Mysore to St. Mary's Island Mini Bus for Group Trips
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St. Mary's Island
Boat ride from the jetty. Best October to May. Boats stop in the monsoon. 2 to 3 hours is enough for twenty.
Malpe Beach
The mini bus parks on the beach road. Best at sunset. Allow 1 hour.
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
The mini bus stops on the wider road outside. Allow 1 hour.
Kaup Beach and Lighthouse
The mini bus parks on the beach road. 45 minutes is enough for twenty.
Distance
315 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7 hr
Via Hunsur, Sampaje and Udupi
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
45 km
120 km
150 km
255 km
310 km
315 km
Group pickup
We gather the twenty at 5:30 am, from one corner near the railway station plus a second spot if the group lives far apart. Bring jackets, even for a beach trip, because Mysore's dawns can be sharply cold for a plateau city; the coldest on record was 7.7 C one January. The boats to the islands close in the afternoon, so the morning start cannot slip. Once everyone is aboard, the driver follows the ring road round to the Hunsur road and heads west.
Breakfast for the group
Teak once made Hunsur's name and tobacco now fills its fields, but for this group the town simply means breakfast after an hour on the road. Plates of idli, vada and coffee for twenty arrive within about twenty five minutes if everyone orders the same thing. The driver waits on the highway side with the door open. Make sure everyone visits the restroom, because Madikeri, 75 km ahead, is the next planned halt.
Fuel and the fort
While the mini bus is refuelled in Madikeri, the group gets twenty minutes for tea. The town's fort stands in plain view from the road, its gate guarded by a pair of stone elephants, with a small museum inside for another day. Madikeri sits close to 1,170 m above sea level, so jackets stay on for now. Once the vehicle leaves town, the road plunges into the Sampaje ghat, and passengers should stay seated on the bends.
Ghat stretch
Sampaje is where the mini bus is midway down the forested ghat, about 30 km after Madikeri, and the driver does not stop on these curves. During red rain alerts Kodagu's officials have kept heavy vehicles off the district's ghat roads for days at a time. Island trips seldom clash with that, because the boats sit idle through the monsoon anyway. From here to Mangalore is roughly 105 km more, through Sullia and Puttur.
Group lunch
Mangalore, named after the Mangaladevi temple at Bolar, is where the group sits down to lunch. A highway hotel with space for the mini bus can serve neer dosa, fish curry or a vegetarian thali to twenty people inside forty minutes. Pumpwell junction is a known choke point at office hours, so the driver plans the crossing to miss the rush. Udupi lies 55 km up NH66, roughly an hour away.
Tea before the jetty
Anyone joining or leaving by rail should know that Udupi's station sits at Indrali, about 4 km from the bus stand. For the rest, this is a fifteen minute halt for tea and the toilets, and it really matters, since the islands offer neither. Udupi cuisine was born in this town, so a quick masala dosa makes sense before the sea. From here the boat point at Malpe is just 5 km to the west.
Drop at the boat point
The mini bus parks close to the Malpe boarding point. Through the dry season boats shuttle across from about 9 am to 5:30 pm, from the beach and the Tegma jetty, but none sail from June to September. Buy tickets for all twenty in one go, and agree on which return boat the group will take. The islands are empty of houses and shops, and guards keep people back from the risky edges, so carry water.
Is a Mysore to St. Mary's Island mini bus right for a family holiday with a group too big for a van? It is the right size: one bus, one bill, one plan. We collect anywhere in Mysuru: a palace-side hotel, the railway station, the bus stand or Mandakalli airport. We have arranged mini bus on rent in Mysore since 2009.
Route | One way | St. Mary's Island and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to St. Mary's Island via Madikeri, Mangalore and Udupi | About 315 km | About 630 km | About 7 hr with stops |
The round trip is around 630 km. Fuel and driver come with the mini bus rate. You can take the mini bus with or without AC. Fuel and our driver are in the km rate; the driver bata is added per day. Both AC and non-AC mini buses are available; the rate depends on which you pick. Mary's Island. Allowance for the driver is ₹600 to ₹700 per day by size; GST, tolls, permits and parking are charged at cost. Mary's Island we bill 3 days at 900 km, on the 300 km each day minimum. That leaves roughly 270 km for sightseeing around St. We quote one way drops on request. For St.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
St. Mary's Island with 14 to 16? Take the 16 seater mini bus. Around 20: 20 seater mini bus or 21 seater mini bus. 25 or fewer: 25 seater mini bus. For St. Mary's Island with over 25, a bus costs less per head.
More than 25 now going to St. Mary's Island? Book the Mysore to St. Mary's Island Bus. Shrunk to a dozen? The Mysore to St. Mary's Island Tempo Traveller is enough. Each size and rate is on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
The island boats sail from Malpe, about 315 km from Mysore, which makes roughly 630 km both ways. Our mini bus heads west via Hunsur to Madikeri, descends past Sampaje to Mangalore, follows NH66 to Udupi and then turns to the jetty. A group should plan about 7 hours.
Yes. A drive beyond 10 pm adds the driver's night bata, shown in your quote ahead of booking. Per night it is ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
The 25 seater: all get a seat and the bags go in. See the sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
No. Boats from Malpe stop in the monsoon, roughly June to September. Plan between October and May.
Not included. Tolls, parking and permits are paid at cost, and GST is added on the bill.
Yes, quoted when you ask. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
Two stretches. The Sampaje ghat below Madikeri is winding and slow, especially after rain. In Mangalore, Pumpwell junction is slow at peak hours, so the driver keeps to the highway and times the crossing outside office hours. The rest of the road, Mysore to Madikeri and Mangalore to Udupi, moves steadily.
In the mini bus. The driver parks near the Malpe boat point and stays with the vehicle, so bags, shoes and shopping are safe inside. Take only water, hats, sunscreen and phones to the island; there are no shops there. If the group stays the night, the driver takes the bags to the hotel after the boat trip.
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