Mysore to Karwar Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Rabindranath Tagore Beach
Town beach, a short drive from the hotel.
INS Chapal Warship Museum
Warship museum on the beach front.
Kali River Bridge and Sadashivgad
Fort ruins by the bridge; the car stops at the road.
Devbagh Beach
Boat from the jetty to the beach.
Gokarna
About an hour south by car.
Distance
520 km
From Mysore
Time
About 11 to 11.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Mangalore and Murudeshwar
Starting from
₹ 16000
4 days, 1,200 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
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Pickup at your door
Karwar is our longest coastal run from Mysore, around 520 km, so the cab reaches your door at 5:30 am with a full tank. Rather than cross the city, the driver uses the ring road and turns west at Hinkal, where Mysore opened its first flyover in 2018. Breakfast waits an hour away at Hunsur. Pack a sweater for the Coorg hills and cotton clothes for the sea coast; you will need both before lunch, and water bottles are already in the car.
Breakfast and road check
Breakfast at Hunsur takes fifteen minutes for a family of four, idli and coffee at a plain highway hotel. From this town Periyapatna is about 30 km on and Kushalnagar about 40 km, both on the same NH275, so the road stays straight and good for a while. The driver checks fuel and tyres here for the long day. If anyone feels sleepy, this is the time for a strong coffee, because the hills start soon.
Coffee in Coorg
Madikeri, called Mercara by the British, sits at about 1,170 m. In the middle of town stands the fort, rebuilt in stone under Tipu Sultan, its gate watched over by two stone elephants, with a small museum inside for an unhurried return day. This morning the car stops ten minutes for coffee and a restroom, and the tank is filled, because the next 80 km down to Puttur are mostly ghat road and small villages.
Ghat road
Sampaje lies about 30 km below Madikeri on the ghat road, NH275, as it falls from the Coorg hills towards Sullia and the coast. The car drives through without a halt, past forest and a few tea stalls. This stretch was cut by landslides in August 2018, and in heavy monsoon it is the first road to watch, so in the rains we confirm it before you leave. If anyone feels the bends, tell the driver and he will pull over at a safe wide spot.
Short tea break
Puttur is 50 km after Sampaje, where the hills finally end and the warm, damp air of the coast takes over. A ten minute tea break here is enough for a cab. The town lives on the arecanut trade, and the Mahalingeshwara temple stands in its centre, close to the main road for a quick look. Change into cooler clothes now. Mangalore and lunch are 55 km ahead, about an hour.
Lunch on the bypass
Lunch is at Mangalore, roughly the halfway mark of the day. Coastal hotels near the highway serve bangude pulimunchi, chicken ghee roast and patrode, and vegetarians get rice meals and neer dosa. Thirty minutes is fine for four. The city's airport is at Bajpe, about 13 to 15 km from the centre, if anyone in the family flies home from here. After lunch the car turns north on NH66, with 265 km still to go.
Udupi coffee
Udupi is 60 km up the coast from Mangalore. Coffee and a masala dosa, a dish credited to Udupi hotels, make a quick fifteen minute stop. The Krishna Matha is in the old centre, but on this long day a darshan is better kept for the return. Kundapura is about 37 km north, and the highway then passes Maravanthe, where the sea and the river run on either side of the road. Karwar is still about 205 km away.
Statue by the sea
Murudeshwar is about 2 km off NH66, and its 123 ft Shiva statue and tall gopura stand on Kanduka hill with water on three sides. Twenty minutes is enough for photos and a quick look from the beach below. A dress code applies for temple entry, so a darshan needs more time. From here NH66 runs north past Honnavar, and Karwar is about 125 km on, roughly three hours with the coastal towns.
Hotel drop
At the end of the day the car pulls up at your hotel in Karwar, the Uttara Kannada headquarters where the Kali flows into the Arabian Sea. Dinner should be the local seafood, perhaps fish in a cashew and coconut gravy with rice, or kurle ambat, the crab masala. The Konkan Railway stops here, and the Goa border is very near, Loliem being just 18 km north. Expect heavy rain from June to September. Your driver stays close by for tomorrow.
Need a Mysore to Karwar cab for a family of four or six? A car covers the coast road fast, and a Mysore to Karwar taxi can stop at Udupi, Murudeshwar and Gokarna as you like. Book cab rental in Mysore through Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Karwar and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Karwar via Hunsur, Mangalore and Murudeshwar | About 520 km | About 1,040 km | About 11 to 11.5 hr with stops |
Karwar is about 520 km each way, which makes a car round trip 4 days and 1,200 km. The rate has fuel, the driver and AC in it. Driver allowance ₹400 each day, GST, tolls and parking at actuals. A Mysore to Karwar one way taxi is quoted when you ask. Our cars all run with AC. By car you can do it in one long day, or two easy days with a night by the sea.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹24,000 | |
₹14 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | ₹27,600 | |
₹18 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | |
₹20 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
Two to four people: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, or four with big bags: Innova or Innova Crysta.
Going to Karwar with eight or more? The Mysore to Karwar tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Taking older people to Karwar? Look at the Mysore to Karwar Force Urbania. Airport and city drops are on our taxi service in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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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
Karwar is about 520 km from Mysore, so the round trip runs to roughly 1,040 km. The cab goes by Hunsur, Madikeri and the Sampaje ghat to Puttur and Mangalore, then follows NH66 up the coast through Udupi and Murudeshwar. Allow about 11 to 11.5 hours of driving, plus the halts.
Sure. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
Sure. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
If the car runs late into the night, a night bata for the driver is charged. Your Karwar quote has it written. The cab night bata is ₹400.
Not included. GST, tolls, parking and any permit are charged at actual.
Karwar with more people: an Innova or Innova Crysta. The full size list is on cab rental in Mysore. A sedan is tight for five.
From October to March. Karwar gets about 3,279 mm of rain a year, almost all from June to September, when the coast road is slow and the Sampaje ghat can have slips. December also brings Navy Week, the usual time INS Kadamba near Binaga opens to the public. April and May are hot, so plan beaches for evenings.
Yes, it is a long day of about 11 to 11.5 hours of driving. Start by 5:30 am so the Sampaje ghat is crossed in the morning and the last coastal stretch is done before dark. If you prefer a gentler pace, stop the night in Mangalore or Udupi and finish the drive the next morning, with Murudeshwar on the way.
