
Mysore to Mangalore Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Distance
255 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6 to 6.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Sampaje and Puttur
Starting from
₹ 20400
2 days, 600 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹22,816 ₹27,481
+ ₹3981 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹25,144 ₹30,300
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹29,900 ₹36,038
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹25,244 ₹30,400
+ ₹4400 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹28,736 ₹34,628
+ ₹5028 (Taxes & Charges)
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Early pickup
Twenty passengers for Mangalore board the mini bus at the suburban bus stand on Irwin Road at 5 sharp. By the Madikeri road, the coast is about five and a half hours away with halts, and an early start puts the Sampaje ghat in full light. Bags go into the boot before seats are taken. The palace in Mysore is open from about 10 am to 5:30 pm, worth a look on the day the group returns. We leave the city by the ring road.

Tea halt
At Hunsur, the first 45 km behind it, the mini bus group gets fifteen minutes for tea and the restroom. Breakfast comes later, so most people take only tea from the cheap hotels by the road. Tobacco from the farms around is sold at an auction yard in Kattemalalavadi, a few km off the highway. The SH 90 turning here leads to Virajpet; our route stays on NH275. Kushalnagar and breakfast are about an hour ahead.

Breakfast
Kushalnagar, some 90 km from Mysore, hosts breakfast for the mini bus group; thirty minutes covers twenty plates of idli and dosa. Traffic through town is slow on both the Mysore and Madikeri roads during the NH275 widening, so the driver uses a side road. In very heavy monsoons, low parts of town near the river have flooded when Harangi dam opened its gates. Madikeri is about 30 km ahead.

Tea and fuel
Madikeri, about 120 km out, is the last hill halt for the mini bus, close to 1,170 m above sea level. Coffee carrying the Coorg Arabica GI tag and local honey make good gifts for hosts on the coast. All twenty should use the restrooms here, since the ghat has no planned stop. June to August brings most of Madikeri's yearly rain, and in those weeks the descent is slowest, so the driver budgets extra time.

Ghat descent
The mini bus crosses into Dakshina Kannada at Sampaje, about 150 km from Mysore. Cashew and rubber plantations climb the slopes, and bee boxes sit in many farms. In the monsoon, Kodagu's order stops goods lorries at checkposts here and at Kushalnagar; in 2026 that order covered 10 June to 9 July. Unpainted humps are common on these roads, so the driver takes them slowly. Sullia lies about 20 km below.

Lunch
Sullia, about 170 km from Mysore, is lunch for the mini bus, forty minutes for twenty. Budget lodges and small tea shops crowd the taluk centre. Rice meals with coastal curries come quickly, and kadubu or jackfruit dumplings appear in season. Kukke Subramanya lies about 40 km from here by the Duggaladka road, for groups planning a temple day on another trip. Puttur is about 30 km on towards Mangalore.

Temple town
Puttur, about 200 km from Mysore, is a busy town and bus hub, about 50 km south east of Mangalore. The Mahalingeshwara temple, from the 12th century, is listed among the main temples of Dakshina Kannada with Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya and Kateel. A fifteen minute halt suits the mini bus group. Kabaka Puttur railway station is on the line towards Hassan. Dakshina Kannada roads have blind curves, so the driver goes steady.

Group drop
About 6 to 6.5 hours after Mysore, the mini bus reaches Mangalore and drops the group at its hotel or hall. The Kerala border is only about 14 km south of the city. For twenty people, an Udupi style vegetarian dinner is the simplest, while fish lovers can order bangude pulimunchi. Mangalore is known for roof tiles and cashew, and the New Mangalore port handles about three quarters of India's coffee exports.
Taking 20 people on a Mysore to Mangalore mini bus trip for a wedding or the temples? The road goes through Coorg and down the Sampaje ghat to Mangalore (Mangaluru), about 255 km. We have been running mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. Board in Mysuru at your house in Mysore or the railway station.
Route | One way | Mangalore and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Mangalore via Hunsur, Sampaje and Puttur | About 255 km | About 510 km | About 6 to 6.5 hr with stops |
A Mysore to Mangalore trip with a night halt is around 510 km on the road, billed as two days, 600 km, at 300 km each day. The 20 seater, at ₹34/km, works out to ₹21,800 for this trip. The rate covers fuel and our driver, AC or non-AC as booked. For Mangalore add allowance for the driver (₹600 to ₹700 per day), tolls, parking, permit fees and GST. One way drops: ask us.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | |
₹46 | ₹29,000 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | |
₹36 | ₹23,000 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 3 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,380 a person.
How many are coming to Mangalore? 16 or fewer: 16 seater mini bus. For up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. Exactly 21: 21 seater mini bus. 25 with bags: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 people? Take the Mysore to Mangalore bus. A smaller family fits the Mysore to Mangalore tempo traveller. For any other trip from Mysore, see mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Taken by the Madikeri road, the trip is about 255 km each way and around 510 km in total. A mini bus needs roughly five and a half hours with tea, breakfast and lunch. Hunsur, Kushalnagar and Madikeri come first; then the ghat down at Sampaje, Sullia, Puttur and the city.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking and permits are paid at cost, and GST is added on the bill.
A night allowance applies when driving goes past 10 pm; we show it on the quote. Our card says ₹600 to ₹700, by size per night.
Yes. It is a main road with good width; the driver takes it slow on the bends.
For Mangalore, up to 16 means the 16 seater, near 20, take the 20 seater, 22 to 25 the 22 or 25 seater. Every size is on our mini bus on rent in Mysore page.
Yes, on request. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
They can. A July 2024 landslide led to the Sampaje to Madikeri stretch being shut from 8 pm to 6 am, and traffic went round by Charmadi, adding hours; another sudden closure kept vehicles waiting at the Sampaje checkpost. The mini bus therefore leaves at dawn, and we check the road before every rainy season trip.
We break the day into short legs, with halts at Hunsur, Kushalnagar, Madikeri, Sullia and Puttur, so nobody sits more than about an hour and a half. Seat elders at the front for the ghat. Carry their medicines in a cabin bag, and plenty of water, as the coast is humid.