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Skandagiri Summit
Sunrise trek; two hours up.
Nandi Hills
About 15 km by car.
Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple
Temple near Nandi Hills.
Adiyogi, Chikkaballapur
Adiyogi statue, a short drive.
Devanahalli Fort
Fort en route home.
Distance
210 km
From Mysore
Time
About 4 hr
Via Mandya, Yelahanka and Devanahalli
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
45 km
95 km
170 km
185 km
210 km
Night pickup
Skandagiri is a sunrise trek, so the car picks you up around midnight from your home, hostel or the railway station in Mysuru. At that hour the outer ring road, about 41.5 km around the city, is empty, and the car is on the expressway in minutes. The base is about 210 km away, roughly four hours, which puts you at the start of the trail before first light. Eat dinner before you leave; nothing on the road is open late. Carry a torch, a jacket and your ID.
Drive through
Mandya comes up about 45 km out, well past midnight. The juice stalls and hotels of this sugar town are shut by then, so the car only stops for a restroom at a fuel station if someone asks. Try to sleep on this stretch; the trek needs fresh legs. On the drive home in daylight, Mandya is a good place for cane juice or a block of jaggery. Ramanagara, where the driver fills fuel, is 50 km ahead on the expressway.
Fuel
Ramanagara, about 95 km out, is the fuel halt. The driver fills up here, because the next part runs round the city at night, and a ten minute break lets everyone stretch. In daylight these granite ridges are the Sholay hills, and the town trades silk cocoons in the early morning, so you may see the first lorries arriving. After Ramanagara the cab leaves the Mysore road and goes round the city towards the north, about 75 km to Yelahanka.
Drive through
Yelahanka is the northern edge of the city, about 170 km from Mysore, and the oldest part of it; Kempegowda, who founded the city, came from here. The cab reaches NH44 here and joins the airport highway, which runs as an elevated expressway past the old town. At night there is no traffic to speak of, so no stop is needed. The base is under an hour away now. Wake up, drink some water and get shoes on.
Restroom
Devanahalli, about 185 km out, is the last restroom stop, at a highway place that stays open through the night. Five minutes is enough. The toll plaza on the airport road near here is the busiest in Karnataka, though at 3 am it moves quickly. From mid November to mid February, fog sits around Devanahalli and the airport between about 3 and 8:30 am, so the driver slows right down. The base is about 25 km on, past the Nandi Hills turn.
Trek start
At the foot of Skandagiri the car pulls in near Kalwar village, and the driver rests in it until you are back. Your walk begins behind the Papagni Mutt. Carry the forest department booking and an ID; the rules for trek slots change, so look them up a day before. The climb to the summit temple is roughly 3 km. After coming down, Chikkaballapur, 5 km off, is the nearest town for a hot breakfast and a fuel top up before the long drive home.
Want a Mysore to Skandagiri cab for a small trekking group? A car reaches the base quickly at night, and a Mysore to Skandagiri taxi can add Nandi Hills after the climb. Book cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Skandagiri and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Skandagiri via Mandya, Yelahanka and Devanahalli | About 210 km | About 420 km | About 4 hr with stops |
About 210 km each way means 2 days and 600 km for a round trip by car. The rate has fuel, the driver and AC in it. Our cars all run with AC. Driver allowance ₹400 a day, tolls, parking and GST at cost. A same day return by car is billed at actuals km. A Mysore to Skandagiri one way taxi is quoted on request. A Mysore to Skandagiri trip with a night there costs the same.
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 and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 3 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹2,740 a person.
Four people with small bags fit a Swift Dzire or a Toyota Etios. Six or seven need the Innova Crysta or the Innova.
Eight or more of you for Skandagiri? The Mysore to Skandagiri tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Elders in your group? Look at the Mysore to Skandagiri Force Urbania. Airport runs and city drops: our taxi service in Mysore.
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
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
Travelled to Bangalore
Booked cab 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
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Count on about 210 km from your door in Mysore to Kalwar village at the foot of Skandagiri, and twice that, about 420 km, for the return trip. At night a cab covers it in about 4 hours: expressway to Ramanagara, a loop round the city to Yelahanka, then NH44 north past Devanahalli.
Skandagiri: driving after 10 pm adds the driver night allowance, ₹400 a night.
Skandagiri is about 210 km away; tolls, parking, permits and GST go in addition at actual.
Skandagiri one way: on request, at ₹2 a km over the return rate, quoted in writing.
A Dzire or Etios is enough. Every size is listed on cab rental in Mysore.
As long as the trek takes, usually four to five hours with breakfast. It is part of the day.
It can. In the cool months, roughly mid November to mid February, a thick morning mist often hangs over the airport area in the small hours, just when the cab is passing. The driver slows down and keeps a safe gap, so allow an extra half hour. Leaving Mysore a little before midnight gives that margin.
Older children who walk well can manage with an adult beside them; the trail is about 3 km to the top and is done in the dark. Each child needs a torch, warm clothes and water. Small children are better off sleeping in the car at the base with one adult while the others climb.
