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Edakkal Caves
Closed on Mondays.
Chembra Peak
Trek with a permit.
Pookode Lake
Near Vythiri.
Lakkidi View Point
Top of the ghat.
Banasura Sagar Dam
About 20 km from Kalpetta.
Soochipara Falls
Forest walk down.
Distance
135 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3 hr
Via Nanjangud, Muthanga and Sulthan Bathery
Starting from
₹ 4000
Same-day return, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹3,842 ₹4,579
+ ₹629 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹4,424 ₹5,283
+ ₹733 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹5,638 ₹6,743
+ ₹943 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹6,220 ₹7,448
+ ₹1048 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹7,966 ₹9,562
+ ₹1362 (Taxes & Charges)
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135 km
Pickup at your door
A three hour run to Kalpetta means the car can come for you at a relaxed 7 am, from your house, a hotel, the railway station or the airport at Mandakalli. The driver heads straight for the Nanjangud road. If you plan to drive back the same evening, remember that most Mysore shops and eateries close their shutters before 10 pm, so pick up dinner on the road. One soft bag each fits the boot easily for a weekend in the hills.
Quick darshan
Twenty five km down the highway, Nanjangud offers a quick darshan at the Srikanteshwara temple beside the Kapila. Pilgrims say Tipu Sultan called the deity Hakim Nanjunda, the healer, and gifted an emerald lingam that is shown once a year. A car parks close to the temple street, and twenty minutes is plenty on a weekday. The temple opens around 6 am. From here Gundlupet, the last town before the forest, is 35 km further.
Fuel stop
At Gundlupet the car takes on fuel and you can grab a coffee in ten minutes. The town lies where three states almost meet, close to both the Kerala and Tamil Nadu borders. In the monsoon months the fields beside the road blaze with sunflower and marigold, and farmers let you walk in for a photo for a small fee. Do not pick the flowers. The forest gate is close, and the car will not stop again until Wayanad.
Forest drive
Muthanga, about 100 km from Mysore, is the Kerala side of the long forest belt that starts at Bandipur. It is one range of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, set up in 1973, and elephants, gaur and deer are often near the road. Cars may not stop on the highway, and the gates shut from 9 pm to 6 am. A forest department jeep safari runs from the range office in the morning and the afternoon; book it at the counter if you plan one later.
Breakfast in Bathery
Ten km after the sanctuary, Sulthan Bathery is the place for breakfast, about 900 m up and noticeably cooler. A Kerala breakfast of appam with stew or puttu takes about half an hour. The stone Jain basti in the town is thought to be from the 13th century, a ten minute stop if you like old temples. The town grew around Tipu Sultan's ammunition store, which gave it the name. Kalpetta is a short 25 km away now.
Drop at your stay
About three hours after leaving Mysore, the car reaches Kalpetta, the headquarters of Wayanad district since 1980, at around 780 m among coffee and tea gardens. We drop you at your resort or homestay, many of which sit on estate roads where a car is handy. The town market sells local coffee and spices, and bamboo crafts from Uravu at Thrikkaipetta make good gifts. Evenings turn cool, so keep a light jacket at hand.
Need a Mysore to Kalpetta cab for a Wayanad getaway? Our Mysore to Kalpetta taxi collects you from home, a Mysuru hotel or the bus stand and takes NH766 through Bandipur. See cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kalpetta and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kalpetta via Gundlupet and Sulthan Bathery | About 135 km | About 270 km | About 3 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 270 km, billed at 300 km for a day; two days are 600 km. Ask us for a Mysore to Kalpetta one way taxi; it is ₹2 a km above the return rate. Fuel, AC and the driver are all in the km rate. Air conditioned, always. Driver allowance is ₹400 a day for a sedan, and tolls, parking, permits and GST are charged at actuals.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | |
₹14 | ₹4,600 | ₹9,200 | |
₹18 | ₹5,800 | ₹11,600 | |
₹20 | ₹6,400 | ₹12,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 2 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹1,830 a person.
For up to 4: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven travelling: Innova Crysta. Groups of 7 to 12 should look at the Mysore to Kalpetta tempo traveller.
Elders with you? The Mysore to Kalpetta Force Urbania. Bigger family: tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
We (15 families) hired a bus from Tejas to one of the resort at Kanakpura. Interacted with Lakshmi madam and requested her to provide a good Cab . The bus reached at exact time for pickup, the bus was extremely good and looked a new one only. Thanks Tejas team and Lakshmi madam, it was a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend to avail their services.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
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
Travelled to Bangalore
Booked cab 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
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Count on roughly 135 km each way from Mysore to Kalpetta, about 270 km in all. The car heads down NH766 past the temple town of Nanjangud and fuels at Gundlupet, crosses the forest belt of Bandipur and Muthanga, then climbs gently through Sulthan Bathery. A breakfast pause included, it is close to 3 hours by car.
Yes. Tell us the date and we quote the drop in writing; one way runs ₹2 per km over the return rate.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. For the cab: ₹400 a night.
Yes. Edakkal, Pookode and Lakkidi fit; leave Wayanad by 5 pm to clear Bandipur.
They are not. For one day, 300 km the car hire is Dzire ₹4,000 Etios ₹4,600 Innova ₹5,800 and Innova Crysta ₹6,400. On top come the driver bata, tolls, Kerala entry tax, parking and GST.
Innova Crysta. All cars on cab rental in Mysore.
Not necessarily. June to September soaks the district, and Vythiri a few km beyond Kalpetta measures around 3,840 mm a year, so waterfalls roar and the tea slopes glow green. The flip side is closed trails and slippery viewpoints on the worst days. The highway itself never shuts for rain. Bring an umbrella and shoes that can get wet.
Sadly no. Karnataka keeps the forest stretch of NH766 closed to traffic between 9 pm and 6 am, so the cab has to be through Muthanga and Bandipur before then; in practice that means leaving Kalpetta around 6 pm. Enjoy the dinner and add a night instead, setting off after breakfast.
