
Mysore to Sathyamangalam Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Top Rated Bus & Car Rental Services

Distance
140 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3 hr
Via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari
Starting from
₹ 10200
Same-day return, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)

19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)

25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)

12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)

20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹15,350 ₹18,419
+ ₹2619 (Taxes & Charges)

21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹13,022 ₹15,600
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)

22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)

24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
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Group pickup
For Sathyamangalam, twenty travellers with bags meet at two agreed points, perhaps Mysore Junction and a palace side hotel, by seven. Night traffic on the Dhimbam ghat is restricted, so this mini bus always crosses in daylight. Gifts? Mysore is known for silk sarees, sandalwood carvings and incense, best bought the evening before. From the ring road the bus joins NH766 south. Sathy is roughly 140 km off, about three hours. Sathyamangalam is 140 km of road from Mysore for the group.

Tea halt
Nanjangud comes after 25 km, and the mini bus stops for 20 minutes of tea and restrooms. Tell the group a fixed time and keep to it. Shops here sell Nanjangud tooth powder, an Ayurvedic powder made in the town, once so famous that the Mysore train got the name Tooth Powder Train. The temple stays for another trip, as the forest should be crossed in good light. From here the road turns off NH766 for Chamarajanagar, 35 km away.

Breakfast and diesel
Chamarajanagar, sixty kilometres along, is breakfast and diesel for the Sathyamangalam group; one person pays for all twenty. The BR Hills road branches here via K Gudi, about 40 km through forest, if the group returns another season. Restrooms are a must, because the Sathyamangalam reserve and the Dhimbam ghat follow on NH948 with no safe halt. Sathyamangalam is 80 km of road from Chamarajanagar for the group. Sathyamangalam follows a head count at Chamarajanagar, 80 km on.

Forest road
At Hasanur the mini bus is inside the Sathyamangalam tiger reserve, on NH948 in Erode district. There is no stop in the forest; photos are taken from the windows only. The reserve had 80 tigers recorded in 2018, and elephants cross the road here, so the driver keeps his speed steady and never halts beside animals. The road soon drops down the Dhimbam ghat, 27 hairpins, which the mini bus takes slowly. Bannari is about 25 km on.

Darshan halt
Bannari, 130 km from Mysore, is the bottom of the ghat and the group's darshan halt at the temple in the places list. With twenty people, keep an hour and one meeting point at the bus. Elders can stay in the bus with the AC on. Bannari is inside the reserve, an elephant corridor, so nobody walks off into the forest. Vehicles with 12 or more wheels are barred from the ghat, but a mini bus is well within the rule. Sathyamangalam is 10 km ahead.

Group drop
Three hours after leaving Mysore, the mini bus reaches Sathyamangalam and halts at your hotel, hall or temple before parking near the bus stand. NH948 cuts through this town on the Bhavani. A Tamil lunch for twenty is simple to arrange, and the jasmine market peaks early in the morning. Gobichettipalayam and then Erode, about 65 km away by State Highway 15, lie beyond if the plan continues. The Sathyamangalam return is also 140 km.
Is a Mysore to Sathyamangalam mini bus right for your group of twenty, going for the Bannari temple and the tiger reserve? Sathyamangalam (Sathy) is about 140 km from Mysuru via Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar and the Dhimbam ghat. For Sathyamangalam we pick up from your office in Hebbal or Mysore Junction railway station. We arrange mini bus on rent in Mysore with our own drivers.
Route | One way | Sathyamangalam and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sathyamangalam via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari | About 140 km | About 280 km | About 3 hr with stops |
Sathyamangalam and back in one day is billed as 300 km, our daily minimum. Our rate covers fuel, AC and the driver. Driver allowance is ₹600 to ₹700 per day; tolls, parking fees, permits and GST are at actual. One way is quoted when you ask. You can have it with or without AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 | |
₹46 | ₹14,500 | ₹29,000 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 2 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹920 a person.
Book by head count plus one spare seat. 15 or 16 of you: 16 seater mini bus. 19 or 20 of you: 20 seater mini bus. At most 25: 25 seater mini bus.
Fewer than 13 people? The Mysore to Sathyamangalam tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Book the Mysore to Sathyamangalam bus, or see bus on rent in Mysore for all bus sizes.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
The Mysore to Sathyamangalam distance is about 140 km by road, or about 280 km both ways. The mini bus takes the Nanjangud road, turns for Chamarajanagar and follows NH948 through Hasanur, the Dhimbam ghat and Bannari. With breakfast and a temple halt, it takes about 3 hours.
The driver gets a night allowance when the drive goes late into the night. The quote lists it. Per night it is ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
Night traffic on the ghat road is restricted, so we plan to cross between morning and evening.
The 25 seater, so everyone sits and the bags fit. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
No. The Tamil Nadu entry permit for a tourist vehicle is extra too. Tolls, parking and GST are added at actual, with the receipts.
Yes, on request. Share the date and group size and you get it in writing.
November to February is the most comfortable, with cool mornings at the Mysore end. March to May is the hot season, and Panguni brings the Kundam festival crowds at Bannari. From June to October the Mysore side gets its monsoon rain, so the ghat is wetter and the bus goes slower on the hairpins. We plan the timing for each season.
Often, yes. Elephants and deer are seen along NH948 in the Hasanur forest, more often in the early morning. Children must stay inside and keep the windows only partly open. The bus does not stop near animals, but the driver slows down where it is safe, so the group gets a good look from their seats.