Mysore to Karkala Force Urbania with Driver
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Gommateshwara Statue
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Distance
275 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via KR Nagar, Mudigere and Ujire
Starting from
₹ 25400
2 days, 600 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
40 km
115 km
180 km
200 km
240 km
275 km
Pickup at your door
We collect the group at a hotel, a home or the station and set off once the list is ticked. If you are spending a day in Mysore before the trip, remember that both the zoo and Karanji lake shut on Tuesdays. The Urbania leaves town towards Hunsur but soon branches off for KR Nagar and the Hassan state highway, which is far quieter at dawn. Karkala is about 275 km away, five and a half hours with halts, and the aim is to reach the ghat by early afternoon.
Tea stop
KR Nagar, a paddy town on the Kaveri side, is the group's ten minute tea stop. Those who skipped breakfast can choose between vegetarian eateries and a couple of Kerala style places that serve fish. The bus station canteen is open from about six. On the drive home, the Yedatore picnic spot on the river, about 4 km out on the Hassan road, is a good place to stretch. Holenarasipura is around 45 km further on.
Breakfast and fuel
Breakfast is at Hassan, roughly 115 km from Mysore, while the Urbania takes fuel. Allow 25 minutes. The district's own farm meal is ragi mudde with green curry, heavy but filling; most people pick a light tiffin and filter coffee instead. If the group noticed the clay pots and handloom shops at Holenarasipura, those crafts belong to that town. From Hassan the route goes north west, off NH75, towards Mudigere and the Charmadi side.
Lunch
Mudigere is coffee country, and the group lunches here for about 40 minutes before the ghat. Ask for Malnad dishes if the hotel makes them. The Hemavathi, the river you crossed at Holenarasipura, begins in this taluk near Javali village, high in the hills. Coffee powder and pepper are the gifts to buy. The Urbania takes fuel here, since the descent and the coast road have fewer pumps until Ujire. Kottigehara is about 16 km on.
Ghat road
The Charmadi ghat begins at Kottigehara, about 960 m up, and descends about 25 km with 12 hairpin bends to the Ujire side. The Urbania takes it slowly in low gear. Seat anyone who feels sick near the front, with a window open. Landslides have closed the ghat in some monsoons, and when it closed for a month traffic went round by Ujire, Dharmasthala, Kokkada, Gundya and Shiradi. We check the status the day before.
Tea stop
At Ujire the road divides three ways, to Dharmasthala about 8 km off, back up the Charmadi ghat, and on to Belthangady and Mangaluru. The group stops fifteen minutes for tea, and the snacks are coastal now, goli baje and Mangalore buns. Venur, with a Bahubali statue set up in 1604, lies in the same taluk if anyone wants it on the return. Karkala is about 35 km on, along the coastal plain.
Arrival
The Urbania drops the group at its Karkala hotel after about five and a half hours. Granite hills ring the town, which lies at only about 81 m. A lake in the town, Ramasamudra, was dug by King Veera Bhairava in memory of his son. Evenings are warm, so light clothes suit. For dinner, neer dosa and fish curry with rice are the local meal. Udupi has the nearest railway station, and Mangalore the nearest airport.
Need a Mysore to Karkala Force Urbania for older people or guests to see the Gommateshwara statue on the hill? From Mysuru it is roughly 275 km to Karkala, via Hassan, Mudigere and the Charmadi ghat. Captain seats and a calm ride. Book Force Urbania on rent in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels. Pickup for the Karkala run is from your home in Vijayanagar or a homestay in Gokulam.
Route | One way | Karkala and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Karkala via KR Nagar, Mudigere and Ujire | About 275 km | About 550 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
Karkala is around 550 km there and back. That is 2 days, billed at 600 km. You also pay ₹700 a day driver's allowance and, at cost, tolls, parking, state permits and GST. Fuel, the driver and AC come included with every km. One way drops: ask us. Every one is AC. Two days is the usual length of a Mysore to Karkala trip.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | |
₹40 | ₹25,400 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 3 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹2,380 a person.
9 or fewer: 10 seater Urbania. For 10 to 12: 12 seater Urbania. For 13 to 16: 16 seater Urbania. Every size is the same rate per km.
On a tighter budget, the Mysore to Karkala tempo traveller takes the same group. Past sixteen people, see the Mysore to Karkala 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.
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
By road Karkala is about 275 km from Mysore, so the round trip is about 550 km. The Urbania goes by SH57 to Hassan, then Mudigere and the Charmadi ghat to Ujire and Karkala. Allow about 6.5 to 7 hours including meal halts.
It comes from owners we work with, with their driver, booked by us at our rate.
The 12 seater, with bag space. The full size list is on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
No. The ₹40/km covers fuel, driver and AC; parking, tolls and GST are separate.
Yes. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. It is ₹700 a night for the Urbania.
The ghat has 12 hairpin bends over about 25 km, so some people feel it. Eat a light lunch at Mudigere, sit in the front rows, keep a window open and look ahead. The Urbania goes down slowly in low gear. Ginger sweets or lemon help. After Ujire the road is easy to Karkala.
Yes. The Urbania stops at KR Nagar, Hassan, Mudigere and Ujire, so the drive is broken into short legs. The ghat is the only tiring part. In Karkala the climb to the Bahubali statue is on rock steps, so elders can wait below. Keep medicines and water in a hand bag.
