Mysore to Pichavaram Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Pichavaram Mangrove Boating
Mangrove ride; the car waits at the boat house.
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
Nataraja temple, 15 km away.
Vaitheeswaran Koil
About 25 km south by car.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
About 50 km by car.
Distance
405 km
From Mysore
Time
About 8.5 to 9 hr
Via Kollegal, Salem and Chidambaram
Starting from
₹ 12000
3 days, 900 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹10,826 ₹13,036
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹12,572 ₹15,150
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹16,114 ₹19,429
+ ₹2829 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹17,860 ₹21,543
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,098 ₹27,886
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
155 km
205 km
345 km
390 km
405 km
Pickup at your door
We bring the car to your address at the hour you choose, often before dawn for a run this long. It leaves Mysore by the T Narasipura road, which goes on through Kollegal and over MM Hills towards Salem, the route into Tamil Nadu. From Salem the drive turns east across the state to the coast. Pichavaram is about 405 km away, roughly 8.5 to 9 hours of driving. Before setting out on a Tamil Nadu trip, glance at the news; the Kaveri water dispute sometimes brings bandh days.
Breakfast
Kollegal, roughly an hour from the city, is where the car stops for breakfast and fuel. Twenty minutes is enough for four or five people. The town is the Silk City of the district, and its pit loom sarees are sold in the lanes off the main road. National highway 766 starts here. The cab now takes the state road through Kamagere and Hanur towards the border forest, about 95 km to Mettur, so finish the tea and get moving.
Lunch by the dam
Mettur is the cab's lunch town, just inside Tamil Nadu and about 155 km into the trip. Forty minutes gives time to eat and to see the dam, finished in 1934 and still the largest in the state. Behind it lies the Stanley Reservoir. In a dry year the tops of a drowned church and a stone Nandi break the surface. The town is known as the aluminium city. Salem is about 50 km on.
Tea in Salem
Salem is a tea halt for the cab, around 205 km out. Ask a street stall for the thattu vadai set, the snack Salem invented. From this city NH 79 branches east towards Ulundurpet, and the car takes the eastern road through Attur, the sago town at the junction of NH 79 and NH 136. There are still about 200 km to the coast, so keep the halt short and top up fuel.
Tea and fuel
Vriddhachalam, an old temple town and a rail and road junction, comes about 345 km from Mysore. With a car, ten minutes covers tea, a restroom and fuel. After Salem this is the first real town, so it is the natural break before the coast. Chidambaram is about an hour away, roughly 45 km, and Pichavaram a little beyond. If you are running late, this is the place to call the boat house about timings.
Temple town
Chidambaram, about 390 km from Mysore, is the last town before the mangroves. If you plan darshan, the car drops you near the temple streets; dress code inside is a dhoti for men and a saree or salwar for women. Crowds peak in late February for the Natyanjali dance festival, in December and January for Margazhi Thiruvadhirai, and in June and July for Aani Thirumanjanam. Pichavaram is about 13 km east.
Drop at the boat house
The cab reaches Pichavaram about 8.5 to 9 hours after leaving Mysore and parks at the boat house. The driver waits there while you are out on the water. Light is softest in the morning, so many families stay the night nearby and come back early the next day. Chennai airport is about 215 km and Trichy airport about 165 km from Chidambaram if anyone flies home. Carry caps and water for the jetty.
Want a Mysore to Pichavaram cab for a couple or a family of six? A car crosses Tamil Nadu in a day, and a Mysore to Pichavaram taxi can add Chidambaram and Pondicherry. Book cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Pichavaram and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Pichavaram via Kollegal, Salem and Chidambaram | About 405 km | About 810 km | About 8.5 to 9 hr with stops |
Pichavaram is around 405 km each way; the car round trip is 3 days and 900 km. The rate has fuel, the driver and AC in it. Every car we send is AC. By car, one long day each way, or three easy days with the temples. A Mysore to Pichavaram one way taxi is quoted when you ask. Driver allowance ₹400 a day, parking, tolls, permits and GST at cost.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | |
₹14 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | |
₹18 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | |
₹20 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 |
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, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
Four people with small bags fit a Swift Dzire or a Toyota Etios. Six or seven need the Innova Crysta or the Innova.
Eight or more of you for Pichavaram? The Mysore to Pichavaram tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Elders going to Pichavaram? Look at the Mysore to Pichavaram Force Urbania. Airport and city drops are on our taxi service in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
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rahul
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
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
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
Pichavaram is about 405 km from Mysore by this road, so about 810 km for a round trip. The cab goes through Kollegal and the MM Hills forest to Mettur, then Salem, Vriddhachalam and Chidambaram. A car needs about seven and a half hours to reach the mangroves.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. You see it in the quote first. The night bata is ₹400.
Yes. It is about 70 km north of Chidambaram. Add the km and a day.
Yes, that works. Give us the date and head count, and the one way fare comes back in writing.
Pichavaram with four: a Dzire or Etios does it. See every size on cab rental in Mysore.
No, they are separate. GST, tolls, parking and any permit are charged at actual.
November to February is the most comfortable on this coast. The northeast monsoon brings heavy rain from October, and the delta roads can be slow then. Summers are hot and humid. Festival weeks at Chidambaram, in December and January and in late February, fill the hotels. We plan the forest part near MM Hills for daylight in every season.
Yes, but split it. We suggest a night in Salem or Chidambaram rather than doing the whole run in one day with small children. On the drive we halt at Kollegal, Mettur, Salem and Vriddhachalam, so nobody sits for long. Carry snacks, water and caps, since the delta is warm even in winter.
