
Mysore to Kanyakumari Bus Hire for Large Groups
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Distance
655 km
From Mysore
Time
About 16.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Dindigul and Tirunelveli
Starting from
₹ 69500
5 days, 1,500 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹91,210 ₹1,10,238
+ ₹16238 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹98,485 ₹1,19,047
+ ₹17547 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹73,450 ₹88,795
+ ₹13095 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,05,760 ₹1,27,857
+ ₹18857 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,06,000
+ ₹18900 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
140 km
205 km
270 km
345 km
410 km
510 km
570 km
655 km

One gate
Forty or fifty people board one coach at one gate, a college, a temple hall or Mysore Junction, and the bus leaves at 5 am sharp. A Mysore masala dosa, red chutney spread inside, is the city's own breakfast, but at that hour most of the group will wait for Chamarajanagar. Suitcases go in the hold, and each person keeps a small bag for the night at Madurai. The coach heads out by Nanjangud. Kanyakumari is roughly 655 km off, a two day run.

Breakfast
Breakfast for the coach is at Chamarajanagar after 60 km. Highway hotels feed forty in two rounds of idli, vada and coffee, which takes about forty minutes. Groups keen on old temples sometimes ask about Yelandur, about 20 km off on the Kollegal side, where the Gaurishvara temple has chains cut from stone; that needs its own day. Diesel goes in here, the last pump before the forest, and the coordinator counts heads before the coach rolls on to Hasanur.

Tea after the ghat
Patience is needed on the Dhimbam ghat, where a long coach takes 27 hairpins slowly. Heavy lorries with 12 or more wheels are banned from it, while buses are allowed, and regular buses connect Sathyamangalam with Mysore many times a day. In Sathyamangalam, after 140 km, the group gets fifteen minutes for tea and the restroom. Green paddy along the Bhavani marks the start of the plains, and the coach turns east for Erode.

Restroom halt
A fifteen minute restroom halt comes at Erode, after 205 km, with the coach parked on NH544, which loops round the city. Turmeric and textiles fill Erode's markets, and from its bus stand government buses reach almost every town in the state. Kodiveri dam, about 55 km away near Gobichettipalayam, is a weekend picnic spot that a school group may want for a future trip. The meal stop is at Karur, roughly 65 km south.

Lunch
With 270 km done, the coach reaches Karur and stops a full hour, because forty people eat in two batches. The hotel we use is set up for big groups. Karur builds a large share of India's bus bodies, and you will pass bare coach frames in the yards. The town gets only about 600 mm of rain a year, and the afternoons are very hot from April to June. After lunch the coach takes NH44 south, away from the busy centre.

Tea
Tea is taken at Dindigul after 345 km, with the coach on the highway, since the village roads around the town are too narrow for a full size bus. In January and February the Kottai Mariamman festival fills Dindigul with crowds. The biryani here is famous, but for forty people a tea break is quicker, and the fort can be admired from the road. About 65 km more brings the coach to Madurai, around an hour and a half.

Night halt
The first night is in Madurai, after 410 km. Choose a hotel with coach parking, because the streets round the Meenakshi temple are too tight for a big bus; the group goes in by auto, fares agreed first. About fifteen thousand people visit the temple on an ordinary day, so expect a queue. Phones and cameras must be left outside. Next morning, after breakfast, the coach covers the last 245 km to the cape.

Morning tea
On the second morning the coach halts at Kovilpatti, 510 km along NH44, for tea. Forty people use the restroom in turns in about fifteen minutes. Kovilpatti's kadalai mittai, a peanut candy that holds a GI tag, is a cheap treat to pass round the bus. The plains here stay hot and dry most of the year. From Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli is about 60 km and the cape a further 85 km.

Lunch
The coach stops at Tirunelveli, after 570 km, for an hour of lunch on day two. The city runs along the Thamirabarani river, and NH44 and NH82 cross here. Tirunelveli halwa, soft and heavy with ghee, is what the group will want to carry; the old shops sell it by weight and pack it well. After lunch the coach stays on NH44 south, and Kanyakumari is about 85 km away.

Group drop
About 16.5 hours of driving after leaving Mysore, the coach drops the group at its Kanyakumari hotel on the second afternoon. Simple South Indian vegetarian food is the rule in town, which makes feeding forty easy. December and January bring the biggest crowds, so book rooms for a large group well in advance in those months. Nagercoil is the closest big transport hub, and Thiruvananthapuram is about 85 km away. The coach stays with the group for local runs.
Need Mysore to Kanyakumari bus hire for 30 to 50 people for the sunrise at the tip of India? It is around 655 km from Mysuru to Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin), via Sathyamangalam, Madurai and Tirunelveli. Get a bus on rent in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels. The Kanyakumari bus can load at Mysore airport at Mandakalli or near your office in Hebbal. One coach, halts where a big bus can park.
Route | One way | Kanyakumari and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kanyakumari via Chamarajanagar, Dindigul and Tirunelveli | About 655 km | About 1,310 km | About 16.5 hr with stops |
Kanyakumari and back is around 1,310 km. The km rate includes diesel, our driver and AC. We bill 5 days, 1,500 km in all, on the 300 km a day rule. Kanyakumari: Volvo or BharatBenz on request, billed at 400 km a day. Kanyakumari: AC or non-AC, tell us when you book. On top: driver bata of ₹700 to ₹1,000 each day, plus parking, tolls, permits and GST as charged. One way to Kanyakumari is on request.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹65 | ₹102,500 | ₹123,000 | ₹143,500 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 50, 6 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹2,060 a person.
For up to 33: 33 seater bus. Between 34 and 40: 40 seater bus. 41 to 50: 49 seater bus or 50 seater bus. On the long Kanyakumari trip, the 2+2 seats of the 35 to 45 seaters are kinder to elders.
Kanyakumari group smaller than you thought? The Mysore to Kanyakumari mini bus takes up to 25. The Mysore to Kanyakumari tempo traveller suits a family; see tempo traveller on rent in Mysore for sizes.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
A coach travels roughly 655 km from Mysore to Kanyakumari, about 1,310 km for the full trip. At around 16.5 hours of driving, it is a two day run: through the forest and over the plains to Madurai, then south on NH44 to the cape. Big buses use this road all the time, and we halt at hotels that can serve a full coach.
No. Kanyakumari bus tolls cost more than car tolls, so we list them separately with GST and parking. Add the Tamil Nadu entry permit for the bus, billed at actual.
The 49 or 50 seater seats everyone with a few to spare. Compare sizes on bus on rent in Mysore.
Yes, on request. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
In the daytime, from roughly 8 am. Go early; the queue grows by mid-morning.
A night allowance is charged only for late night driving. It is shown in the quote. The night bata is ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size.
Occasionally. When the Kaveri water issue flares up, Mysore can see protests or a bandh, and a coach bound for Tamil Nadu is the kind of vehicle that gets held at the city exits. Our office keeps an eye on the news the night before you leave. If a bandh is declared, we talk to the group leader and shift the start or the date, so forty people are not stuck on the road.
Two reasons. First, the forest between Hasanur and Sathyamangalam has seen night closures whose hours keep changing, and wild animals use the road after dark, so a night start can mean hours at a barrier. Second, 655 km is too much for one driver without rest. Leaving at 5 am, we clear the forest in daylight, sleep at Madurai and reach the cape fresh.