
Mysore to Kukke Subrahmanya Bus Hire for Groups of 27 to 50
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Distance
215 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia
Starting from
₹ 27800
2 days, 600 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹37,084 ₹44,695
+ ₹6495 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹39,994 ₹48,219
+ ₹7019 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹33,592 ₹40,467
+ ₹5867 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹33,592 ₹40,467
+ ₹5867 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹29,800 ₹35,938
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹42,904 ₹51,743
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹43,000
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
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Coach pickup
Pilgrim coaches for Kukke work best when everyone gathers at one spacious spot by 5 in the morning; near the palace, the Varaha gate lot lets buses park for an hourly charge. Five and a half hours of road and halts lie ahead, and the Sampaje ghat must be crossed while it is light. From there we join the ring road and turn west at Hinkal. Puja bags ride in the cabin and overnight luggage in the hold, which makes the temple stop quick.

Tea halt
Forty five km out, Hunsur gives the coach its dawn tea and restroom break. Small hotels here open early, charge little and can pour tea for a whole bus in a quarter hour. Teak and tobacco are what the town lives on, beside the Lakshmana Tirtha. Lorries swing off at the junction for SH 86 and SH 90, but the coach keeps west on NH275. A head count now avoids a missing pilgrim later; breakfast follows at Kushalnagar.

Breakfast
Breakfast for the coach is in Kushalnagar, about 90 km from Mysore, at a hotel booked in advance so 45 people are served in half an hour. Vegetarian plates come quickly, and the same kitchens cook Kerala style meals at lunch. With NH275 being widened through the centre, the coach waits on a wider patch outside. In the wettest weeks Kodagu posts a goods vehicle checkpost here too. Madikeri is roughly 30 km further.

Tea and fuel
At Madikeri, 120 km out and almost 1,170 m up, the coach takes twenty minutes for tea, restrooms and diesel before the long descent. Red alert weeks have seen the district bar heavy vehicles from its ghat roads; the 2024 order made an exception for buses, but each season's order is read afresh before we travel. Thirty km of bends through the Sampaje ghat follow, so pilgrims who feel queasy should sit near the front.

Ghat descent
Sampaje, roughly 145 km from Mysore, is the border hamlet where Kodagu gives way to Dakshina Kannada, and the coach rolls past its checkpost without halting. Whenever the Shiradi ghat on the Hassan side has shut, coast bound heavy traffic has been routed through Hassan, Kushalnagar and Sampaje, so this road can fill with lorries. Unpainted speed breakers dot Kodagu's roads, and the driver slows for each. Sullia waits about 20 km below.

Tea halt
Sullia, near 170 km, gives the coach twenty minutes for tea and the restroom. This taluk town in Dakshina Kannada keeps its government and private bus stands side by side in the centre, so the driver knows where a big vehicle can wait. In summer, tender coconut sellers line the road. Tulu, Kannada and Are Bhashe are the languages here. The final leg follows the state highway through Duggaladka to Subrahmanya.

Temple drop
About five and a half hours after leaving Mysore, the coach reaches Kukke Subramanya (Subrahmanya). With forty or more pilgrims, settle one meeting point and one time at the parking before the group disperses. The dress rule is firm: men enter bare chested in a dhoti or white pancha, women in a saree or a churidar with dupatta. Free vegetarian meals are served every day, and the temple trust runs rooms that a large party should book in advance.
Planning Mysore to Kukke Subrahmanya bus hire for a pooja group or a sangha of 45? One bus takes everyone through Coorg and down the Sampaje ghat to the temple town, with halts a big coach can use. Get a bus on rent in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Kukke Subrahmanya and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kukke Subrahmanya via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia | About 215 km | About 430 km | About 5.5 hr with stops |
Kukke Subrahmanya is about 215 km from Mysore, so the bus covers about 430 km. Say AC or non-AC when you ask for the quote. For Kukke, fuel and the driver are in the per km rate. A Mysore to Kukke Subrahmanya trip with one night away fits this. Volvo or BharatBenz for Kukke on request, billed at 400 km a day. Kukke is billed as 2 days, 600 km at 300 km a day. Groups doing Sarpa Samskara stay two or three days; the bill follows the days. On top come the driver allowance of ₹700 to ₹1,000 per day by bus size, and tolls, parking fees and GST at actual. One way: on request.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹60 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | |
₹60 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | |
₹65 | ₹41,000 | ₹61,500 | ₹82,000 | |
₹54 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | |
₹54 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 50, 3 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹1,030 a person.
For 30 or so, the 33 seater bus. Near 40, the 40 seater bus. A full group of 45 to 50 goes in the 50 seater bus or the 49 seater bus.
Under 25 people? The Mysore to Kukke Subrahmanya mini bus costs less. A family of twelve on the Kukke Subrahmanya trip? See the Mysore to Kukke Subrahmanya tempo traveller. Need local runs once back from Kukke Subrahmanya? See bus hire in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
About 215 km separate Mysore and Kukke Subramanya, so a coach round trip is near 430 km. A full size bus takes about five and a half hours one way with breakfast and tea halts, travelling by Hunsur, Kushalnagar, Madikeri and the Sampaje ghat to Sullia, then the Duggaladka road.
No. Tolls and parking are paid at cost, and we show each one. Kukke bus bill: GST is added at the end.
The 40 seater. On the Kukke bus everyone has a seat and bags go underneath. See every size on bus on rent in Mysore.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. It is shown in the quote. Our card says ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size per night.
Yes. One way bus trips are priced on request. Kukke bus: send the date, pickup point and group size.
Yes. Buses use it daily. In heavy rain we go slower or use the Hassan and Shiradi road.
It can. When Shiradi ghat on the Hassan side has been closed, heavy traffic for the coast has been sent via Hassan, Kushalnagar and Sampaje, the same road our bus uses. Add the Kodagu monsoon rules for goods vehicles, and the Sampaje ghat gets slow. For monsoon trips we check both roads the day before.
Give each child a named adult, and count heads at every halt: Hunsur, Kushalnagar, Madikeri and Sullia. Keep snacks and water in the cabin for the ghat. At the temple, crowds can be thick on festival days, so agree a meeting point at the parking before anyone goes in.