
Mysore to Mangalore Bus Hire for Groups of 26 to 50
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Distance
255 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Sampaje and Puttur
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
Six and a half hours of road separate Mysore from Mangalore for a full coach going the Madikeri way, so boarding happens at 4:30, in the dark. One open lot is best, and near the palace the Varaha gate parking charges buses by the hour. Daylight on the Sampaje ghat is the reason for the hour. Luggage first, then people, with older travellers in the front rows. The coach then takes the ring road towards Hinkal and the west.

Tea halt
Hunsur appears 45 km out, still in half light, and the coach halts fifteen minutes for tea and the restroom. Its hotels are humble and cheap, and they see early buses every day. Timber yards stacked with teak stand by the Lakshmana Tirtha. Trucks bound for SH 86 and SH 90 peel off at the junction; the coach keeps west on NH275. Breakfast is an hour ahead, so the leader counts heads and the doors close.

Breakfast
Breakfast for the coach is at Kushalnagar, about 90 km from Mysore, at a hotel told in advance, so 45 plates take half an hour. Kushalnagar has no railway at all, its nearest stations being Mysore and KR Nagar, and that is why so many buses pass through. With NH275 under widening, the coach parks on a broad shoulder outside the centre. In monsoon months a Kodagu goods vehicle checkpost works here. Madikeri follows after about 30 km.

Tea and fuel
At Madikeri, roughly 120 km into the trip, the coach takes twenty minutes for diesel, tea and restrooms. The town sits near 1,170 m, which makes winter dawns cold; this is also the last cool air before the humid coast. Red alert weeks have seen the district bar heavy vehicles from its ghats, though a recent order spared buses, and before a monsoon trip we read the current notice. Coast bound passengers who feel queasy on bends should move forward now.

Ghat descent
Sampaje, about 150 km from Mysore, is a border village with a namesake across the line, and the coach crosses here from Kodagu into Dakshina Kannada. When the Shiradi ghat on the Hassan route has been closed, coastal heavy traffic has been diverted through Kushalnagar and Sampaje, so lorries can crowd these bends. Kodagu's speed humps are often unpainted, and the driver slows early. From here Mangalore is about 105 km by Sullia and Puttur.

Lunch
Lunch for the coach group is at Sullia, about 170 km from Mysore, forty minutes at a hotel that can seat a crowd. The taluk town keeps its government and private bus stands next to each other, which makes it easy for a coach to wait. Tulu, Kannada and Are Bhashe are the languages you will hear. Arecanut and rubber estates surround the town. Puttur comes about 30 km on, and the road becomes flatter and busier.

Temple town
Puttur, about 200 km out, is a busy taluk town, and the coach can halt for twenty minutes if the group wants darshan at the 12th century Mahalingeshwara temple. The town is a bus hub with night buses and frequent services to Mangalore. Taluk towns like Puttur have decent hotels for a night halt if a big group splits the trip. Mangalore is about 50 km on, past BC Road, where the route meets NH75.

Coach drop
After about six and a half hours, the coach crosses the Netravati bridge, which marks Mangalore's southern edge on the highway, and drops the group at the hotel or hall. The city sits only about 22 m above sea level between the Netravati and Gurupura rivers, so expect warm, damp air. Udupi style vegetarian hotels feed a big group quickly, and fish dishes suit the rest. Settle the next morning's meeting time before rooms are handed out.
Need Mysore to Mangalore bus hire for a college group of 45 going to the coast? Bus groups like this road: Coorg views on the way and the coast at the end. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. Start point in Mysuru can be hotels near Mysore Palace or Mysore railway station.
Route | One way | Mangalore and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Mangalore via Hunsur, Sampaje and Puttur | About 255 km | About 510 km | About 6.5 hr with stops |
A Mysore to Mangalore trip with one night is about 510 km. Mangalore: Volvo and BharatBenz on request, at 400 km a day. Driver allowance ₹700 to ₹1,000 per day, parking, tolls, permits and GST at actual. Fuel and driver come with the rate; AC and non-AC available. Over two days the minimum is 600 km, so that is the bill. One way on request. Take the 33 seater: ₹44/km, so ₹27,800. Diesel and the driver are part of the bus rate per km, and the allowance for the driver is charged by the day.
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.
About 30 people: 33 seater bus. A group near 40: 40 seater bus. Close to 50: 50 seater bus. Under 30? The 29 seater bus costs less. Keep one row free for bags on the Mangalore bus.
Under 26 people? The Mysore to Mangalore mini bus is cheaper. A family of 12 can take the Mysore to Mangalore tempo traveller. Each size and rate is on bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Mangalore is close to 255 km from Mysore going by Madikeri, so a return booking runs to about 510 km. Allow the coach about six and a half hours each way with halts at Hunsur, Kushalnagar, Madikeri, Sullia and Puttur. A hired bus also keeps a group together, which works better than buying seats on public buses for everyone.
Under 35 to Mangalore, the 33 or 35 seater; around 40, the 40 seater; 45 to 50, a 45, 49 or 50 seater. Compare sizes on bus on rent in Mysore.
Night allowance on the Mangalore run applies after 10 pm: ₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size.
One way to Mangalore, 255 km, is quoted when you ask at ₹2 a km over the return rate.
Tolls on the 255 km Mangalore road, parking, permits and GST come extra, at cost.
Yes. We plan it in daylight with your group seated. Buses use it every day.
March to May is warm and humid, but Mangalore's temperature has never reached 40 C. Plan sightseeing for mornings and evenings, and rest in the afternoon. From May to September about 95% of the year's rain falls, so for a bus group December to February is the most comfortable.
Divide students into teams of eight to ten, each with a teacher, and count them at every halt, from Hunsur to Puttur. Snacks and water stay in the cabin for the ghat. On the city's beaches, nobody goes into rough sea, and the bus is the fixed meeting point.