Mysore to Sabarimala Mini Bus for 14 to 25 People
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Sabarimala Sannidhanam
The mini bus waits at the parking. The temple at the top; queues are long in the season.
Pamba Ganapathi Temple
At the start of the trek. Fine for a mini bus group.
Nilakkal
Base camp and parking in the season. Fine for a mini bus group.
Erumeli Sastha Temple and Vavar Palli
Sastha temple and the mosque, both visited by pilgrims. Fine for a mini bus group.
Thekkady
Add a day for the boat ride. The mini bus waits at the parking.
Distance
540 km
From Mysore
Time
About 12 hr
Via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Nilakkal
Starting from
₹ 40800
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
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495 km
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540 km
Group boarding
The mini bus boards the group at 6 am at one point, usually the railway station or a hall where the swamis gather after the kettu ceremony. Two days of driving each way, with Thrissur as the night halt, so bags stay small. For pilgrims from the north, Kannada is the language of Mysore and Hindi is not widely spoken; our driver speaks with the hotels on the way. The bus leaves by the Nanjangud road.
Head count
Gundlupet, 60 km out, is the mini bus tea stop, fifteen minutes for twenty people, with a head count before boarding. The highway splits here; the bus keeps to NH 766 for Kerala. From June to August the flower fields around the town are bright, and farmers let visitors take photos for a small fee. The forest highway ahead closes at 9 pm, so on the return the bus must be through it before then.
Group breakfast
Sulthan Bathery, 115 km from Mysore, is the breakfast stop for the group. Travellers are told to eat here, as Gundlupet has few food places, and the driver chooses a vegetarian hotel that can serve twenty at once. Thirty five minutes is enough. Edakkal Caves, about 12 km away, close on Mondays and need a climb, so they are not for this trip. The town is the transport hub of Wayanad. The ghat is about 65 km ahead.
After the hairpins
Thamarassery, 180 km out, is where the mini bus comes off the ghat. A ten minute break lets the group stretch after nine hairpins, and anyone who felt sick can sit near the door for the rest of the way. The town has a KSRTC depot and a private bus stand at Karadi, so tea stalls are close. On the way back up, remember that lorries banned in daytime crowd the ghat after 8 pm. Kozhikode and lunch are 30 km ahead.
Lunch for twenty
Kozhikode, 210 km from Mysore, is the lunch halt. The mini bus stops at a hotel on the bypass where twenty can eat together. Kozhikode railway station is one of the busiest in the south, and every train stops there, useful if a pilgrim joins the group late. Vegetarian meals and banana fritters are easy to find. Forty five minutes, and the bus heads 120 km south to Thrissur on the plains road, an easy afternoon run.
Night halt
Thrissur, 330 km out, is the night halt for the mini bus. A lodge with parking for the bus and rooms close together makes the early start easy. Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple is about 26 km north west, and some groups add a visit there. Parippu vada with black tea is the evening snack in Thrissur. The next day the bus covers the last 210 km, through Erumeli and Nilakkal.
Erumeli stop
Erumeli, 495 km from Mysore, is the pilgrim town at the foot of the hills. The mini bus parks near the town for about forty five minutes so the group can keep the customary halt here. Our drivers know where a mini bus can stand on busy days. The old forest path to the shrine starts from Erumeli, about 61 km, but this group goes on by road. Nilakkal is 25 km away.
Bus park
At Nilakkal, 520 km out, the mini bus parks for the season. Private vehicles must park here, and the group takes the KSRTC chain buses to Pamba, about 20 km on. The parking ground holds thousands of vehicles and runs on FASTag. Keep the bus number, the parking row and the driver's phone number with the group leader. Vegetarian food counters and water points are at the base, and the chain buses leave from a stand near the parking, so the group should walk there together.
Pamba and the climb
The mini bus drive totals about twelve hours over two days. From Pamba every pilgrim walks the steep path to the temple. Bathe in the river first, and keep the virtual queue booking ready, since darshan runs on it. Only pilgrims carrying the irumudi kettu may climb the eighteen steps. For twenty people, agree a meeting point and time at Pamba for the walk down. The bus waits at Nilakkal.
Taking 20 Ayyappa devotees on a Mysore to Sabarimala mini bus trip this season? Sabarimala is in the Pathanamthitta hills of Kerala; in the season vehicles stop at Nilakkal and KSRTC buses go on to Pamba. Pickup anywhere in Mysuru: a hotel near the zoo or the palace or the city bus stand. Tejas Tours & Travels has offered mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | Sabarimala and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sabarimala via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Nilakkal | About 540 km | About 1,080 km | About 12 hr with stops |
Going to Sabarimala and coming back comes to around 1080 km, and four days at 300 km each makes 1200 km billed. On top: ₹600 to ₹700 daily driver's allowance, toll and parking slips at actual, permits and GST. The rate covers fuel and the driver, AC or non-AC as booked. One way drops: ask us. In the 20 seater at ₹34/km, that is ₹43,600.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
How many are coming to Sabarimala? 16 or fewer: 16 seater mini bus. 20 or fewer: 20 seater mini bus. A full 21: 21 seater mini bus. 25 with bags: 25 seater mini bus.
More than 25 people? Take the Mysore to Sabarimala bus. A smaller family fits the Mysore to Sabarimala tempo traveller. Other trips from Mysore are on mini bus on rent 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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21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
The mini bus covers about 540 km from Mysore to Pamba, the last road point below the shrine, which makes a little over a thousand km, 1,080 in all, for the return. Its route is Gundlupet, Bathery, the Wayanad churam, Kozhikode, a night at Thrissur, then Erumeli and the Nilakkal base. Allow about 12 hours of driving.
Up to 16, the 16 seater; around 20, the 20 seater; 22 to 25, the 22 or 25 seater. All sizes are on our mini bus on rent in Mysore page.
In the season, no. Private vehicles stop at Nilakkal; KSRTC buses take you to Pamba.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking, permits and GST are added at actual cost.
Yes, that works. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
If the driver drives after 10 pm, a night bata goes on the bill. The amount is in your quote. ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night is the mini bus rate.
Avoid fixing dates before checking the temple calendar, because the shrine opens only for its festival seasons and a few days every month. If a group can choose, the weeks just after Makaravilakku are calmer than the Mandala rush. Monsoon openings bring wet hill roads and slippery steps on the climb, so carry rain covers.
Yes, the night at Thrissur breaks the drive into two easy days. On foot from Pamba the path rises sharply, so elders should take rests often and carry water. Keep their medicines in a small bag, not in the rear of the bus. Ask about the doli service at Pamba if someone cannot walk.
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