
Mysore to Murudeshwar Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Distance
400 km
From Mysore
Time
About 9 hr
Via Hunsur, Udupi and Bhatkal
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)
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Group pickup
Twenty people board at two points at most, for example near the KSRTC suburban bus stand at Irwin Road and in one residential area. Murudeshwar is 400 km away, and a 5 am start gets the group to the coast in good time. Pack one medium bag each; the rear space takes them all. The mini bus reaches the Hunsur road by the ring road, skipping the centre. Fill water bottles before leaving home, and keep one first aid box near the driver.

Breakfast for the group
Hunsur is the breakfast stop, an hour from Mysore. The town also has the forest office for Nagarhole, and the forest roads to the park turn off here, which is useful to know for a safari trip another time. Idli, vada and coffee for twenty take about twenty five minutes. The group leader counts heads before the bus leaves. Madikeri is 75 km on. Hunsur stands at about 800 m on the Lakshmana Tirtha river, so the group gets a fresh morning break before the long day on the road.

Fuel before the ghat
Madikeri is the hill town where the driver fills diesel. Abbey Falls, 8 to 10 km away inside a coffee estate, is a good stop for a group on the return; there are no toilets there and bathing is not allowed. Twenty minutes here covers tea and restrooms for everyone. The Sampaje ghat comes next. Madikeri is at about 1,170 m, and mornings in the cool months fall to around 11 C, so jackets stay on. Coffee powder and pepper are easy buys here, but better on the way home when the bags are full anyway.

Tea in arecanut country
At the bottom of the long descent, Puttur is a market town surrounded by arecanut palms. The group gets fifteen minutes for tea, buttermilk and the toilets; kotte kadubu, idli steamed in jackfruit leaf cups, is a good snack to share. Anyone who wants darshan can walk to the Mahalingeshwara temple in the centre. The mini bus leaves on time, because the group lunch is in Mangalore, 55 km ahead, and the afternoon is long.

Group lunch
Mangalore gets its name from the Mangaladevi temple at Bolar. For the group it is lunch: forty minutes for neer dosa, fish curry or vegetarian meals at a hotel with mini bus parking. The city's goli baje and Mangalore buns travel well for the evening. After lunch the mini bus joins NH66 north, and Udupi is 55 km away. The city sits between the Netravati and Gurupura rivers, and the mini bus crosses the Netravati bridge on the way in. Pumpwell and the city centre are slow, so the driver keeps to the highway.

Free meals and darshan
Udupi's Krishna Matha offers a free meal to every visitor, worth remembering for the group's return day. Today the halt is twenty minutes for darshan or a coffee outside. Students from Manipal, the university suburb that is part of Udupi, crowd the roads at college hours, so the mini bus parks at the Matha lot rather than in the lanes. Udupi cuisine was born in the Matha kitchens. Murudeshwar is 90 km on.

Tea before the last stretch
Kundapura is 35 km north of Udupi, a tea and restroom halt for the group, fifteen minutes. Udupi style breakfasts of neer dosa and goli baje are sold here all day. Kodi beach is about 15 km away on the same coast, for a group with time on the return. Maravanthe beach, where the highway runs between sea and river, comes soon after. Coastal seafood is what Kundapura hotels are known for, so the group can plan a dinner here on the return.

Through Bhatkal
Bhatkal is the town where the highway runs right through the middle, so the mini bus slows down. No halt is planned. Bhatkali biryani is the local dish, if the group wants to come back for dinner. Fuel and hotels line the road. Murudeshwar is only 15 km further. Murudeshwar belongs to Bhatkal taluk, so from here the temple tower soon appears over the trees. The group leader should start the head count now and remind everyone to keep the temple clothes ready, because a dress code applies at the gate.

Temple town drop
The mini bus drops the group near the temple or at the hotel on the beach road. A dress code applies for temple entry. Fish thali and neer dosa are the local food, with vegetarian meals as well. For twenty people, book hotels in advance, especially on weekends. Fix a meeting time at the bus before people scatter to the beach. Murudeshwar station is on the Konkan Railway, useful if anyone in the group leaves by train. The temple stands on Kanduka hill with water on three sides.
Is a Mysore to Murudeshwar mini bus right for a coastal temple circuit with a group too big for a van? Murudeshwar: one vehicle and one driver take everyone, and nobody is left behind. Start from any point in Mysuru: home, hotel, railway station or bus stand. Murudeshwar is also written Murdeshwar. Every size is listed on mini bus on rent in Mysore, or call us with your date.
Route | One way | Murudeshwar and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Murudeshwar via Madikeri, Mangalore and Udupi | About 400 km | About 800 km | About 9 hr with stops |
There and back is roughly 800 km. The mini bus rate includes fuel and driver. Book the mini bus with AC or without. A one way drop is priced on request. Fuel and the driver are in the rate per km; the driver bata is added per day. Allowance to the driver is ₹600 to ₹700 a day by size; GST, tolls, permits and parking are charged at actual. We bill 3 days at 900 km, using our 300 km per day minimum. That leaves about 100 km for sightseeing around Murudeshwar. You can book the mini bus with or without AC, and the rate changes with that choice.
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 and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
16 or fewer: 16 seater mini bus. For 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. Exactly 21: 21 seater mini bus. 22 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. For Murudeshwar with bags for several days, keep two seats free.
More than 25 people? Take the Mysore to Murudeshwar Bus. Only ten or twelve? The Mysore to Murudeshwar Tempo Traveller is cheaper. City runs before you leave: mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Murudeshwar sits roughly 400 km from Mysore, which makes about 800 km for a return trip. Our mini bus goes over Coorg through Hunsur and Madikeri, down to Puttur, and from Mangalore up the coast through Udupi, Kundapura and Bhatkal. A group with proper halts needs about 9 hours.
The 25 seater: everyone sits and the bags fit. Compare sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
No, they are separate. You pay tolls, parking, permits and GST at actual, with receipts.
Yes. Any driving after 10 pm adds the driver's night allowance, shown on the quote before you book. That comes to ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Only in calm weather and near the lifeguard area. In the monsoon the sea is rough; stay out of the water.
Yes. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
Between June and September. The coast takes very heavy monsoon rain, and landslides have hit the Sampaje descent below Madikeri, so the trip runs slower and we check the road a day ahead. NH66 along the coast stays open. October to May is dry, and December to March is the most dependable time for a group.
One medium bag plus one small bag per head works well. The medium ones go in the back; the small one holds water, medicines and the traditional clothes needed for temple entry. Leave big suitcases at home, because twenty of them would clog the aisle. A single shared bag for beach towels saves space.