
Mysore to Sathyamangalam Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Distance
140 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3 to 3.5 hr
Via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari
Starting from
₹ 4000
Same-day return, Dzire

Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹3,842 ₹4,579
+ ₹629 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹4,424 ₹5,283
+ ₹733 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹5,638 ₹6,743
+ ₹943 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹6,220 ₹7,448
+ ₹1048 (Taxes & Charges)

Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹7,966 ₹9,562
+ ₹1362 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
60 km
105 km
130 km
140 km

Pickup at your door
Sathyamangalam trips begin at half past seven: the car calls at a house in Kuvempunagar, a lodge by the palace, Mysore Junction, the suburban stand or the Mandakalli airstrip. September or October brings Dasara, when crowds and police diversions choke every exit, so read the Mysore traffic advisory and start thirty minutes sooner. NH766 heads south to Nanjangud. Sathy, as locals shorten it, sits about 140 km away, some two and a half hours, with breakfast set for Chamarajanagar.

Tea halt
Nanjangud is the first town, 25 km out, and a ten minute halt is enough for tea and a restroom. The Srikanteshwara temple sits about a kilometre off the highway on the Kapila river, if anyone wants a quick look at the gopuram. The fruit stalls sometimes have rasabale, the small sweet banana grown near here, now rare because only a few farmers still plant it. After Nanjangud the cab leaves the Ooty highway and turns east for Chamarajanagar, 35 km on, where the proper breakfast stop is.

Breakfast and fuel
Breakfast for the Sathyamangalam car is at Chamarajanagar, 60 km out, the last Karnataka town before the reserve. Fuel and a clean restroom come first. The Chamarajeshwara temple, its tall gopura raised from 1825 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III for his father, is a ten minute turn in a car. South of town NH948 enters Tamil Nadu and the tiger reserve, with no shops for some 70 km. Sathyamangalam is still about 80 km past Chamarajanagar by car.

Forest road
Hasanur is a forest village in Thalavadi taluk of Erode district, sitting inside the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary. The cab does not stop here. Elephants and tigers live in the forest on both sides of NH948, and animals have been hit by vehicles at night, so the driver keeps a steady, moderate speed and nobody steps out for photos. Just beyond Hasanur the road drops through the Dhimbam ghat, 27 hairpin bends down to Bannari. If anyone feels queasy on bends, give them a front or window seat now.

Darshan halt
Bannari sits at the foot of the Dhimbam ghat, 130 km from Mysore, and most families stop here for darshan at the Bannari Amman temple described in the places list. With a car, parking is close and 30 minutes covers it. In Panguni, around March and April, the Kundam festival brings lakhs of devotees and the road slows to a crawl, so check the date. Night traffic between Bannari and Dhimbam has been restricted to protect wildlife; plan the return climb in daylight. Sathyamangalam town is only 10 km on.

Drop in town
3 to 3.5 hours out of Mysore, the car sets you down at a Sathyamangalam hotel, a relative's door or the bus stand. NH948 runs straight through this Bhavani river town, with wet paddy on either bank. A Tamil meals plate and filter coffee make the obvious lunch, and early risers can catch the jasmine market at its busiest. Erode lies about 65 km off by State Highway 15 through Gobichettipalayam; Tiruppur station about 57 km; the Coimbatore airport about 74 km.
Need a Mysore to Sathyamangalam cab for four to seven people for the Bannari temple and the tiger reserve? Sathyamangalam (Sathy) is roughly 140 km away, via Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar and the Dhimbam ghat. Our car to Sathyamangalam picks you up at your house in Kuvempunagar or your home in Ramakrishnanagar. Book a Mysore to Sathyamangalam taxi through cab rental in Mysore: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Sathyamangalam and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sathyamangalam via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari | About 140 km | About 280 km | About 3 to 3.5 hr with stops |
Sathyamangalam and back the same day falls inside the 300 km daily minimum. Fuel, the driver and AC are in the km rate. Every one is AC. Extra: ₹400 each day for our driver, and tolls, parking, state permits and GST at cost. Mysore to Sathyamangalam one way taxi: one way on request, quoted with the km on paper. On a day trip, the cab is the quickest way to do Mysore to Sathyamangalam through the Hasanur forest.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | |
₹14 | ₹4,600 | ₹9,200 | |
₹18 | ₹5,800 | ₹11,600 | |
₹20 | ₹6,400 | ₹12,800 |
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, 2 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹1,830 a person.
Couple or family of four: Toyota Etios or Swift Dzire. Six or seven: Innova Crysta. Groups of 7 to 12 should look at the Mysore to Sathyamangalam tempo traveller.
Ten people with elders, and comfort matters? Look at the Mysore to Sathyamangalam Force Urbania or Force Urbania on rent in Mysore. A party of twenty fits the Mysore to Sathyamangalam mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Sathyamangalam is about 140 km from Mysore one way, so about 280 km there and back. The cab goes by Nanjangud and Chamarajanagar, then on NH948 through Hasanur, the Dhimbam ghat and Bannari. Plan on about 3 to 3.5 hours of driving, plus breakfast and a darshan halt.
Yes, quoted when you ask. Tell us the date and where to pick up; the quote comes in writing.
No. Plus the Tamil Nadu entry permit for the car. Tolls, parking and GST are extra on every cab trip.
Yes. Local km at the destination go on at the same rate, and the driver waits at each stop.
An Innova Crysta. For Sathyamangalam, six people and bags fit. Every car we run is on cab rental in Mysore.
Only if we drive late into the night is a night allowance added. That comes to ₹400 a night.
In Panguni, around March and April, when the Kundam festival at the Bannari Amman temple draws lakhs of devotees to the foot of the Dhimbam ghat. Traffic backs up on NH948 near Bannari on the main days. If your trip falls then, leave Mysore early, skip the temple halt or keep it short, and expect the drive to take longer than the usual 3 to 3.5 hours.
Yes, if you leave Sathyamangalam by early afternoon. Night traffic on the Bannari to Dhimbam stretch has been restricted, and the hours have changed several times, so we want the car over the ghat and through the Hasanur forest well before dark. Leaving around 2 or 3 pm gets you back to Mysore in the evening without rushing.