Mysore to Banavasi Mini Bus for Group Trips
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Madhukeshwara Temple
Drop near the gate, parking close by. 1 hour is enough for twenty.
Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
The mini bus stops on the wider road outside. 45 minutes is enough for twenty.
Sahasralinga
Short walk from the mini bus parking. Allow 1 hour. Best when the river is low.
Distance
370 km
From Mysore
Time
About 8 hr
Via Channarayapatna, Shivamogga and Sorab
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
90 km
145 km
230 km
250 km
325 km
350 km
370 km
Group boarding
The temple group boards the mini bus at 5:30 from homes, Mysuru railway station or a palace side hotel. For the evening you come back, the KSIC silk weaving unit on Manandavadi Road lets visitors watch Mysore silk sarees on the looms and runs an outlet, a good errand for the ladies. Leaving the city, the mini bus joins NH275 north, crosses the Kaveri bridge near Srirangapatna and takes the Pandavapura junction onto the KR Pet road. Plan on about eight hours to Banavasi.
Tea
At 90 km the mini bus halts at Channarayapatna for fifteen minutes of tea. A highway hotel on NH75 has room for the group. The statue of Gommateshwara at Shravanabelagola, 57 ft tall and carved around 981 AD, stands about 12 km away; the climb is barefoot and belongs to another trip. Arsikere, the breakfast halt, comes about 55 km later. The group leader should take the first head count of the day here.
Breakfast and fuel
Arsikere, 145 km out, is where the group eats breakfast and the mini bus takes diesel. The town is in coconut country, and the copra from these farms is sold at the Tiptur market, which holds auctions twice a week. Javagal, with a Lakshminarasimha temple, is about 33 km away. Thirty five minutes for twenty. Bhadravathi is about 85 km on. Diesel and water cans are both filled here, so no stop is needed for fuel later.
Tea
Chimneys of the steel works greet the group at Bhadravathi, 230 km out, where the mini bus pauses fifteen minutes for tea on the main road. The plant began as Mysore Iron and Steel and runs today as VISL, beside a large paper mill. Temple lovers in the group may know the town's Hoysala trikuta, a three shrine temple to Lakshmi Narasimha raised around 1250. Lunch waits in Shivamogga, a twenty km hop ahead, so keep the snacks light.
Lunch
The group lunches in Shivamogga, the Shimoga of road signs, after 250 km. This river city on the Tunga marks the start of Malnad, the hill and rain country. Forty five minutes lets twenty people eat and use the washrooms without rushing. Mattur, the village where people still speak Sanskrit, lies in this same district, a talking point for the group. After lunch the mini bus follows NH69 about 75 km to Sagar, and Banavasi is roughly 120 km away.
Tea
Tea time falls at Sagar, 325 km from Mysore, a Malnad market town on the Varada river. Its kitchens make appe midi, a sharp pickle of tiny tender mangoes, and its traders deal in areca nut by the lorry load. The Keladi Rameshwara temple sits about 6 km off by the Sorab road diversion, but our mini bus keeps to the main route. Fifteen minutes here for the group, then about 45 km more through green farmland to Banavasi.
Tea
Sorab, a small taluk town 350 km out, gives the group one last short halt. The mini bus parks along the main road, and the tea stalls and washrooms are a few steps away. A pilgrim group might plan Chandragutti, a hill temple roughly 15 km off this road, for a future trip. Use these fifteen minutes to get the temple clothes and offerings ready, because Banavasi is just 20 km ahead and the drop is close to the temple gate.
Temple drop
The mini bus reaches Banavasi about eight hours after Mysore and stops near the temple. The village is small and the lanes are narrow, so the mini bus waits a little away. Leave bags and footwear on board and dress modestly. Malnad meals are served at small places in the village. For the night, Sirsi, about 24 km away, has hotels that suit a group. The driver waits with the mini bus and keeps an eye on the bags while the group is inside.
Is a Mysore to Banavasi mini bus right for a temple visit with a group too big for a van? On the Banavasi run one vehicle and one driver take everyone, and nobody is left behind. We have arranged mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. We pick up anywhere in Mysuru: a palace-side hotel, the railway station, the bus stand or Mandakalli airport.
Route | One way | Banavasi and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Banavasi via Arsikere, Shivamogga and Sagar | About 370 km | About 740 km | About 8 hr with stops |
Banavasi and back is roughly 740 km. We bill 3 days at 900 km, using our 300 km per day minimum. About 160 km is left for sightseeing around Banavasi and Sirsi. The Banavasi mini bus comes with or without AC. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice. Fuel and driver are included in the rate, and the day allowance for the driver is separate. Fuel and driver come in the Banavasi mini bus rate. One way drops to Banavasi are quoted when you ask. Allowance for the driver is ₹600 to ₹700 each day by size; GST, tolls, permits and parking are charged at actual.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
Up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. For 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. A full 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25 people: 25 seater mini bus. With luggage for several days, keep two seats free.
Over 25 people for Banavasi? Take the Mysore to Banavasi Bus. Just ten or twelve for Banavasi? The Mysore to Banavasi Tempo Traveller is cheaper. City runs before you leave: 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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5/5
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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5/5
Banavasi is about 370 km from Mysore by road, about 740 km for the round trip. The mini bus takes Channarayapatna, Arsikere, Bhadravathi and Shivamogga (Shimoga), then Sagar and Sorab. It needs about 8 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts.
The 25 seater: everyone sits, bags included. Compare sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Yes. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
No. Tolls, parking, permits and GST are added at actual cost.
Yes. A drive beyond 10 pm adds the driver's night bata, shown in the written quote before booking. ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night is the mini bus rate.
Breakfast at Arsikere, around 145 km from Mysore and lunch at Shivamogga, roughly 250 km out. Both can serve a group of twenty fast.
Only at the start. Dasara falls in September or October, and the city has diversions and crowds round the palace. A 5:30 am start avoids most of it, and we check the Mysore traffic advisory the evening before. The road north is not affected by the festival.
We prefer daylight on the hill stretch from Sorab and Sagar to Shivamogga. Leaving Banavasi after an early lunch brings the mini bus to Mysore late at night. A night at Sirsi or Shivamogga and a morning start is safer and more comfortable for a group.
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