
Mysore to Kurnool Tempo Traveller for 9 to 17 People
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Distance
505 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10.5 to 11 hr
Via Maddur, Penukonda and Gooty
Starting from
₹ 31200
4 days, 1,200 km, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,764 ₹37,148
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)

8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹37,848 ₹45,705
+ ₹6705 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹35,520 ₹42,886
+ ₹6286 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹35,520 ₹42,886
+ ₹6286 (Taxes & Charges)
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13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹37,848 ₹45,705
+ ₹6705 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)

17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹43,900
+ ₹7776 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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360 km
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505 km

Group pickup
Pickup for the tempo traveller is at 5 am, at a single spot in Mysuru the whole group can reach, a home, a palace area hotel, the station or the bus stand. Load the big bags into the back before anyone sits. Kurnool is about 505 km away, roughly 10.5 to 11 hours with stops. If the group plans to shop for Mysore silk or Mysore pak on the return, remember that shops and most restaurants here close before 10 pm. Breakfast is at Maddur, about an hour and a quarter out.

Breakfast
At Maddur, 65 km out, the group stops for breakfast and tender coconut, which the town sends by the truckload to other states. The vada named after the town is crisp and filling. If the group is early, a Hoysala era shrine of Narasimha, whose fierce black stone image stands about 7 ft, is roughly a kilometre from the highway. Twenty minutes is enough for a tempo traveller. Bangalore is about 85 km on, and the bypass round it is the slowest part of the day.

City bypass
Bangalore, about 150 km out, is where the tempo traveller turns north. Since the two new Hebbal flyover loops opened, the climb onto Bellary Road is quicker, though road works on Ballari Road can still slow the morning peak. The van follows NH44 through Yelahanka and past Devanahalli. Stop fifteen minutes at a fuel station with a restroom on the city edge rather than in town. Kurnool is still about 355 km away.

Tea
About 210 km from Mysore comes Chikkaballapur, a good tea stop after the city crossing. The Isha Yoga Centre with the tall Adiyogi statue is near the town, and Gudibande fort, a small copy of Madhugiri fort with seven levels, is in the same district. Both need their own day. Fifteen minutes for tea and snacks from the van bag is enough. The Andhra Pradesh border is not far ahead.

Tea
The Gagan Mahal, a summer palace built in 1575 that mixes Hindu and Muslim styles, stands inside Penukonda fort, about 285 km from Mysore. Children like the giant sleeping Kumbhakarna sculpture, with demons trying to wake him. A fifteen minute tea stop lets the group stretch after the long highway run. The tempo traveller parks on the bypass, not in the old town. Lunch follows at Anantapur, about 75 km ahead.

Lunch
Anantapur, about 360 km out, is the lunch stop. The classic Rayalaseema meal is ragi sangati, a ragi ball, with natu kodi, country chicken curry; vegetarians get rice, dal and pickle. The ISKCON temple and the Clock Tower are city landmarks, about two km off the highway, a quick look if time allows. Forty minutes is right for a tempo traveller group. Gooty is about 50 km on, then Dhone and Kurnool.

Tea
Gooty, about 410 km from Mysore, lies low under a fort that spreads over a group of hills, a centrally protected monument. The tempo traveller stops at a highway hotel past the junction for a fifteen minute tea break. Tadipatri, with its Vijayanagara temples, is about 52 km east, a detour for a longer trip. Kurnool is about 95 km ahead, roughly two hours with the Dhone stretch. The town sits at about 345 m.

Short break
Dhone was called Dronachalam in older days, and it is now a revenue division town on NH44, about 455 km from Mysore. From the bypass you can see its hill, where a Hanuman shrine, a dargah and a church share the slope. A ten minute halt helps if the group has elders who need the restroom often, and the fuel stations here have space for a van. About 50 km remains, so the tempo traveller reaches Kurnool within the hour, usually with some daylight left for the hotel check in.

Hotel drop
After about 10.5 to 11 hours on the road the tempo traveller reaches Kurnool, the gateway of Rayalaseema. The city sits low, at about 273 m, so evenings stay warm. The driver drops the group at one hotel with parking for the van. Ask the hotel for an early breakfast of uggani and mirchi bajji the next morning, so the sightseeing day starts before the heat. Book rooms in advance for a group of this size.
Looking for a Mysore to Kurnool tempo traveller for a family function or a team? On the Kurnool road the family stops whenever it wants. Pickup is at the city bus stand or hotels on JLB Road and Nazarbad. Mysore is Mysuru on the new signboards. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered tempo traveller on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Kurnool and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kurnool via Maddur, Penukonda and Gooty | About 505 km | About 1,010 km | About 10.5 to 11 hr with stops |
Our tempo traveller round trip is about 1,010 km, billed as 4 days, 1,200 km. A one way drop is on request. Fuel and the driver are included. Add the driver bata of ₹600 to ₹700 a day, plus tolls, parking, permits and GST at actual. More days at the destination add 300 km each. AC and non-AC available.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹36,000 | ₹45,000 | ₹54,000 | |
₹24 | ₹31,200 | ₹39,000 | ₹46,800 | |
₹24 | ₹31,200 | ₹39,000 | ₹46,800 | |
₹30 | ₹38,400 | ₹48,000 | ₹57,600 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Andhra Pradesh permit and 5% GST. Shared by 20, 5 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹2,720 a person.
Pick the size by people, then add for bags. For 10 to 12: 12 seater tempo traveller. 13 to 16 people: 16 seater tempo traveller. 17 of you: 17 seater tempo traveller.
Elders on the Kurnool trip who want more comfort? See the Mysore to Kurnool Urbania. Only four to seven for Kurnool? See the Mysore to Kurnool cab. See tempo traveller on rent in Mysore for sizes and local rates.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
By road Kurnool is about 505 km from Mysore, or about 1,010 km there and back. The tempo traveller runs on the expressway to Maddur, round the edge of Bangalore and then straight up NH44 via Penukonda, Anantapur, Gooty and Dhone. Plan on about 10.5 to 11 hours of driving with stops in one long day.
On request, yes. Tell us the date and where to pick up; the quote comes in writing.
The 16 seater; big suitcases need the spare seats. Here it comes to ₹40,800 for 1,200 km at ₹32/km, and ₹2,400 driver bata. See tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
A night allowance is charged only for late night driving. The quote lists it. On our Mysore card that is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Where an out of state permit or tax applies, we arrange it and add it at actual cost.
No. Out of state, the permit is extra too. Tolls, parking and GST are extra at actual cost.
Yes. NH44 is a four lane highway, and Anantapur district gets little rain, so the Andhra stretch rarely floods. The wet part is the start: Bangalore gets heavy evening downpours from June to October, which jam the city edge, so the tempo traveller crosses it in the morning. Keep umbrellas handy in Kurnool, where the first monsoon rains come in June.
It is long but manageable. The tempo traveller stops about every two hours: breakfast at Maddur, tea at Chikkaballapur and Penukonda, lunch at Anantapur, tea at Gooty. Seat elders in the front rows, where the ride is smoother, and keep their medicines in a cabin bag. Children can sleep through the early morning stretch on the expressway.