
Mysore to Bekal Fort Bus Hire for Groups of 27 to 50
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Distance
230 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6 hr
Via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia
Starting from
₹ 27800
2 days, 600 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹37,084 ₹44,695
+ ₹6495 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹39,994 ₹48,219
+ ₹7019 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹33,592 ₹40,467
+ ₹5867 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹33,592 ₹40,467
+ ₹5867 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹29,800 ₹35,938
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹42,904 ₹51,743
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹43,000
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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150 km
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230 km

Coach pickup
Sea fort trips by coach begin almost at night: for Bekal, ask the whole group to gather by 4:45. One open loading point, say the Varaha gate lot beside the palace with its hourly bus charge, gets forty or fifty people seated fastest. Six hours with halts is the plan, and we want the Sampaje ghat behind us before dark ever becomes a question. The coach skirts the city by the ring road. Elders take the seats nearest the door.

Tea halt
At the 45 km mark the coach pauses in Hunsur for a quarter hour of tea and restrooms. Its eateries are unpretentious and cheap, and at this hour they are mostly serving drivers. The town lies on the Lakshmana Tirtha close to 800 m, surrounded by teak yards. Goods lorries peel off here for SH 86 and SH 90 while the coach holds NH275. Before moving, the group leader counts heads; breakfast waits at Kushalnagar, 45 km on.

Breakfast
Kushalnagar, at roughly 90 km, is where the coach group breakfasts at a hotel we book ahead, so 45 plates take about thirty minutes. Vegetarian dishes are ready first, and the Kerala style cooking comes later. Road widening on NH275 has narrowed the centre, so the driver chooses a broad patch on the edge of town. In the rainy weeks a Kodagu checkpost for goods vehicles stands here. Madikeri lies about 30 km ahead.

Tea and fuel
Madikeri, about 120 km into the trip, gives the coach twenty minutes for diesel, tea and restrooms before the drop to the coast. At about 1,170 m it can feel cold before noon from November to February. Most of the town's 3,200 mm of yearly rain falls in June, July and August, and those are the months when the ghat road below is slowest. Coffee powder and honey are what most passengers carry home from here.

Ghat descent
The coach crosses Sampaje, about 150 km out, where the Kodagu border village sits on NH275 and Dakshina Kannada begins. Whenever the Shiradi ghat near Hassan has been shut, heavy traffic for the coast has been sent this way through Kushalnagar and Sampaje, so lorries may crowd the bends. Speed humps on Kodagu roads are often unpainted, and the driver slows well ahead of them. About 20 km further down lies Sullia.

Lunch
Lunch for the coach group is at Sullia, about 170 km from Mysore; forty minutes is enough at one large hotel. As the taluk seat of this part of Dakshina Kannada, the town keeps its KSRTC and private bus stands next to each other, which makes coach parking straightforward. Rice and coastal curries reach the tables quickly. Nine km on, at Jalsoor, the road for Kerala branches away, and the bus follows it towards the sea.

Coach drop
The bus reaches Bekal about six hours after Mysore. Big buses park at the fort and beach parking, and the group walks to the stay or to the fort gate. Dinner on this coast is Malabar food, fish fry and parotta, with vegetarian options at most places. With 45 people, fix the next morning's meeting time at the hotel before everyone goes to their rooms. The Kerala permit is added at cost.
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Route | One way | Bekal Fort and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Bekal Fort via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia | About 230 km | About 460 km | About 6 hr with stops |
The round trip is roughly 460 km, so it is billed as two days and 600 km. Our bus needs a Kerala permit, which is extra along with tolls, parking and GST. Diesel and the driver are part of the bus rate per km, and the driver's allowance is charged by the day. You can have it with or without AC. Big bus tolls cost more than car tolls; you pay actual cost.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹60 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | |
₹60 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | |
₹65 | ₹41,000 | ₹61,500 | ₹82,000 | |
₹54 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | |
₹54 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 50, 3 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹1,030 a person.
33 or fewer: 33 seater bus. 35 to 40 people: 40 seater bus. Full group of For 45 to 50: 49 seater bus or 50 seater bus.
Fewer than 25? The Mysore to Bekal Fort mini bus handles the ghat bends more easily.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
A full coach takes about six hours to cover the 230 km or so from Mysore to Bekal, and a round trip is near 460 km. The bus crosses Kodagu by Hunsur, Kushalnagar and Madikeri, descends the Sampaje ghat to Sullia, then turns for the Kerala coast. An early start is needed.
Yes, all three and parking, at cost.
Yes, that works. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
The 40 seater. Sizes are on bus on rent in Mysore.
Yes, buses use it every day. We drive it in daylight.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. Our card says ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size per night.
Yes, indirectly. When the Shiradi ghat on the Hassan side has been shut, heavy traffic for the coast has been sent through Hassan, Kushalnagar and Sampaje, the same road the bus uses. Add Kodagu's monsoon goods vehicle checks, and the Sampaje ghat gets slow. We check both roads before monsoon trips.
Form teams of eight to ten under a teacher and count heads at every halt. Water and snacks should ride in the cabin for the descent. At Bekal the fort grounds and beach are wide and open, so fix a meeting point at the bus parking and keep students away from the sea after dark.