Mysore to Dhanushkodi Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Dhanushkodi Old Town
Ruins of the town lost in the 1964 cyclone. Allow an hour for the group.
Arichal Munai
Road end where two seas meet. Allow forty minutes for twenty people.
Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Small temple on the Dhanushkodi road. Allow thirty minutes with queues.
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
Temple with long pillared corridors. The mini bus waits at the temple parking; keep three hours.
Pamban Bridge
Sea bridge to the island. The mini bus stops at the parking; keep twenty minutes.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial
Memorial at Peikarumbu near Rameswaram. Keep an hour.
Distance
600 km
From Mysore
Time
About 14 to 14.5 hr
Via Sathyamangalam, Madurai and Rameswaram
Starting from
₹ 40800
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
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525 km
580 km
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Pickup in Mysore
The mini bus starts at 5 am from one or two meeting points, with up to 25 people and their bags at the back. Dhanushkodi is a two day drive for a group, with the night at Karur, so each person keeps a small night bag on top. If the group plans a Mysore day when it comes back, avoid Tuesday, when the zoo and Karanji lake are closed. The leader keeps the list, and the bus heads south by Nanjangud.
Breakfast and restrooms
Chamarajanagar is the group breakfast, about 60 km out. Phone the hotel from Nanjangud with the head count and breakfast for twenty is ready on arrival, so the halt stays at half an hour. The town is also the turning point for BR Hills, about 40 km away through K Gudi, another trip. Restrooms in two queues, diesel and a head count, then the bus enters the forest towards Hasanur.
Tea after the ghat
The mini bus comes off the Dhimbam bends, closed to trucks with 12 or more wheels, and stops in Sathyamangalam for 20 minutes of tea and a head count. Hotels on the highway here are used to tour groups and serve quickly. Next the bus takes SH15, about 65 km through Gobichettipalayam to Erode, a pleasant road of canals and green paddy fed by the Bhavani. It is the last stretch of the morning before the plains open up towards Karur.
Tea break
Erode is a tea and diesel halt, 20 minutes. The NH544 bypass keeps the bus out of the city, and the shops for turmeric and handloom towels are on the town roads just off it. Erode is a big textile market where traders from across India buy cotton cloth. Government buses link the town to almost every place in Tamil Nadu. Karur, the night halt, is about 65 km on.
Night halt
Karur is the group's night halt, about 270 km from Mysore. The town is a big centre for building bus bodies and for textiles, with spinning mills and dyeing units. Book a hotel or hall with parking for the mini bus away from the central bus stand. Ponnaniyar dam in the Kadavur hills is a picnic spot for another trip. Day two is about 330 km, so the leader sets a 5 am start.
Morning food stop
Dindigul is breakfast on day two, about 75 km from Karur, 45 minutes for the group. The fort on the rock hill above the town, an ASI site, suits the return day. Dindigul is famous for its biryani, and many groups phone an order here to collect on the way back. Locks with a GI tag are sold in small shops. The bus keeps to the bypass, then NH44 to Madurai.
Midday meal
Madurai is lunch on day two, about 410 km from Mysore, at a hotel with space for the mini bus outside the old city. Kothu parotta and coconut rice are quick for a group, and jigarthanda is the cold drink to try. The Meenakshi temple needs a few hours and opens about 5 am to 12:30 pm and 4 pm to 10 pm, so groups that want it add a night here. Then east to the coast.
Quick break
A 20 minute tea and restroom break at Ramanathapuram, the last town before the sea crossing. This dry district is known for the round Ramnad mundu chilli, and in the palm season the stalls sell palm jaggery and nungu, a cool snack for the group. The Sethupathi palace stands in the town. The leader should tell everyone that the next stop is Rameswaram, about 55 km on, and that the island is windy, so caps stay in hand bags.
Short sightseeing stop
Rameswaram, the island town about 580 km from Mysore, is a 75 minute halt or the group's hotel for the night. The harbour of fishing boats and the view from Gandhamadhana Parvatham fill the time. Book a hotel where the mini bus can stop, as the lanes near the temple are crowded. Touts approach groups near the temple, so the leader agrees any fee first. Dhanushkodi is about 20 km on NH87.
Ghost town by the sea
The road ends at Dhanushkodi, the island's southeastern point, roughly 24 km by sea from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The mini bus parks where the police direct, and the group walks the rest together. With no shade and a steady sea wind, everyone needs a cap and water; the leader keeps the group in one place. A cyclone swept away the old town and road in 1964, and the present road opened in 2016. Afterwards the mini bus returns to Rameswaram for the night.
Need a Mysore to Dhanushkodi mini bus for 15 to 25 people for Rameswaram and the end of the land? Dhanushkodi is roughly 600 km from Mysuru via Sathyamangalam, Madurai and Ramanathapuram. One mini bus, one driver who knows the halts. For Dhanushkodi we pick up from your home in Vijayanagar or a homestay in Gokulam. We have run mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Dhanushkodi and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Dhanushkodi via Sathyamangalam, Madurai and Rameswaram | About 600 km | About 1,200 km | About 14 to 14.5 hr with stops |
Both ways together, about 1,200 km. Driver allowance is ₹600 to ₹700 per day; tolls, parking fees, permits and GST are at actual. Both AC and non-AC can be booked. Over 4 days it is billed as 1,200 km, because the minimum is 300 km a day. One way on request. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
Eighteen travellers fit the 18 seater mini bus. Twenty one: 21 seater mini bus. Twenty two to twenty five: 25 seater mini bus. A long Dhanushkodi trip with suitcases? Keep two seats spare.
Fewer than 13 people? The Mysore to Dhanushkodi tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Book the Mysore to Dhanushkodi bus; all sizes are on 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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21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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5/5
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5/5
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5/5
Dhanushkodi is about 600 km from Mysore one way and about 1,200 km for the round trip. The mini bus goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam and Erode to Karur for the night, then by Dindigul, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Rameswaram. Driving time is about 14 to 14.5 hours over two days.
For Dhanushkodi, the 25 seater, so seats for all and space for bags. The full size list is on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Yes. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
Yes, on the new road to the end. Visitors are sent back before dark, so go in the day.
No. Tolls, parking and GST are added at actual, with receipts. The Tamil Nadu entry permit for a tourist vehicle is extra too.
A night allowance for the driver applies only if the drive runs late into the night. It is shown in the quote. On our Mysore card that is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Yes, from October to December. The northeast monsoon brings most of the rain to Karur, Madurai and the coast, and Dhanushkodi is in a cyclone prone, strong wind zone, so the road to the tip can be closed on stormy days. We check the weather the day before and keep a spare half day. The rest of the year is dry and hot.
Keep them close. The beach is open, windy and without shade, and the sea can be rough in bad weather, so children stay by the road side with an adult. Caps, sunscreen and water for each child. The mini bus waits where the police allow, and the group leader counts heads before leaving.
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