Mysore to Idukki Mini Bus for Group Trips
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Idukki Arch Dam
Drop near the gate, parking close by. Visitor days change; we check. Allow 1 hour.
Cheruthoni Dam
Park at the lot and walk a little. Allow 30 minutes.
Hill View Park
Park at the lot and walk a little. Visit in the evening. Allow 1 hour.
Kalvari Mount
The mini bus goes as far as the road allows. Visit at sunrise. Allow 1 hour.
Distance
430 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Munnar
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
145 km
210 km
250 km
365 km
430 km
Group pickup
The mini bus collects your group at two points at most, perhaps the railway station and a hotel near the palace. Gifts for Kerala hosts? Mysore silk sarees, sandalwood carvings and incense are the city's own, and are best bought the day before. Leave at 5. The bus takes NH766 south and turns for Chamarajanagar. Idukki is about 430 km away, around ten and a half hours with halts. Load the luggage first, with raincoats and jackets on top for Idukki.
Tea and diesel
At Chamarajanagar, 60 km from Mysore, the Idukki mini bus takes diesel and the group gets tea. The Suvarnavathi dam lies about 16 km from town, a picnic for another day. Twenty minutes, one meeting point. The forest and the Dhimbam ghat come next without any stop, so restrooms first. The forest crossing takes around ninety minutes. For the group, some 370 km of road remain to Idukki. The group leader counts heads before the door shuts.
Forest stretch
The Dhimbam ghat, at about 115 km, links the Hasanur forest with Bannari through 27 hairpins. The mini bus takes them in low gear without stopping. Herds move through this reserve between the Western and Eastern Ghats, and the group watches from the windows of the bus. Keep bags off the aisle on the bends. Only lighter vehicles may use this ghat, which keeps lorries away. For the group, some 315 km of road remain to Idukki.
Breakfast
Sathyamangalam, at 145 km, is the group breakfast below the ghat. Order a set breakfast for twenty and pay one bill. Town buses run often to Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur, useful if someone must leave. The mini bus waits on NH948 near the bus stand. Idukki is still about 285 km away. After the bends, let people walk for a few minutes before they eat; the plains road ahead is easy. For the group, some 285 km of road remain to Idukki.
Tea for the group
For twenty travellers bound for Idukki, Coimbatore at the 210 km mark means tea, restrooms and a turn south onto Pollachi Road. Small messes sell potato rice for next to nothing. Anyone short of caps, chargers or medicines should shop now, since big shops vanish after Pollachi. Head count before the door shuts, as city traffic swallows stragglers. Lunch waits roughly 40 km ahead. For the group, some 220 km of road remain to Idukki.
Lunch
Lunch for the Idukki twenty happens at Pollachi, 250 km down; phone the order from Coimbatore. Jaggery, vegetables and cattle keep this market town busy. Diesel and drinking water get topped up here because Udumalpet, Chinnar and Marayoor offer little on the forest road. Forty minutes is the limit, as the climb to the tea hills is slow and the group should be in Idukki before dark. For the group, some 180 km of road remain to Idukki.
Tea for the group
Tea for the twenty comes at Munnar, some 1,600 m high among the estates, about 365 km from Mysore. Buy packets of estate tea while the bus cools its brakes. Jackets come out, because even afternoons feel cold. The last leg to Idukki is about 65 km of descent, curve after curve, so the mini bus crawls and anyone queasy moves to a front seat. For the group, some 65 km of road remain to Idukki.
Group drop
The mini bus reaches Idukki about ten and a half hours after Mysore and drops the group at the hotel in Painavu or Cheruthoni. Painavu is the district headquarters, and the dams are about 7 km from it. The district has no railway; Aluva is the nearest station. Rain is heavy, 250 to 425 cm a year. The bus parks on a main road near your stay, and the driver helps with the bags on narrow lanes. Plan indoor time on monsoon afternoons.
Need a Mysore to Idukki mini bus for a Kerala holiday, about twenty of you? On the Idukki trip your group stays together all the way. The driver comes to you in Mysuru, whether that is a hotel by the palace, the station or the bus stand. Tejas Tours & Travels has run mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Idukki and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Idukki via Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Munnar | About 430 km | About 860 km | About 10.5 hr with stops |
Mysore to Idukki and back is around 860 km: 3 days, billed at 900 km. That leaves about 40 km for local runs around Idukki. AC and non-AC mini buses both run to Idukki. Idukki: the km rate covers fuel and our driver. We quote one way drops on request. Add ₹600 to ₹700 a day for the driver, and GST, tolls, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits and parking as per receipts.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
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, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
At most 16: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. A full 21: 21 seater mini bus. Between 22 and 25: 25 seater mini bus. With luggage for several days, keep two seats free.
Idukki group now past 25? Book the Mysore to Idukki Bus. Shrunk to a dozen? The Mysore to Idukki Tempo Traveller is enough. The full size list is on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
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
The Mysore to Idukki distance is about 430 km by road, or about 860 km both ways. The mini bus takes the Chamarajanagar road and the Dhimbam ghat to Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Pollachi, then climbs to Munnar and drops to Idukki. With halts it takes about 10.5 hours.
The dam opens to visitors only on some days. We check the dates before your trip and plan around them.
They are extra: GST, tolls, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits and parking go on the bill at the real cost.
Yes. Driving past 10 pm adds the driver's night bata, shown in your quote ahead of booking. The night bata is ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
On request, yes. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
The 25 seater: everyone sits and the bags fit. See the sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Only at the start. During Dasara, in September or October, Mysore's centre is crowded and traffic is diverted, and on the last day most roads into the city are closed to vehicles. We board the group near the ring road and leave before dawn, so the 10.5 hour day still ends before dark.
It is a long day, about 10.5 hours. For elders we suggest a night in Munnar, which breaks the trip after about 365 km, and a short morning run down to Idukki. Seat them in the front rows for the Dhimbam ghat and the hill roads, and carry their medicines in hand luggage.
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