
Mysore to Ponmudi Bus Hire for Groups of 27 to 50
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
630 km
From Mysore
Time
About 16 hr
Via Sathyamangalam, Kochi and Vithura
Starting from
₹ 69500
5 days, 1,500 km, 27 seater

29 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC29 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

30 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC30 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
32 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC32 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

33 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC33 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)
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40 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC40 Seats
₹91,210 ₹1,10,238
+ ₹16238 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹98,485 ₹1,19,047
+ ₹17547 (Taxes & Charges)

49 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC49 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)

50 Seater Bus A/C 2/3
NORMALAC50 Seats
₹82,480 ₹99,666
+ ₹14666 (Taxes & Charges)

27 Seater Bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC27 Seats
₹67,630 ₹81,747
+ ₹12047 (Taxes & Charges)

30 seater bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC30 Seats
₹73,450 ₹88,795
+ ₹13095 (Taxes & Charges)

45 Seater Benz Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,05,760 ₹1,27,857
+ ₹18857 (Taxes & Charges)

Volvo Bus A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC45 Seats
₹1,06,000
+ ₹18900 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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630 km

Mysore pickup
The Ponmudi coach loads at one open point at five, a college ground or the suburban stand. The city's ring road, about 41.5 km round, gets the bus to NH766 without crossing the centre. Count heads from the list. Thrissur, the night halt, is about 335 km away. Ponmudi is 630 km past Mysore for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Mysore. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Mysore. Ponmudi seats stay as allotted from Mysore.

Below the ghat
Chamarajanagar, sixty kilometres along, is diesel and tea for the Ponmudi coach. Pumps outside the district capital fit a bus. The forest and the bends below Hasanur come next, with no stopping. Fifty people need one return time, read out twice, and a head count before the doors close. Fill every water bottle here. Ponmudi is 570 km past Chamarajanagar for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Chamarajanagar. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Chamarajanagar.

Tea after the ghat
Sathyamangalam, 140 km out, follows the Dhimbam ghat, which bars vehicles of 12 or more wheels; our coach is smaller. Let fifty people walk off the bends here. Order tea for fifty by phone before the ghat. The coach waits on NH948 near the bus stand beside the Bhavani river, and Coimbatore is about 70 km on. Ponmudi is 490 km past Sathyamangalam for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Sathyamangalam.

Lunch on the bypass
Coimbatore, 210 km out, is lunch for fifty on the NH544 bypass. The city makes motors, pumps and jewellery, and its lorries fill the centre. Walayar is about 28 km ahead. Book lunch for fifty ahead with a hotel that can park a coach. Count heads before leaving; Thrissur is roughly two and a half hours away. Ponmudi is 420 km past Coimbatore for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Coimbatore.

Overnight halt
Thrissur, 335 km from Mysore, is the coach's night halt. Book a hotel with coach parking. Our Lady of Dolours Basilica in the city is described as India's largest church. Day two is about 295 km. The evening is free near the Vadakkumnathan temple, the centre of the city. Ponmudi is 295 km past Thrissur for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Thrissur. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Thrissur. Ponmudi seats stay as allotted from Thrissur.

Coach tea halt
Kochi, about 410 km out, is a tea halt on day two. Big groups are dropped on main roads in Kochi because the island lanes are tight. Cochin airport lies about 7 km from Angamaly if anyone flies home. NH66 then takes the coach south about 55 km to Alappuzha. Ponmudi is 220 km past Kochi for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Kochi. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Kochi.

Coach tea halt
Alleppey, at 465 km, is a tea halt by the canals. The town sits about 1 m above the sea. Book tea for fifty with a highway hotel that can take a coach. Coir mats are the town's buy. Kayamkulam lies about 45 km south on the way to Kollam. Ponmudi is 165 km past Alleppey for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Alleppey. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Alleppey.

Cashew town
Kollam, 550 km out, is lunch for fifty. Neendakara port lies at the mouth of Ashtamudi lake here. Cashew is the buy. Book the group lunch ahead. Kollam lies about 71 km north west of Thiruvananthapuram, and the coach turns inland here towards Vithura, about 60 km on. Ponmudi is 80 km past Kollam for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Kollam. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Kollam. Ponmudi seats stay as allotted from Kollam.

Last fuel
Vithura, 610 km from Mysore, is the coach's last fuel and tea stop. The 22 hairpin road to Ponmudi begins after town; whether a full coach climbs it depends on the road that day, and we confirm before the trip. Ponmudi is 20 km past Vithura for the coach. Ponmudi departure time is announced twice at Vithura. Ponmudi water bottles get refilled at Vithura. Ponmudi seats stay as allotted from Vithura.

Hill top
The coach reaches the Ponmudi area after about sixteen driving hours over two days. Mist rolls in after noon, and food on top is tea and snacks only. Ponmudi stands at about 1,100 m, so carry jackets for fifty, and fix the return time before the group spreads out on the hill. Return from Ponmudi is the same 630 km. Share the Ponmudi departure time with all fifty. From Ponmudi, the coach uses the same halts home.
Planning Mysore to Ponmudi bus hire for an office or college group of 30 to 50? One bus keeps the whole group together, with one driver who knows this road well. Ponmudi groups: we know Mysuru well. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered bus on rent in Mysore since 2009. We collect from hotels around the palace or Mysore railway station.
Route | One way | Ponmudi and back | Time by bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Ponmudi via Sathyamangalam, Kochi and Vithura | About 630 km | About 1,260 km | About 16 hr with stops |
Both AC and non-AC can be booked. One way drop: on request, ask with your date. Fuel and driver are in the rate. Extra days add 300 km each. For the bus, Ponmudi and back is around 1,260 km: 5 days at 300 km a day, so 1,500 km billed. Driver allowance ₹700 to ₹1,000 each day by size; parking, tolls, permits and GST at actual. Volvo and BharatBenz coaches on request, billed at 400 km per day.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km | 7 days, 2,100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹44 | ₹69,500 | ₹83,400 | ₹97,300 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹60 | ₹95,000 | ₹114,000 | ₹133,000 | |
₹65 | ₹102,500 | ₹123,000 | ₹143,500 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 | |
₹54 | ₹86,000 | ₹103,200 | ₹120,400 |
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, 6 days in the 50 Seater Bus is about ₹2,060 a person.
Count the Ponmudi group first, then choose the size. 27 to 33 of you: 33 seater bus. 34 to 40 people: 40 seater bus. Groups of 41 to 45: 45 seater bus. 50 of you: 50 seater bus.
Fewer than 25 people? See the Mysore to Ponmudi mini bus. Each size we run is on bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
By road Ponmudi is about 630 km from Mysore, so the return trip is about 1,260 km. The bus goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat and Sathyamangalam to Coimbatore, halts at Thrissur, then runs through Kochi, Alleppey, Kollam and Vithura. Expect about 16 hours of driving over two days.
A night allowance is charged only for late night driving. It is shown in the quote. Night bata: ₹700 to ₹1,000, by size.
Yes. Tell us the date and where to pick up; the quote comes in writing.
Take the 49 seater, so all sit and some seats stay free. On this trip it is ₹81,000 for 1,500 km at ₹54/km, with ₹5,000 driver allowance. All sizes are on bus on rent in Mysore.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
Yes. The bus goes slowly; in heavy rain the road is sometimes closed, so we check the weather. Buses run up the 22 hairpin road every day.
It can. In recent Dasara years private buses were kept out of the Mysore centre on festival evenings and all day on the last two days. In September or October we load near the ring road and leave before dawn, so day one still reaches Thrissur in daylight.
Yes, over four days or more. Teachers carry a printed list for head counts at every halt. Students need jackets for the misty hill top, and food is limited there, so packed lunches from Vithura help. We confirm the coach plan for the hairpins before the trip.