2,510 km for the round trip. The cab goes round Bangalore to NH75 by Kolar and Chittoor, stops the night at Tirupati, follows NH16 by Nellore and Ongole to Vijayawada, and then Rajahmundry and Annavaram to Visakhapatnam, from where the ghat climbs to Araku. Plan about 26.5 to 27 hours of driving over four days.
Around 4:30 am, so the forest and ghat stretches are done in daylight. Since a car is faster than a bus or van, a late riser is not a problem.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking, permits and GST go on the bill at cost.
Yes. Ask for a Mysore to Araku Valley one way cab quote with your date; you get the distance and fare in writing.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. For the cab: ₹400 a night.
For Araku Valley, an Innova Crysta takes six people and bags. For this trip it is ₹54,000 for 2,700 km at ₹20/km, plus ₹3,600 driver allowance. All our cars are on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. Dasara, or Navaratri, is the main festival at the Kanaka Durga temple on Indrakeeladri hill, and the crowds then are very large. The cab stops at Vijayawada for the second night, so in those days we book the hotel early, choose one close to the highway rather than the temple side, and leave early next morning to stay ahead of the festival traffic.
A sedan boot takes two medium cases and a couple of soft bags; for more, ask for the Innova. With three hotel nights on the way, pack one small bag for those nights, so the big cases stay in the boot until Araku. Keep jackets and rain covers at the top, as the valley is in the hills. Leave a little room for coffee and sweets on the way home.
