Mysore to Araku Valley Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Borra Caves
Stop here on the way up; inside there are steps and it is damp. The driver waits with the mini bus at the exit. The mini bus parks at the base and your group walks.
Galikonda View Point
A short roadside halt on the ghat, best early. Set one return time to the mini bus. Our mini bus pulls over for a few minutes.
Distance
1,255 km
From Mysore
Time
About 28 hr
Via Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam
Starting from
₹ 91800
9 days, 2,700 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹89,646 ₹1,08,428
+ ₹16028 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹89,646 ₹1,08,428
+ ₹16028 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹89,646 ₹1,08,428
+ ₹16028 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹94,984 ₹1,14,871
+ ₹16971 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹94,984 ₹1,14,871
+ ₹16971 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹94,984 ₹1,14,871
+ ₹16971 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹94,984 ₹1,14,871
+ ₹16971 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹1,00,222 ₹1,21,214
+ ₹17914 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹1,00,222 ₹1,21,214
+ ₹17914 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹89,646 ₹1,08,428
+ ₹16028 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹89,646 ₹1,08,428
+ ₹16028 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹89,646 ₹1,08,428
+ ₹16028 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹1,10,698 ₹1,33,900
+ ₹19800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹1,10,698 ₹1,33,900
+ ₹19800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹1,31,750 ₹1,59,371
+ ₹23571 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹1,10,798 ₹1,34,000
+ ₹19800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹1,26,512 ₹1,53,028
+ ₹22628 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹1,26,512 ₹1,53,028
+ ₹22628 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
110 km
215 km
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395 km
530 km
660 km
805 km
955 km
1055 km
1145 km
1255 km
Two pickups
The mini bus picks up at two points at most in Mysore, say hotels on JLB Road first and then the KSRTC suburban bus stand on Irwin Road, a handy place for anyone coming in by bus. Twenty people and their bags should be seated by 4:30 am. Big bags ride at the back; a small night bag stays with each person for the three hotel nights. The group leader keeps the list and does the first head count. Breakfast is at Bidadi, around 110 km away.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the group is at Bidadi, around 110 km out. On the old highway this was always the breakfast town, and the thatte idli places are still there along the road from Kumbalgodu to Bidadi. The idli is the large, flat, plate steamed kind. The new expressway passes the town by, so the mini bus leaves it at the exit and uses the service road. Order for twenty together and breakfast with washrooms takes about thirty minutes. A head count, then NICE Road round the city towards Hoskote.
Tea
Kolar, around 215 km from Mysore, is a tea halt near the bypass for the mini bus, fifteen minutes and a head count. The Someshwara temple in the town is a known Vijayanagara period temple, a short darshan for the return trip. Beyond Kolar the highway reaches Mulbagal, the last Karnataka town before Andhra Pradesh, where the toll is paid. Keep snacks light, because lunch is at Chittoor, around 95 km on.
Lunch
Lunch for twenty is at Chittoor, around 310 km out, in a highway hotel where the group can sit together. Near the town is the Ardhagiri Anjaneyaswamy temple at Aragonda, well known to devotees; a group can give it about 45 minutes on the way home. When the town holds its big annual Gangamma Jatara, the centre is packed, so lunch stays on the highway. Fifty minutes with washrooms, then around 85 km to Tirupati.
First night
The mini bus reaches Tirupati, about 395 km from Mysore, in the afternoon, and the group stays the night. If some of the group want to walk up to Tirumala, free Divya Darshan tokens for footpath walkers are given at the Bhudevi Complex at Alipiri, but the rules change, so check TTD before going. Inside the temple, traditional dress is expected, so pack it in the night bag. Book one hotel with parking for the mini bus. Vijayawada is about 410 km on.
Breakfast
Nellore, about 530 km out, is breakfast on day two, roughly 135 km after Tirupati. The district is known for its rice, and the name of the town comes from nellu, paddy. The mini bus stops at a hotel by the bypass, as NH16 goes round the city, which stands on the Penna river. Order for twenty at once to keep it to thirty minutes with washrooms. Ongole and lunch are about 130 km on.
Lunch
Lunch for the group is at Ongole, about 660 km from Mysore. NH16, part of the Golden Quadrilateral, goes round the town, so the mini bus pulls into a hotel on the bypass and parks without trouble. Ongole is the headquarters of Prakasam district, famous for the Ongole cattle. Ask for one set meal for twenty, so the halt stays under an hour. After a head count, Vijayawada is about 145 km ahead for the second night.
Second night
The group stays the second night at Vijayawada, about 805 km out. Shoppers can look for Kondapalli toys, handmade wooden toys with a GI tag from Kondapalli near the city, and the old Kondapalli fort stands on the hills west of the city towards Nandigama, a two hour visit for the energetic. Book one hotel for twenty near the highway. Day three is about 340 km through Rajahmundry and Annavaram to Visakhapatnam.
Lunch
Rajahmundry, about 955 km out, is the lunch halt by the Godavari on day three. The Kadiam nurseries near the city, about 3,500 acres of flower and plant beds, are a well known sight for groups, an hour on the way back. Rajahmundry is the seventh largest city of Andhra Pradesh, so lunch is at a highway hotel with seats for twenty and room for the mini bus. Fifty minutes, diesel and a head count. Annavaram is about 100 km on.
Temple halt
Annavaram comes about 1,055 km from Mysore. Most groups stop at the Satyanarayana Swamy temple on Ratnagiri hill for darshan, about an hour for twenty people on a normal day. The collective Satyanarayana Vratam is the main ritual here; if the group wants it, book it and keep more time. Karthika month brings the biggest crowds. The mini bus waits at the parking. Visakhapatnam, the third night, is about 90 km on.
Third night
The third night is at Visakhapatnam, about 1,145 km from Mysore. Simhachalam, the hill temple of Narasimha on the west side of the city, is about 15 km off, and a devotional group can go early next morning before the ghat. Vizag is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh, so pick one hotel with parking for the mini bus and away from the busy centre. Next morning is about 110 km up the ghat to Araku.
Resort drop
The last morning takes the mini bus about 110 km up the ghat from Visakhapatnam, a road with many bends, so the driver goes slow and the group should eat light. After the ghat the mini bus goes straight to your hotel; most of them are on the main road. Allow around 28 hours of driving in all from Mysore, split over four days. Bamboo chicken and Araku coffee are the local food and drink. One head count at the hotel ends the trip.
Looking for a Mysore to Araku Valley mini bus for a group of 15 to 25? A mini bus is the size between a tempo traveller and a full bus. Pickup is from a kalyana mantapa after a wedding or a college or office gate. All of Mysuru is in our pickup area. Tejas Tours & Travels has run mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Araku Valley and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Araku Valley via Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam | About 1,255 km | About 2,510 km | About 28 hr with stops |
About 2,510 km in all, which the mini bus bills as 9 days and 2,700 km. AC or non-AC, as you book. Fuel and the driver come with the rate. One way drops are quoted when you ask. Every further day is 300 km more. Driver allowance is ₹600 to ₹700 a day; GST, tolls, parking and permits are charged at actual.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 9 days, 2,700 km |
|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹91,800 | |
₹32 | ₹91,800 | |
₹34 | ₹98,100 | |
₹34 | ₹98,100 | |
₹34 | ₹98,100 | |
₹36 | ₹103,500 | |
₹46 | ₹130,500 | |
₹36 | ₹103,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Andhra Pradesh permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 9 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹4,140 a person.
Count heads, including children over five. 14 to 16 people: 16 seater mini bus. For 21: 21 seater mini bus. Groups of 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
Only 9 to 17 coming? See the Mysore to Araku Valley tempo traveller. More than 25? See the Mysore to Araku Valley bus. For Mysore sightseeing on the day before or after, see mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
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3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
One way, Mysore to Araku Valley is about 1,255 km, so the round trip is about 2,510 km. The mini bus crosses Bangalore by the ring roads, takes NH75 to Kolar and Chittoor, stops at Tirupati, follows NH16 by Nellore, Ongole and Vijayawada to Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam, then climbs the ghat to Araku. With stops it is about 28 hours of driving, over four days.
Araku in the 25 seater, with room for luggage. The full size list is on mini bus on rent in Mysore. On this trip it is ₹97,200 for 2,700 km at ₹36/km, plus ₹6,300 allowance for the driver.
It can be done. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
They are extra. Tolls, parking and permits are paid at cost, and GST is added on the bill.
Only if we drive late into the night is a night allowance added. The quote lists it. For the mini bus: ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Yes. The mini bus goes up in daylight at a slow pace. The ghat from Vizag is around 115 km with many bends.
In festival weeks it does. Daily footfall at Tirumala is above 60,000 and crosses one lakh during Brahmotsavam, Vaikunta Ekadasi and holidays, and Srivari Brahmotsavam lasts nine days. The mini bus stays the first night at Tirupati, so in those weeks we book the hotel early, pick one on the Chandragiri side of town, and leave before the morning rush.
No. The days are planned so the mini bus reaches each hotel before dark. It gets to Tirupati in the afternoon, Vijayawada by evening and Visakhapatnam before night. Only the 4:30 am start from Mysore is in the dark. The Araku ghat is driven in the morning light on day four. The driver sleeps a full night at every halt.
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