Mysore to Pondicherry Force Urbania for 8 to 16 People
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Promenade Beach
Flat sea front path, easy for elders.
White Town
Short walks with café breaks.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Quiet visit; chairs at the side.
Auroville
Visitor centre is easy; the viewpoint needs a walk.
Paradise Beach
Boat ride from Chunnambar.
Serenity Beach
Calm beach north of town.
Distance
410 km
From Mysore
Time
About 9.5 hr
Via Kollegal, Salem and Villupuram
Starting from
₹ 38100
3 days, 900 km, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
155 km
210 km
260 km
370 km
410 km
Pickup in Mysuru
The Urbania meets the group at a home, a hotel or Mandakalli airport, then heads out on the T Narasipura road. The route crosses MM Hills into Tamil Nadu and turns east at Salem for the coast, about 410 km, roughly nine and a half hours. If someone wants Mysore sandalwood or incense as gifts, the Government Sandalwood Oil Factory in Ashokapuram sells them, best visited the day before. Recline the seats and settle in.
Breakfast halt
First halt for the Urbania is Kollegal, around seventy minutes out, and twenty five minutes lets elders take breakfast at a table. Mornings here are mild because the town stands roughly 590 to 660 m up, but the sun bites by ten. Two transport links lie close if a relative must join late, a railway station at Chamarajanagar some 38 km away and Mysore airport about 60 km back. Then the van takes SH 79 through Kamagere and Hanur for the forest.
Lunch
Across the border, Mettur gives the Urbania group forty minutes for a seated lunch and a rest out of the sun. The town is a meeting point of three districts, Salem, Erode and Dharmapuri, and anyone needing a flight would go to Salem, its closest airport. The great dam wall stretches for something like 1,700 m. Late July or early August brings Aadi Perukku, when families pack the river steps. Next comes Salem, about an hour away.
Tea in Salem
Salem gives the Urbania a short tea and restroom stop. Weaving is the city's trade, and Salem silk has its own Geographical Indication, so a sari shop is never far. Hungry travellers can order biryani or chicken varuval, two local favourites. Leaving the city, the van picks up NH 79 eastward to Attur, and a little over 200 km of plains remain before the sea. Elders can nap through this flat stretch.
Drive on
No stop at Attur, the junction where NH 79 crosses NH 136. People here call it the Sago City of India, after the tapioca pearls made in its factories, and the town keeps an old fort with the Kalrayan hills rising behind. The van rolls on over flat country towards Villupuram, about 110 km away. Should anyone need a restroom, the driver pulls into a fuel station on the highway rather than the busy centre.
Tea and restrooms
Villupuram is the last pause before the coast, twenty minutes for tea and a freshen up. Five railway lines meet in this town, making it one of the busiest junctions in Tamil Nadu, and the older Chennai to Trichy highway passes through. Expect sticky heat; the yearly average is about 28.4 deg C. Elders who want to change before arriving can do it here, since Pondicherry is only about 35 km east.
Drop at your stay
Some nine and a half hours after leaving Mysore, the Urbania reaches your Pondicherry hotel and the driver carries the bags in. The old quarter is a place for strolling or cycling rather than driving, so plan short walks for elders. For dinner, try fried fish or prawn bajji with parotta. Handmade paper and pottery are light, easy gifts. Chennai lies around 160 km north along the East Coast Road if your plans continue.
Is a Mysore to Pondicherry Force Urbania a good idea for a long family drive? Ten hours feel shorter in its reclining seats, and the high roof makes getting in easy for elders. Pickup is from your Mysuru home, a hotel or the railway station. See Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Route | One way | Pondicherry and back | Time by Force Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Pondicherry via Mettur, Salem and Villupuram | About 410 km | About 820 km | About 9.5 hr with stops |
Every Urbania to Pondicherry is ₹40 a km. The round trip is close to 820 km, billed as three days at 900 km. Air conditioned, always. Driver allowance ₹700 each day; tolls, parking fees, permits and GST are added at actuals. The Pondicherry rate covers fuel, driver and AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 | |
₹40 | ₹38,100 | ₹50,800 | ₹63,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Puducherry permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 4 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹3,180 a person.
8 or fewer: 8 seater Urbania. 10 or fewer: 10 seater Urbania. At most 13: 13 seater Urbania. Up to 16: 16 seater Urbania. Pondicherry: one rate for all.
Lower cost for the same group: Mysore to Pondicherry tempo traveller. Four people: Mysore to Pondicherry cab. Local trips: cab rental 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
The Urbania covers about 410 km from Mysore to Pondicherry, close to 820 km in all for a return. Its line runs over the MM Hills forest by Kollegal to Mettur, then east from Salem through Attur and Villupuram to the coast. Allow nine and a half hours or so of driving.
Yes, for Pondicherry when you ask for it. Pondicherry drop only: priced ₹2 a km over the return rate.
The visitor centre is easy. The Matrimandir viewpoint needs about a 1 km walk.
The 13 seater. All sizes on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
They are billed in addition. Tolls, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry entry tax, parking and GST follow at actuals. At ₹40/km, 3 days, 900 km come to ₹38,100; the driver gets ₹2,100.
Late night driving adds a night allowance for the driver. It is shown in the quote. For the Urbania: ₹700 a night.
Most choose the months from November to February, when the sea breeze is pleasant. Heavy northeast monsoon rain arrives in October, and summer on this coast is humid. On the way, Salem sees rain in both monsoon seasons. The forest near MM Hills is always crossed by day.
One medium suitcase per person fits in the back of the Urbania, with a few soft bags on top. If the group carries more, tell us at booking so we keep a row free or pick the larger Urbania. Keep beach things, medicines and documents in a small bag near the seats.
