Mysore to Thekkady Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Periyar Lake Boat Ride
Allow two hours.
Spice Plantations
The car gets close; an hour.
Periyar Tiger Reserve Walks
Our car waits at the reception; keep half a day.
Chellarkovil Viewpoint
Keep forty minutes.
Distance
470 km
From Mysore
Time
About 11 to 11.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Palani and Cumbum
Starting from
₹ 16000
4 days, 1,200 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹14,318 ₹17,264
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹16,646 ₹20,083
+ ₹2933 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹21,352 ₹25,771
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,680 ₹28,590
+ ₹4190 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹30,664 ₹37,048
+ ₹5448 (Taxes & Charges)
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470 km
Mysore pickup
The driver rings the bell at 6 am, at your house, a lodge near the station or any hotel in Mysuru. Thekkady is about 470 km, on the Kerala side of the Cardamom Hills, so this is a full day in the car. In Dasara weeks, September or October, check the Mysore traffic advisory the night before; diversions can add half an hour just to get out of the city. The cab takes the Nanjangud road, NH766, and turns off for Chamarajanagar for a short tea break.
Short tea halt
Chamarajanagar is only a tea and fuel halt today, ten minutes, because breakfast is planned after the forest. The town is the last district seat of Karnataka before Tamil Nadu. Yelandur, with its temple of carved stone chains, is about 20 km off towards Kollegal, a good half day some other time. Buy water and a snack, and use the restroom. Over the next stretch the road enters the Hasanur forest and drops down to Bannari through a long chain of bends, and the cab will not stop on the way.
Breakfast and restrooms
By the time the cab reaches Sathyamangalam, about 140 km from Mysore, everyone is ready for breakfast. Hotels along the highway open early for the stream of buses, so 20 minutes is enough for four. The curbs on the Bannari to Dhimbam ghat have been eased and tightened over the years, which is why we cross it after sunrise. Sathy sits on the Bhavani, and the bridge at the town entry gives a quick view of the river. From here the cab heads south east towards Tiruppur.
Drive through
Tiruppur is the knitwear capital of India, making nearly 90% of the country's cotton knitwear exports in about 10,000 garment units. A cab can make a short detour to the outlet shops near the highway for T shirts at factory prices, but on a long day most people drive straight through. The city stands on the Noyyal river, and the Avinashilingeswarar temple is on its edge at Avinashi, linked by NH381. From Tiruppur the road runs south through Dharapuram to Palani for lunch.
Lunch
Palani is lunch, about 295 km from Mysore. The hill temple of Murugan dominates the town, and you can see the winch tracks running up its side while you eat. Before leaving, pick up a tin of panchamirtham, the temple's sweet of banana, honey, ghee and jaggery, the first temple prasadam in India with a GI tag. Thirty minutes for a car. If you wish to visit the temple, a night here on the return works better. Theni is about 100 km ahead.
Tea and restrooms
Theni is a short tea halt, ten minutes, in a valley at the foot of the Western Ghats. It is a hot town, with summer days near 39.5 C, so carry cold water from here. The Vaigai dam is near Andipatti, and the Pennycuick memorial, for the British engineer who built the Mullaperiyar dam that holds the Thekkady lake, is at Lower Camp near Gudalur on this road. Cumbum is about 40 km on.
Grape valley
Cumbum is known as the grape valley of South India. Vineyards line the road, and the Cumbum Panneer grape, harvested all year in three seasons, got a GI tag in 2023. A cab can stop for five minutes at a roadside stall to buy a bunch. The town grew round the Cumbaraya Perumal temple, which holds both Shiva and Vishnu. From here the ghat climbs about 30 km to Kumily and Thekkady, so finish your snacks before the bends start.
Hotel drop
Thekkady sits just above Kumily, the Kerala border town, about 4 km away, and most hotels and homestays are spread between the two. The cab drops you at the door; send the location before the trip, because some stays are up narrow lanes. Kumily's main street has spice shops and plenty of places to eat Kerala meals in the evening. The Mangaladevi Kannagi temple near the border opens to visitors only one day a year. The driver stays nearby and is ready when you need him.
Need a Mysore to Thekkady cab for four to seven people for the Periyar lake and the spice hills? Thekkady (Kumily) is roughly 470 km away, via Sathyamangalam, Palani and Theni. The car to Thekkady collects you at Mandakalli airport or your office in Hebbal. Book a Mysore to Thekkady taxi through cab rental in Mysore: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Thekkady and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Thekkady via Chamarajanagar, Palani and Cumbum | About 470 km | About 940 km | About 11 to 11.5 hr with stops |
For about 940 km of driving we bill 4 days, which is 1,200 km at 300 km a day. A Mysore to Thekkady one way taxi is on request, with the km quoted on paper. Fuel, driver and AC are included per km. Air conditioned, always. Extra: ₹400 a day for the driver, and tolls, parking, permits and GST at cost.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹24,000 | |
₹14 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | ₹27,600 | |
₹18 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | ₹34,800 | |
₹20 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 | ₹38,400 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹400 a night), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
Couple or family of four: Toyota Etios or Swift Dzire. Six or seven: Innova Crysta. On a long drive, the Crysta seats are easier on the back. 7 to 12 people? See the Mysore to Thekkady tempo traveller.
More comfort for ten with elders? Look at the Mysore to Thekkady Force Urbania or Force Urbania on rent in Mysore. Twenty people? The Mysore to Thekkady mini bus takes them.
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
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Thekkady is about 470 km from Mysore by road, about 940 km there and back. The cab goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam and Tiruppur to Palani, then by Theni and Cumbum, and climbs the ghat to Kumily. Plan about 11 to 11.5 hours of driving with meals. Some families add a night at Palani to make it two easier days.
Yes. At each place the driver waits, and local km are billed at the same rate.
An Innova Crysta. Six to Thekkady and their bags fit. Every car we run is on cab rental in Mysore.
No. Tolls, parking and GST are added on every cab trip. Plus the Kerala entry permit for the car.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. Our card says ₹400 per night.
Yes, that works. Send the date and pickup point, and the one way quote comes in writing.
Mostly on the last climb. Cumbum gets most of its rain, about 836 mm a year, in the southwest monsoon, and the ghat from Cumbum to Kumily is wet and slow then. The Dhimbam ghat near Sathyamangalam is also slower in rain. On wet days the cab leaves Mysore earlier so both ghats are driven in daylight, and we add an hour to the plan.
Yes, within reason. A Dzire or Etios boot takes four soft bags plus a few packets of spices from Kumily and grapes from Cumbum. If you plan to buy a lot, or carry a wet grinder from the Coimbatore side, an Innova or Crysta gives more room. Keep spices in sealed packs so the car does not smell of cardamom for a week.
