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Nagarhole Safari
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Distance
95 km
From Mysore
Time
About 2 hr
Via Bilikere, Hanagodu and Veeranahosahalli
Starting from
₹ 4000
Same-day return, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹3,842 ₹4,579
+ ₹629 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹4,424 ₹5,283
+ ₹733 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹5,638 ₹6,743
+ ₹943 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹6,220 ₹7,448
+ ₹1048 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹7,966 ₹9,562
+ ₹1362 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
45 km
60 km
85 km
95 km
Pickup at your door
The forest roads at Nagarhole open at 6 am and shut at 6 pm, so we like to collect you at 6 and be near the park before the morning gets hot. The driver comes to your home or a hotel on Hunsur Road, and from there NH275 runs west as a four lane road as far as Bilikere, quick and empty at this hour. Nagarhole is about 95 km from Mysore, so the whole drive takes roughly an hour and a half. Carry water, caps and binoculars.
Optional tea
Bilikere, about 25 km out, is where the four lane stretch ends and the road narrows towards Hunsur. Tea stalls here open early for lorry drivers, and the cab can pull over for a quick cup if anyone needs it. A few km off the highway near Bilikere stands Gommatagiri, a small hill with a Jain Bahubali statue, an easy hour on the way home if the family returns before dark. Hunsur is about 20 km ahead.
Breakfast and fuel
Hunsur is the last big town before the forest, so eat and top up the tank here. Highway hotels serve idli, vada and coffee in twenty minutes for a family. The Deputy Conservator of Forests for Nagarhole has his office in Hunsur, and the side roads to the park's Veeranahosahalli and Nanachi gates start from this town. Hunsur sits at about 800 m on the Lakshmana Tirtha river, so the morning is pleasant.
Last small shops
Hanagodu, roughly 15 km beyond Hunsur, is a village on the Lakshmana Tirtha where a low weir spans the river. Most cab trips simply pass through. Still, its handful of shops are the final place to buy bottled water, biscuits or a cup of tea before the trees close in, and nothing is sold beyond the gate, so check your bottles here. The road then runs on for about 25 km to Veeranahosahalli and the park boundary.
Forest gate
Veeranahosahalli is the Nagarhole gate on the Hunsur side, reached by a turn off the Hunsur to HD Kote road. At the check post the driver gives everyone's names, the vehicle number and the head count. Motorbikes are not allowed on this route, but cars are. Beyond the gate the forest road is open only from 6 am to 6 pm, and vehicles may not stop or let anyone out inside the park, so photos are taken from the windows.
Arrival in the forest
About an hour and a half after leaving Mysore, the cab pulls up at the forest reception. Inside the park there are no restaurants or hotels; meals come from the forest lodges, or you bring a picnic. Rangers ask that no plastic and nothing that could start a fire is dropped in the forest, and camping is forbidden. Dress for the season, since winter nights from November to January fall to about 12 C and summer afternoons climb to around 32 C.
Booking a Mysore to Nagarhole cab for four people and a night at a forest lodge? A car is the quickest way through the Hunsur road to the forest gate. The driver meets you at the palace area or the Suburban bus stand, in Mysuru city. Some call it the Mysore to Nagarhole taxi; it is the same car with a driver. It comes from our cab rental in Mysore fleet, running since 2009.
Route | One way | Nagarhole and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Nagarhole via Bilikere, Hanagodu and Veeranahosahalli | About 95 km | About 190 km | About 2 hr with stops |
A Mysore to Nagarhole day trip is about 190 km, billed as one 300 km day, our minimum. Take the Innova Crysta: ₹20/km, so ₹6,400. Extra: ₹400 each day for the driver, plus tolls, parking fees, permits and GST. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Mysore to Nagarhole one way taxi fares are on request. All our cars are AC only.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | |
₹14 | ₹4,600 | ₹9,200 | |
₹18 | ₹5,800 | ₹11,600 | |
₹20 | ₹6,400 | ₹12,800 |
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, 2 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹1,830 a person.
Couples and small families take the Dzire or the Toyota Etios. Six or seven people: Innova Crysta. Groups of 8 to 12 should look at the Mysore to Nagarhole tempo traveller.
Eight or more for Nagarhole? The Mysore to Nagarhole Force Urbania is cheaper than two cars. Elders in your group? The Mysore to Nagarhole mini bus rides softer. All cars: cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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5/5
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
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The park is about 95 km from Mysore, near 190 km for a return trip. A car leaves on the Hunsur road past Bilikere, continues through Hunsur and Hanagodu, and enters the forest at the Veeranahosahalli gate. Cab time is around 2 hours with breakfast at Hunsur.
Not included. Toll and parking receipts are added at actual, and GST goes on the final bill.
A drive beyond 10 pm adds a night allowance for the driver, as per the quote. ₹400 a night is the cab rate.
Four people: Dzire or Etios. Six or seven, or four with big bags: Innova or Innova Crysta. All our cars are on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes. A Mysore to Nagarhole one way taxi is on request; you get the fare before booking.
Yes. The driver waits at the reception parking until you are back.
March and April, when the waterholes dry and animals gather near the remaining water. November to February is cooler and pleasant, with nights near 12 C. From July to October the monsoon can stop safaris and makes the forest roads wet. Whatever the month, the forest roads are open only from 6 am to 6 pm.
No. The forest roads inside Nagarhole are open only from 6 am to 6 pm, and vehicles must not stop or let people out inside. Plan to leave the park well before 6 pm; the cab then reaches Mysore in about an hour and a half. If you want an evening in the forest, book a stay at a forest lodge.
