Mysore to Karkala Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Gommateshwara Statue
Bahubali statue on a granite hill. The mini bus waits at the temple parking; keep an hour.
Chaturmukha Basadi
Four-faced granite basadi on a low hill. Plan forty minutes; the group leaves shoes in the bus.
St Lawrence Shrine, Attur
Big church shrine, busy in January. Keep forty minutes for darshan with 20 people.
Saavira Kambada Basadi, Moodbidri
Basadi known for its thousand pillars. Allow an hour with queues.
Varanga Kere Basadi
Basadi in the middle of a lake, by boat. Keep forty minutes for darshan with 20 people.
Distance
275 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via KR Nagar, Mudigere and Ujire
Starting from
₹ 20400
2 days, 600 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹29,900 ₹36,038
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹25,244 ₹30,400
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
40 km
115 km
180 km
200 km
240 km
275 km
Pickup at one point
Twenty passengers meet the mini bus at one spot, a hotel lobby, the junction station or the city bus stand, so nobody waits on a busy road. Pack some Mysore bonda from an early tea shop for the first hour. Out of the city the driver aims for Hunsur and turns north before it onto the Hassan state highway. Karkala is about 275 km off, roughly six hours for a mini bus with three halts, so we board by half past five.
Tea stop
Twenty minutes in KR Nagar for tea and restrooms. Old Yedatore, nearby, was abandoned after the Kaveri flooded it, and the present town was laid out on safer ground in the 1920s and 1930s. If the group ever wants a quiet picnic, Ramanahalli village, about 4 km out, sits on the KRS backwaters. Count heads, then the mini bus continues about 45 km to Holenarasipura and on to Hassan for breakfast.
Breakfast and fuel
Breakfast for twenty at Hassan, about 115 km out, takes 35 minutes, and diesel goes in meanwhile. One person ordering for the whole group saves a lot of waiting. Malnad filter coffee is strong here. If anyone in the group has to leave early, Hassan Junction has trains on the Mangalore and Mysore line. After breakfast the mini bus leaves the national highway and climbs towards Mudigere. Restrooms at the hotel are better than at the pump.
Lunch
Mudigere is the mini bus lunch stop, around 180 km out. A hotel that cooks akki rotti and kadubu can take twenty at once if the driver calls ahead; keep 45 minutes. Estates of coffee and pepper ring the town, and from June to September this belt is soaked with rain. Diesel goes in before the descent. The head of the Charmadi ghat, at Kottigehara, is about 16 km further.
Ghat road
The Charmadi ghat drops about 25 km from Kottigehara to the Ujire side, with 12 hairpin bends. The mini bus goes down in low gear and does not stop on the ghat. Ask everyone to stay seated, keep bags off the aisle and look ahead. Night traffic bans, one from 7 pm to 7 am, have been ordered by the Chikkamagaluru DC in past monsoons, so the crossing is planned for daylight.
Tea stop
Ujire is a twenty minute tea and restroom stop at the bottom of the ghat. Roads branch here for Dharmasthala, about 8 km, for Belthangady and Mangaluru, and back up the Charmadi. Coastal dishes begin, neer dosa, kori rotti and patrode. The Manjunatha temple and the 39 ft Bahubali at Dharmasthala can be added on the way home. Karkala is about 35 km ahead. Restrooms near the junction are basic, so keep tissues handy.
Arrival
After about six hours the mini bus pulls up at the group's Karkala hotel. The town lies at about 81 m, with roads fanning out to Padubidri, Manipal and Udupi. Jain heritage is everywhere; there are 18 old basadis in and around town. Dinner means coastal cooking, neer dosa and fish curry with rice, and vegetarian Udupi meals for those who prefer. Udupi is the nearest railhead for anyone leaving by train.
Need a Mysore to Karkala mini bus for 15 to 25 people to see the Gommateshwara statue on the hill? Karkala is around 275 km from Mysuru via Hassan, Mudigere and the Charmadi ghat. One mini bus, one driver who knows the halts. We have been running mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. For Karkala we pick up from a Nazarbad hotel or a hotel near the palace.
Route | One way | Karkala and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Karkala via KR Nagar, Mudigere and Ujire | About 275 km | About 550 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
The round trip is around 550 km. Our rate covers fuel, AC and the driver. Driver allowance is ₹600 to ₹700 a day; parking, tolls, permits and GST are at actual. A two-day Mysore to Karkala trip fits this plan well. One way drops: ask us. You can have it with or without AC. Over 2 days it is billed as 600 km, because the minimum is 300 km a day.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | |
₹46 | ₹29,000 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 3 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
Take one seat more than the number of people. 15 or 16: 16 seater mini bus. 19 or 20 people: 20 seater mini bus. Up to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
Karkala with fewer than 13? The Mysore to Karkala tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Book the Mysore to Karkala bus, or see bus on rent in Mysore for all bus sizes.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
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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 drive is about 275 km one way, about 550 km in all, via KR Nagar, Hassan, Mudigere, the Charmadi ghat and Ujire. A mini bus needs about 6.5 to 7 hours with breakfast, lunch and a tea halt after the ghat.
Only late night driving carries a driver night allowance. It is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night for the mini bus.
The 25 seater, so seats for all and space for bags. Every size is listed on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Sure. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
Not included. GST, tolls, parking and any permit are charged at actual.
Yes, state buses use it daily. It is narrow with hairpins, so we drive it slowly and in daylight.
October to February suits a group best, with dry roads and cooler weather on the coast. Summer, March to May, is hot and humid. The monsoon brings very heavy rain on the Charmadi ghat, with landslides in some years, so we check the road before each trip in those months.
Break the day at KR Nagar, Hassan, Mudigere and Ujire, so children can stretch. Light food before the ghat helps those who feel sick. Seat them near the front for the 25 km of hairpins, and keep water and a bag handy. On the coast, carry caps and light clothes for the heat.
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