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Distance
230 km
From Mysore
Time
About 4.5 to 5 hr
Via T Narasipura, Hanur and Mettur
Starting from
₹ 8000
2 days, 600 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹7,334 ₹8,807
+ ₹1257 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹8,498 ₹10,217
+ ₹1467 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹10,876 ₹13,086
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹12,040 ₹14,495
+ ₹2095 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹15,532 ₹18,724
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
30 km
60 km
85 km
180 km
230 km
Pickup at your door
Share a pin and a time, and your cab will be waiting there. Salem bound cars head out of Mysore towards T Narasipura, a road that keeps going through Kollegal, past MM Hills and into Tamil Nadu, so there is no backtracking. Four hours or a little more covers the 230 km. Quarrels over sharing Kaveri water now and then spark bandh calls in Mysore, so we glance at the news the evening before any Tamil Nadu run. Four bags fit in the boot.
Drive on
T Narasipura is the first town, about 30 km out, where the Kaveri and the Kapila meet. The car can pause for a few minutes at the river if anyone wants a look at the Gunja Narasimha temple by the confluence, but most families on a long drive keep moving. Breakfast is better at Kollegal, around 30 km ahead. The road runs past paddy and mulberry fields here, the rice and silk this taluk lives on.
Breakfast
Kollegal, an hour out, is where the cab crew eats, twenty minutes including a fuel top up. Silk is the trade here, and locals proudly call their town Silk City; pit loom sarees from its lanes are worth a look on the drive home. The town sits a little above the plains, yet summer heat arrives by mid morning, so it pays to cross the next stretch early. Salem is still roughly 170 km away.
Last town before the forest
Hanur is the cab's last stop in Karnataka with real shops, and ten minutes buys water and a restroom visit. The famous MM Hills shrine falls within this taluk. Past Hanur the road runs through sanctuary forest to Palar on the state line and then down to Mettur. Lorries and big coaches are barred from that stretch from nine at night until six in the morning, and a car is wise to finish it in daylight too.
Lunch by the dam
Mettur, in Salem district, is the lunch halt, about 180 km from Mysore. Forty minutes gives time for a meal and a look at the dam, which holds the Kaveri as it enters the plains. Finished in 1934 after nine years of work, it is the largest dam in Tamil Nadu. Ellis Park at its foot has a snake park and a deer park, open roughly until 6 pm. Salem is about 50 km on.
Drop in the city
Roughly 4.5 to 5 hours of driving bring the cab to your Salem hotel or address. When evening comes, find a stall selling thattu vadai set, which locals shorten to settu, topped with egg, raw mango or crushed murukku. Biryani and chicken varuval are the other city favourites. Salem silk and Salem fabric both carry Geographical Indication tags, and sago and mangoes are sold in season. Expect real heat between March and May.
Need a Mysore to Salem cab for a business trip or a family visit? A car takes the short road via Kollegal and Mettur and reaches Salem in about four hours. Pickup from home, a Mysuru hotel or the airport. Ask for a Mysore to Salem taxi through cab rental in Mysore.
Route | One way | Salem and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Salem via T Narasipura, Hanur and Mettur | About 230 km | About 460 km | About 4.5 to 5 hr with stops |
About 460 km for the round trip, billed as 2 days, 600 km. Every one is AC. A Mysore to Salem one way taxi can be quoted on request. Tolls, parking, the Tamil Nadu permit and GST come on top. A car's km rate pays for fuel, the driver and AC; driver bata is extra each day.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Up to four people: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Up to seven: Innova Crysta. Eight to twelve people: the Mysore to Salem tempo traveller.
All cars on cab rental in Mysore. Twenty people? The Mysore to Salem mini bus.
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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Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Salem is about 230 km from Mysore by this road, so a return trip runs to about 460 km. The cab goes by the T Narasipura road through T Narasipura, Kollegal and Hanur, crosses the forest to Mettur and then drives on to Salem. Plan on about 4.5 to 5 hours of driving one way.
Innova Crysta. See cab rental in Mysore.
Yes, that works. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
Yes, it is a detour of about an hour from Hanur.
No; the permit, tolls, parking fees and GST are charged extra.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. Expect ₹400 a night.
It is open, but slow when wet, and the bends through the sanctuary need care. Most rain here comes from June to October, and Mettur dam usually opens in June, so the river side roads stay busy with visitors. We plan the drive so the car crosses the forest in daylight, which matters more than the season.
We advise against a night crossing. The road from Mettur through Palar and the MM Hills sanctuary has night limits for heavy vehicles, and a proposed night ban for all traffic has been discussed, with animals on the road after dark. Leave Salem by early afternoon, or stay the night and start back after breakfast.
