Mysore to Idukki Force Urbania for 8 to 16
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Idukki Arch Dam
Drop at the gate. Visitor days change; we check. Budget roughly 1 hour.
Cheruthoni Dam
Parking is easy for the Urbania. Budget roughly 30 minutes.
Hill View Park
Parking is easy for the Urbania. Budget roughly 1 hour. Ideal in the evening.
Kalvari Mount
The Urbania goes up the hill road. Ideal at sunrise. Spend about 1 hour.
Distance
430 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 to 10.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Munnar
Starting from
₹ 38100
3 days, 900 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
145 km
210 km
250 km
365 km
430 km
Pickup in Mysore
The Urbania collects guests from a home, a hotel near the palace, the station, the bus stand or Mandakalli airport. Mysore's outer ring road runs roughly 41.5 km round the city, so the van joins the Nanjangud road without the old town. Leave at 5. Idukki is about 430 km away, around nine and a half hours, and the hill part comes last, so an early start keeps it in daylight. Pillows help on a long day, and a box of Mysore pak travels well as a gift.
Fuel and rest
Chamarajanagar, sixty kilometres out, is where the Idukki Urbania fills diesel and the group takes tea. If ever you return this way with time, the Gaurishvara temple at Yelandur, carved with stone chains, is about 20 km off on the Kollegal side. Today, elders should use the restroom here, as the forest and the hairpins ahead allow no stops. The run to Bannari takes about an hour and a half. The Urbania still has around 370 km to cover before Idukki.
Ghat road
Dhimbam, roughly 115 km from home, is the Urbania's descent from Hasanur to Bannari through 27 tight bends. No lay bys exist. Animals have been struck on this highway after dark, and the authorities have restricted night traffic on the ghat for that reason, so the Urbania always takes it in the morning. Sitting high, the guests look over the treetops as the van drops to the plains. The Urbania still has around 315 km to cover before Idukki.
Breakfast
Sathyamangalam, some 145 km along, serves the Idukki guests breakfast. A dozen people are fed quickly in Tamil hotels on NH948. The tiger reserve here, around 1,408 sq km, begins at the edge of town. Elders should walk a little after the hairpins before they eat. Roughly 285 km remain, the first hour on flat road to Coimbatore. The Urbania still has around 285 km to cover before Idukki. Guests can recline and rest on the next leg.
Coffee and stretch
Coffee at Coimbatore, about 210 km out, comes on the city's southern edge, where the Urbania leaves the Sathy road for Pollachi. At roughly 427 m on the Noyyal, the city is warm by mid morning, so the AC goes on. For shopping on the return, Kovai Kora cotton sarees are a GI product of Coimbatore. Pollachi lies 40 km south. The Urbania still has around 220 km to cover before Idukki. Guests can recline and rest on the next leg.
Lunch
Pollachi, at 250 km, is lunch for the Urbania. The Masani Amman temple is one of the main temples of the area. Valparai, the tea hill station, is about 65 km from Pollachi by Aliyar, another trip. Buy water here, as the forest road past Udumalpet and Marayoor has few shops. Munnar is about 115 km on. Keep lunch light for anyone who dislikes bends, as the hill road comes next. The Urbania still has around 180 km to cover before Idukki.
Tea in the hills
Up at Munnar, about 1,600 m and 365 km from Mysore, the Urbania stops a quarter of an hour among tea bushes. Fresh tea from the estate shops is the obvious buy. Lakkom waterfall, passed on the way in from Marayoor, belongs to the Eravikulam area. Even at noon the hills feel cool. Next is a 65 km descent to Idukki, which the driver takes gently for elders. The Urbania still has around 65 km to cover before Idukki.
Drop at your stay
10 to 10.5 hours after Mysore, the Urbania halts at your Idukki hotel, in Painavu or in Cheruthoni, and the driver carries the bags in. Cheruthoni town sits right against the dams. No train line enters the district, so guests leaving by rail head to Aluva. With 250 to 425 cm of rain a year, Idukki stays green and often wrapped in mist. The return run to Mysore is again about 430 km.
Want a Mysore to Idukki Force Urbania for a hill holiday, a quieter van for 8 to 16 people? Small office teams and families with older people usually choose it for Idukki. See Force Urbania on rent in Mysore for the sizes, all at one rate. Pickup is from your hotel by the palace, Mysore railway station or the city bus stand, anywhere in Mysuru.
Route | One way | Idukki and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Idukki via Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Munnar | About 430 km | About 860 km | About 10 to 10.5 hr with stops |
About 860 km for the round trip, so 3 days billed at 900 km. Driver allowance ₹700 a day; the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits, tolls, parking and GST are added at actual. Idukki one way: we quote on request. The Idukki Urbania rate includes fuel, driver and AC. About 40 km stays free for local drives in Idukki. Every one is AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 4 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,180 a person.
Idukki with nine people? 10 seater Urbania. Twelve people: 12 seater Urbania. Thirteen travelling: 13 seater Urbania. At most sixteen: 16 seater Urbania. Every Urbania to Idukki is one rate.
Cheaper option for the same group: the Mysore to Idukki Tempo Traveller. Four to seven people: the Mysore to Idukki Cab. All Urbania sizes: Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Mysore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Mysore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/4/2026 Pondicherry
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
Idukki is about 430 km from Mysore, so a return trip covers about 860 km. The Urbania runs via Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat and Sathyamangalam to Coimbatore and Pollachi, then up to Munnar and down to Idukki. Allow about 10 to 10.5 hours on the road with halts.
It can be done. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
For Idukki, take the 12 seater; all sit and bags fit. Each size and rate is on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
No, the km rate leaves out the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits, tolls, parking fees and GST; these are added at actuals.
Any driving after 10 pm adds the driver's night bata; it shows in the quote.
Leave by 5:00 am. Elders find an early start easier on a cool morning. With the halts on this page you reach Idukki in about 10 to 10.5 hours.
Near Bannari, yes. The Urbania comes down the Dhimbam ghat right past the Bannari Amman temple, where the Kundam festival in Panguni, around March and April, draws lakhs of devotees. On those days we leave Mysore earlier so the rest of the long day still finishes in daylight.
With a full group, one medium suitcase and a small bag per guest fit behind the seats. Idukki is wet and cool, so pack rain gear and warm clothes in soft bags, which fit better. Keep medicines and documents in hand luggage. Tell us about anything bulky in advance.
