
Mysore to Bylakuppe Golden Temple Bus Hire for Groups of 27 to 50
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Distance
85 km
From Mysore
Time
About 2 hr
Via Bilikere, Hunsur and Periyapatna
Starting from
₹ 13900
Same-day return, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹14,086 ₹16,909
+ ₹2409 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹14,086 ₹16,909
+ ₹2409 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹14,086 ₹16,909
+ ₹2409 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹14,086 ₹16,909
+ ₹2409 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹19,042 ₹22,848
+ ₹3248 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹20,497 ₹24,609
+ ₹3509 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹17,296 ₹20,733
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹17,296 ₹20,733
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹14,086 ₹16,909
+ ₹2409 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹15,250 ₹18,319
+ ₹2619 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹21,952 ₹26,371
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹22,000
+ ₹3780 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
45 km
75 km
85 km

Coach pickup
A full bus loads best at one place with space to stand off the road. The Palace Board parking near the Varaha gate takes buses and charges by the hour, and everyone can find it. The bus then joins the ring road and leaves Mysore on the Hunsur road. Forty five people with day bags take a while to board, so call the group for 7:30 and roll by 8. Bylakuppe is roughly two hours away by bus, with one breakfast halt on the way.

Drive on
Bilikere is about 25 km out. The bus passes the big overhead board where SH57 turns for KR Nagar and Hassan; we stay on the Hunsur road. NH275 is four lane from Mysore up to this point, and through traffic is heaviest before the junction, so the first 25 km take the longest in a coach. We do not stop here with a full bus. Gommatagiri, the Jain hill with about 75 to 90 steps, suits a smaller vehicle on another day.

Breakfast
Hunsur, 45 km from Mysore, is the breakfast halt for the bus. The plain town hotels can feed a large group if we call ahead, and 30 minutes is enough when people order the same plate. The driver picks a hotel with room for the coach. Hunsur is the timber and tobacco centre of the area, and the forest office for Nagarhole is here too. Count heads before the bus moves, because Bylakuppe is 40 km on with no other planned halt.

Drive on
The bus drives through Periyapatna, the last taluk town of Mysore district on this road, about 75 km out. The town has its own past: it was ruined in Tipu Sultan's time and many families left for Virajpet. Bylakuppe and its camps fall in this taluk. North of town is Bettadapura hill, 10 to 15 km away with roughly 3,000 steps, not a plan for a coach day trip. The monastery parking is about 10 km ahead, so the group leader can repeat the meeting time now.

Coach parking
The bus reaches Bylakuppe in about two hours and parks at the monastery parking near Camp 4. With 40 or 50 people, fix one meeting point and one time, because the camps are spread out and autos are few. The Golden Temple holds prayers at about 1 pm. Lunch for a big group is easier at the camp eateries if you split up: momos, thukpa and thenthuk come quickly. Bylakuppe was set up after 1959 by Tibetan refugees, so treat it as a living settlement, not only a sight.
Need Mysore to Bylakuppe Golden Temple bus hire for a darshan day with 30 to 50 people? One bus keeps the full group together, with one driver who knows this road well. We collect from hotels on JLB Road and Nazarbad or the suburban bus stand. Pickups are anywhere in Mysuru city. We have offered bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. The Golden Temple is also written Namdroling Monastery.
Route | One way | Bylakuppe Golden Temple and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Bylakuppe Golden Temple via Bilikere, Hunsur and Periyapatna | About 85 km | About 170 km | About 2 hr with stops |
Bylakuppe Golden Temple bus: AC and non-AC available. Fuel and driver are in the rate. A one way drop to Bylakuppe is on request; ask with your date. Volvo and BharatBenz to Bylakuppe Golden Temple on request, billed at 400 km a day. A Mysore to Bylakuppe Golden Temple day trip for the bus is billed at 300 km, our daily minimum. Driver allowance ₹700 to ₹1,000 each day by size; GST, tolls, parking and permits at actual. Each extra day at Bylakuppe Golden Temple adds 300 km.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹13,900 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | |
₹44 | ₹13,900 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | |
₹44 | ₹13,900 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | |
₹60 | ₹19,000 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | |
₹60 | ₹19,000 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | |
₹65 | ₹20,500 | ₹41,000 | ₹61,500 | |
₹54 | ₹17,200 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | |
₹54 | ₹17,200 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 50, 2 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹690 a person.
Count the Bylakuppe Golden Temple group first, then pick the size. Groups of 27 to 33: 33 seater bus. For 34 to 40: 40 seater bus. Groups of 41 to 45: 45 seater bus. A group of 50: 50 seater bus.
Fewer than 25 people? See the Mysore to Bylakuppe Golden Temple mini bus. See bus on rent in Mysore for every size we run.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Bylakuppe Golden Temple is about 85 km from Mysore one way, about 170 km there and back. The bus leaves by the Hunsur road (NH275) through Bilikere, Hunsur and Periyapatna. A full size bus takes about two hours each way with a breakfast halt at Hunsur, so a group can leave at 8 and be back in Mysore by evening.
No. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
By mid morning, before the tour buses come in. The prayer hall is open through the day and the bus waits at the parking.
On request, yes. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
If the return runs late at night, the driver gets a night allowance. You see it in the quote first. It is ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size a night for the bus.
Take the 49 seater, so all sit and some seats stay free. On this trip it is ₹17,200 for 300 km at ₹54/km, plus ₹1,000 driver bata. See every size on bus on rent in Mysore.
The slow part is at the start. The Hinkal flyover junction on the ring road and the Yelwal stretch on the Hunsur road carry heavy through traffic up to Bilikere. After that the bus moves freely. If you go on to Kushalnagar, the town is slow too, because NH275 there is being widened to four lanes.
Keep the walking short. The bus parks near Camp 4, and elders can sit in the Golden Temple hall while others walk on. The monks serve simple meals at set times, lunch at about 11:30, which helps elders who need to eat on time. Name one meeting point and one return time, and keep two younger people as helpers at the back.