Mysore to Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Gopalaswamy Temple
The Venugopala Swamy temple extra, often in mist. Reached only by the forest buses; keep two hours on the hill.
Bandipur Safari
Safari at the Bandipur reception on the Ooty road, around 20 km from Gundlupet. Book the forest department vehicles.
Gundlupet Flower Fields
Seasonal fields around Gundlupet, July to September.
Distance
80 km
From Mysore
Time
About 2 hr
Via Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Hangala
Starting from
₹ 10200
Same-day return, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹15,350 ₹18,419
+ ₹2619 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹13,022 ₹15,600
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
60 km
70 km
80 km
Pickup for the group
The mini bus picks up your group of 14 to 25 at 7 am, from the railway station, the city bus stand or an office gate in Mysuru. Dasara, in September or October, brings crowds and diversions on every road out of the city for ten days, so on those dates we leave earlier and plan around the traffic advisory. Otherwise the run is simple, south on NH 766 for Nanjangud. The forest buses up the hill start at 8:30 am, and the mini bus reaches the foothill in about two hours.
Breakfast halt
Nanjangud is 25 km out, the group's breakfast halt. Ask the fruit sellers for rasabale, the small GI tagged banana of Nanjangud from Devarasanahalli nearby; it is scarce now, grown on only about 10 acres, so take it if you see it. The mini bus parks on the main road and the group walks a short way. Thirty minutes covers breakfast and a head count. Buy coconuts or flowers here if the group wants to offer them on the hill, because only pooja items are allowed up there.
Tea and fuel
At Gundlupet, 60 km from Mysore, the mini bus stops for tea and fuel. Grape vines share the fields with marigolds out here, and a few growers welcome visitors around Onam. Fifteen minutes is enough for a group of twenty. This is the last town with full services before the hill, so fill water bottles and use the restroom. The hill temple sits deep in Bandipur's core, and the way in is by Hangala.
Hill road junction
Hangala, 70 km from Mysore, is the turn for the hill. The mini bus leaves the highway and takes the narrower road for about 10 km to the foothill parking, where the forest check post stops all private vehicles. Ask the group to decide now who is going up, because the forest buses carry batches and a group of twenty may need two trips. Elders who prefer to rest can wait with the vehicle. Keep the name list handy for the boarding queue.
Foothill check post
After about two hours, the mini bus stops at the forest check post below the hill. Visitors go up by the forest bus between about 8:30 am and 4 pm and get roughly an hour and a half on top. Plastic bags are not allowed, and only pooja items may be carried. Walking off beyond the temple premises is an offence under the Wildlife Act, so keep the group together. The mini bus waits at the parking for the return to Mysore.
Need a Mysore to Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta mini bus for a temple group of 20? We pick up at one point in Mysuru, reach the foothill parking by mid morning, and your group goes up the misty hill by the forest buses. See mini bus on rent in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta via Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Hangala | About 80 km | About 160 km | About 2 hr with stops |
The hill is about 80 km from Mysore, so this is an easy day trip billed as one 300 km day. Fuel and the driver are in the rate per km; the driver allowance is added per day. Tolls, parking, permits where needed and GST are extra; the hill bus tickets are paid at the counter. You can have it with or without AC. A Bandipur safari on the same day still fits.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 | |
₹46 | ₹14,500 | ₹29,000 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 |
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, 2 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹920 a person.
16 or fewer: 16 seater mini bus. At most 20: 20 seater mini bus. For 21 or 22: 22 seater mini bus. 25 or fewer: 25 seater mini bus.
A family of ten? The Mysore to Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta tempo traveller costs less. Whole village group? The Mysore to Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
Piyush bhoya
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
From Mysore the mini bus travels roughly 80 km to the foothill parking below Gopalaswamy Betta, about 160 km for the return. It is around two hours each way with breakfast and tea. The route runs down NH 766 past Nanjangud to Gundlupet, then a short way along the Ooty highway to Hangala, where the hill road begins. A forest bus takes visitors up.
No. Toll and parking receipts are added at actual, and GST goes on the final bill.
Yes. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
No. Private vehicles stop at the foothill parking; the forest buses take visitors up.
The 25 seater. See mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. It is shown in the quote. On our Mysore card that is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Not really, but carry a light sweater. Mysore is a plateau city, and December mornings have dropped to about 8 C, with the record low near 7.7 C in January. The mini bus leaves at 7 am, when it is still crisp, and the plain warms up by mid morning. November to February is otherwise the most comfortable season for this trip.
Keep them within the temple premises. Gopalaswamy Betta is inside the core of Bandipur, and going beyond the premises is an offence under the Wildlife Act. Each adult takes charge of two or three children in the forest bus queue. Snacks are not allowed on top, so feed them at Nanjangud and keep water in the mini bus for the ride back.
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