Mysore to Kateel Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Distance
260 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6 hr
Via Hunsur, Sullia and BC Road
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
45 km
120 km
170 km
200 km
230 km
260 km
Group pickup
The mini bus picks up twenty pilgrims at 5:30 am from no more than two points. Many groups carry Mysore mallige, the city's own jasmine, for the offering, so buy strings fresh the evening before and keep them in a damp cloth. Kateel is about 260 km away, and the group reaches the temple by early afternoon. The driver joins the Hunsur road from the ring road. Pack one bag per person in the rear, and keep offerings in a basket inside.
Breakfast for twenty
Hunsur is the breakfast halt for the group. The town is where SH 86 to HD Kote and SH 90 towards Kutta branch off, so the driver watches the signs and keeps to the Coorg road. Twenty people get idli, vada and coffee in about twenty five minutes at a hotel with room for the mini bus. The group leader collects everyone at the door before leaving for Madikeri, 75 km ahead.
Diesel and the fort
Madikeri's fort with its two mortar elephants stands in the middle of town, and the group sees it from the road while the mini bus is refuelled. Twenty minutes is for tea and toilets. The Kodagu district has stopped heavy vehicles on ghat roads during red rain alerts, so in July and August we check before leaving. The Sampaje ghat begins right after town. Mornings at about 1,170 m are cool, so jackets stay on until Sullia.
Tea at the foot
Sullia is where the group reaches the foot of the ghat, among areca and rubber estates. Twenty minutes allows tea, buttermilk and the restroom queue for twenty. Fish fry is sold here for anyone hungry, though the main meal waits at Kateel. The mini bus parks off the main road. Puttur is 30 km ahead. This is the end of the Sampaje ghat that started at Madikeri, about 50 km of bends, so anyone who felt sick gets a proper rest here. Kateel is about two hours further, with Puttur and BC Road on the way.
Pass through Puttur
Puttur, an arecanut trading town, is usually a drive through for the group. If people want a quick darshan, the Mahalingeshwara temple is in the centre, and fifteen minutes is enough. The bazaar is busy by late morning, so the driver stops only where the mini bus can pull out easily. BC Road is 30 km on. For a group of twenty, a single meeting point near the temple gate keeps the halt short. The town is warm and humid from here on, so water bottles should be refilled.
Snack at BC Road
BC Road is the Bantwal junction on the Netravati where the mini bus joins the Mangalore highway. Fifteen minutes for goli baje and tea keeps the group going. Patrode and kotte kadubu, Tulu snacks, are also on most counters. Kateel is about 30 km away, and the group should start gathering offerings and bags now. Bantwal, the taluk town, sits beside the junction on the Netravati. Mangalore is 25 km on, but the mini bus turns off before the city for Kateel.
Temple drop
The mini bus drops the group near the Kateel temple on its islet in the Nandini river. With thousands of devotees every day, keep the group together and fix one meeting point. Meals are served at the temple. Kateel is known for tenkutittu Yakshagana, and the temple's troupes can be booked by devotees for a show. Hotels for twenty are in Mangalore, about 20 km away. Mangalore airport is 16 km from Kateel for anyone flying out.
A temple visit to Kateel for 20? Take a Mysore to Kateel mini bus. On the Sampaje ghat it is easy, and it parks near the Kateel river temple. See mini bus on rent in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kateel and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kateel via Hunsur, Sullia and BC Road | About 260 km | About 520 km | About 6 hr with stops |
The run is roughly 260 km each way and about 520 km in all. AC and non-AC available in most sizes. Most groups make the Mysore to Kateel trip with one night there. For Kateel, the km rate includes fuel and driver. At our 300 km per day minimum, that is 2 days and 600 km on the bill. Two days covers Kateel with Polali and Moodabidri. Extra: allowance for the driver ₹600 to ₹700 per day by size, plus GST, tolls and parking as charged. One way trips: quoted on request.
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.
16 or fewer: 16 seater mini bus. For 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. A full 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25 people: 25 seater mini bus.
Fewer than 15? The Mysore to Kateel tempo traveller is cheaper. Over 25 people? Book the Mysore to Kateel bus. Around Mysore only? See mini bus hire in Mysore.
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
Kateel lies roughly 260 km from Mysore, so a return trip comes to near 520 km. The mini bus climbs to Madikeri through Hunsur, descends the Sampaje road to Sullia, and continues by Puttur and BC Road. Twenty pilgrims with halts need around 6 hours on the road.
Kateel is roughly 260 km away; GST, tolls, parking and permits go in addition at actual.
The 16 seater does it. Every size is listed on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
One way to Kateel is quoted on request, ₹2 a km over the return rate, in writing.
Kateel: driving after 10 pm adds the driver night bata, ₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size.
Traditional clothes are best. Ask the temple office for any rules on the day.
Usually it is, though not every day. When red rain alerts are issued, Kodagu has stopped heavy vehicles on its ghat roads for fixed periods, and the Sampaje descent was blocked by slips in August 2018. Before a July trip we read the district notices and start early. From October through May mini buses use it freely.
Inside the mini bus. Our driver parks at the temple lot and stays with the vehicle, so suitcases and footwear remain locked in. Carry only offerings, water and phones into the temple. If the group is sleeping in Mangalore that night, the driver drops the bags at the hotel once darshan is over.
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