Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Darshan at set times; queues on weekends. The mini bus parks close by.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Keep two hours. Fine for a mini bus group.
Suchindram Temple
The mini bus parks close by. Temple near Kanyakumari with a big tank.
Kovalam Beach
About 15 km from the temple. Fine for a mini bus group.
Napier Museum
Fine for a mini bus group. Museum and zoo in one campus in the city.
Shanghumugham Beach
Fine for a mini bus group. City beach near the airport.
Distance
615 km
From Mysore
Time
About 13.5 hr
Via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam
Starting from
₹ 51000
5 days, 1,500 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹53,080 ₹64,128
+ ₹9428 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹55,990 ₹67,652
+ ₹9952 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹55,990 ₹67,652
+ ₹9952 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹50,070 ₹60,505
+ ₹8905 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹73,550 ₹88,895
+ ₹13095 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹61,910 ₹74,800
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹70,640 ₹85,371
+ ₹12571 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹70,640 ₹85,371
+ ₹12571 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
210 km
330 km
405 km
460 km
545 km
615 km
Group pickup
Departure is 6 am from the palace area, the suburban bus stand or the station, wherever the group finds it easiest to gather. With twenty people, a single boarding point and a printed name list save a lot of waiting. The mini bus goes straight onto the NH766 towards Nanjangud, so the city centre is never touched. One overnight bag each comes inside for the Thrissur stop; suitcases stay in the rear. Coming home late? Mysore shops shut before 10 pm.
Fuel and head count
An hour out of Mysore, Gundlupet sits about 816 m up and is the last Karnataka town before the state line. A crowd of twenty takes a while at one tea counter, so allow fifteen minutes and count heads before the doors close. The driver fills the tank too, because the next halt is Sulthan Bathery, 55 km on, and around 25 km in between is reserve forest. In Onam season, vineyards near the town now draw travellers. Remember the forest gates shut at 9 pm.
Kerala breakfast
Sulthan Bathery, 115 km out, is the breakfast stop and the first big Kerala town. Travellers heading the other way are told to eat here, since Gundlupet has so few food stops. Allow thirty minutes for twenty people, with puttu, appam or idiyappam on most menus. Thovarimala, with old rock inscriptions, is near the town, and forest honey and bamboo items are sold in the market. The Thamarassery ghat comes after Kalpetta, so anyone who gets sick on bends should take a front seat now.
Lunch after the ghat
After the ghat the mini bus reaches Kozhikode, 210 km from Mysore, at lunch time. The driver skips the narrow old centre and parks where a mini bus fits, and forty five minutes covers a meal for the group. History lovers on board may like to know that Vasco da Gama reached this coast in May 1498. The sweet to buy is the jewel coloured Kozhikodan halwa, which travels well. Anyone joining by train can be met at the busy railway station. Thrissur is about 120 km on.
Night halt
Thrissur, 330 km out, is the night halt. A hotel with parking for the mini bus and rooms on one floor makes the morning easy. If the group starts early, Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple is about 26 km north west, a common add on for pilgrim groups, but it needs its own morning. In the evening try parippu vada with strong kattan chaya. Peechi dam on the Manali river is about 22 km out, more of a picnic for the return. Fill diesel before dinner, as 285 km remain.
Tea break
Kochi, 405 km from Mysore, is a tea and restroom break on day two. The mini bus stays on the highway side of Ernakulam, where parking is easier than in the old town. Chottanikkara temple, where the goddess is worshipped as Saraswathi in the morning, Lakshmi at noon and Kali in the evening, suits a pilgrim group with spare time on the return. Twenty minutes is the halt here. From Kochi the road follows NH66 south, with Alappuzha about 55 km ahead.
Stretch by the canals
At Alappuzha, 460 km out, the group gets fifteen minutes for water and a stretch beside the canals. Kokkamangalam church, counted among the seven linked to St Thomas, is an add on some Christian groups ask for. The backwater toddy shops cook tapioca with fish curry, though highway hotels are simpler for twenty. Boats ply the lagoons between here and Kollam if anyone fancies a slow return one day. Cherthala lies 22 km north; Kollam is 85 km south.
Last tea break
Kollam, 545 km from Mysore, is the final tea break before the temple. Cashew nuts are the town's trade, and the shops along the highway sell them in small packs, easy for twenty people to share. Twenty minutes is enough. Thenmala, the first planned ecotourism spot in India, lies about 66 km inland and suits a separate day. Thangasseri has an old Portuguese fort by the sea. The driver tops up diesel here so the city run of the last 70 km has no fuel stop.
Temple city
The mini bus covers the trip in about thirteen and a half hours of driving with these halts. Our drivers know where a mini bus can stand near the East Fort, and from there the walk to the Padmanabhaswamy temple gate is short. Only Hindus may enter; men wear a plain white dhoti with angavastram, women a sari. Phones and cameras go in the cloak room. On festival days the old city is crowded, so plan darshan for the morning. Hotels near East Fort serve Kerala meals for a group.
Taking 20 devotees on a Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple mini bus pilgrimage? The Padmanabhaswamy Temple is in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), roughly 615 km from Mysore. We have been doing mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. Pickup anywhere in Mysuru: Mysore Junction railway station or your hotel.
Route | One way | Padmanabhaswamy Temple and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam | About 615 km | About 1,230 km | About 13.5 hr with stops |
Going to Padmanabhaswamy Temple and coming back comes to about 1230 km, and five days at 300 km each makes 1500 km billed. On top: ₹600 to ₹700 daily driver's allowance, toll and parking slips at actual, permits and GST. Fuel and the driver are in the rate, with AC or non-AC as booked. One way is quoted when you ask. The 20 seater, at ₹34/km, works out to ₹54,500 for this trip.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | ₹71,400 | |
₹32 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | ₹71,400 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹34 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | ₹76,300 | |
₹36 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | ₹80,500 | |
₹46 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | ₹101,500 | |
₹36 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | ₹80,500 |
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, 6 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,760 a person.
For the Padmanabhaswamy darshan, 14 to 16 take the 16 seater mini bus. Around 20 devotees fit the 20 seater mini bus, and 21 the 21 seater mini bus. A full 25 going to Thiruvananthapuram need the 25 seater mini bus.
Too many for one mini bus to Padmanabhaswamy Temple? See the Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple bus. Under 15 people? The Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple tempo traveller costs less. For other trips, mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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Mysore to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple is close to 615 km by road, about 1,230 km in all for the return journey. The mini bus runs NH766 through Gundlupet and Sulthan Bathery, down the Thamarassery ghat to Kozhikode, and then south through Thrissur, Kochi and Kollam. With halts the driving comes to about 13.5 hours, and the trip is planned over two days with Thrissur as the overnight town.
Yes, in the parking near East Fort. The group walks a few minutes.
A night bata applies when driving goes past 10 pm; we show it in your quote. It is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night for the mini bus.
Up to 16 for the Padmanabhaswamy trip: the 16 seater. Padmanabhaswamy groups of 22 to 25: the 22 or 25 seater. Every size is on our mini bus on rent in Mysore page. About 20: the 20 seater.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple one way: on request, at ₹2 a km over the return rate, quoted in writing.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is about 615 km away; parking, tolls, permits and GST go on top at actual.
It is warm. March to May is the hot and humid season in Thrissur and along the coast, so we run the AC mini bus and plan the drive for the morning hours. Keep the temple visit for early morning or evening, carry water for everyone, and expect the noon halts at Kozhikode and Kollam to be the hottest part of the day.
The Thamarassery ghat has nine hairpin bends between Lakkidi and Adivaram. Give children who feel sick on curves the front seats before Sulthan Bathery, keep a light breakfast, and carry sick bags and water. The driver takes the ghat slowly in low gear. Since vehicles cannot stop in the Bandipur forest earlier, use the restroom at Gundlupet.
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