Mysore to Chinnar Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Guided treks and a watchtower; book at the forest office. The mini bus parks close by.
Thoovanam Falls
Trek only with forest guides. Our mini bus waits at the parking.
Marayoor
Sandalwood forest, jaggery units and old dolmens. Fine for a mini bus group.
Distance
310 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7 hr
Via Nanjangud, Coimbatore and Udumalpet
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
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Start from Mysore
Boarding opens at 5:30 am. For a mini bus of 14 to 25, two pickup points are plenty, for instance a college gate and a point near Nanjangud road. Every Tamil Nadu trip from Mysore carries one small risk: when the Kaveri water argument boils over, there can be protests or a bandh in the city, so look at the news the evening before. Luggage goes at the rear. A leader keeps the name list and counts heads at each halt on the way to Chinnar, about seven hours south.
Temple town
Nanjangud is about 25 km out, a temple town that has been a centre of Shiva worship for about a thousand years. The Srikanteshwara temple complex is around 50,000 sq ft, one of the biggest in the state, so a group can spread out without a crush on an ordinary morning. Keep the halt to 15 minutes. The old Kabini bridge, dated 1735 and now a heritage monument, is in the town. Breakfast follows at Chamarajanagar.
Breakfast
Chamarajanagar is the breakfast halt for the mini bus, about 35 km after Nanjangud. The main road hotels serve a group of 20 in about half an hour, and the bus parks outside. The Suvarnavathi dam is about 16 km from town, and the Chamarajeshwara temple stands in the centre; neither fits today. Use the restrooms and fill bottles, because the forest road and the Dhimbam ghat follow. Twenty people need two queues for the restroom, so start them as soon as the bus stops.
After the ghat
The mini bus comes down the 27 bends of the Dhimbam ghat to Bannari and on to Sathyamangalam. The Bannari Amman temple, of the rain goddess, sits at the foot of the ghat, and its Kundam festival in March or April fills the road with devotees. Tea and the restrooms take about 15 minutes at a highway hotel. From here NH948 runs to Coimbatore. The town has frequent buses to Coimbatore and Erode, so the bus stand area is crowded, and the mini bus keeps to the highway hotels.
Lunch in the city
Coimbatore is the lunch halt, at a meals hotel with space for the mini bus on the way out by Pollachi Road. Idli, dosa and paniyaram are quick for a group, and rice meals come on banana leaves. Coimbatore also makes nearly half of India's motors and pumps, so the roads out are lined with workshops. Keep 45 minutes, then south to Pollachi. Order for the whole table at once and keep one person in charge of the bill, which saves ten minutes.
Coconut town
Pollachi is the coconut capital of this belt, and the group gets 15 minutes for tender coconut and the restrooms. South of the town the Anamalai sanctuary rises to about 1,400 ft, and Valparai sits about 65 km up in those hills, both trips of their own. Lorries loaded with coconuts, vegetables and jaggery jam the market roads, so the bus keeps to the highway edge. In the southwest monsoon most of the year's rain falls here, so the halt may be under a roof. Udumalpet comes next, about 30 km east.
Last town
Udumalpet is the last town before the Kerala border, a farming town ringed by windmills. The mini bus fills diesel, and anyone who needs the restroom goes now, because the next stop is the forest office. The Thirumoorthy dam and the Panchalingam falls lie near the town if the group wants a halt on the return. Ten minutes, then SH17 to Chinnar. Coconut, maize and sugarcane grow round the town, and the Western Ghats close in on three sides as the bus moves west.
Check post arrival
The mini bus stops at the Chinnar check post, where the Kerala forest office for the sanctuary is based. The bus parks where the staff say, and the group checks in for its visit or stay. Inside the sanctuary visits are on foot or by forest arrangement, so the bus waits outside. The forest is dry, with rain on about 48 days a year, so carry water and caps. The driver stays nearby for the next morning.
Taking a nature club of 20 on a Mysore to Chinnar mini bus trip to the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary? Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary sits on the Udumalpet to Munnar road, in the rain shadow side of the Kerala hills. We pick you up in Mysuru at your house in Mysore or the railway station. We have offered mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Chinnar and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Chinnar via Nanjangud, Coimbatore and Udumalpet | About 310 km | About 620 km | About 7 hr with stops |
Going to Chinnar and coming back comes to about 620 km, and three days at 300 km each makes 900 km billed. Chinnar drop only: on request. The Chinnar rate covers fuel and the driver, AC or non-AC as booked. Chinnar: driver bata is ₹600 to ₹700 a day; tolls and parking at cost, the Kerala permit and GST on top. At ₹34/km the 20 seater to Chinnar is ₹32,700.
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, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
For Chinnar, a group of 14 to 16 takes the 16 seater mini bus. Around 20 travellers fit the 20 seater mini bus, and 21 the 21 seater mini bus. The 25 seater mini bus takes the full 25.
Chinnar group too big for one mini bus? See the Mysore to Chinnar bus. Under 15 people? The Mysore to Chinnar tempo traveller costs less. For other trips, 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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Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Chinnar is about 310 km from Mysore one way and about 620 km for the round trip. The mini bus goes by Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore, Pollachi and Udumalpet to the Kerala border. Plan about 7 hours with breakfast, lunch and head counts. A 5:30 am start keeps both forest stretches in daylight.
To Chinnar: up to 16, a 16 seater; about 20, the 20 seater; 22 to 25, the 22 or 25 seater. All sizes are on our mini bus on rent in Mysore page.
Driving past 10 pm adds a night allowance for the driver, as per the quote.
Not included. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
It can drive the Munnar road through the sanctuary by day. Treks are on foot with guides.
Yes, quoted when you ask. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
Chinnar is dry most of the year, in a rain shadow with about 500 mm of rain, so the visit itself works in most months. The road matters more. Coimbatore and Pollachi get the southwest monsoon from about July, and the northeast rains in October and early November, when the ghat at Dhimbam is slow. For a group with many first timers, the drier months make the long day easier.
Big bags go at the back, soft ones if possible, and each person keeps one small bag with water, snacks, a cap and any medicines. The forest between Chamarajanagar and Bannari has no shops, and Chinnar has very few. Carry a large water can for the group, and the driver refills it at lunch in Coimbatore.
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