Mysore to Mantralayam Mini Bus Hire for 14 to 25 People
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Raghavendra Swamy Mutt
Early morning darshan is calmer for elders.
Manchalamma Temple
Visit before the mutt, as is the custom.
Tungabhadra River Ghat
Bathing ghat beside the mutt.
Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple
Half-day trip, roughly 20 km out.
Distance
490 km
From Mysore
Time
About 11 hr
Via Maddur, Sira and Adoni
Starting from
₹ 40800
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
65 km
145 km
200 km
235 km
375 km
450 km
490 km
Pickup at one point
The mini bus collects the group at one or two meeting points in Mysuru at five sharp. With about eleven hours on the road, each elder gets a small pillow, and water, fruit and snacks are loaded before people. The bus joins the NH275 expressway out of town. On the way home, remember that the expressway ends at the ring road junction near Manipal Hospital, the slowest point when entering Mysore. Mantralayam is about 490 km away.
Coffee halt
Twenty minutes at Maddur, about 65 km out, for coffee and Maddur vada. Elders should walk a little here before the long seated stretch ahead. Next to the highway in Maddur taluk stands the Shivapura Satyagraha Soudha, built for the 1938 flag satyagraha, a quick look for history lovers. Restrooms are good at this halt. After coffee, the mini bus leaves the expressway and takes the road north towards Tumakuru.
Breakfast
Breakfast for twenty at Tumkur (Tumakuru), about 145 km out, takes thirty five minutes if one person orders for all. Thatte idli, the big plate idli, is the dish of the district. The mini bus takes diesel here before the long stretch north. Devotees can add an hour for the Siddaganga Matha, about 5 km away. Madhugiri, with one of Asia's largest monolith hills, is about 43 km off, not on our road.
Tea stop
The mini bus pauses fifteen minutes at Sira, roughly 200 km out, for tea and the restrooms. The highway hotels here are plain, so nobody should expect much beyond tea and biscuits. If the group passes between February and August, painted storks nest at the Kaggaladu sanctuary, about 10 km off the highway. Sira lies on the open plateau at about 662 m, and the land gets drier from here. Hiriyur, where we turn off NH48, is about 35 km on.
Short halt
Hiriyur, around 235 km from Mysore, is a ten minute halt, after which the mini bus turns off the national highway towards Ballari. Pilgrims call the Teru Malleshwara temple in town Dakshina Kashi, and a quick darshan fits if the group is quick. The town sits on the Vedavati river at about 630 m. Spring is fierce here, with March and April the hottest months, so every bottle should be filled. Ballari lies about 140 km ahead.
Lunch
Lunch for twenty at Ballari, about 375 km out, takes forty minutes. Jowar rotti meals and rice meals are both easy to order in bulk. The afternoon heat is strong, so curtains stay drawn while the mini bus is parked. The driver rests and fills diesel. If the group wants fruit, bananas and guava are sold near the bus stand. Hosapete is about 60 km from Ballari, a separate trip.
Tea stop
Adoni, a cotton market town in Andhra Pradesh about 450 km from Mysore, is the group's final tea halt, ten minutes. Rocky hills rise behind the town, with an old fort on top and Ramajala lake at their foot. Buy water and fruit here, because shops near the Mantralayam lodges are crowded in the evening. The coordinator counts heads and calls the lodge with the arrival time. Mantralayam is roughly an hour further.
Arrival
After about eleven hours on the road the mini bus drops the group close to its lodges in Mantralayam. Rooms during aradhane week go months in advance. The mutt feeds pilgrims twice a day, at midday and in the evening, so twenty people can eat together without a hotel. Thursday queues can take an hour or two, while other days are closer to half an hour. Shirts and banians come off for men before entering the mutt.
Booking a Mysore to Mantralayam mini bus for a family pilgrimage of 20? It is the right size for this long road: cheaper than a big bus, roomy enough for elders. Ask for mini bus on rent in Mysore. We collect from homes in Mysuru, the railway station or a kalyana mantapa.
Route | One way | Mantralayam and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Mantralayam via Tumakuru, Ballari and Adoni | About 490 km | About 980 km | About 11 hr with stops |
The return is about 980 km, so it runs to four days and 1,200 km at our daily minimum. That gives a full day at Mantralayam. Both AC and non-AC can be booked. The rate covers diesel and the driver; driver allowance starts at ₹600 each day, and tolls, parking, permits and GST come at actual cost.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
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 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
For 14 to 16: 16 seater mini bus. Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. Up to 21: 21 seater mini bus. Up to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 going? Take the Mysore to Mantralayam bus. Elders who need more comfort: Mysore to Mantralayam Force Urbania. Big groups: bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
The drive is about 490 km one way, about 980 km in all, via Maddur, Tumakuru, Sira, Hiriyur, Ballari and Adoni. A mini bus needs about 11 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts, so the group should plan three or four days.
No. A 20 seater for 4 days, 1,200 km is ₹40,800, with ₹2,800 allowance for the driver. Tolls, Andhra Pradesh entry tax, parking and GST are charged extra.
The 20 seater leaves seats for bags. Sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Late night driving adds a night allowance for the driver. It is shown in the quote. For the mini bus: ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Yes. It is roughly 20 km from Mantralayam. Keep half a day for it.
Yes. Ask and we quote it. One way costs ₹2 more per km than the return rate; the quote states the km.
For a mini bus group, weekdays other than Thursday are calmer. Thursday queues can run an hour or two, while other days are closer to half an hour. Arrive on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening and take darshan early next morning. Festival days and aradhane week bring the largest crowds, so check the dates.
Break the day at Maddur, Tumakuru, Sira, Hiriyur, Ballari and Adoni, so children get out every hour or two. Keep water, fruit and light snacks in the mini bus. The afternoon stretch near Ballari is hot, so curtains stay drawn. A pillow and a small blanket help children sleep on the long legs.
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