Mysore to Kushalnagar Cab and Taxi with Driver
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In town; the car parks close. The driver waits nearby.
Distance
90 km
From Mysore
Time
About 1.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Periyapatna and Bylakuppe
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
45 km
75 km
85 km
90 km
Pickup at your door
Give us any address in Mysuru, from a family home in a quiet layout to a palace area hotel, Mysore Junction or the Mandakalli airport. The cab keeps to the ring road, which loops some 41.5 km round Mysore, so the centre's signals are skipped, and swings onto the Hunsur road at Hinkal. Kushalnagar is an easy hour and a half away. Families from the north should know Kannada is what most people speak here, with little Hindi away from tourist spots, so our driver handles hotel desks and directions.
Tea halt
Forty five km out, Hunsur gives a ten minute tea halt, which is all a car needs on a trip this short. The river beside the town is the Lakshmana Tirtha, and the altitude is close to 800 m. Two state highways start here, SH 86 towards HD Kote and SH 90, so routes to Virajpet, Kutta and Iruppu fork off; your cab keeps to NH275. Periyapatna is roughly 30 km further and the camps of Bylakuppe a little beyond, so most families need no other halt.
Drive on
Periyapatna, the last town of Mysore district before Kodagu, slips past about 75 km into the drive, and cars rarely pause. The place was wrecked in Tipu Sultan's wars, after which a good part of its people settled in Virajpet. With spare time on the way home, a car can turn north for Bettadapura hill, 10 to 15 km off, though climbing roughly 3,000 steps to its Mallikarjuna shrine takes a full morning. The Golden Temple turning is about 10 km ahead.
Golden Temple halt
Bylakuppe, about 85 km from Mysore, is the Tibetan settlement just 6 km before Kushalnagar. With a car, the Golden Temple at Camp 4 is an easy 45 minute stop on the way in. Namdroling there has three gilded statues of about 60 and 58 ft, of the Buddha, Padmasambhava and Amitayus. Hours run roughly from 7 or 9 am to 6 pm. Small stalls near the monasteries sell Tibetan handicrafts and thangka paintings, and bargaining is expected. Kushalnagar is only a few minutes on.
Hotel drop
Your car pulls up at the hotel or homestay in Kushalnagar some ninety minutes after Mysore. The Kaveri curls round three sides of this town. Dinner can be a Kerala style fish or meat plate, or a simple vegetarian meal, since eateries here do both. For shopping, look for home made chocolates, Ayurvedic oils, spices and local coffee in the town shops, an easy buy on the last evening. Traffic on NH275 through town is heavy while the road is widened, so the driver may park a street away from the main junction.
Looking for a Mysore to Kushalnagar taxi for a short break? Below are the Mysore to Kushalnagar Cab fares for each car, plus the road and the halts. The cab collects you at the suburban bus stand or hotels on JLB Road and Nazarbad, or from your door, in a sedan or an Innova Crysta. The other name for Coorg is Kodagu. The full size list is on cab rental in Mysore; we have run it since 2009. For Kushalnagar we pick up anywhere in Mysuru.
Route | One way | Kushalnagar and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kushalnagar via Hunsur, Periyapatna and Bylakuppe | About 90 km | About 180 km | About 1.5 hr with stops |
A Mysore to Kushalnagar day trip by cab is billed at 300 km. Each extra day at Kushalnagar adds 300 km. Kushalnagar: fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Kushalnagar trips are AC only. For Kushalnagar the driver allowance is ₹400 a day; tolls, parking fees and GST are extra at actual. A Mysore to Kushalnagar one way taxi is quoted on request.
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 and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 2 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹1,830 a person.
Cars by group size: 4 or fewer: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7 people, or four with heavy bags: Innova Crysta. Groups of 8 to 12 should look at the Mysore to Kushalnagar tempo traveller.
Fewer than 25 people? See the Mysore to Kushalnagar bus. See each car on cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Booked cab from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Kushalnagar is about 90 km from Mysore by road, so about 180 km if you come back the same way. The cab follows the Hunsur road, NH275, through Hunsur, Periyapatna and Bylakuppe, and the town sits just inside Kodagu. Plan on about an hour and a half by car, a little more if you stop at the Golden Temple.
For Kushalnagar, an Innova Crysta fits six with luggage. This trip comes to ₹6,400 for 300 km at ₹20/km, and ₹400 driver bata. The full car list is on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. Ask for a Mysore to Kushalnagar one way cab quote with your date; you get the km and the fare in writing.
The driver gets a night allowance when the drive goes late into the night. It is shown in the quote. Our card says ₹400 per night.
Around 7:30 am, and you reach Kushalnagar with the day still ahead. A car is quicker than the bigger vehicles, so our driver can also wait for a late riser.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking and permits are paid at cost, and GST is added on the bill.
The road from Mysore stays open in the rains, but Kushalnagar sits on the Kaveri just below Harangi dam. When the dam opens its crest gates in heavy monsoon, low parts of the town such as Sai Layout have flooded. If you have a homestay near the river in July or August, check with the host before you travel, and keep the day plan flexible.
Yes. It is one of the shortest Kodagu trips from Mysore, about an hour and a half, with a tea halt at Hunsur after 45 km. The Golden Temple stop is optional and needs little walking from the parking. Pack snacks for children, because the next proper meal is in Kushalnagar, and keep motion sickness tablets handy for the last few curves.
