Mysore to Kottiyoor Cab for Festival Darshan
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Akkare Kottiyoor
The festival side of the river. The car stops where the police allow; keep two to three hours for the queue and the water.
Palchuram Ghat Viewpoints
Forest valley views on the hairpins. Halt only where the driver finds room; ten minutes is enough.
Thirunelli Temple
Forest temple about 32 km from Mananthavady. Add it on the way home; the car does the detour in about two hours.
Distance
140 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3.5 hr
Via HD Kote and Mananthavady
Starting from
₹ 4000
Same-day return, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹3,842 ₹4,579
+ ₹629 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹4,424 ₹5,283
+ ₹733 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹5,638 ₹6,743
+ ₹943 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹6,220 ₹7,448
+ ₹1048 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹7,966 ₹9,562
+ ₹1362 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
55 km
105 km
125 km
140 km
Pickup at your door
Pickup is wherever suits the family in Mysuru, your own gate, a palace side hotel, Mysore Junction or the suburban bus stand, and the car then leaves on Manandavadi Road, the same road that passes the KSIC silk weaving factory where Mysore silk sarees are made. That one road runs right up to the Kerala border. The forest beyond HD Kote is open only in daylight, so a start around 6 am works best for Kottiyoor and leaves time for the queue at the river. A small bag with dry clothes is all a family needs.
Tea and fuel
HD Kote, short for Heggadadevanakote, comes up about 55 km out at roughly 694 m. Use fifteen minutes here for tea and a fuel top up, because HD Kote is the final town of any size before the forest. Sargur, in the same taluk, has the Kabini dam about 6 km away, better kept for another weekend. Past the Handpost junction the car turns for Bavali and the Nagarhole forest, where the road is shut at night under a 2008 order, so the driver keeps an eye on the clock on both legs.
Breakfast in Wayanad
Mananthavady is the first Kerala town, about 105 km from Mysore and close to 760 m, with the Kabini running along its eastern edge. Breakfast is here, thirty minutes, since the ghat ahead has no easy place to sit down and eat. Parking a car near the centre is simple. Pazhassi Raja's tomb on the river bank has been a museum since 1996 and fits nicely into the drive home. Thirunelli temple is about 32 km away and needs its own morning. Boys Town and the top of the Palchuram ghat are about 22 km west.
Top of the ghat
Boys Town is the village at the top of the Palchuram pass, close to 910 m. A ten minute stretch here is worth taking, because the hairpins below drop steeply through the Kottiyoor sanctuary forest and there is nowhere to pull over on the way down. A car takes the bends easily, and our driver still holds a low gear the whole way to spare the brakes. Palchuram falls is about 2 km from the junction on a steep footpath, so skip it if elders are with you. In the monsoon we confirm the road is open before leaving Mysore.
Temple arrival
Roughly 140 km and three and a half hours after Mysore you reach Kottiyoor, a Kannur district village beside the Bavali river. In the festival weeks the police decide where cars may stop, so the driver drops you at the nearest point allowed and waits at the parking he is given. Wear clothes that can get wet and leave footwear in the car. Iritty, about 20 km on, has rooms if you stay over. For the drive home, leave early enough to cross the Bavali forest before it closes.
Planning the Kottiyoor festival with the family? A Mysore to Kottiyoor cab covers about 140 km by HD Kote and Mananthavady, and you can be at the river by late morning. Book through cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels; the driver picks you up at home or at your hotel near the palace.
Route | One way | Kottiyoor and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kottiyoor via HD Kote and Mananthavady | About 140 km | About 280 km | About 3.5 hr with stops |
A Kottiyoor round trip is about 280 km, billed as 1 day and 300 km under the 300 km a day minimum. The km rate pays for fuel and the driver. The daily night driver allowance, tolls, parking, the state permit and GST come on top. A Mysore to Kottiyoor taxi is billed on these same rates.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | |
₹14 | ₹4,600 | ₹9,200 | |
₹18 | ₹5,800 | ₹11,600 | |
₹20 | ₹6,400 | ₹12,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 2 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹1,830 a person.
Two to four people with light bags: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, or heavy luggage: Innova Crysta.
Kottiyoor with a bigger or smaller group? See the Mysore to Kottiyoor Tempo Traveller or the Mysore to Kottiyoor Force Urbania.
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
Kottiyoor lies about 140 km from Mysore, and a return trip is about 280 km. The road runs by HD Kote, the Bavali forest and Mananthavady, then down the Palchuram ghat from Boys Town. A cab takes about three and a half hours with a breakfast halt at Mananthavady. Cross the forest stretch in daylight, as it is closed at night.
For a same day return billed at 300 km: Dzire ₹4,000 Etios ₹4,600 Innova ₹5,800 Innova Crysta ₹6,400. Driver allowance is ₹400 a day. Stay a night and it becomes 2 days, 600 km. Tolls, the Kerala permit and GST are extra.
Yes. One way is ₹2 a km above the round trip rate, and we confirm the km and the fare in writing before the day.
The Innova Crysta seats six adults with their bags and handles the ghat comfortably. Every car is on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. Thirunelli is about 32 km from Mananthavady, so it adds a couple of hours and some km. Leave Kottiyoor earlier so the forest road is still open when you reach it.
Yes. The cab carries the Kerala permit for your trip, and it is charged at actual on the bill with the tolls.
Usually, but not always. The festival weeks come in the May to July rains, and landslides can close the Kottiyoor to Boys Town road; when that happens traffic goes via Thalassery, Nedumpoyil and Periya to Mananthavady instead. We check the ghat the evening before. A car copes with that longer detour more easily than a big vehicle, though it adds time.
Yes. At about 280 km it fits one day if you start by 6 am. The Bavali forest closes at night, so leave Kottiyoor by early afternoon to clear it before 6 pm. With small children, an overnight stay at Iritty or Mananthavady makes the day far less tiring.
