
Mysore to Chitradurga Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Distance
250 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5.5 hr
Via Srirangapatna, Channarayapatna and Hosadurga
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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Pickup near the palace
The mini bus boards your group at a hotel near the palace or the zoo, at the city bus stand or at the railway station. Ask everyone to be ready by 5:45, so a group of 20 starts on time and reaches the fort before the heat. December and January mornings can be chilly here, with record lows near 7.7 C, so a light shawl helps for the first hour. The first stretch follows the expressway to the Srirangapatna bridge, and the mini bus bears left at Pandavapura. Chitradurga is 250 km on.

Early tea
Srirangapatna, 15 km out, is too early for breakfast, but the mini bus can stop ten minutes for tea or a restroom near the bypass. Small stalls near the Ranganathaswamy temple sell souvenirs and pooja items, and Sangama, where the river arms meet, sells salted and spiced cut fruit in the day. Both fit the return better. Colonel Bailey's dungeon and the spot where Tipu Sultan fell are inside the island town. The road ahead to KR Pet is a two lane state road, so the pace is steady.

Cane country halt
KR Pet comes up about 55 km out, in Mandya cane country. A ten minute halt covers tea and the restroom for 20. The classic farm meal of this region is ragi mudde with naati koli saaru, country chicken curry, more a lunch on the return than a morning plate. The Hosaholalu temple, about 2 km west, carries about 120 carved wall images and friezes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, good for a history group. Channarayapatna, the breakfast halt, is about 30 km ahead.

Group breakfast
Channarayapatna is the main breakfast halt, 85 km out on NH75, and a hotel with a hall can serve 20 people in half an hour. The taluk grows coconut and sugarcane, and vehicles here carry the Hassan district code. For a school or club group, the Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola, about 12 km off, was carved around 981 AD; the climb is about 650 steps and the hill closes around midday, so it belongs on another day. From here the mini bus heads for Arsikere, 60 km on.

Coconut town tea
Arsikere, 145 km from Mysore, is a coconut town, and copra from this belt goes to the Tiptur market nearby, which auctions it twice a week. Tender coconut for 20 people is quick to arrange by the road. The Devamma temple at T Kodihalli is about 10 km away and Sri Siddarameshwara gadduge about 12 km near Banavara, both for a slower trip. The mini bus parks on the main road for fifteen minutes. Chitradurga is 105 km on, the last long leg.

Dry country
Hosadurga, 190 km out, marks the start of the dry, rocky Chitradurga country. The town is called the land of millets. Huliyar, a junction of NH150A and NH69, links to it from the south. A mini bus can halt by the bus stand for ten minutes if anyone needs it, but we prefer to push on the last 60 km so the group has the full afternoon at the fort. Refill water bottles here; the fort has only basic drinking water.

Fort town
The mini bus reaches Chitradurga about five and a half hours after Mysore and parks outside the fort near Gate 3. The fort is open about 6 am to 6 pm on most days, though one listing gives 10 am to 5:30 pm, so check. For a group of 20, buy the tickets online before arrival, because the QR scan at the gate is slow with a weak signal. The best months here are October to March. Rooms for the night are in the city, a short drive away.
Taking a history class or a club of 20 on a Mysore to Chitradurga mini bus trip? The fort town of Chitradurga is a long day each way, so most groups stay one night. Board in Mysuru for Chitradurga at a hotel near the zoo or palace, or the city bus stand. Book it through our mini bus on rent in Mysore desk, open since 2009.
Route | One way | Chitradurga and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Chitradurga via Srirangapatna, Channarayapatna and Hosadurga | About 250 km | About 500 km | About 5.5 hr with stops |
Your Mysore to Chitradurga trip over two days means around 500 km driven and 600 km billed for two days. In the 20 seater at ₹34/km, that is ₹21,800. Need only a drop? Ask for a one way quote. Add allowance for the driver (₹600 to ₹700 per day), tolls, parking, permit fees and GST. The rate includes fuel and driver; AC or non-AC as you book.
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 and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 3 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
For Chitradurga, a group of 14 to 16 takes the 16 seater mini bus. Around 20 people fit the 20 seater mini bus, and 21 the 21 seater mini bus. The 25 seater mini bus is for the full 25.
Too many for one mini bus to Chitradurga? See the Mysore to Chitradurga bus. Under 15 people? The Mysore to Chitradurga 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.
The Mysore to Chitradurga road distance is about 250 km, so about 500 km for the round trip. The mini bus takes Srirangapatna, KR Pet, Channarayapatna, Arsikere and Hosadurga. Allow about 5.5 hours with breakfast and a tea halt; a group of 20 usually stays one night.
Up to 16 to Chitradurga: the 16 seater. Near 20: the 20 seater. Every size is on our mini bus on rent in Mysore page. A Chitradurga group of Between 22 and 25: the 22 or 25 seater.
One way to Chitradurga, 250 km, is priced on request at ₹2 a km over the return rate.
The Chitradurga mini bus adds ₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size, if it runs past 10 pm.
Tolls on the 250 km Chitradurga road, parking, permits and GST come extra, at cost.
It is about 500 km there and back. One day is very long; we suggest a night in Chitradurga.
April and May. Chitradurga is dry, the fort is bare rock, and by noon the walk becomes tiring for a group. If you must go in summer, reach the fort early, see it by 11 and rest in the afternoon. From October to March the walk is comfortable for most people, and the road is open all year.
Yes, if we keep the halts. The mini bus stops at KR Pet, Channarayapatna and Arsikere, so elders can walk and use a restroom every hour or so. Seat them near the front, where the ride is steadier. At the fort, let them take a short loop near the gate while the younger ones climb.