Mysore to Kateel Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
260 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6 to 6.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Sullia and BC Road
Starting from
₹ 8000
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
45 km
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170 km
200 km
230 km
260 km
Pickup at your door
We collect you at your house, your hotel or the station at 6:30 am, and the car is out of Mysore on the Hunsur road within a quarter hour. Kateel is about 260 km away, so a car reaches the temple a little after midday, in time for darshan and the meal. If you plan Mysore Palace on the return day, note that it opens about 10 am to 5:30 pm, visitors come in by the Varaha gate on the south side, and shoes stay outside.
Idli in Hunsur
Hunsur is your breakfast town, 45 km and roughly an hour into the drive. Highway eateries here are simple and cheap, and a family of four is in and out with idli and coffee in fifteen minutes. Gommatagiri, a small Jain hill topped by a Bahubali statue near Bilikere, slipped past a few km back; it is an easy hour on a slow drive home. From Hunsur the car runs through tobacco country to Periyapatna and on into Coorg.
Fuel and coffee
Madikeri, at about 1,170 m, is where the car tops up before the ghat. Ten minutes is enough for a cup of coffee in the cool air. Anyone keen on Coorg flavours can buy honey from the bee keepers' society near the post office on the way home. After town, NH275 drops through the Sampaje ghat towards Sullia, about 50 km of bends, so whoever gets carsick should take the front seat now.
Snack after the ghat
Sullia is where the car rolls out of the ghat into arecanut and rubber estates, about 170 km from Mysore. It is too early for lunch, so fifteen minutes of tea, buttermilk or a fish fry snack does the job. The Sampaje stretch you just came down is the road to watch in heavy monsoon, since it was cut by landslides in August 2018. From here Puttur is 30 km and Kateel 90 km.
Temple town drive
Puttur is a busy arecanut market town, and the car can pause beside the Mahalingeshwara temple in the centre if the family wants a short prayer on the way. Otherwise it simply drives through. The heat and damp of the coast are noticeable now, so swap jackets for cotton. BC Road, where this road meets the Mangalore highway, is 30 km further on. If you do stop, ten minutes at the temple gate is plenty, and the car waits right outside.
Goli baje stop
BC Road is the busy commercial junction beside Bantwal town on the Netravati river. Ten minutes is enough for a plate of goli baje, the Mangalore bajji, with tea. If you want something more local, patrode and kotte kadubu are the Tulu dishes of this belt. Mangalore city starts at the Netravati bridge about 25 km on, but the car turns off before that for Kateel, roughly half an hour away.
Drop at the temple
Kateel lies about 20 km from Mangalore, and the car drops you as close to the temple as traffic allows. Thousands of devotees come every day, so expect queues on weekends and festival days. Meals are served at the temple, which most families use. For rooms, Mangalore is the easy choice; its airport is only 16 km from Kateel and Mangalore station about 19 km. The driver waits near the temple parking.
Kateel darshan at the river temple? Book a Mysore to Kateel cab for the family. See cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova Crysta for seven. A car crosses Coorg and the ghat quickly, and a Mysore to Kateel taxi can add Moodabidri or Mangalore on the way back.
Route | One way | Kateel and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kateel via Hunsur, Sullia and BC Road | About 260 km | About 520 km | About 6 to 6.5 hr with stops |
Kateel is about 260 km each way, so the round trip by car is 2 days and 600 km. Driver allowance ₹400 a day, GST, tolls and parking at cost. A Mysore to Kateel one way taxi is priced on request. The Kateel rate includes fuel, driver and AC. By car it is one long day or two easy days. A Mysore to Kateel trip with a night there costs the same. Every car we send is AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹8,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | |
₹14 | ₹9,200 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
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, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Up to four: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, or four with lots of luggage: Innova or Innova Crysta.
Going to Kateel with eight or more? The Mysore to Kateel tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Taking older people to Kateel? Look at the Mysore to Kateel 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.
Travelled to Bangalore
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
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
We (15 families) hired a bus from Tejas to one of the resort at Kanakpura. Interacted with Lakshmi madam and requested her to provide a good Cab . The bus reached at exact time for pickup, the bus was extremely good and looked a new one only. Thanks Tejas team and Lakshmi madam, it was a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend to avail their services.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
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
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
The Durgaparameshwari temple at Kateel is around 260 km from Mysore, about 520 km for a return trip. A car crosses Coorg by Hunsur and Madikeri, comes down the ghat to Sullia, then reaches the temple via Puttur and BC Road. Cab driving time is close to 6 to 6.5 hours with short halts.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. It is shown in the quote. ₹400 a night is the cab rate.
Sure. Give us the date and head count, and the one way fare comes back in writing.
Yes. Tell us the flight time when you book. The airport is close to Kateel.
The Innova Crysta. Every size is listed on cab rental in Mysore.
Not included. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
From June to September. Almost all the yearly rain on this coast falls between May and September, and the Sampaje ghat below Madikeri is the stretch most affected; it had landslides in August 2018. A cab still makes the trip, but leave early and check the news. December to March is dry and the easiest time to travel.
It is possible but tiring, about 520 km and nine hours of driving. You would return over the Coorg road after dark, when lorries and animals make it slow. We suggest one night in Mangalore, 20 km from Kateel, and the drive back the next morning with lunch at Madikeri.
