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Distance
500 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10.5 to 11 hr
Via Arsikere, Haveri and Haliyal
Starting from
₹ 16000
4 days, 1,200 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
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LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
85 km
140 km
245 km
375 km
480 km
500 km
Early start
Dandeli is 500 km away, so the car leaves at 5:30 to finish the drive in one long day. The driver comes to your house, a hotel by the palace or the station, and takes the expressway only as far as Srirangapatna before turning off at Pandavapura for KR Pet. Coming home on a Sunday evening? Mysore Palace glows under its bulbs for under an hour after seven, so a timely return gives the family one more sight. Pack light rain gear for the forest end.
Tea on NH75
Channarayapatna, 85 km out, is the first tea halt, about two hours after the start. The town is on the railway to Mangalore and Karwar, so a level crossing can hold the car for a few minutes. Shravanabelagola, 12 km off, holds its great head anointing ceremony only once every 12 years, next in 2030, so on a normal day nobody needs to detour. Ten minutes for tea and the restroom, then on towards Arsikere. Dandeli is still 415 km away.
Breakfast
Arsikere, 140 km from Mysore, is where the car stops for breakfast. Trains on the Hubli line halt here more than a hundred times a day, so the station area has early eating places. Belur, the Hoysala temple town, is about 60 km to the west, too far for this drive. Fifteen minutes is enough for four people, then the car heads north for Chitradurga, about 105 km on. A full tank here saves a pump halt on the dry stretch ahead.
Lunch on NH48
Chitradurga, 245 km out, is roughly halfway and the lunch stop. Order the north Karnataka plate with jowar roti if the hotel has it. Its stone fort, the Kallina Kote, wraps seven walls round a hill and asks for half a day, so save it for the drive home. From the city the car stays on NH48 north, and Davangere comes about 65 km later. Keep lunch to half an hour, because Haveri is 130 km ahead and the forest road after it is best done in daylight.
Chilli town
Haveri, 375 km from Mysore, is where the car leaves NH48 for the Dandeli road through Tadas, Kalghatgi and Haliyal. The district is famous for Byadgi red chillies and for garlands made of cardamom, a light gift to carry home. Locals explain the town name as a lane of snakes, from the Kannada haavu. A fifteen minute tea halt works if the group needs it. Dandeli is 125 km on, the last part on narrower roads, so the driver keeps a steady pace.
Last halt
Haliyal is a taluk headquarters town at about 559 m, the last proper town before Dandeli, which lies only 20 km on. A ten minute halt here lets everyone use a restroom and buy water and snacks for the evening. The state highway SH93 runs from here to Yellapur, useful if you plan to come back by the Yellapur side. After Haliyal the road narrows and the forest begins, so the driver slows down and keeps the headlights on in the late light.
Drop at your stay
10.5 to 11 hours or so after Mysore, the car turns in at your hotel or riverside stay in Dandeli. Dandeli grew as a mill town on the Kali river, with plywood and ferro manganese works, so the town has shops and fuel. Settle in and eat early; most stays serve dinner inside. Hubli lies 74 km off and Karwar on the coast 104 km, useful to know if another leg tempts you before the drive home. Tell the driver the next morning's start time before he leaves.
Need a Mysore to Dandeli cab for a couple or a family going to the Kali river? A car does NH48 quickly, and you can reach in one long day. Dandeli pickup from home, a Mysuru hotel or the airport. Get a Mysore to Dandeli taxi through cab rental in Mysore.
Route | One way | Dandeli and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Dandeli via Arsikere, Haveri and Haliyal | About 500 km | About 1,000 km | About 10.5 to 11 hr with stops |
About 1000 km for the round trip, billed as 4 days, 1,200 km. A Mysore to Dandeli one way taxi can be quoted on request. Car rates per km include fuel, driver and AC, and a daily allowance for the driver goes on the bill. Tolls, parking, permits where needed and GST come on top. AC only.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹24,000 | |
₹14 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | ₹27,600 | |
₹18 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | |
₹20 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
Up to four people: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Up to seven of you: Innova Crysta. Eight to twelve travelling: the Mysore to Dandeli tempo traveller.
All cars on cab rental in Mysore. Twenty friends? The Mysore to Dandeli mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Dandeli is about 500 km from Mysore one way, about 1,000 km for the round trip. The cab runs via Channarayapatna, Arsikere, Chitradurga and Haveri on NH48, then Tadas, Kalghatgi and Haliyal. By car it is about 10.5 to 11 hours with short halts, so a 5:30 am start reaches Dandeli by the evening.
If the return runs late at night, the driver gets a night allowance. The night bata is ₹400.
Yes, it is roughly 120 km on.
Sure. Tell us the date and where to pick up; the quote comes in writing.
Innova Crysta. See cab rental in Mysore.
They are extra. Tolls, parking, permits and GST are added at actual cost.
It can. Dasara falls in September or October, and the city has traffic diversions and one way rules round the palace on festival days. A 5:30 am start mostly avoids them, but check the Mysore traffic advisory the day before. The highway north is not affected, so the rest of the drive runs as normal.
We do not plan it. The last stretch from Haveri through Kalghatgi and Haliyal is narrower and runs into forest, and it is better in daylight. Leaving at 5:30 am and reaching in the evening keeps the driver fresh. If you must leave at night, we split the drive with a rest at Chitradurga or Haveri.
