Mysore to Palani Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
285 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6 to 6.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Gobichettipalayam and Dharapuram
Starting from
₹ 8000
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
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LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
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LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
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LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
145 km
180 km
250 km
285 km
Pickup near the palace
The cab collects you at 5:30 am, from a hotel near the palace, your home or the station, anywhere in Mysuru. Palani is about 285 km, five hours with breakfast and lunch, so a family can be at the temple town by early afternoon. If you want to carry an offering or a gift from Mysore, a box of Mysore pak, the sweet of gram flour, sugar and plenty of ghee, travels well. The driver takes the Nanjangud road out of town, then the turn for Chamarajanagar, where breakfast is planned.
Town halt
Breakfast is in Chamarajanagar, about 60 km out, at a hotel near the main road where a car can park in front. Half an hour lets the family eat properly before the forest. The Chamarajeshwara temple, whose gopura was raised from 1825 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III in his father's memory, is in the middle of town if you want a quick darshan on a pilgrimage day. Fill the tank and use the restroom; from here to Bannari the road runs through forest and down a long ghat, and the cab does not stop.
Into Tamil Nadu
At the foot of the ghat the cab passes Bannari, where pilgrims stop at the Bannari Amman temple of the rain goddess, and soon reaches Sathyamangalam, about 145 km from Mysore. A 15 minute tea halt here suits a car. The town is the meeting point of roads to Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur and Gobichettipalayam, with buses at every hour. For Palani the cab takes the Gobichettipalayam road east, through paddy and banana along the Bhavani river.
Green town
Gobichettipalayam, often called Gobi, is a green town of canals, paddy and banana groves, about 35 km from Sathy. The Kodiveri dam on the Bhavani lies about 10 km from Gobi, on the Sathy side, a quick look if the family wants water and a short walk. A car can also pull up at a roadside stall for fresh bananas. Fifteen minutes is enough, or skip it and go straight on to Dharapuram for lunch, about 70 km further.
Last halt
Dharapuram sits on the Amaravathi river, about 35 km before Palani, and makes a calm lunch halt away from the crowds of the temple town. Forty minutes covers a meal and a short rest. The Agatheeswarar temple and the Kaadu Hanumanthasamy temple are in the town if anyone wants darshan. Coconut, maize and sugarcane fields line the roads around. From here the cab goes south west to Palani, the last stretch of the day.
Drop near the hill
Palani is reached in about five hours. The cab drops you at your hotel or near the foot of the hill, where most pilgrims start. The town has rooms of every kind because it receives more than 7 million pilgrims a year; book ahead on weekends and in the Thai Poosam weeks of January or February. Panchamirtham, the GI tagged prasadam, is sold near the temple. Palani railway station is about 2 km from the temple. The driver waits at a parking place you agree.
Booking a Mysore to Palani cab for four people and an early darshan? A car does it in about five and a half hours. We have been doing cab rental in Mysore since 2009. Pickup anywhere in Mysuru: a hotel near the zoo or the palace or the city bus stand. Most callers ask for it as the Mysore to Palani taxi; either way it comes with a driver.
Route | One way | Palani and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Palani via Chamarajanagar, Gobichettipalayam and Dharapuram | About 285 km | About 570 km | About 6 to 6.5 hr with stops |
The Mysore to Palani trip, with a night there, is about 570 km on the road, billed as two days, 600 km, at 300 km per day. Driver allowance ₹400 a day, tolls, parking fees, permits and GST at cost. The rate has fuel, the driver and AC in it. For example, the Innova Crysta at ₹20/km comes to ₹12,800. No non-AC cars; all are AC. Mysore to Palani one way taxi: on request.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹8,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | |
₹14 | ₹9,200 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | |
₹18 | ₹11,600 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | |
₹20 | ₹12,800 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Couples and small families take the Dzire or the Toyota Etios. Groups of six or seven: Innova Crysta. For 8 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Palani tempo traveller.
Group too big for one car? See the Mysore to Palani Force Urbania. A smoother ride for seniors is the Mysore to Palani mini bus. More 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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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Booked cab 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
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Palani is about 285 km from Mysore by road, so about 570 km for the return trip. The cab goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat and Sathyamangalam, then east through Gobichettipalayam and south by Dharapuram. Plan about 6 to 6.5 hours with breakfast and lunch. The only slow stretch is the Dhimbam ghat with its hairpins.
No. GST, tolls, parking and any permit are charged at actual.
By 6 am for the first darshan; we can stay the evening before.
Late driving after 10 pm carries a night allowance, listed in your quote before booking.
Yes. A Mysore to Palani one way taxi is on request; you receive the fare before booking.
A Dzire or Etios takes four to Palani. Every car we run is on cab rental in Mysore. Six or seven, or four with big bags: Innova or Innova Crysta.
Thai Poosam, on the full moon of the Tamil month Thai in January or February, is Palani's biggest festival, and pilgrims walk barefoot from far towns, so roads and hotels are packed for days. Weekends and holidays are busy too, as the temple receives more than 7 million pilgrims a year. For a calmer visit, choose a weekday outside the festival weeks and book rooms ahead.
We suggest not. The return crosses the Dhimbam ghat and the Hasanur forest, where night traffic has been banned in the past and animals cross the road. A darshan in the afternoon and a night in Palani, then an early start, gets you home by afternoon. If you must return the same day, leave Palani by about 1 pm so the forest is crossed in daylight.
