Mysore to Sathyamangalam Force Urbania with Driver
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Bannari Amman Temple
Very busy during the Kundam festival. Gate drop for the group; keep an hour.
Distance
140 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3 hr
Via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari
Starting from
₹ 12700
Same-day return, any size
8 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
9 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
10 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
13 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC15 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Urbania
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
60 km
105 km
130 km
140 km
Pickup in Mysore
Guests board at home, at a hotel near the palace, at the railway station or bus stand, or at Mysore airport; the Urbania suits ten or twelve people with bags. December and January mornings can be cold for Mysore, with lows near 8 C on record, so keep a shawl handy for elders. The van follows the ring road to NH766 and Nanjangud. Sathyamangalam is about 140 km, about three hours with halts, so 7:30 is a good start. Mornings are also the best time to see animals on the forest stretch.
Coffee halt
Nanjangud, 25 km out, is a quick coffee and restroom stop for the Urbania. The town sits on the Kabini, and its old road and railway bridge, dated 1735, is now a heritage monument; you cross the river close to it. The Srikanteshwara temple is about a kilometre off the highway if anyone wants a look. Keep it to 15 minutes, as the forest crossing should be done in good light. Next comes Chamarajanagar, 35 km on, for breakfast and fuel.
Breakfast and fuel
At Chamarajanagar, 60 km from Mysore, the Urbania stops for breakfast and diesel. A plain South Indian breakfast for a dozen people comes quickly in the town hotels. This is the last Karnataka town before the reserve, so restrooms are used here. If the group stays an extra day on the way back, the Suvarnavathi dam is about 16 km from the town. From here NH948 heads south to Hasanur and Coimbatore, through forest for most of the next 70 km.
Forest road
Hasanur is a small forest village in the Thalavadi taluk of Erode district, inside the tiger reserve. The Urbania keeps moving; its big windows let everyone look out without stepping down. The Sathyamangalam reserve covers about 1,408 sq km and is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, so sightings of elephants or deer by the road are possible. The driver never stops near animals. After Hasanur comes the Dhimbam ghat with 27 hairpins, and Sathyamangalam is about 35 km away.
Darshan halt
Bannari is the foot of the Dhimbam ghat on NH948, and the Urbania stops here for darshan at the temple in the places list. Keep about 45 minutes; the driver drops elders at the gate. The stretch between Bannari and Dhimbam is part of NH948, the main interstate highway here, and night traffic on it has been restricted to protect wildlife, so we time the return to climb before dark. On Kundam festival days in March or April the crowds are huge. Sathyamangalam is 10 km on.
Drop at your stay
The Urbania drops the group at the hotel or home in Sathyamangalam, about three hours after the Mysore start, and the driver helps with the bags. The town is a farming centre on the Bhavani, with paddy and fields on both banks. For lunch, a Tamil meal and coffee are easy to find. Tiruppur, about 57 km away, is the nearest railway station, and Coimbatore airport is about 74 km, worth knowing if anyone leaves separately. Book rooms early in festival weeks.
Want a Mysore to Sathyamangalam Force Urbania for 8 to 16 people for the Bannari temple and the tiger reserve? From Mysuru it is around 140 km to Sathyamangalam (Sathy), via Nanjangud, Chamarajanagar and the Dhimbam ghat. We arrange Force Urbania on rent in Mysore with a driver, one rate for every size. Pickup for the Sathyamangalam run is from a Nazarbad hotel or a hotel near the palace. Quieter, more headroom, big windows.
Route | One way | Sathyamangalam and back | Time by Urbania |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sathyamangalam via Nanjangud, Hasanur and Bannari | About 140 km | About 280 km | About 3 hr with stops |
One day, 300 km: that is how a Sathyamangalam return is billed. Every one is AC. Each km comes with fuel, the driver and AC. You also pay ₹700 per day driver allowance and, at actual, tolls, parking, state permits and GST. One way on request.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 | |
₹40 | ₹12,700 | ₹25,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹700 a night), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 16, 2 days in the 16 Seater Urbania is about ₹1,590 a person.
Ten people: 10 seater Urbania. Thirteen travelling: 13 seater Urbania. Sixteen travelling: 16 seater Urbania. Same rate for all, so pick one with a seat to spare.
On a tighter budget, the Mysore to Sathyamangalam tempo traveller takes the same group. More than sixteen take the Mysore to Sathyamangalam mini bus; mini bus on rent in Mysore has sizes.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Mysore to Coorg
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
Rahul
15/6/2026 Coorg
5/5
Mysore to Pondicherry
We recently completed our Pondicherry trip with Tejas Tours and Travel Company, and overall we had a very good experience. Shashikala coordinated with us from enquiry to booking and throughout the trip. She was well-communicated, supportive, and checked in with us daily to ensure everything was fine.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/4/2026 Pondicherry
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Madikeri
Booked Urbania from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
1/1/2026 Madikeri
5/5
Sathyamangalam is about 140 km from Mysore, so the round trip is about 280 km. The Urbania runs via Nanjangud and Chamarajanagar, then through the Hasanur forest and the Dhimbam ghat to Bannari. Allow about 3 hours on the road, with breakfast and darshan.
We book it from owners we work with; their driver drives, at our rate, under our booking.
It can be done. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
No. The ₹40/km covers fuel, driver and AC; parking, tolls and GST are separate. Also extra: the Tamil Nadu entry permit.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. It is shown in the quote. Expect ₹700 a night.
The 12 seater, with room for bags. Compare sizes on Force Urbania on rent in Mysore.
Only at the start. In September or October, during the ten days of Dasara, Mysore is very crowded and the police divert traffic round the palace and on the exits. We pick up a little earlier on those days and use the ring road to reach the Nanjangud road. Past Nanjangud the road is normal. On the last day of Dasara, road entry into the city is restricted, so plan the return for another day.
No, but there is no restroom between Chamarajanagar and Bannari, about 70 km of forest and ghat. So elders should use the restroom at Chamarajanagar. The Urbania has high roof, wide seats and AC, and the driver takes the 27 hairpins slowly. If someone feels unwell, he stops only where it is safe, never next to animals.
