Mysore to Kottayam Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Kumarakom Backwaters
Houseboats and canoes on Vembanad lake. Plan half a day for your group.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Walk path by the lake; best early morning. Allow two hours for 20 people.
Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple
Old Kerala style temple in the town centre. Keep an hour for darshan with 20 people.
Distance
445 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 hr
Via Gundlupet, Kozhikode and Muvattupuzha
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
210 km
325 km
395 km
445 km
Boarding in Mysore
The mini bus leaves at 5 am, since Kottayam is a ten hour day with halts. The group boards at one point, the palace area or the suburban bus stand, and the coordinator checks the list. Bags go in the rear. The bus leaves Mysore on the Nanjangud road towards Gundlupet. A box of Mysore pak, the ghee and gram flour sweet, is the treat to pass round on the road, or to carry as a gift for hosts in Kerala.
Tea for twenty
Gundlupet, 60 km from Mysore, gets fifteen minutes so twenty people can manage tea and the restrooms. The diesel tank is filled here too, as the forest stretch ahead has no pumps and no stopping. Around Onam, in August and September, farms here supply flowers to Kerala markets, and the roadside is busy with flower lorries. The night closure of the forest, 9 pm to 6 am, sets the timing of the return. Sulthan Bathery is 55 km on.
Breakfast in Kerala
Sulthan Bathery, 115 km out, is where the mini bus group eats breakfast. Travellers on this road are advised to eat here rather than in Gundlupet, which has few places, and the driver picks a hotel that can serve twenty quickly. Thirty five minutes is enough. Spices, tea and bamboo items fill the market stalls. Ambalavayal, with the Wayanad Heritage Museum, is near the town for a future trip. Next comes the ghat to Kozhikode, 95 km away.
Lunch at the coast
Kozhikode, 210 km from Mysore, is the lunch halt once the bus is down the ghat. Thamarassery, at the foot of the hairpins, is about 30 km behind. The driver stops where a mini bus can park, and forty five minutes covers lunch for twenty. Kozhikodan halwa, sold in many colours in the SM Street shops, is the sweet to take home, and one person can buy for the whole group. Thrissur is 115 km south.
Tea halt
Thrissur is 325 km out and the afternoon tea halt. Twenty people need twenty minutes, so the coordinator keeps an eye on time. Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple is about 26 km north west of the city, and pilgrim groups often add it on the way back. Peechi dam, about 22 km out on the Manali river, is another option for a return day. Muvattupuzha is 70 km on, Kottayam 120 km.
Leg stretch
At Muvattupuzha, 395 km out, the mini bus joins the MC Road for the last part of the trip. Ten minutes for the restroom and a stretch is enough. The town stands where the Kochi to Madurai highway crosses the MC Road, about 28 km from Ernakulam, so traffic can be slow at the junction. The Marth Mariam church at Arakuzha, about 5 km away, is a stop for church groups. Kottayam is 50 km on.
One hotel for the group
The mini bus reaches Kottayam after about ten hours of driving. We drop the group at one hotel with parking for the bus. Kottayam lies about 66 km south of Kochi, where the Meenachil river flows into Vembanad lake, and the climate is humid most of the year. The town is the rubber capital of Kerala, with the Rubber Board office here. For dinner, the local choice is pidi, the rice dumplings that Syrian Christian kitchens of Kottayam serve with chicken in roasted coconut gravy.
Is a Mysore to Kottayam mini bus right for your group of twenty, going for Kottayam and the Kumarakom backwaters? Kottayam is about 445 km from Mysuru via Gundlupet, Sulthan Bathery and Kozhikode. We arrange mini bus on rent in Mysore with our own drivers. For Kottayam we pick up from your home in Vijayanagar or a homestay in Gokulam.
Route | One way | Kottayam and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kottayam via Gundlupet, Kozhikode and Muvattupuzha | About 445 km | About 890 km | About 10 hr with stops |
Both ways together, roughly 890 km. Over 3 days it is billed as 900 km, because the minimum is 300 km a day. Driver allowance is ₹600 to ₹700 each day; tolls, parking, state permits and GST are at actual. Fuel, AC and the driver come with the rate. One way on request. AC and non-AC available.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
16 or fewer: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 to 25 people: 25 seater mini bus. Over 25, a bus is cheaper per head than two mini buses.
Fewer than 13 people? The Mysore to Kottayam tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Book the Mysore to Kottayam bus, or see bus on rent in Mysore for all bus sizes.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
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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
The road distance from Mysore to Kottayam is about 445 km, close to 890 km for the round trip. The mini bus goes by NH766 through Gundlupet and Sulthan Bathery, down the Thamarassery ghat to Kozhikode, through Thrissur and then on the MC Road by Muvattupuzha. Allow about 10 hours with halts.
No. Tolls, parking and GST are added at cost, with receipts. The Kerala entry permit for a tourist vehicle is extra too.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. The mini bus night bata is ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
Yes. The highway through Bandipur and Muthanga is closed from 9 pm to 6 am, so we cross by day.
Yes, that works. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
The 25 seater, so all get a seat and the bags go in. Every size is listed on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Yes, the Thamarassery ghat is a main highway with nine hairpins, and buses use it all year. In heavy monsoon rain, from June to September, there can be slow traffic, fog and night truck jams, so we cross it in daylight. If it is blocked, the Kuttiady road is the alternative, and we check the road the morning we leave.
Give children window seats and a light breakfast at Sulthan Bathery before the hairpins. Keep snacks, water and sick bags in the cabin, not in the rear. Use every halt for the restroom, especially Gundlupet, since the bus cannot stop in the forest. A game or a film on a phone helps the long plains stretch after Kozhikode.
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