Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Follow the dress code; dhotis on rent outside. The Urbania drops elders close to the gate.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Closed on Mondays; check before going. Our Urbania drops elders close to the gate.
Suchindram Temple
Temple near Kanyakumari with a big tank. The Urbania drops elders close to the gate.
Kovalam Beach
Crescent beaches with a lighthouse. Easy parking for the Urbania.
Napier Museum
Gardens are good for children. The Urbania waits near the entry.
Shanghumugham Beach
Our Urbania drops elders close to the gate. Evenings are lively.
Distance
615 km
From Mysore
Time
About 13 to 13.5 hr
Via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam
Starting from
₹ 63500
5 days, 1,500 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹61,810 ₹74,700
+ ₹11000 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
115 km
210 km
330 km
405 km
460 km
545 km
615 km
City pickup
Six o'clock is departure time. The Urbania calls at a palace side hotel, the station, the bus stand or a house anywhere in Mysuru, but never more than two stops so the start stays punctual. It heads south on NH766 past Nanjangud; tonight's bed is in Thrissur. If your dates fall in Dasara, September or October, crowds and police diversions clog every exit, so we leave earlier. Seniors get the front rows, and suitcases ride behind the last bench.
Last Karnataka halt
Gundlupet, 60 km from Mysore, is the last stop on the Karnataka side. Use the fifteen minutes for tea and the restroom, as the Bandipur and Muthanga stretch ahead has no halts and is closed from 9 pm to 6 am. The fields round the town grow flowers for the Onam market in Kerala, so in August and September the flower trade is at its busiest. The town sits at about 816 m on the dry rain shadow side of the ghats. Breakfast follows in Sulthan Bathery, 55 km away.
Breakfast stop
Sulthan Bathery sits at about 900 m, and the morning air is cooler than in Mysore. Thirty minutes here covers a breakfast of puttu or idiyappam, the restroom and a short walk for stiff knees. Ambalavayal, near the town, has the Wayanad Heritage Museum, and the Krishnagiri cricket ground, one of the highest in the country at about 2,100 ft, is close by too; both suit a Wayanad holiday more than this long run. Coffee and tea from the town market make good gifts. Kozhikode and lunch are about 95 km ahead.
Lunch below the ghat
Lunch is at Kozhikode, 210 km out, at the bottom of the ghat. The Urbania takes the nine hairpins at an even pace, and once on the flat the group sits down to a proper meal, followed by pazham pori, sweet banana fritters, with tea from the stalls near SM Street. Beyond the far end of the beach road lies Beypore, where wooden uru boats were once built, a detour for the drive home. Forty five minutes, then about 120 km of plains to Thrissur.
Night in Thrissur
Day one ends in Thrissur, 330 km out, where an Urbania group of up to sixteen can stay together in one hotel. Our Lady of Dolours Basilica, said to be India's largest church, is in the city, and an evening visit takes under an hour. A vegetarian sadya, rice with about 20 side dishes served on a plantain leaf, is the meal to try. Thrissur's state academies earn it the name cultural capital of Kerala. Next morning 285 km remain.
Tea near Ernakulam
Kochi, 405 km from Mysore, comes about an hour and a half after Thrissur. The Urbania stops for twenty minutes for tea and the restroom, and the AC keeps the van cool while it waits. Hill Palace at Tripunithura, about 10 km from the centre, is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, spread over 54 acres with a deer park, and fits a half day on the way home. Ernakulam, the business district, slows down at office hours, so the driver stays on the bypass. Alappuzha is about 55 km further.
Short break
Alappuzha, 460 km from Mysore, is a short fifteen minute break. Kuttanad duck dishes and fish curry made sour with kudampuli are what the town cooks, so if lunch falls here, ask for them. The Nehru Trophy snake boat race runs on Punnamada lake around Onam, with boats over 100 ft long, and the town is crowded on race day. The town itself stands only about 1 m above sea level, crossed by canals. From here it is 85 km more to Kollam on NH66.
Gateway to the backwaters
Kollam, 545 km out, is the gateway to the Kerala backwaters, with Ashtamudi lake spreading its arms around the town. A twenty minute halt covers tea and a packet of cashews, the town's trade along with coir. If the group comes back this way, kingfish fried in plantain leaf is a Kollam dish worth a lunch, and Munroe Island, about 25 km by road, makes a quiet canal trip. Thiruvananthapuram is 70 km on, and seniors can change into temple clothes here if you go straight to darshan.
East Fort drop
With the halts and the night in Thrissur, the Urbania drive comes to about 13 to 13.5 hours. We drop the group near East Fort in the old city, a short walk from the Padmanabhaswamy temple gate, and the van waits at the nearest parking. Entry is for Hindus only. Men wear a white dhoti with angavastram, women a sari, and phones and bags go into the cloak room. Order a banana leaf sadya in one of the hotels near the fort after darshan. Rooms near East Fort save walking for seniors.
Want a Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple Force Urbania for older people on a long Kerala temple trip? The Urbania keeps seniors rested over two long days. It comes from our Force Urbania on rent in Mysore fleet, running since 2009. Board in Mysuru at the city bus stand or your hotel by the palace.
Route | One way | Padmanabhaswamy Temple and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam | About 615 km | About 1,230 km | About 13 to 13.5 hr with stops |
Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple and back covers roughly 1230 km; at 300 km per day for five days, you pay for 1500 km. The rate includes fuel, the driver and AC. Every Urbania is AC only. Extra: ₹700 a day for the driver, plus tolls, parking fees, permits and GST. One way drops: ask us. A 12 seater at ₹40/km makes it ₹63,500.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 | |
₹40 | ₹63,500 | ₹76,200 | ₹88,900 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 6 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹4,760 a person.
For Padmanabhaswamy Temple, most families take the 12 seater Urbania. Fewer people, the 10 seater Urbania. 13 travellers fit the 13 seater Urbania and 16 the 16 seater Urbania.
Want to save a little? The Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple tempo traveller costs less per km. Only four or five people? The Mysore to Padmanabhaswamy Temple 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.
Mysore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Mysore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/4/2026 Pondicherry
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
Thiruvananthapuram and the Padmanabhaswamy Temple are about 615 km from Mysore, or about 1,230 km there and back. The Urbania goes by Gundlupet, Sulthan Bathery and Kozhikode on NH766, then down the coast through Thrissur, Kochi, Alappuzha and Kollam. Expect about 13 to 13.5 hours of driving with halts, which we spread over two days with a night in Thrissur.
Late driving after 10 pm carries a night allowance, listed on the quote before booking. Rate card figure: ₹700 a night.
Yes, over two days each way. The temple has long corridors, so go slow.
On request, yes. Tell us the date and where to pick up; the quote comes in writing.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
For 8 or 9 people, the 10 seater. See every size on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore. For 10 to 13, the 12 or 13 seater. For 16, the 16 seater.
Thrissur Pooram falls in April or May and draws more than a million people to the Thekkinkadu Maidan around the Vadakkumnathan temple, so the city centre is packed that day. If your night halt lands on Pooram, book the hotel well ahead or stay on the edge of town, and expect slow traffic. Some groups plan the trip around it to watch the festival.
Keep one small overnight bag per person inside the van for the Thrissur night, and let the big bags stay packed behind the last row until Thiruvananthapuram. Put the temple clothes, a white dhoti with angavastram for men and a sari for women, in that small bag. Medicines, water and snacks go under the seats for the forest stretch, where the van cannot stop.
