
Mysore to Munroe Island Force Urbania for 8 to 16
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Distance
510 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10.5 to 11 hr
Via Sathyamangalam, Thrissur and Alappuzha
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
60 km
145 km
210 km
265 km
315 km
385 km
440 km
510 km

Pickup in Mysore
Guests for Munroe Island are fetched from wherever suits, be it a flat in Saraswathipuram, a lodge facing the palace, the junction station, the bus stand or the Mandakalli airstrip. December dawns in Mysore have dipped near 8 C, so a shawl on the front seat helps. Wheels turn at 5, south on NH766. The island lies around 510 km off, and this group sleeps one night at Palakkad. Munroe Island is 510 km from Mysore for the Urbania.

Short Urbania halt
Diesel for the Urbania and tea for the Munroe guests come at Chamarajanagar, sixty kilometres along. Yelandur, whose temple carries chains cut from solid stone, sits about 20 km towards Kollegal if a later trip allows. Elders ought to visit the restroom now, since Hasanur's woods and the hairpins under it permit no halt. Munroe Island is 450 km from Chamarajanagar for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 450 km off, so guests recline after Chamarajanagar.

Breakfast
Below the bends, Sathyamangalam feeds a dozen Munroe guests breakfast inside half an hour on NH948, 145 km from home. Two mountain ranges, the Western and the Eastern Ghats, join in the forest beside town. Anyone catching a train can reach Tiruppur station, roughly 57 km off. Munroe Island is 365 km from Sathyamangalam for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 365 km off, so guests recline after Sathyamangalam. Munroe Island timing holds if Sathyamangalam stays short.

Short Urbania halt
Around 210 km out, the Munroe Urbania refuels on Coimbatore's bypass while guests sip coffee. Curious eaters can try kaalaan, crisp mushroom drowned in hot masala, sold from street carts. For gifts on the way home, Coimbatore's Kovai Kora cotton sarees carry a GI tag. Walayar lies roughly half an hour west. Munroe Island is 300 km from Coimbatore for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 300 km off, so guests recline after Coimbatore. Munroe Island timing holds if Coimbatore stays short.

Night halt
Palakkad, 265 km from Mysore, is where the Munroe Urbania sleeps after clearing Walayar, our driver having confirmed Kerala's latest levy on visiting tourist vehicles. Old Kalpathy, the Tamil Brahmin street by the river, still serves idli, sambar and ghee sweets the traditional way, and every November its chariot festival packs those lanes. Departure for the coast is early. Munroe Island is 245 km from Palakkad for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 245 km off, so guests recline after Palakkad.

Coffee and stretch
Fifty kilometres into day two, Thrissur offers the Munroe guests coffee. Kerala's literary, music and fine arts academies all keep offices in this cultural capital, and shops here deal in silks and gold. Kochi follows after roughly 70 km of busy highway. Munroe Island is 195 km from Thrissur for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 195 km off, so guests recline after Thrissur. Munroe Island timing holds if Thrissur stays short. Munroe Island guests get the AC reset at Thrissur.

Coffee and stretch
Kochi, about 385 km from Mysore, is another short halt. Mattancherry Palace, built by the Portuguese around 1545 for the Raja of Cochin, keeps Kerala murals, worth a separate visit. The Urbania takes NH66 south towards Alappuzha. Munroe Island is 125 km from Kochi for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 125 km off, so guests recline after Kochi. Munroe Island timing holds if Kochi stays short. Munroe Island guests get the AC reset at Kochi.

Lunch break
Alleppey, at 440 km, is lunch for the group. The town sits about 1 m above the sea, threaded with canals, and karimeen pollichathu is the dish to order. The Kokkamangalam church nearby is one of seven linked to St Thomas. Munroe Island is about 70 km on via Kollam. Munroe Island is 70 km from Alleppey for the Urbania. Munroe Island is 70 km off, so guests recline after Alleppey. Munroe Island timing holds if Alleppey stays short.

Arrival
The Urbania reaches Munroe Island after about 10.5 to 11 hours of driving over two days, and the driver helps with the bags. The island lies about 25 km from Kollam and 25 km from Karunagappally by road. Country boats move people through the narrow canals, so pack light day bags. It is known as the sinking island of Kerala. Munroe Island to Mysore is again about 510 km. The Urbania waits at Munroe Island for short stays.
Is a Mysore to Munroe Island Force Urbania right for a photography trip with a small team? Munroe Island: more headroom, a quieter cabin and room for bags. Tejas Tours & Travels arranges Force Urbania on rent in Mysore with drivers who know these roads. The driver comes to you in Mysuru, whether that is a hotel by the palace, the station or the bus stand.
Route | One way | Munroe Island and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Munroe Island via Coimbatore, Thrissur and Alappuzha | About 510 km | About 1,020 km | About 10.5 to 11 hr with stops |
The Urbania is billed 4 days, 1200 km, for roughly 1020 km of driving. About 180 km stays free for local drives in Munroe Island. Every Urbania is AC only. For one way, we quote on request. Driver allowance ₹700 each day; the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits, parking, tolls and GST are added at actual. Fuel, the driver and AC come with the Urbania rate per km; each day adds the allowance for the driver. Fuel, driver and AC are in the Urbania rate.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 5 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,970 a person.
For up to 9: 10 seater Urbania. 10 to 12 people: 12 seater Urbania. 13: 13 seater Urbania. Between 14 and 16: 16 seater Urbania. Munroe Island costs the same in every size; take one with spare room.
Cheaper option for the same group: the Mysore to Munroe Island Tempo Traveller. Four to seven people: the Mysore to Munroe Island Cab. All Urbania sizes: Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Munroe Island is about 510 km from Mysore, so a return trip covers about 1,020 km. The Urbania runs via Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat and Sathyamangalam to Coimbatore, halts a night at Palakkad, then goes through Thrissur, Kochi and Alleppey. Allow about 10.5 to 11 hours of driving over two days.
The 12 seater, so everyone gets a seat and there is space for bags. See every size on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Night traffic on the Dhimbam ghat through the Sathyamangalam forest is restricted. The driver plans the timing around it.
No, the km rate leaves out the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits, GST, tolls and parking; these are added at cost.
Driving after 10 pm adds the driver's night bata; it is in your quote.
A one way drop to Munroe Island is quoted on request, ₹2 a km above the return rate.
It can. The Kaveri water dispute with Tamil Nadu sometimes brings demonstrations in Mysore, and interstate vehicles are stopped first. We check the news the evening before; if a bandh is called, we shift the date, since day one must cross the forest in daylight.
Yes. Day one ends at Palakkad after about 265 km, with halts at Chamarajanagar, Sathyamangalam and Coimbatore, and day two is about 245 km on good highway. Elders sit in the middle rows for the Dhimbam hairpins. Keep their overnight things in one small bag for the Palakkad hotel.