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Distance
220 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5 to 5.5 hr
Via Hunsur, Sampaje and Panathur
Starting from
₹ 8000
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
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NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
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₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
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LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
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LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
45 km
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220 km
Early pickup
Ranipuram is a grassy hill on the Kerala side of the Western Ghats, and the car for it leaves Mysore at about 5:30. Tell us the night before where to come, home, a hotel off Sayyaji Rao Road near the palace, Mysore Junction or the bus stand, and the driver will be there. The cab takes the ring road round the city and turns west at the Hinkal flyover. About four hours later, with three halts, you are at the forest office below the trail.
Tea halt
Hunsur at 45 km is only a tea stop for the car, ten minutes while the morning is still cool. A couple of cheap little hotels near the bus stand open early. From Hunsur the Nagarhole roads branch away, the Veeranahosahalli side among them, where motorbikes are not allowed, but your cab sticks to NH275 towards Kodagu. Breakfast is better 45 km on in Kushalnagar, so keep the appetite. Trekkers often skip food this early; have at least a banana, as the climb at Ranipuram is real exercise.
Breakfast
Kushalnagar, about 90 km from Mysore, is breakfast for the family, and the town's eateries are ready with vegetarian plates by the time you arrive. The Kaveri bends round the town, and Harangi dam lies at Hudgur, 6 to 9 km away, its reservoir at its fullest just after the monsoon. Ayurvedic oils and spices make light buys. With NH275 being widened through the centre, the car waits on a side road.
Tea and fuel
Madikeri, the old Mercara, about 120 km out, is a short fuel and tea halt in the hills at about 1,170 m. In January the morning air drops to about 11 C, so jackets stay on until the descent. The bee keepers' cooperative near the post office sells honey if you want a jar. From here NH275 drops through the Sampaje ghat, so stomachs should be settled before the bends start.
Ghat descent
Sampaje, about 150 km from Mysore, is the Kodagu border village at the bottom of the ghat, and the car drives through. The forest here is Western Ghats country; monkeys and peacocks are often on the road edge. Landslides closed this ghat in August 2018, and after another in July 2024 it shut from 8 pm to 6 am, the reason we start at dawn. Sullia is about 20 km on.
Lunch
Sullia, at about 170 km, is the lunch halt in Dakshina Kannada. The town is ringed by arecanut, rubber and pepper farms. Rice meals are easy, and the coastal snacks worth trying are goli baje and patrode. The cab fills water bottles here, because the hill road ahead has few shops. Ranipuram is about 50 km on, through Panathur and the Kerala border, and the road gets narrower. Lunch should be light if you plan to walk up the hill the same afternoon.
Border village
Panathur, about 195 km from Mysore, is a small village where the road enters Kasaragod district in Kerala. There are tea shops and small stores only, so the cab goes straight through unless someone needs a restroom. The road narrows after Panathur and climbs into forest. The Talakaveri temple is about 36 km from Panathur across the hills, a reminder that Kodagu is just over the ridge. Phones may lose signal in places on this stretch, so share your plan before leaving Sullia.
Trail head
The cab reaches Ranipuram about 5 to 5.5 hours after Mysore and parks near the forest office, where treks start. The forest department collects a trek fee, and its office sets the trek hours for the day. Eating places are few; the cottages here serve simple meals, so carry snacks and water from Sullia. In the monsoon, leech socks help on the forest path. The driver waits with the car until you are back down.
Booking a Mysore to Ranipuram cab for two to four people and a hill trek? A car is the easiest vehicle on the narrow road after Panathur. Board in Mysuru at hotels near Mysore Palace or Mysore railway station. Some call it the Mysore to Ranipuram taxi; it is the same car with a driver. We have been doing cab rental in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Ranipuram and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Ranipuram via Hunsur, Sampaje and Panathur | About 220 km | About 440 km | About 5 to 5.5 hr with stops |
A two day Mysore to Ranipuram trip covers about 440 km; at 300 km per day for two days, you pay for 600 km. Our cars all run with AC. In the Innova Crysta at ₹20/km, that is ₹12,800. A Mysore to Ranipuram one way taxi is on request. Fuel, AC and the driver come with the rate. Extra: ₹400 a day for the driver, plus tolls, parking fees, permits and GST.
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, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
4 or fewer: Dzire or Toyota Etios. 5 to 7, or four with lots of luggage: Innova Crysta. 8 to 12 people? See the Mysore to Ranipuram tempo traveller; it costs less than two cars.
Group too big for one car? See the Mysore to Ranipuram Force Urbania. A smoother ride for seniors is the Mysore to Ranipuram 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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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
About 220 km one way, around 440 km if the cab brings you back, and about four hours in a car with halts. The road goes through Hunsur, Kushalnagar and Madikeri, down the Sampaje ghat to Sullia, then along the border road via Panathur to the Ranipuram forest office.
Not included. Tolls, parking, permits and GST are added at actual cost.
Yes, past 10 pm a night bata is charged. Plan the start time and it rarely comes up. Rate card figure: ₹400 a night.
Yes. A Mysore to Ranipuram one way taxi is on request; we send the fare before booking.
Four people: Dzire or Etios. Six or seven, or four with heavy bags: Innova or Innova Crysta. All our cars are on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes, tourist cabs pay the Kerala permit. We add it at actuals.
The hills are green and misty, but the drive is the hard part. Madikeri gets most of its 3,200 mm of yearly rain from June to August, and the Sampaje ghat has had landslides and night closures. On the trail, leeches are common in the rains. September and October give green slopes with fewer closures.
Yes, if they can walk a forest path. The trek to the top is about 2 km through forest and grassland, so small children need an adult close by and good shoes. Carry water and snacks, as food at the top is limited. The car drive is long, about 5 to 5.5 hours, with halts every hour or so.
