Mysore to Idukki Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Idukki Arch Dam
The cab drops you at the gate. Visitor days change; we check. 1 hour is plenty.
Cheruthoni Dam
The cab parks right outside. Stay 30 minutes.
Hill View Park
The cab parks right outside. 1 hour is plenty. Time it in the evening.
Kalvari Mount
The car goes up to the top parking. 1 hour is plenty. Time it at sunrise.
Distance
430 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 to 10.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Munnar
Starting from
₹ 12000
3 days, 900 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹10,826 ₹13,036
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹12,572 ₹15,150
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹16,114 ₹19,429
+ ₹2829 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹17,860 ₹21,543
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,098 ₹27,886
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
145 km
210 km
250 km
365 km
430 km
Pickup at your door
Idukki is a full day away, so the driver is at your gate, a palace area hotel, Mysore Junction, the suburban stand or Mandakalli airport by 5. Thinking of the drive home? Mysore's shops and most restaurants pull their shutters before 10 pm, so if you want Mysore pak or a late dinner on the return, we time the last leg for it. The car heads down NH766 and turns east at Nanjangud for Chamarajanagar. Idukki lies about 430 km away, some nine hours with halts.
Tea and fuel
At Chamarajanagar, sixty kilometres along, the Idukki cab fills up and everybody grabs tea. This district town keeps a railway terminus on the line from Mysore, and the gopura of its Chamarajeshwara temple, begun in 1825, rises over the market. Use the restroom, because after this comes the Sathyamangalam forest and the Dhimbam bends, with no safe place to stop. Idukki is still about 370 km ahead, the hills only at the very end.
Ghat road
Dhimbam, about 115 km from Mysore, is where NH948 drops from the Hasanur plateau to Bannari in 27 hairpins. Nothing to buy, nowhere to park, so the cab keeps rolling. Night traffic between Bannari and Dhimbam has been restricted for years and the hours keep changing; that alone is reason enough to cross early. If a herd of elephants is on the road, the driver stops well back and waits with the engine running.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the Idukki party comes at Sathyamangalam, 145 km down, once the plains open. Twenty minutes buys idli, dosa and strong filter coffee at a highway hotel. Fields of paddy line both banks of the Bhavani here. If anyone needs a train later, Tiruppur station is about 57 km away. The cab's next landmark is Coimbatore, roughly an hour on, where it turns south for Pollachi. From here the car has about 285 km left to Idukki.
Quick halt
Coimbatore, about 210 km out, is a short pause before the cab leaves the Sathy highway for Pollachi Road. Hungry already? Kaalaan, mushroom fried and then simmered in a fiery gravy, is the city's street snack. The driver stays outside the crowded centre. From here the drive to Idukki is still around 220 km, with the hill section after Udumalpet taking most of the time. From here the car has about 220 km left to Idukki.
Lunch
Pollachi, at 250 km, gives the cab its lunch halt. The town is a market for jaggery, vegetables and cattle, and its green paddy against the hills often turns up in films. Fill fuel and buy fruit and water here, because the road after Udumalpet runs through forest past Chinnar and Marayoor with few shops. Munnar is about 115 km ahead, close to three hours of climbing. From here the car has about 180 km left to Idukki.
Tea in the hills
Munnar, at about 1,600 m and 365 km from Mysore, is a ten minute tea stop among the estates. Tea is the thing to buy, and Tata and Finlay opened India's first instant tea factory here in 1964. The air is cool, so jackets come out. From Munnar the cab descends about 65 km to Idukki through cardamom and forest country; the road twists, so anyone prone to sickness should sit in front. From here the car has about 65 km left to Idukki.
Drop at your stay
The cab reaches Idukki about 10 to 10.5 hours after Mysore and drops you at your stay in Painavu or Cheruthoni. Painavu is the district headquarters; Cheruthoni town sits right beside the dams, about 7 km from Painavu. The district has no railway line because of the hills, so the nearest station for onward travel is Aluva. Idukki gets 250 to 425 cm of rain a year, so pack rain gear in the monsoon. The drive back to Mysore is the same 430 km.
Want a Mysore to Idukki cab for a family trip to the dams, four to seven people? The same Mysore to Idukki taxi can do a one way drop or a full round trip. See cab rental in Mysore for the cars; we have run cabs from Mysore since 2009. Idukki pickup can be anywhere in Mysuru: a palace side hotel, the railway station, the bus stand or Mysore airport at Mandakalli.
Route | One way | Idukki and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Idukki via Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Munnar | About 430 km | About 860 km | About 10 to 10.5 hr with stops |
3 days for roughly 860 km, billed at 900 km. Car rates per km include fuel, driver and AC, and a daily allowance for the driver goes on the bill. Local runs in Idukki fit in the spare 40 km. Idukki trips add the driver's allowance of ₹400 per day, plus tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits at cost. For a Mysore to Idukki one way taxi, ask us; it is quoted on request. Idukki: fuel, driver and AC are in the cab rate. Every cab to Idukki is AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | |
₹14 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | |
₹18 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | |
₹20 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
Groups up to 4: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Six or seven, or four with big bags: Innova Crysta. For 8 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Idukki tempo traveller.
Want more room? See the Mysore to Idukki Force Urbania. Going with fifteen or more? The Mysore to Idukki Mini Bus costs less per person. City drops and local trips: cab rental in Mysore.
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
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Idukki is about 430 km from Mysore one way, so about 860 km there and back. The cab goes via Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat and Sathyamangalam to Coimbatore and Pollachi, then up to Munnar and down to Idukki. Plan on about 10 to 10.5 hours by car with breakfast, lunch and tea halts.
An Innova or Innova Crysta. The full car list is on cab rental in Mysore. Six bound for Idukki fit with their bags.
Yes. Tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits are extra at cost.
Yes. A Mysore to Idukki one way taxi is quoted on request.
Past 10 pm on the Idukki trip, our driver gets a night bata of ₹400 a night.
Breakfast at Sathyamangalam, about 145 km from Mysore and lunch at Coimbatore, roughly 210 km out. With a car you can change this on the day.
Very heavy. Idukki district gets about 250 to 425 cm of rain a year, most of it from June to September, and the hill roads from Munnar down to Idukki are slow and misty then. The plains part of the trip, through Coimbatore and Pollachi, stays fairly dry. October to May is the easier time to drive.
Then we stop there for the night. The last 65 km from Munnar to Idukki is a winding hill road, and we do not drive it in the dark with guests. Munnar has plenty of hotels, and the cab finishes the run next morning. With the 5 am start from Mysore this is rarely needed.
