Mysore to Mantralayam Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Raghavendra Swamy Mutt
Wheelchair help is available for elders at the mutt.
Manchalamma Temple
A few steps from the mutt.
Tungabhadra River Ghat
Short walk from the mutt for the holy dip.
Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple
A drive of about 20 km; some steps at the shrine.
Distance
490 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 hr
Via Maddur, Sira and Adoni
Starting from
₹ 50800
4 days, 1,200 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
65 km
145 km
200 km
235 km
375 km
450 km
490 km
Pickup at your door
The Urbania collects the group at about five from a hotel, a home or the station. A box of Mysore pak, the ghee sweet, keeps well for days and makes a good offering or road snack. The van joins the NH275 expressway outside the city, a six lane road with service lanes on both sides, which makes the first hour quick. Mantralayam is about 490 km off, around ten hours with breakfast at Tumakuru and lunch at Ballari.
Coffee halt
Maddur, roughly 65 km out, is the group's first fifteen minute halt. The flat onion vada that carries the town's name is fried at stalls all along the road, and the coffee is good. The town lies at about 662 m beside the Shimsha. Bird lovers can note Kokkarebellur, about 12 km away, where painted storks and pelicans nest in the village trees, for a different day. The Urbania leaves the expressway here and heads north.
Breakfast
Breakfast is at Tumkur (Tumakuru), about 145 km out, in twenty five minutes. The local favourite is thatte idli, the large flat plate idli, which a group of twelve can share by the plate. The city is a district headquarters at about 800 m. On a free day, Devarayanadurga, a wooded hill with two Narasimha temples, lies about 15 km from the city. NH73 for Mangaluru meets NH48 here, and the Urbania takes NH48 north towards Sira and Hiriyur.
Tea stop
A fifteen minute tea halt at Sira, about 200 km out on NH48. Three centuries ago this was the seat of the Mughal Sira Subah, and the fort ruins and the Malik Rihan dargah still stand in town. The highway is good and fast here. Fill water bottles, because after Hiriyur, about 35 km ahead, the Urbania leaves NH48 and the stretch to Ballari has fewer stops and more heat.
Short halt
At Hiriyur, about 235 km out, the group takes ten minutes before the Urbania leaves NH48 for the Ballari road. The town lies at about 630 m on the Vedavati river. Near it stands the Yeppattu Kannina Setuve, a bridge of seventy arches that look like eyes, and at Mardihalli the pillow lava rocks are a National Geological Monument. Neither is on today's plan. Ballari is about 140 km on.
Lunch
Ballari, about 375 km out, is the lunch halt, forty minutes. The regional meal is jowar rotti with curry, and rice meals are on every menu. Afternoons are hot most of the year, so the Urbania stays parked in shade with the AC ready. Bananas and guava are sold near the bus stand if anyone wants fruit for the last stretch. Hosapete lies about 60 km west; our road heads north east towards Adoni.
Tea stop
Adoni, about 450 km out, is the group's last tea stop, ten minutes if needed. It is a big cotton market town in Andhra Pradesh, with Ramajala lake lying below the rocky hills on the edge of town and an old hill fort above. Restrooms here are the last before the lodge. Mantralayam is about 40 to 50 km on, roughly an hour, so tell the lodge the group's arrival time from here.
Arrival
The Urbania reaches Mantralayam after about ten hours and drops the group close to the lodge. The village lies on the Tungabhadra, and the mutt lanes are for walking. Darshan is usually open from about six in the morning till two, and from four till nine. Men must remove shirt and banian; women come in traditional dress. Prasadam meals are given at noon and in the evening. Raichur, with a railway station, is about 40 km further.
Is a Mysore to Mantralayam Force Urbania worth it on a ten-hour drive? For seniors, yes: reclining seats, a high roof and a quiet cabin make the long road much less tiring. We pick up from your Mysuru home, a hotel or the railway station. See Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Route | One way | Mantralayam and back | Time by Force Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Mantralayam via Tumakuru, Ballari and Adoni | About 490 km | About 980 km | About 10 hr with stops |
All Urbania sizes cost ₹40 a km. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Driver allowance ₹700 a day; tolls, parking, state permits and GST are added at actuals. Air conditioned, always. The round trip is roughly 980 km, billed as four days and 1,200 km.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | |
₹40 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Andhra Pradesh permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 5 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,970 a person.
At most 8: 8 seater Urbania. At most 10: 10 seater Urbania. At most 13: 13 seater Urbania. Up to 16: 16 seater Urbania. One rate for all.
Cheaper for the same group: Mysore to Mantralayam tempo traveller. Four people: Mysore to Mantralayam cab. Local days: cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Mysore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Mysore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/4/2026 Pondicherry
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
Mysore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania 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
1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
By road Mantralayam is about 490 km from Mysore, so the round trip is about 980 km. The Urbania goes via Maddur, Tumakuru, Hiriyur, Ballari and Adoni. Allow about 10 hours including halts, and plan at least three days for the trip.
The driver gets a night allowance when the drive goes late into the night. ₹700 a night is the Urbania rate.
They are billed extra. At ₹40/km, 4 days, 1,200 km come to ₹50,800; the driver gets ₹2,800. Tolls, Andhra Pradesh entry tax, parking and GST follow at actual.
Less than in most vans. The seats recline and we stop every two to three hours.
The 13 seater, one spare seat for bags. All sizes on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Yes, when you ask for it. A drop-only trip is priced ₹2 a km above the return rate.
October to February is the best time, with cooler days on the long road through Ballari. March and April are very hot in this area. Avoid Thursdays at the mutt if you want shorter queues, as waits of one to two hours are reported. On festival days crowds are very large, so book rooms early.
We prefer to leave Mantralayam after morning darshan and drive in daylight, reaching Mysore by late evening. A full night drive of about ten hours is tiring for the group and the driver. If the group must leave late, we break the return with a night halt at Tumakuru or Hiriyur.
