
Mysore to Sultan Bathery Tempo Traveller for 9 to 20 People
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Distance
115 km
From Mysore
Time
About 2.5 hr
Via Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Muthanga
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
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115 km

Family pickup
Seven o'clock is a comfortable start for this short trip. Our tempo traveller stops at your home, a hotel or Mysore Junction, loads the family's cases at the back and keeps a basket of snacks within reach of the children. Two and a half hours with one halt brings you to Wayanad before lunch. Coming back late? Mysore's shutters come down before 10 pm on most shops and eateries, so pick up dinner on the highway. The route leaves town southwards by the Nanjangud road.

Temple stop
Half an hour after the start, the van can pull up at Nanjangud for a family darshan. The Srikanteshwara temple is vast, and children usually stop to stare at the black stone Nandi, nearly 8 ft tall, placed there in 1644. Dress modestly and leave footwear in the van. Fruit sellers outside may not have the famous rasabale banana; this GI tagged local variety has become rare after disease hit the farms. Allow about thirty minutes before moving on.

Tea before the forest
An hour from Mysore comes Gundlupet, where the family gets fifteen minutes for tea and the restroom. Take the children now, since the road ahead runs through protected forest where no vehicle may pull over. People here call their town the Land of Tigers; Bandipur's core is only about 17 km away. A forest bus from Hangala carries pilgrims up Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, but that is a separate day out. While you sip tea, the driver tops up diesel.

Through Muthanga
In Muthanga the forest simply continues across the state line; this Kerala range of the Wayanad sanctuary joins Bandipur, Nagarhole and Mudumalai, and animals wander between all four. The van rolls on at forest speed while the children scan the trees for elephants and spotted deer. Safaris here are only in forest department jeeps, at dawn and in the late afternoon. December to May gives the clearest sightings; the July to September rains are a poor time for a safari.

Hotel drop
About two and a half hours after leaving home, the van stops at your hotel in Sultan Bathery. The odd name comes from Tipu Sultan, whose army kept ammunition here. Lunch in town is a good plan, because travellers from Karnataka find so little food at Gundlupet; a Kerala meals plate suits the whole family. Tea, coffee and spice packets from the market are light and keep well in the bags. The tempo traveller stays with you for the days ahead.
Is a Mysore to Sultan Bathery tempo traveller what your family of 12 needs for a Wayanad weekend? The van picks you up at home or at Mysuru railway station, and our driver times the forest crossing for daylight. Get a tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
Route | One way | Sultan Bathery and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Sultan Bathery via Nanjangud, Gundlupet and Muthanga | About 115 km | About 230 km | About 2.5 hr with stops |
About 230 km in all, inside one 300 km day. Tolls, parking, the Kerala permit and GST come in addition. For the van, the km rate pays for fuel and driver, and the driver bata is a separate daily charge. You can have it with or without AC. A weekend in Wayanad is two days, 600 km.
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, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 20, 2 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹1,090 a person.
9 people: 9 seater tempo traveller. For 10 to 13: 13 seater tempo traveller. 14 to 16: 16 seater tempo traveller. For 17: 17 seater tempo traveller.
Elders on board? The Mysore to Sultan Bathery Force Urbania is smoother. Only five? Book the Mysore to Sultan Bathery cab.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Sultan Bathery is roughly 115 km from Mysore, which makes around 230 km for the family's round trip. The tempo traveller takes the Nanjangud road onto NH766, halts at Gundlupet and then crosses the forest at Bandipur and Muthanga into Wayanad. With one halt the drive is about two and a half hours.
We leave Wayanad before the 9 pm forest closure. Only night driving adds the night allowance. On our Mysore card that is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
It can be done. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
The 12 seater. See tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
GST, tolls, parking and the Kerala permit come on top.
They are closed on Mondays. Plan the visit for another day.
Most families pick October to May, when roads are dry and evenings pleasant at about 900 m; December to May is also safari time at Muthanga. From June to September Wayanad is drenched, green and beautiful but wet, and a few outdoor places close for safety.
Not across the forest. The Muthanga and Bandipur stretch closes between 9 pm and 6 am, so a late departure would only wait at the barrier. Aim to leave Bathery by early evening, or spend another night and set off after 6 am.