
Mysore to Palakkad Bus Hire for Large Groups
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
265 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Walayar
Starting from
₹ 27800
2 days, 600 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹37,084 ₹44,695
+ ₹6495 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹39,994 ₹48,219
+ ₹7019 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹33,592 ₹40,467
+ ₹5867 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹33,592 ₹40,467
+ ₹5867 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹27,472 ₹33,119
+ ₹4819 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹29,800 ₹35,938
+ ₹5238 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹42,904 ₹51,743
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹43,000
+ ₹7560 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
140 km
210 km
250 km
265 km

One loading point
A full coach loads at a single open spot, for example a college ground or the suburban stand, where forty or fifty people can board with their bags. Departure at 5:30. Plan the homecoming too, as shops and most restaurants in Mysore shut before 10 pm, so if the group wants dinner in town after the trip we time the return drive for it. Out of the city the coach heads south on NH766 before the Chamarajanagar turn. Palakkad is some 265 km off, about six and a half hours with halts.

Quick break
Sixty kilometres out, the Palakkad coach refuels at Chamarajanagar, the seat of Karnataka's southern district, where highway pumps fit a full bus. Fifty passengers hear one return time and get counted before boarding. The Hasanur forest and the Dhimbam ghat follow on NH948, about 80 km in which a coach cannot stop. Palakkad is 205 km past Chamarajanagar for the coach. Palakkad departure time is announced twice at Chamarajanagar. Palakkad water bottles get refilled at Chamarajanagar.

First proper break
Sathyamangalam, at 140 km, is the coach's breakfast halt below the ghat. The group leader orders a set breakfast for fifty ahead of arrival, which saves twenty minutes. The ghat the bus has just come down is shut to vehicles of 12 wheels or more and to the heaviest trucks; our coaches are lighter and shorter than that. The town sits on the Bhavani river with paddy on both banks. About 70 km of level road remain to Coimbatore.

Short tea halt
Coimbatore, about 210 km along, gives the Palakkad coach twenty minutes of tea on the NH544 bypass, the 28 km loop from Neelambur to Madukkarai. Grinder and pump factories make this a lorry city, so the coach never enters the centre. Heads are counted again here. Walayar, Kerala's gate, lies around 28 km west. Palakkad is 55 km past Coimbatore for the coach. Palakkad departure time is announced twice at Coimbatore. Palakkad water bottles get refilled at Coimbatore.

State check post
Walayar, 250 km out, is the Kerala border on NH544, and the coach halts at the check posts for commercial tax, motor vehicles and forest. Most buses, tourist cabs and pilgrim vehicles from other states come into Kerala at this point, so a short queue is normal. The Coimbatore airport is about 43 km back, worth knowing if someone flies home separately. From here a four lane road with service roads runs the last 15 km.

Group drop
The coach arrives in Palakkad about six and a half hours after Mysore and unloads on a main road beside the hotel or hall. Trains leave from Palakkad Junction at Olavakkode, about 4 km from the municipal bus stand, and from Palakkad Town station in the centre. The city faces the Bharathappuzha on its north side. July is the wettest month, so keep indoor plans ready. Give the group the coach parking point before they disperse.
Planning Mysore to Palakkad bus hire for Palakkad town and Malampuzha, for a sangha, a wedding party or a college batch? It is roughly 265 km from Mysuru to Palakkad (Palghat), via Sathyamangalam and Coimbatore. The Palakkad bus can load at the suburban bus stand or near a Nazarbad hotel. We plan the stops for a group of fifty. See bus on rent in Mysore for every coach we run.
Route | One way | Palakkad and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Palakkad via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Walayar | About 265 km | About 530 km | About 6.5 hr with stops |
Palakkad and back is roughly 530 km. One way is quoted when you ask. On top: driver bata of ₹700 to ₹1,000 a day, plus GST, tolls, parking and permits as charged. Palakkad: diesel, the driver and AC are in the km rate. AC or non-AC, your pick when you book. Volvo and BharatBenz on request, billed at 400 km each day. Palakkad is billed 2 days, 600 km in all, on the 300 km a day rule. Most groups do the Mysore to Palakkad trip over two days.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹44 | ₹27,800 | ₹41,700 | ₹55,600 | |
₹60 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | |
₹60 | ₹38,000 | ₹57,000 | ₹76,000 | |
₹65 | ₹41,000 | ₹61,500 | ₹82,000 | |
₹54 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 | |
₹54 | ₹34,400 | ₹51,600 | ₹68,800 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 to ₹1,000 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 50, 3 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹1,030 a person.
For up to 33: 33 seater bus. Between 34 and 40: 40 seater bus. For 41 to 50: 49 seater bus or 50 seater bus.
Group smaller than you thought? The Mysore to Palakkad mini bus takes up to 25. The Mysore to Palakkad tempo traveller suits a family; see tempo traveller on rent in Mysore for sizes.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
By road Palakkad is about 265 km from Mysore, so the return trip is about 530 km. The bus goes by Chamarajanagar, Hasanur and the Dhimbam ghat to Sathyamangalam, then Coimbatore and Walayar. Expect about 6.5 hours with breakfast and two halts.
Sure. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
Yes, the Kerala entry permit for a tourist vehicle is paid at the border, billed at cost.
No. Add the Kerala entry permit for the bus, billed at cost. Tolls for a Bus are higher than for a car; we list them with GST and parking.
The 49 or 50 seater gives a seat to all and a few spare. Compare sizes on bus on rent in Mysore.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. You see it in the quote first. On our Mysore card that is ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size a night.
November to February. Coimbatore and the plains get rain from July to early November, and Palakkad's wettest month is July, so the Dhimbam ghat is slower for a coach in those months. March and April are the hottest. In any season we start at dawn, so the forest and ghat are crossed in the cool morning.
Our big buses carry bags in the luggage space, and the rest goes in the overhead racks. For fifty people on a two or three night trip, one suitcase and one hand bag each is fine. Tell us about extra items such as sports kits or function supplies, so we plan the loading at the single pickup point.