Mysore to Marayoor Mini Bus Hire for 14 to 25 People
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Marayoor Sandalwood Forest
Reserve of natural sandalwood trees.
Munnar Tea Hills
About 40 km; full day trip.
Distance
325 km
From Mysore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Chinnar
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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325 km
Two pickup points
The mini bus can pick up from two points, for example the railway station and one home, so a group of 14 to 25 boards quickly. Start at 5:30 am, because Marayoor is a full day of driving. The bus leaves on the Nanjangud road and runs south to Chamarajanagar. Big bags go in the rear and the hand bags under the seats. On the return day, plan to reach Mysore early if anyone wants to shop, because shops and most restaurants in Mysore close before 10 pm. One person with the name list makes every head count quick.
Breakfast
Chamarajanagar is the breakfast halt, about 60 km from Mysore by Nanjangud. A mini bus parks easily on the main road, and a group of 20 eats in about half an hour. Banana and turmeric farms surround the town. Two sights sit off the road for another trip: the Suvarnavathi dam, about 16 km out, and Yelandur, about 20 km on the Kollegal side, where the Gaurishvara temple has chains carved in stone. Today the bus goes straight on, because the Hasanur forest and the Dhimbam ghat come next and have no shops.
Tea after the ghat
Sathyamangalam is the tea stop after the ghat. The Dhimbam road is closed to the heaviest trucks, those with 12 or more wheels, but a mini bus is well inside the limit and takes the 27 bends slowly. In March or April the Bannari Amman temple at the foot of the ghat holds its Kundam festival, and the road is packed with devotees then. The bigger hotels in Sathy have restrooms. Twenty minutes, a head count, and the bus continues on NH948 to Coimbatore, about 65 km on.
Lunch
Coimbatore is lunch, and a big group is best served at a meals hotel with parking on the way out of the city rather than in the centre. Potato rice, a cheap local favourite, comes quickly for a big table. Marudamalai Murugan temple is about 15 km northwest of the city, too far for today but a good half day if you pass this way again. Keep 40 minutes including the head count. The bus then heads south towards Udumalpet, and after it the hills begin.
Diesel and tea
Udumalpet is a 15 minute tea and diesel halt before the hills. The wind farms round the town catch the wind that blows through the Palghat gap. Thirumoorthy hills, with a dam, the Panchalingam falls and the Amanalingeswarar temple, are near the town and suit a group on the return if there is a free afternoon. Rain is low here, about 500 mm a year, so the halt is rarely wet. Restrooms first, tea after, then the mini bus turns onto the Munnar road for the climb to Chinnar.
Check post
Chinnar marks the Kerala border, and the mini bus stops only at the check post for the papers. Then about 16 km of SH17 run through the sanctuary, dry thorny forest that gets little rain. Everyone stays seated on the bends. Elephants cross here, so there is no stopping, no feeding and no getting down for photos. The road keeps climbing from the Chinnar river, and the air cools as the bus nears the Marayoor plateau, about 15 km on.
Stay drop
Marayoor is the drop point, a quiet hill town at about 990 m. The mini bus reaches stays on the main road easily; for an estate or homestay on a side lane we check access first, and the stay's jeep may carry bags for the last bit. Temperatures stay around 21 to 27 C, so heavy woollens are not needed. Fix dinner for the group with the stay before you arrive. Munnar is about 40 km south if you want a day there, and the driver plans that day with you.
Booking a Mysore to Marayoor mini bus for 20 nature lovers on the way to Munnar? A mini bus takes both forest ghats comfortably and reaches most homestays. Book mini bus on rent in Mysore. The Marayoor mini bus picks up from the Mysuru railway station, a hostel or two homes.
Route | One way | Marayoor and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Marayoor via Coimbatore, Udumalpet and Chinnar | About 325 km | About 650 km | About 8.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is close to 650 km, billed as three days at 900 km. The rate covers diesel and our driver; driver's allowance starts at ₹600 a day, and GST, tolls, parking and permits come at cost. Marayoor mini bus: AC and non-AC available. Munnar sightseeing fits in the third day.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
For 14 to 16: 16 seater mini bus. For up to 18: 18 seater mini bus. 20 or fewer: 20 seater mini bus. 25 or fewer: 25 seater mini bus.
Group of 30? The Mysore to Marayoor bus. Elders along? The Mysore to Marayoor 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
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
Piyush bhoya
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
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Marayoor is about 325 km from Mysore by road, so about 650 km there and back. The mini bus goes by Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Udumalpet, and then through the Chinnar forest into Kerala. Plan about 8.5 hours with three halts and head counts. A 5:30 am start from Mysore gets the group to Marayoor in the afternoon.
Marayoor with that group: the 18 or 20 seater works. Sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Marayoor is in a rain shadow, drier and warmer by day than Munnar.
For Marayoor, a return after 10 pm brings the night allowance of ₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size.
No. Tolls, Tamil Nadu and Kerala entry tax, parking and GST are added. A 20 seater for 3 days, 900 km is ₹32,700 with ₹2,100 driver's allowance.
Yes. One way costs ₹2 more per km than the return rate; the quote states the km. Ask and we quote it.
Partly. Coimbatore and Udumalpet get most of their rain from the southwest monsoon, from about July, and the northeast rains follow in October and early November. The Dhimbam ghat gets slippery then, and the mini bus takes the 27 bends even slower. Chinnar and Marayoor are in a rain shadow and stay fairly dry. In the wet months we leave Mysore early and keep spare time in the plan.
There are two winding stretches: the Dhimbam ghat after Chamarajanagar and the climb after Chinnar. Feed children a light breakfast, not a heavy one, and seat those who get car sick near the front by a window. Carry a few paper bags and lemon or mint sweets. Tell the driver if someone feels unwell; he stops at the first safe place outside the forest.
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