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Agaya Gangai Falls
The car parks at the top of the stairway. Going down and back up takes most of a morning.
Arapaleeswarar Temple
Next to the falls path.
Seekuparai and the View Points
Photo stops on the ghat.
Vasalurpatti Boat House
A small lake with pedal boats near the main road.
Fruit Stalls in Kolli Hills
Load the boot with pineapple and pepper before the drive down.
Distance
285 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6 hr
Via Kollegal, Mettur and Rasipuram
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
60 km
85 km
155 km
210 km
240 km
285 km
Pickup at your door
Name the gate and the hour; the car will be there. From Mysore it heads out on the T Narasipura road, the old link to Kollegal, MM Hills and Salem, and that is the line to the Kolli ghat as well. Kolli Hills is around 285 km off, about six hours by car, with a forest crossing near the state border in the middle of the day. Shops and most restaurants in Mysore shut before 10 pm, so buy snacks for the road the evening before.
Breakfast
Kollegal is where a car crew eats breakfast, an hour into the trip. Twenty minutes is plenty. Talakadu and the temples at Shivanasamudra are each about 17 km from this town, which shows how many side trips this corner holds, but today the cab keeps east. Kollegal itself is a silk weaving town. Its height of roughly 590 to 660 m means the heat arrives early, so leave promptly after the meal.
Last Karnataka town
Hanur, on SH 79, is the final Karnataka town with shops before the long run of forest. Ten minutes is enough for water and a restroom. Ordinary buses to MM Hills run through here all day, so the road is never empty. On MM Hills festival dates the police have closed the road beyond Kowdalli to two wheelers and autos, and pilgrim traffic thickens, so we check the calendar. Mettur lies about 70 km on by this route.
Lunch by the dam
Lunch for the car is at Mettur, the dam town just inside Tamil Nadu. Forty minutes leaves time to look at the long dam wall that holds the Kaveri as it reaches the plains. When the reservoir drops in a dry year, an old church, a Nandi and fort walls of villages lost under the water come into view. Mettur is the junction of three districts, Salem, Erode and Dharmapuri. Salem is about 55 km on.
Tea in Salem
At Salem the cab stops for tea. This is the moment for a thattu vadai set, the city's own snack of flat vadai topped with egg, raw mango or crushed murukku. Mettur dam is about 52 km back the way you came. Kolli Hills can be reached from Salem as well as from Namakkal, and the driver picks the road through Rasipuram on this trip. Fuel up here for the ghat.
Drive on
Rasipuram is a small town about 30 km past Salem, and a car can pass straight through. It is known for pure home made ghee, sago from tapioca and its own Rasipuram silk sarees, so a quick stop for a tin of ghee is worth it if you cook. Its Shiva temple is said to have been built by Valvil Ori, the old chieftain of the Kolli hills. About 45 km remain to the top.
Drop at your stay
The cab reaches the Kolli plateau about six hours after leaving Mysore and drops you at your stay. The hills rise to about 1,300 m, and coffee estates, fruit orchards and silver oak cover the slopes. Black pepper and other spices grown here are the thing to buy. Local buses run up only as far as the main temple, so the car is your way around the plateau. Keep the evening free to rest after the long drive.
Need a Mysore to Kolli Hills cab for a couple of days in the hills? Our Mysore to Kolli Hills taxi picks you up from home, a Mysuru hotel or the bus stand and takes the shorter road through Kollegal and Mettur. See cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kolli Hills and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kolli Hills via Kollegal, Mettur and Salem | About 285 km | About 570 km | About 6 hr with stops |
Kolli Hills round trip is about 570 km, billed as two days and 600 km. A Mysore to Kolli Hills one way taxi is on request, at ₹2 more per km than a return. Every car to Kolli Hills is AC. Kolli Hills: fuel, driver and AC are in the km rate. Driver allowance is ₹400 a day for a sedan, and tolls, parking, permits and GST are charged at actual.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
For up to 4: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven: Innova Crysta. If you are 7 to 12, see the Mysore to Kolli Hills tempo traveller.
Elders with you? The Mysore to Kolli Hills Force Urbania has more room. Bigger family: tempo traveller on rent 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
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Kolli Hills is about 285 km from Mysore by this road, so about 570 km for a round trip. The cab goes through Kollegal and Hanur, crosses the forest into Tamil Nadu at Palar to Mettur, then Salem and Rasipuram before the ghat. A car needs about six hours to reach the top.
No. Two days, 600 km: Dzire ₹8,000 Etios ₹9,200 Innova ₹11,600 Crysta ₹12,800. For Kolli Hills, driver bata, tolls, Tamil Nadu entry tax, parking and GST are extra at actual.
The Kollegal and Mettur road is shorter by roughly 100 km. Through Bangalore suits only if you are already there.
Yes. Ask and we quote it. A one way Kolli Hills drop is ₹2 more per km than a return, with km and allowance in writing.
Innova Crysta. All cars on cab rental in Mysore.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. You see it in the quote first. That comes to ₹400 a night.
After the rains and through winter, roughly September to February, the hills are green and the ghat dry. In heavy rain the hairpins are slow and wet. The plains between Mettur and Rasipuram get very hot from March to May, so summer trips start before dawn. The forest crossing near the border is always planned in daylight.
Yes, if you split it. We halt at Kollegal for breakfast, Hanur for a short break, Mettur for lunch and Salem for tea, so children are never in the car for long. Give them a light snack before the ghat and keep a window open on the bends. Carry a sweater each, since the plateau is cooler than the plains.
