
Mysore to Maravanthe Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
365 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7.5 to 8 hr
Via Hunsur, Mangalore and Udupi
Starting from
₹ 12000
3 days, 900 km, Dzire

Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹10,826 ₹13,036
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹12,572 ₹15,150
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹16,114 ₹19,429
+ ₹2829 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹17,860 ₹21,543
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,098 ₹27,886
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
45 km
120 km
200 km
255 km
315 km
365 km

Pickup at your door
Your cab arrives at 6 am, at home, a palace side hotel or the city bus stand. Even though the coast will be warm, carry a sweater for the first hour: Mysore sits on a plateau, and December mornings have dipped to around 8.4 C. Maravanthe is about 365 km away, and leaving at six gets you to the beach by late afternoon, in time to watch the sun drop into the sea. The car takes the Hunsur road out, avoiding the city traffic.

Breakfast stop
Hunsur, the first town on the Coorg road, is 45 km and about an hour from home. Fifteen minutes for idli and coffee is plenty for four. Gommatagiri, a small Jain hill with a Bahubali statue, was off the road near Bilikere a little before, so keep it in mind for a slow drive home. Hunsur itself is a quiet place with cheap hotels and a river weir. Madikeri is 75 km ahead, and the road climbs gently from here.

Coffee halt
In Madikeri the car stops ten minutes for coffee and a fuel check. History buffs may want to return another day for the General Thimayya museum, housed in the general's family home; it opens roughly 10 am to 1:30 pm and again 3 to 6 pm, which suits the return journey better. Coffee powder and pepper are also easier to buy then. After Madikeri the Sampaje bends begin, and the driver eases the car down slowly.

Meals after the ghat
Puttur is where the hills end, about 80 km after Madikeri. If the family is hungry, the hotels serve rice meals with coastal curries and buttermilk; otherwise a fifteen minute halt for tender coconut does the job. The car can pull up near the Mahalingeshwara temple in the town centre for a quick darshan. This is arecanut country, and the town is busy with traders. Mangalore is 55 km on.

Lunch stop
Mangalore is the big lunch stop, 255 km from Mysore. The coastal hotels on the highway serve kori rotti, pundi and bangude pulimunchi, along with plain fish fry. Thirty minutes suits four people. Pilikula park, about 370 acres with a 3D planetarium, is a good stop if you return this way with spare time. Beaches such as Panambur line the city, but keep them for another day. Maravanthe is 110 km north on NH66.

Udupi and coffee
Udupi is 60 km up the coast. Just before it, the Kaup lighthouse stands 13 km south of the city, and Malpe harbour is 5 km west of it, both easy detours on a lazy day. With the beach still 50 km ahead, twenty minutes for a coffee or a quick Krishna Matha darshan is about right. Kundapura is 37 km on, and Maravanthe about 17 km beyond that, so the car reaches the sea before sunset.

Drop by the beach
At Maravanthe the car pulls onto the shoulder of NH66, which here runs on a slim strip with the Arabian Sea on one side and the Souparnika river on the other. You can walk down to the sand from either side of the road. Roadside stalls sell spicy seafood. For the night, Kundapura, 17 to 18 km back, and Udupi have far more rooms. The sea gets rough between June and September, so keep out of the water then.
Want a Mysore to Maravanthe cab for a family coast trip by the beach road? A car covers Coorg and NH66 in one day, and a Mysore to Maravanthe taxi can add Kollur and Murudeshwar. Book cab rental in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Maravanthe and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Maravanthe via Hunsur, Mangalore and Udupi | About 365 km | About 730 km | About 7.5 to 8 hr with stops |
About 365 km each way means 3 days and 900 km for a round trip by car. Every car to Maravanthe is AC. Maravanthe by car: one long day each way, or three easy days with the temples. A Mysore to Maravanthe one way taxi is quoted on request. Maravanthe: fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Driver allowance ₹400 per day, GST, tolls and parking at actual.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | |
₹14 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | |
₹18 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | |
₹20 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
Four people with small bags fit a Swift Dzire or a Toyota Etios. Six or seven need the Innova Crysta or the Innova.
Maravanthe with eight or more? The Mysore to Maravanthe tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Taking elders to Maravanthe? Look at the Mysore to Maravanthe Force Urbania. For airport and city drops there is our taxi service in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Maravanthe beach sits around 365 km west of Mysore, close to 730 km for a return run. A car goes up through Hunsur to Madikeri, descends to Puttur, touches the sea at Mangalore and then rides NH66 north via Udupi and Kundapura. Plan on about 7.5 to 8 hours behind the wheel, quick stops included.
Only if we drive late into the night is a night allowance added. The quote lists it. For the cab: ₹400 a night.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking, permits and GST go on the bill at cost.
A Dzire or Etios is enough. See every size on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. A written one way quote follows once you send the date.
Yes. It is about 35 km inland. The km are added to the trip.
From October to May. Maravanthe gets a rough sea in the monsoon, June to September, and Udupi district gets over 4,000 mm of rain a year in those months. In the dry season you can walk the sand and watch the sunset in comfort. In the monsoon we still drive there, but it is a view from the road, not a beach day.
We do not plan it that way. The Coorg road and the Sampaje ghat are slow in the dark, with lorries and animals on the road, and Maravanthe faces west, so the sight is the sunset, not the sunrise. A 6 am start reaches the beach by late afternoon. If you want an early beach walk, stay the night in Kundapura and go back at dawn.