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Distance
480 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 to 10.5 hr
Via Hosur, Vellore and Kanchipuram
Starting from
₹ 16000
4 days, 1,200 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
85 km
175 km
225 km
345 km
415 km
480 km
Pickup at your door
By five the car is outside your house or hotel, and the boot takes the bags for a few days by the sea. The coast is about 480 km away, roughly eight and a half hours with halts, so a car can do it in a single day. Mysore jasmine, the mallige, and the betel leaves of the city carry its name; if you are visiting family in Tamil Nadu, a string of mallige bought the night before makes a fresh gift. Tea comes first at Channapatna.
Early breakfast
An hour and a half out, at about 85 km, the car pulls off the expressway at Channapatna for an early breakfast and coffee on the old highway. This is the town of lacquered wooden toys, turned on lathes and painted with vegetable colours, and the shops open early enough for a quick look. Twenty minutes is plenty for four. After this the expressway runs to the city edge, where the driver swings onto NICE Road for the Hosur side.
Into Tamil Nadu
Past Electronic City and the Attibele toll the car crosses the state line, and Hosur comes up about 175 km from Mysore. Tamil Nadu collects an entry tax from outside cabs at the check post, which the driver pays and bills at cost. Hosur is a factory town on the plateau, but the countryside around it grows roses for the flower markets, and winter mornings stay pleasantly cool. Ten minutes for tea, then NH44 runs on to Krishnagiri, about 50 km south east.
Onto the Chennai road
At Krishnagiri, about 225 km out, the car leaves the Salem highway and takes NH48 towards Vellore and the coast. Granite hills crowd round the town. Krishnagiri is mango country, and the stalls by the road sell Alphonso and Totapuri in season and bottled pulp all year. The KRP dam, about 10 km off the road, has fish stalls around it, but on a long drive day a ten minute fruit stop is enough. Lunch is at Vellore.
Lunch
Vellore, about 345 km from Mysore, is the lunch town, roughly the two thirds mark. Biryani here is cooked with jeera samba rice, and plain meals are everywhere too. The old fort with its wide moat is right in the centre, so the car can pass it for a photo after lunch. The streets near the big hospital are crowded, and the driver keeps away from them. Forty minutes, then Kanchipuram is about 70 km on.
Temple stop
Kanchipuram, about 415 km out, is worth a short halt even on a long day. The Ekambareswarar temple in the north of town is the biggest; the Varadharaja Perumal temple is the largest of Vishnu. Kanchi silk carries a GI tag from 2005, and most shops are on Mahatma Gandhi Road; prices are fairer if you walk in on your own rather than through a guide. Forty five minutes for one temple, then about 65 km to the coast.
Drop at the resort
About 10 to 10.5 hours from Mysore, the car reaches Mahabalipuram, a seaside town on the East Coast Road some 60 km south of Chennai. The driver drops you at the resort or guest house. For dinner, pick your own fish at the beach stalls and have it grilled. The sea looks calm but has sudden dips and rough waves, so wade with care. Sculptors carve stone in sheds along the side streets, where pieces cost less than on the main road.
Need a Mysore to Mahabalipuram cab for a couple or a family heading to the coast? A car can reach in one long day via Vellore and Kanchipuram, or two easy ones. For Mahabalipuram we pick up from home, a Mysuru hotel or the airport. Get a Mysore to Mahabalipuram taxi through cab rental in Mysore.
Route | One way | Mahabalipuram and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Mahabalipuram via Hosur, Vellore and Kanchipuram | About 480 km | About 960 km | About 10 to 10.5 hr with stops |
About 960 km for the round trip, billed as 4 days, 1,200 km. Mahabalipuram: tolls, parking, the Tamil Nadu permit and GST come on top. Car rates per km include fuel, driver and AC, and a daily allowance for our driver goes on the bill. A Mysore to Mahabalipuram one way taxi can be quoted on request. Every car to Mahabalipuram is AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹24,000 | |
₹14 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | ₹27,600 | |
₹18 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | |
₹20 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
Up to four: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Up to seven: Innova Crysta. Eight to twelve of you: the Mysore to Mahabalipuram tempo traveller.
All cars on cab rental in Mysore. Twenty people? The Mysore to Mahabalipuram mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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rahul
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
We (15 families) hired a bus from Tejas to one of the resort at Kanakpura. Interacted with Lakshmi madam and requested her to provide a good Cab . The bus reached at exact time for pickup, the bus was extremely good and looked a new one only. Thanks Tejas team and Lakshmi madam, it was a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend to avail their services.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
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
Mahabalipuram is about 480 km from Mysore, so about 960 km there and back. The cab takes the expressway to Channapatna and the city edge, NICE Road round to Hosur, NH44 to Krishnagiri, NH48 through Vellore to Kanchipuram, and then the road to the coast. By car, plan on about eight and a half hours with halts.
On request, yes. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
Innova Crysta. See cab rental in Mysore.
Yes, around 55 km up the coast road.
Not included. You pay tolls, parking, permits and GST at actual, with receipts.
The driver gets a night allowance when the drive goes late into the night. On our Mysore card that is ₹400 a night.
November to February is the pleasant time, with cooler days. The northeast monsoon brings heavy rain to this coast in October and November, and the sea is rough then. From April the heat is strong. Whatever the month, the sea here has sudden dips, so wading is fine but swimming is not wise.
It is a long day, so we stop every two hours, at Channapatna, Hosur, Vellore and Kanchipuram. Keep snacks, water and a change of clothes at hand. If the children tire, we stop for the night at Vellore and finish the last 135 km the next morning.
