Mysore to Kemmangundi Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Z Point
Carry water. Easy with four people. The car parks and you walk the rest.
Shanti Falls
Short drive, then on foot. The driver waits nearby.
Hebbe Falls
Even a car stops at the base; jeeps go up. A car makes this quick.
Kalhatti Falls
The steps are wet. Easy with four people. Short drive, then on foot.
Raj Bhavan Garden
The car drops you at the entrance. The driver waits nearby.
Distance
240 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5 to 5.5 hr
Via KR Nagar, Hassan and Chikmagalur
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
40 km
85 km
120 km
160 km
185 km
240 km
Pickup at your door
Kemmangundi is a long climb into the Baba Budan range, roughly 240 km, so the driver rings at 6:00 am, at home, at a palace side lodge or outside Mysore Junction. If anyone in the car has never eaten a Mysore masala dosa, the one with red chutney smeared inside, save it for the evening you return. Woollens are essential; the hill station sits far higher than Mysore. We leave on the Hunsur highway and branch north onto SH57 at the Bilikere gantry.
Tea stop
KR Nagar, roughly 40 km out, is a ten minute tea stop. The town stands near 786 m, just west of the KRS reservoir, and life here turns on paddy and sugarcane, so green fields line SH57 on both sides. Tea stalls by the bus station open early. Holenarasipura lies about 45 km further, and Hassan, where breakfast is planned, about 80 km. The real climb towards Kemmangundi only begins after Chikmagalur.
Drive through
The car keeps rolling through Holenarasipura, near the 85 km mark. Ask the driver to point out the turn a few km beyond town: an arch on the road marks the way up Mavinakere hill, where the Bettada Ranganathaswamy temple overlooks fields and windmills, and on the way home it makes a calm detour. The town itself also has a stone check dam on the Hemavathi, about 150 years old. Hassan is roughly 35 km ahead.
Breakfast
Twenty minutes at Hassan, roughly 120 km from Mysore, cover breakfast for four. Kitchens here cook ragi mudde with green curry, crisp akki rotti and soft kadubu, and pour a Malnad filter coffee strong enough for the hills. Those who love carving should plan Halebidu for another day; its Hoysaleswara temple carries more than 20,000 figures on its outer walls. Leaving Hassan, the car quits NH75 and heads north west to Belur, roughly 40 km away.
Temple stop
Belur, near the 160 km mark, rewards a forty five minute stop. Inside the Chennakeshava temple stand 48 lathe turned pillars, and 38 bracket figures crown the outer walls. Entry is free; shoes go to the stand outside. A paid parking strip sits on the side road. The town also has the Pathaleshwara temple, about 600 m east, if you want a quieter corner. Chikmagalur and lunch are about 25 km on.
Lunch
Chikmagalur, close to 185 km out, is the lunch stop at about 1,040 m. Malnad food is the order: akki rotti, kadubu, and a cup of the coffee this district is famous for. Climbers might eye Mullayanagiri, at about 1,925 m the highest peak in Karnataka, with 464 steps to its little summit temple; save it for another day. Buy estate coffee powder in town. Kemmangundi is about 53 km on, the last part on a winding hill road.
Hill drop
About 5 to 5.5 hours of driving, halts included, bring the car up to Kemmangundi, at about 1,434 m, with the ridge above rising close to 1,863 m. The last stretch is a narrow road with hairpins, so the driver goes slowly. Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV used this hill as his summer retreat and later gave it to the state. Book rooms well ahead. A scenic road also links the hill to Mullayanagiri via Attigundi.
Looking for a Mysore to Kemmangundi taxi for a short break? Here is how a Mysore to Kemmangundi Cab trip goes, with stops, timing and car rates. A Dzire or Etios for four, an Innova Crysta for six or seven. The cab picks you up at Mysore railway station or hotels around the palace. Pickups are anywhere in Mysuru city. The other name for Chikmagalur is Chikkamagaluru. We have operated cab rental in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Kemmangundi and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kemmangundi via KR Nagar, Hassan and Chikmagalur | About 240 km | About 480 km | About 5 to 5.5 hr with stops |
By cab the Mysore to Kemmangundi trip is about 480 km both ways, billed as two days and 600 km. Stay another day and add 300 km. A Mysore to Kemmangundi one way taxi is quoted on request. Fuel, AC and the driver come with the rate. The driver allowance is ₹400 a day; GST, tolls, parking and permits are extra at cost. Air conditioned, always.
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.
Choose by count of people and bags. 4 or fewer: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7 people, or four with big bags: Innova Crysta. If you are 8 to 12, see the Mysore to Kemmangundi tempo traveller.
Travelling with older people and more bags? See the Mysore to Kemmangundi Urbania. Every car we run is on cab rental 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
Kemmangundi lies near 240 km from Mysore, about 480 km for the return trip. Your car follows SH57 past KR Nagar and Holenarasipura to Hassan, visits Belur, lunches in Chikmagalur and then climbs the final 53 km of hill road. Halts included, budget about 5 to 5.5 hours of driving.
A night allowance for the driver applies only if the drive runs late into the night. You see it in the quote first. Our card says ₹400 per night.
Yes. Ask for a Mysore to Kemmangundi one way cab quote with your date; you get the distance and fare in writing.
No. Toll and parking receipts are added at actual, and GST goes on the final bill.
An Innova Crysta; six people and bags fit. Here it works out to ₹12,800 for 600 km at ₹20/km, and ₹800 driver bata. The full car list is on cab rental in Mysore.
Around 6:00 am, and you reach Kemmangundi with the day still ahead. A car is quicker than the bigger vehicles, so our driver can also wait for a late riser.
It is narrow and full of hairpins, and from July to October the Chikmagalur hills get their heaviest rain, so the surface is wet and visibility drops in heavy showers. Our cab climbs it only in daylight and slowly. In 2024 the district had well above normal rain. January and February are the driest months for the drive.
Yes, with regular breaks. A tea halt, breakfast, a temple visit and lunch split the drive, so nobody sits for more than about ninety minutes at a stretch. The final climb has many bends, so put anyone prone to motion sickness in the front seat. At about 1,434 m nights are cold, so pack shawls, caps and socks.
