
Mysore to Bekal Fort Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Distance
230 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5 hr
Via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia
Starting from
₹ 20400
2 days, 600 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹29,900 ₹36,038
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹25,244 ₹30,400
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
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Early pickup
Bekal bound groups of about twenty meet the mini bus at the suburban bus stand, where Irwin Road joins the highway, ready to leave at 5. Five hours of road and halts follow, and the dawn start keeps the Sampaje ghat in daylight. Bags go into the boot before anyone takes a seat. If the group passes through Mysore on the way home, note that the zoo and Karanji lake shut on Tuesdays. We leave the city by the ring road.

Tea halt
Tea and a restroom break at Hunsur, 45 km out, take fifteen minutes for the mini bus group. A few small hotels are already open at dawn and keep prices low. The town lives by teak and tobacco along the Lakshmana Tirtha, and ICAR runs a tobacco research station there. SH 90 forks off for Virajpet, but our bus continues west on NH275, and breakfast is at Kushalnagar, so a light cup of tea is enough here.

Breakfast
At Kushalnagar, roughly 90 km from Mysore, the mini bus stops for breakfast, thirty minutes for twenty people. Vegetarian plates are quick, and Kerala style curries appear later in the day. The town is busy, with heavy traffic on both the Mysore and Madikeri roads while NH275 is widened, so the bus waits off the main road. Bylakuppe's Golden Temple, 6 km back, is a possible stop on the return.

Tea and fuel
Madikeri, Kodagu's district town at about 1,170 m and 120 km from Mysore, is where the mini bus fuels up and the group takes tea. GI tagged Coorg Arabica coffee is the gift most people buy. During red alerts the district has kept heavy vehicles off its ghat roads, though buses have been allowed through, so for monsoon dates we confirm the current rule. Everyone should use the restrooms before the long descent begins.

Ghat descent
Sampaje, about 150 km from Mysore, is where the mini bus crosses from Kodagu into Dakshina Kannada. Hives are a common sight on the farms here, next to rubber and cashew. When Kodagu's monsoon order is on, goods lorries are halted at this checkpost and at Kushalnagar; in 2026 that order ran from 10 June to 9 July. The bus itself carries on downhill, and Sullia comes up about 20 km later.

Lunch
At Sullia, around 170 km out, the mini bus group stops forty minutes for lunch. It is the taluk headquarters, and budget lodges sit in the centre if a group ever needs a night here. Rice and coastal curries are served fast. In the same taluk, the old Mallikarjuna temple at Thodikana gives a free midday meal, and Devaragundi falls lies about 1.5 km from it, both for a slower trip. The Bekal coast is about 60 km away.

Group drop
Five hours from Mysore, the mini bus pulls into Bekal. Most groups stay near the beach and visit the fort early next morning, when the mini bus can use the fort lot. Local tables serve fish curry meals, appam and Malabar snacks, and vegetarian dishes are easy to find. Twenty people in one hotel keep the morning start simple. The Kerala permit for tourist vehicles is added at cost, so there are no surprises on the bill.
Want a Mysore to Bekal Fort mini bus for 20 friends and the sea? The road goes through Coorg, so the drive itself is half the trip. We run mini bus on rent in Mysore for weekend groups. We collect near Mysuru Palace, at the railway station or at the Suburban bus stand.
Route | One way | Bekal Fort and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Bekal Fort via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia | About 230 km | About 460 km | About 5 hr with stops |
Bekal is about 230 km from Mysore, close to 460 km for the round trip. That is billed as two days, 600 km. Tolls, parking, permits and GST are added, at the real cost. AC or non-AC, as you book. Fuel and the driver are in the km rate; the driver's allowance is added per day. Kerala needs a permit for the vehicle, which we arrange.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | |
₹46 | ₹29,000 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 3 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
For a beach weekend, count bags too. At most 16: 16 seater mini bus. For 18 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. Close to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
A family of 12? The Mysore to Bekal Fort tempo traveller is cheaper. Bigger crowd? Take the Mysore to Bekal Fort bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Counting halts, a mini bus takes about five hours each way for the roughly 230 km to Bekal, so close to 460 km in total. The route is Hunsur, Kushalnagar and Madikeri on NH275, then down the Sampaje ghat to Sullia and on towards the sea in Kerala.
The 25 seater. Each size and rate is on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Yes, quoted when you ask. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
A late arrival in Mysore on day two adds nothing. If the driver drives through the night, a night bata is added and shown in the quote. The night bata is ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
Yes. Bylakuppe or Raja's Seat fit on the return without many extra km.
No. We arrange the permit. Tolls, parking, GST and the Kerala vehicle permit are extra at actual cost.
They can. Kodagu's heavy goods vehicle bans bring checkposts at Kushalnagar and Sampaje, and a sudden closure in 2024 left traffic stuck for hours at Sampaje. Passenger buses were exempted in 2024, but delays still happen. For June to August trips, start at dawn and keep a buffer in the day.
Short legs help, with tea at Hunsur, breakfast at Kushalnagar, a break at Madikeri and lunch at Sullia, so nobody sits for long. Seat elders at the front for the ghat. At Bekal, the fort is best seen early in the morning, before the heat, and elders can rest at the stay in the afternoon.