
Mysore to Kovalam Bus Hire for Groups of 27 to 50
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
635 km
From Mysore
Time
About 16 hr
Via Coimbatore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
Starting from
₹ 69500
5 days, 1,500 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹91,210 ₹1,10,238
+ ₹16238 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹98,485 ₹1,19,047
+ ₹17547 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹73,450 ₹88,795
+ ₹13095 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,05,760 ₹1,27,857
+ ₹18857 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,06,000
+ ₹18900 (Taxes & Charges)
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635 km

Mysore pickup
The Kovalam coach loads at one wide point at five. As this trip crosses into Tamil Nadu, watch for bandh calls tied to the Kaveri water row; Mysore protests stop interstate coaches first. Count heads from the list before moving. Thrissur, the night halt, is about 335 km away. Kovalam is 635 km past Mysore for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Mysore. Kovalam water bottles get refilled at Mysore. Kovalam seats stay as allotted from Mysore.

Forest road
Hasanur, 110 km from Mysore, sits inside the Sathyamangalam woods, and the Kovalam coach passes without a halt. Just below it the Dhimbam ghat is shut to anything running on twelve wheels or heavier than sixteen tonnes, and our coaches fall within both limits. Fifty passengers stay seated through the 27 bends while the driver holds low gear. Wildlife casualties after dark are the reason we always reach this stretch soon after sunrise. Kovalam is 525 km past Hasanur for the coach.

Late breakfast
Coimbatore, 210 km out, is breakfast for fifty on the NH544 bypass. Book a hotel that can park a coach. Walayar is about 28 km on. Let fifty people walk off the forest bends first. Coimbatore makes most of India's wet grinders and many of its pumps, so lorries fill the inner roads and the coach stays on the edge. Count heads before leaving. Kovalam is 425 km past Coimbatore for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Coimbatore.

Tea in Palakkad
Palakkad, 265 km out, follows the Walayar check posts, where most buses from other states enter Kerala. The town lies on the north bank of the Bharathappuzha. Hyder Ali rebuilt the fort in the centre in 1766. A short queue at Walayar is normal, so tea here keeps everyone fresh for the last 70 km of day one. Kovalam is 370 km past Palakkad for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Palakkad.

Overnight halt
Thrissur, 335 km into the Kovalam run, is where the coach sleeps. Reserve rooms at a hotel whose yard can hold a full bus. Coming in, the road from Vadakkencherry to Mannuthy was the first six lane highway built in Kerala. A huge white church, Puthan Palli, rises over the town centre for an evening stroll. Roughly 300 km of coast road wait for the morning. Kovalam is 300 km past Thrissur for the coach.

Coach tea halt
Kochi, around 410 km from Mysore, gives the Kovalam coach its morning tea on day two. Large groups are always dropped on Kochi's main roads, since old island lanes are tight. Angamaly, 7 km from the solar powered Cochin airport, is passed on the way in. Tea for fifty is booked at a highway hotel with a coach yard before NH66 heads south. Kovalam is 225 km past Kochi for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Kochi.

Coach tea halt
Alleppey, at 465 km, is a tea halt. Coir mats are the town's buy. The town sits about 1 m above the sea, threaded with canals, and Kuttanad's below sea level paddy lies to its south. Book tea for fifty ahead. Kayamkulam is about 45 km south. Kovalam is 170 km past Alleppey for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Alleppey. Kovalam water bottles get refilled at Alleppey. Kovalam seats stay as allotted from Alleppey.

Cashew town
Kollam, 550 km out, is lunch for fifty. Cashew nuts are the buy here. Book the group lunch with a hotel that can park a coach. Ashtamudi lake opens out beside the town, and Neendakara port sits at its mouth. Thiruvananthapuram is about 71 km south east. Kovalam is 85 km past Kollam for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Kollam. Kovalam water bottles get refilled at Kollam. Kovalam seats stay as allotted from Kollam.

Tea in the city
Thiruvananthapuram, 620 km out, is the coach's last tea halt. Kovalam is about 16 km on. The state capital is Kerala's most populous city, so traffic is heavy; the coach stays on the main road. The airport lies close to the centre for anyone flying home, and Padmanabhapuram Palace is about 52 km on. Kovalam is 15 km past Thiruvananthapuram for the coach. Kovalam departure time is announced twice at Thiruvananthapuram. Kovalam water bottles get refilled at Thiruvananthapuram.

Beach drop
After about sixteen driving hours spread over two days, the coach reaches Kovalam and unloads on the main road, since beach lanes are narrow. The resort town lies roughly 12.6 km from the city centre, with the airport some 10 km off. Ayurvedic resorts are common. Share the coach parking spot with all fifty before they scatter. Return from Kovalam is the same 635 km. Share the Kovalam departure time with all fifty. From Kovalam, the coach uses the same halts home.
Planning Mysore to Kovalam bus hire for a college tour or office outing, 30 to 50 people? One bus, one driver and one pickup at the suburban bus stand or the city bus stand: that is how we run it for big groups. All of Mysuru is in our pickup area. The full size list is on bus on rent in Mysore; we have run it since 2009.
Route | One way | Kovalam and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kovalam via Coimbatore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram | About 635 km | About 1,270 km | About 16 hr with stops |
AC and non-AC available. For a Volvo or BharatBenz, ask us; those are billed at 400 km each day. Each extra day adds 300 km. Driver allowance ₹700 to ₹1,000 per day by size; tolls, parking, state permits and GST at actual. A Kovalam one way drop is on request; ask with your date. For the bus, Kovalam and back is about 1,270 km: 5 days at 300 km per day, so 1,500 km billed. Fuel and driver are in the rate.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹65 | ₹102,500 | ₹123,000 | ₹143,500 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 50, 6 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹2,060 a person.
Count heads first, then pick the size. 27 to 33 people: 33 seater bus. 34 to 40 people: 40 seater bus. 50 of you: 50 seater bus.
Fewer than 25 going to Kovalam? See the Mysore to Kovalam mini bus. See bus on rent in Mysore for every size we run.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
By road Kovalam is about 635 km from Mysore, so the return trip is about 1,270 km. The bus goes by Chamarajanagar, Hasanur and the Dhimbam ghat to Coimbatore and Palakkad, halts at Thrissur, then runs through Kochi, Alleppey, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram. Expect about 16 hours of driving over two days.
At Kochi. The second day is about 225 km down the coast through Kollam.
The 49 seater seats everyone and leaves a few spare. This trip comes to ₹86,000 for 1,500 km at ₹54/km, plus ₹5,000 driver's allowance. See every size on bus on rent in Mysore.
They are extra. Tolls, parking and permits are paid at cost, and GST is added on the bill.
Only if we drive late into the night is a night allowance added. It is shown in the quote. Our card says ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size per night.
It can be done. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
It can. In recent Dasara years private buses were barred from the Mysore centre on festival evenings and all day on the last two days. In September or October we load near the ring road and leave before dawn, so day one still ends at Thrissur in daylight.
Yes, over four or five days. Teachers keep a printed list for head counts at every halt. Students should know the beach can be rough in the monsoon, so plan the trip for December to March. The coach parks on the main road and groups walk to the hotels.