
Mysore to Sathyamangalam Tempo Traveller for Families
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Distance
140 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3 hr
Via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari
Starting from
₹ 7800
Same-day return, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹8,066 ₹9,662
+ ₹1362 (Taxes & Charges)

8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹9,912 ₹11,876
+ ₹1676 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹9,330 ₹11,171
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹9,330 ₹11,171
+ ₹1571 (Taxes & Charges)
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13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹9,912 ₹11,876
+ ₹1676 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)

17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,500
+ ₹1944 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
60 km
105 km
130 km
140 km

Pickup for the family
Families are collected from their own gate, a palace side hotel, the station or the bus stand, and we can meet guests flying into Mandakalli as well. Bags go behind the last row before anyone sits. The tempo traveller leaves on the Nanjangud road, NH766, and Sathyamangalam is about 140 km, close to three hours with halts. A 7 am start keeps the ghat in daylight. Pack a box of Mysore pak, the ghee rich gram flour sweet, if you are visiting relatives; it keeps well on a warm drive.

Tea and restroom
Nanjangud is 25 km on, a temple town on the Kabini, and a 15 minute halt gives the family tea and a restroom. Near the main temple is the Parashurama temple, where the Kapila and Kaundinya rivers meet; it takes ten minutes if the elders want it. Pumps on this stretch have washrooms. The van then leaves NH766 and turns towards Chamarajanagar, 35 km ahead, where breakfast and fuel are planned. Keep water bottles within reach for the children.

Breakfast before the forest
Chamarajanagar, 60 km from Mysore, is where the tempo traveller fuels up and the family eats breakfast, because the next 70 km are forest with nothing to buy. The van parks close so older people walk less. The district is called Silk City, and you may see silk shops near the centre. The Chamarajeshwara temple stands in the middle of town if anyone wants a few minutes there. Everyone uses the restroom before boarding, since there is no safe stop in the reserve.

Forest road
Past the state border the road enters Hasanur, a forest village of Erode district in Tamil Nadu, inside the Sathyamangalam reserve. The van does not halt. This forest is where the Western and Eastern Ghats meet, and it is a key corridor for elephants, with more than 850 counted, so children watch from the windows and doors stay shut. The driver keeps a steady pace. Ahead, between Hasanur and Bannari, the Dhimbam ghat has 27 hairpin bends; anyone prone to sickness should sit facing forward.

Darshan halt
Bannari, at the foot of the ghat, is the family darshan stop listed in the places below. Keep about 45 minutes; the van drops elders near the entrance and waits in the shade. Bannari lies inside the tiger reserve, so do not wander into the trees around the temple. The Kundam festival in March or April brings huge crowds, and the van may have to park far off then. Night traffic on the Bannari to Dhimbam road is restricted, which matters for the return. Sathyamangalam is just 10 km ahead.

Family drop
The tempo traveller reaches Sathyamangalam about three hours after leaving Mysore and drops the family at your hotel or house, as close as the street allows. The town is on the Bhavani river, and NH948 carries the interstate traffic through its centre. Lunch is usually a Tamil meal and filter coffee. Frequent buses link the town with Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur, handy if one relative must leave early. Hotels are simple, so book ahead in festival weeks.
Need a Mysore to Sathyamangalam tempo traveller for 9 to 20 people for the Bannari temple and the tiger reserve? The road to Sathyamangalam (Sathy) runs via Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar and the Dhimbam ghat, around 140 km from Mysuru. You stop when the kids need a break. Get a tempo traveller on rent in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels. The van for Sathyamangalam comes to your house in Kuvempunagar or your home in Ramakrishnanagar.
Route | One way | Sathyamangalam and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sathyamangalam via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari | About 140 km | About 280 km | About 3 hr with stops |
The Mysore to Sathyamangalam day trip is billed at the 300 km day minimum. One way drops: ask us. The Sathyamangalam rate includes fuel, driver and AC. Not included: the ₹600 to ₹700 daily night driver allowance, tolls, parking fees, permits and GST. Sathyamangalam: AC and non-AC available in every size.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹9,000 | ₹18,000 | |
₹24 | ₹7,800 | ₹15,600 | |
₹24 | ₹7,800 | ₹15,600 | |
₹30 | ₹9,600 | ₹19,200 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 |
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 20, 2 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹1,090 a person.
Count every head, children above five too. At most 9: 9 seater tempo traveller. 10 to 12: 12 seater tempo traveller. For 13 to 16: 16 seater tempo traveller. 17: 17 seater tempo traveller.
Want a quieter ride for elders? See the Mysore to Sathyamangalam Force Urbania. Only five or six of you? The Mysore to Sathyamangalam cab works; cab rental in Mysore lists every car.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
About 140 km by road from Mysore, or about 280 km for the round trip. The tempo traveller takes NH766 to Nanjangud, the road to Chamarajanagar, then NH948 through Hasanur and down the Dhimbam ghat to Bannari. Driving time is about 3 hours with breakfast and a short temple halt.
The 16 seater; two seats stay free for bags. See every size on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
GST is extra, and so are tolls and parking. You get the receipts. The Tamil Nadu entry permit is charged separately.
Yes, on request. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. Expect ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Yes. About 140 km each way, inside one 300 km day.
Bandh days. The Kaveri water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sometimes brings demonstrations in Mysore, and interstate traffic is the first to be held up. Before any Tamil Nadu trip we check the news the evening before. If a bandh is called, we move the date or plan an earlier start, and tell you in advance.
Some do. The ghat has 27 hairpin bends between Hasanur and Bannari, so give children a light breakfast at Chamarajanagar, not a heavy one. Seat them near the front, facing forward, with a window open a little. Keep a plastic bag and water handy. The ghat is short, and the driver takes the bends slowly, so most children are fine by Bannari.