Mysore to Bekal Fort Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Bekal Fort
Gate drop; keep 75 minutes. Go before 10 am.
Bekal Beach Park
Evening walk next to the fort.
Chandragiri Fort
Short visit near Kasaragod.
Distance
230 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5 to 5.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia
Starting from
₹ 25400
2 days, 600 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
45 km
90 km
120 km
150 km
170 km
230 km
Early pickup
The Urbania knocks at about 5:30, at your home, a palace side hotel, Mysore Junction or the suburban stand, for eight to sixteen people. Bekal is about four and a half hours away with halts, and the early start keeps the ghat below Madikeri in daylight. The van leaves on the Hunsur road from the Hinkal flyover. Kannada is spoken until the ghat, Tulu round Sullia and Malayalam on the Kerala coast, so the driver handles directions.
Tea halt
Fifteen minutes in Hunsur, 45 km from Mysore, covers tea and the restroom for the Urbania group at dawn. It is a quiet, low cost town by the Lakshmana Tirtha, about 800 m above the sea you will see later today. The forest officer who handles Nagarhole bookings works from here, worth knowing for a future safari. Breakfast is planned at Kushalnagar, another 45 km on, so keep the appetite.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the Urbania is at Kushalnagar, near the 90 km mark. Vegetarian plates arrive quickly; Kerala style curries are served by lunchtime. Cauvery Nisargadhama, a bamboo and teak island in the river with a hanging bridge, lies about 3 km out on the Madikeri road, a stop for another trip. Town shops sell spices and coffee. The centre is slow because NH275 is being widened, so the van pulls into a side lane.
Tea and fuel
Madikeri, about 120 km out, is the tea and fuel halt before the drive down to the sea. This was Mercara, founded in 1681 by Mudduraja of the Haleri line, and it sits near 1,170 m. Anyone wanting an early taste of Kodava food can try pandi curry with kadambuttu. Below the town the road starts its descent, and with unpainted humps common in Kodagu, the driver keeps a steady, gentle pace.
Ghat descent
Sampaje, about 150 km from Mysore, is the border village at the bottom of the Kodagu side, and the Urbania drives through. The slopes around grow rubber, arecanut, coconut and cashew. In heavy monsoon this ghat has had landslides, including August 2018, and the driver checks the road news before coming down in July and August. Mangalore lies about 105 km on by Sullia and Puttur, but the Bekal road leaves that route after Sullia.
Lunch
Sullia, about 170 km from Mysore, hosts the Urbania group's lunch. The taluk town lies some 85 km south east of Mangalore, surrounded by arecanut and rubber. Coastal rice meals are the lunch, and in summer roadside sellers offer tender coconut. The Sri Chennakeshava temple stands in town. At Jalsoor, 9 km on, roads fork for Kerala, and the Bekal coast is about an hour from there, mostly through plantation country.
Stay drop
About 5 to 5.5 hours after Mysore, the Urbania drops the group at its Bekal resort; most of them sit near the beach. Malabar seafood leads the menus, appam with fish curry being the usual dinner, while vegetarian dishes are always on offer. The driver checks the road to the fort for the next morning. Kerala charges a permit for tourist vehicles, and we pass that on at cost. Elders can rest while the others walk the sand.
Want a Mysore to Bekal Fort Force Urbania so parents ride easy down the ghat? It is quieter, with more legroom and wide windows for the Coorg hills. Ask for Force Urbania on rent in Mysore. We collect from your hotel in Mysuru or Mandakalli airport.
Route | One way | Bekal Fort and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Bekal Fort via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia | About 230 km | About 460 km | About 5 to 5.5 hr with stops |
The trip is about 460 km in all, billed as two days, 600 km, at the same rate for every Urbania size. Fuel, our driver and AC come with the Urbania rate per km; each day adds the driver's allowance. All AC. Kerala permit, tolls, parking fees and GST appear as separate lines on the quote.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 3 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹2,380 a person.
Up to 8 with bags: 8 seater Urbania. 9 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. 16 or fewer: 16 seater Urbania.
Cheaper option for the same group: the Mysore to Bekal Fort tempo traveller.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Mysore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Mysore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/4/2026 Pondicherry
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
Four and a half hours, roughly, is what the Urbania needs to cover the 230 km or so to Bekal, and the same again for the 460 km round trip. The drive passes Hunsur, Kushalnagar and Madikeri, descends through Sampaje to Sullia, and crosses into Kerala for the coast.
Yes, it rides softer than most vans.
No. Tolls, parking, GST and the Kerala permit are separate lines.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. It is shown in the quote. Per night it is ₹700.
The 12 seater. See Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Yes, on request. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
March to May is warm on the coast, but not extreme; Mangalore, the nearest big city, has never reached 40 C. Plan the fort for early morning and the beach for late afternoon, and keep the hottest hours for the resort. The Kodagu stretch on the way is cooler, so the drive itself is comfortable with the AC.
We do not run this route at night. After a slip in July 2024, the road from Sampaje up to Madikeri shut nightly between 8 pm and 6 am, and Kodagu's dark roads hide unpainted humps and animals. Leave Bekal after an early breakfast and the Urbania is back in Mysore by late afternoon.
