
Mysore to Kanyakumari Force Urbania with Driver
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Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
655 km
From Mysore
Time
About 15.5 to 16 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Dindigul and Tirunelveli
Starting from
₹ 63500
5 days, 1,500 km, any size

8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)

13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
140 km
205 km
270 km
345 km
410 km
510 km
570 km
655 km

Pickup at your door
Older travellers going to the cape usually want a gift from home, and Mysore pak or a silk saree is the classic choice. Do the shopping the evening before, since Mysore's shops and most eating places pull their shutters down before 10 pm and nothing is open when the Urbania arrives at 5:30 am. We collect the group at home, a palace side hotel or the station, leave by the Nanjangud road and turn for Chamarajanagar. Kanyakumari is about 655 km, which we break into two calm days with a night at Madurai.

Breakfast
Breakfast is an unhurried half hour in Chamarajanagar, the first town after 60 km, where the hotels beside the bus stand serve idli, vada and filter coffee within minutes. Every sight the district is famous for, BR Hills, MM Hills and the Shivanasamudra falls, lies on other roads; BR Hills, for example, is about 40 km away through K Gudi. Today the Urbania heads south through Hasanur instead. Before the forest, the elders should use the restroom while the driver tops up the diesel.

Tea after the ghat
Once the ghat is done, the Urbania stops for fifteen minutes of tea in Sathyamangalam, at the 140 km mark. More than 850 elephants have been counted in the forest you just crossed, one of the main elephant corridors of the south, which is why the Urbania never halts inside it. Some 16 km west of town an earthen dam about 40 m high holds the Bhavanisagar reservoir, which the Moyar helps to fill. Beyond here the drive is flat and smooth, good for a nap.

Short halt
At the 205 km mark the Urbania makes a brief coffee halt in Erode, parked on the highway side rather than in the busy centre. The city trades coconuts and coconut oil on a big scale, and the oil sold here is fresh. Elders who like temples may want to plan the Sangameswarar shrine at Bhavani, where the Kaveri and the Bhavani meet about 12 km away, on the drive home. Lunch is at Karur, about an hour south.

Lunch
For lunch the Urbania pulls into Karur, with 270 km done, and stops forty five minutes so the elders can eat and sit for a while afterwards. Close to the centre stands the Pasupatheeswarar temple of Shiva, the town's main shrine. Karur's spinning mills sell towels and bed sheets at low prices. A guest needing a flight can reach Trichy airport, roughly 78 km off. After the meal the Urbania joins NH44, the highway that runs south almost to the tip of India.

Tea
Tea in the afternoon is taken in Dindigul, after 345 km. Farms around the town grow guava, oranges and pineapple, so the fruit by the road is fresh and easy on the stomach after a long day. Gift shoppers will find silk sarees woven at Chinnalapatti, about 11 km away, along with Sungudi cotton. The rock with its fort rises over the town. The group will be at the Madurai hotel, some 65 km ahead, while it is still light.

Night halt
The day ends at Madurai after 410 km, ideally in a hotel with a lift so the elders avoid stairs. Evening darshan at the Meenakshi temple lasts until about 10 pm; women are asked to dress modestly, and phones stay outside. Next morning, before leaving, the Gandhi Memorial Museum is a quiet visit; it keeps the blood stained dhoti Gandhi wore on his last day. Kanyakumari is about 245 km on, around five and a half hours in the Urbania.

Morning tea
On the second morning the first halt is Kovilpatti, 510 km from home, for tea. While the elders stretch their legs, the others can buy kadalai mittai, the town's peanut candy, which holds a GI tag. The town sits on the NH44 plains, flat and dry. Off the highway on the road to Sankarankovil is Kalugumalai, a dome of rock with two temples cut into it, for a slower trip. Tirunelveli is about 60 km on.

Lunch
At 570 km the Urbania reaches Tirunelveli, and lunch gets a relaxed forty minutes, with a clean restroom at the hotel for everyone. The city follows the Thamirabarani, its lifeline for water. The local halwa, soft and made with wheat and ghee, is the sweet to buy. If any guest must fly out early, Tuticorin airport is only about 22 km east of the city. After lunch it is about 85 km more on NH44 to Kanyakumari.

Hotel drop
On the second afternoon, after about 15.5 to 16 hours of driving in all, the Urbania stops at the door of your Kanyakumari hotel. Let the elders rest before any outing. Meals around the town are largely vegetarian and South Indian. In December and January, the peak season, rooms run short and prices climb, so book early for those dates. For a flight home, Thiruvananthapuram is about 85 km away. For local outings the same driver and Urbania remain at your service.
Need a Mysore to Kanyakumari Force Urbania for elders or guests for the sunrise at the tip of India? From Mysuru it is roughly 655 km to Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin), via Sathyamangalam, Madurai and Tirunelveli. Captain seats and a calm ride. Pickup for the Kanyakumari run is from your office in Hebbal or Mysore Junction railway station. Book Force Urbania on rent in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kanyakumari and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kanyakumari via Chamarajanagar, Dindigul and Tirunelveli | About 655 km | About 1,310 km | About 15.5 to 16 hr with stops |
About 1,310 km there and back. That is 5 days, billed at 1,500 km. You also pay ₹700 a day driver's allowance and, at actuals, GST, tolls, parking and permits. Air conditioned, always. Need only a drop? Ask for a one way quote. Each km comes with fuel, the driver and AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 |
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, 6 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹4,760 a person.
9 or fewer: 10 seater Urbania. 10 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. 13 to 16: 16 seater Urbania. For Kanyakumari, the rate per km is the same in every size.
On a tighter budget, the Mysore to Kanyakumari tempo traveller takes the same group. Past sixteen people, see the Mysore to Kanyakumari mini bus and mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Kanyakumari lies around 655 km from Mysore, which means roughly 1,310 km there and back. For elders, the Urbania splits it into two calm days, sleeping at Madurai after the forest, the ghat and the plains, then following NH44 to the southern tip. Total time at the wheel is about 15.5 to 16 hours, with stops every hour or two.
We arrange it from owners we work with, with their driver, at our rate and under our booking.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. You see it in the quote first. For the Urbania: ₹700 a night.
No. The ₹40/km covers fuel, driver and AC; GST, tolls and parking are separate. Also extra: the Tamil Nadu entry permit.
The 12 seater, with space for bags. Sizes are on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Yes, that works. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
March to June is the hard season. The plains between Karur and Tirunelveli are very hot, with Tirunelveli averaging about 35 deg C and more in May. The Urbania is AC, but halts in the open sun tire elders. If you must go then, we drive in the early hours and rest in the afternoon. October to February is far more comfortable.
We build the days around them. Five halts on the first day mean seniors are never seated for much over two hours, and they get the front seats where the ride is calmest. Madurai gives a full night in a hotel with a lift. The second day is shorter, broken by tea and lunch. On reaching the cape, let them rest and keep sightseeing for the next morning.