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Sharadamba Temple
Main darshan; evening puja is special.
Vidyashankara Temple
Next to the main temple.
Tunga River Bank
Fish feeding steps.
Kigga Rishyashringa Temple
About 10 km by car.
Sirimane Falls
About 15 km by car.
Horanadu Annapoorneshwari Temple
A drive via Kalasa.
Distance
265 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5.5 hr
Via KR Nagar, Belur and Balehonnur
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
40 km
120 km
160 km
185 km
230 km
265 km
Pickup at your door
We send the car to your address in Mysuru, a hotel close to the palace, the railway station or the airport at Mandakalli. Out of the city, NH275 runs as a four lane road west to Bilikere, and there the driver leaves it for SH57 and KR Nagar. Sringeri is about 265 km away, so a start near six puts you at the math for the lunch serving. If the family has a spare evening after the return, Chamundi Hill is about 13 km from the city, with the Chamundeshwari temple on its top.
Drive on
Most cars roll straight through KR Nagar, roughly 40 km into the trip and the first town on SH57. It is a planned town of the 1920s and 1930s, moved about 4.5 km south of old Yedatore after the Kaveri flooded it. Tea at the bus station shops takes five minutes if anyone asks; otherwise breakfast waits for Hassan, where the choice is wider. The next town, Holenarasipura on the Hemavathi, comes after about 45 km of quiet country road.
Breakfast
Hassan, about 120 km out, is the breakfast stop for the cab. Ask for kadubu with coconut chutney, the steamed rice dumplings of the region, and coffee strong enough for the hill roads to come. Twenty minutes is plenty. The Gorur dam on the Hemavathi, 58 m high and built in 1979, lies about 22 km away, a stop for a slower day. The driver checks fuel here. Belur is about 38 km on, and the road leaves the national highway for the Malnad side.
Temple halt
Parking for the car is close to the Chennakeshava complex, in the heart of Belur. Give it 45 minutes. Nobody pays to enter, and footwear goes to the stand. If you finish early, the ruined Amrutheshwara temple, about 800 m to the south, is quiet compared with the main yard. Small hotels around the gate do Malnad meals, but the better lunch is 25 km ahead in Chikmagalur. Belur is the last town of Hassan district on this road.
Lunch
By about 185 km the car is in Chikmagalur, and lunch here keeps the afternoon free for the temple. Thirty minutes covers akki rotti or kadubu for four, and filter coffee after. Pick up coffee powder now, since the road beyond has fewer shops. Manikyadhara falls on the Baba Budangiri range, about 40 km from town, needs its own trip. The road then swings north west towards Balehonnur, about 50 km on, through estates and forest.
Short tea halt
The car crosses the Bhadra at Balehonnur on an old masonry bridge from 1946. This coffee town belongs to Narasimharajapura taluk, and pilgrims know it for the Rambhapuri Peetha, counted first among the five Veerashaiva seats. Ten minutes covers tea and a stretch. Sringeri is about 35 km ahead, and the road narrows and winds from here, so tell the driver early if anyone needs a stop for motion sickness.
Drop near the math
The cab drops you close to the math, in a hill town at about 672 m beside the Tunga. Plan your darshan around the afternoon break, when the temple shuts from two until five. The math feeds every visitor free; lunch is served around midday. For the shrine, men wear a dhoti or formal trousers, and women a saree or salwar, never shorts. Pilgrim guest houses are run by the math, so ask for a room on arrival if you stay the night.
Need a Mysore to Sringeri cab for darshan at the Sharada peetha? Our Mysore to Sringeri taxi comes for you at home, a Mysuru hotel or the bus stand, and can stop at Belur along the way. Book cab rental in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Sringeri and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sringeri via Hassan and Chikkamagaluru | About 265 km | About 530 km | About 5.5 hr with stops |
With a night at Sringeri the round trip is around 530 km, billed as two days and 600 km. All AC. Driver allowance is ₹400 a day for a sedan, and parking, tolls, permits and GST are charged at actuals. The km rate covers fuel, the driver and AC. A Mysore to Sringeri one way taxi runs ₹2 a km above a return, quoted when asked.
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.
Up to 4 people: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven: Innova Crysta. Groups of 7 to 12 should look at the Mysore to Sringeri tempo traveller.
Elders with you? The Mysore to Sringeri Force Urbania. Bigger family: tempo traveller on rent 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
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Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Sringeri is about 265 km from Mysore one way, around 530 km for the round trip. The cab goes via Bilikere and SH57 to KR Nagar and Hassan, then Belur, Chikmagalur and Balehonnur. With breakfast, a temple halt and lunch, it takes about 5.5 hours.
Driving late at night means a night allowance for the driver. The quote lists it. Expect ₹400 a night.
Yes. Sringeri on day one, Horanadu via Kalasa on day two, then home. It is a long second day.
Yes, ask us. One way is ₹2 more per km than a return, and the km and allowance come in writing.
No. Two days, 600 km: Dzire ₹8,000 Etios ₹9,200 Innova ₹11,600 Crysta ₹12,800. Night driver allowance, tolls, parking and GST are extra at actuals.
Innova Crysta. All cars on cab rental in Mysore.
The road stays open, but Sringeri gets about 3,949 mm of rain a year, mostly in June, July and August. The stretch after Balehonnur is narrow and wet then, so the cab goes slower and the trip takes longer. Carry umbrellas and a change of clothes. October to February is drier and easier for the drive and the temple visit.
It is possible but long, about 530 km in a day. If you do, leave Sringeri after the math lunch, by about 2 pm, so the cab clears the forest road to Balehonnur and Chikmagalur in daylight. From Hassan onwards night driving is easier. Families with elders usually stay one night at the math guest house and return next morning.
