Mysore to Thekkady Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Periyar Lake Boat Ride
Forest department boats on the reservoir. Book seats early and keep two hours.
Spice Plantations
Guided walks through cardamom and pepper estates. Allow an hour for twenty people.
Periyar Tiger Reserve Walks
Guided nature walks and bamboo rafting. Keep half a day. Forest vehicles take you in; the mini bus waits.
Chellarkovil Viewpoint
View over the Tamil Nadu plains from the ridge. Plan forty minutes for the group.
Distance
470 km
From Mysore
Time
About 11 to 11.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Palani and Cumbum
Starting from
₹ 40800
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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470 km
Mysore pickup
The mini bus starts at 5 am from one or two boarding points, with bags at the back and the group of 14 to 25 counted before leaving. Thekkady is a ten hour day with halts. If the group plans a Mysore day after the trip, avoid Tuesday, when the zoo and Karanji lake are closed. Each person keeps a small bag with water, a snack and any medicines on the seat. The bus heads south by the Nanjangud road.
Tea break
Chamarajanagar is a 20 minute tea and diesel halt, with breakfast planned after the ghat. The town is the end of the rail line from Mysore, and BR Hills is about 40 km away through K Gudi on a forest road. For a group of 20, the restroom queue is the main job here: the next hour and more is forest and ghat with nowhere to stop. Count heads before the bus moves.
Breakfast and restrooms
Breakfast is at Sathyamangalam, at the foot of the ghat. Trucks with 12 or more wheels are not allowed on the Dhimbam road, so a mini bus has the bends to itself and the buses. Phone the order from the last bend and every breakfast is ready on arrival; keep 30 minutes. The town is a busy bus junction for Tiruppur and Erode, so the driver uses a hotel yard on the highway.
No stop needed
Tiruppur, a city of about 10,000 garment units, makes nearly 90% of India's cotton knitwear exports. The mini bus drives through today; the outlet shops near the highway, with T shirts at factory prices, suit a group on the return. The climate here is hot and dry, with about 700 mm of rain a year. The bus continues south through Dharapuram towards Palani for lunch. Ask the group to note it now, so the return day can include a shopping halt.
Midday meal
Palani is the lunch stop, at a hotel near the hill with parking for the mini bus. Pilgrims come here in huge numbers, more than 7 million a year, so hotels are used to serving groups fast. The temple visit by steps, winch or rope car needs a couple of hours, better on the return. Buy panchamirtham, the GI tagged prasadam. Forty five minutes, then on to Theni. Pilgrims often have their heads tonsured here for a vow, so do not be surprised by the crowds near the hill.
Tea break
Theni is the afternoon tea and restroom halt, 20 minutes, roughly 100 km past Palani. Rocky hills rise straight out of the coconut groves behind the town, the first wall of the Western Ghats. The district is full of waterfalls and high country, from the Kumbakkarai falls under the Kodaikanal range to Kurangani, which climbs towards Top Station, but those are other trips. Fill the water can, count heads, and the mini bus carries on through Cumbum to the foot of the Kumily ghat. Fill the group's water can before leaving.
Keep moving
Cumbum is the grape valley of South India, with vineyards of the GI tagged Panneer grape beside the road. The mini bus keeps moving, because the ghat to Kumily, about 30 km of bends, should be climbed in daylight. Anyone who gets travel sick should move to the front seats now. Cardamom, coconut and grapes are traded in the town's market, and the Cumbaraya Perumal temple is in the centre.
Periyar side
The day ends at the top of the ghat in Thekkady, roughly 4 km above Kumily town on the Kerala border. Where the hotel road is wide enough the mini bus pulls up at the gate; for a homestay at the end of a narrow lane, bags may need carrying for a short way. Settle dinner for the whole group with the hotel in advance, or walk down to the eating places in Kumily, where spice shops stay open into the evening. The driver parks close to the hotel overnight.
Looking for a Mysore to Thekkady mini bus for the Periyar lake and the spice hills, for a group of about twenty? Thekkady (Kumily) is about 470 km from Mysuru via Sathyamangalam, Palani and Theni. For Thekkady we pick up from Mysore Junction railway station or your house in Kuvempunagar. It costs less per head than three cars. Ask for a mini bus on rent in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Thekkady and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Thekkady via Chamarajanagar, Palani and Cumbum | About 470 km | About 940 km | About 11 to 11.5 hr with stops |
There and back is roughly 940 km. Fuel, driver and AC are in the rate. Driver allowance is ₹600 to ₹700 a day; parking, tolls, permits and GST are at actuals. Both AC and non-AC can be booked. One way drops: ask us. Over 4 days it is billed as 1,200 km, because the minimum is 300 km a day.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
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 25, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
Up to 16 people: 16 seater mini bus. 17 to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 to 25: 25 seater mini bus. Over 25, a bus is cheaper per head than two mini buses.
Under 13 for Thekkady? The Mysore to Thekkady tempo traveller costs less. More than 25? Book the Mysore to Thekkady bus; all sizes are on bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
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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
Thekkady is about 470 km from Mysore one way and about 940 km for the round trip. The mini bus goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam and Tiruppur to Palani, then by Theni and Cumbum up the Kumily ghat. Plan about 11 to 11.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts, starting at 5 am.
Yes, on request. A written one way quote follows once you send the date.
Thekkady suits the 25 seater; everyone sits and bags fit. All sizes are on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
A night allowance is charged only for late night driving. The quote lists it. Our card says ₹600 to ₹700, by size per night.
No. The Kerala entry permit for a tourist vehicle is extra too. For Thekkady, tolls, parking fees and GST go on at actuals, with receipts.
Through Sathyamangalam, Palani and Theni, then the Kumily ghat. It is shorter than going via Kochi.
Mostly the pickup. Dasara fills Mysore for ten days in September or October, with closed or one way streets round the palace and limits on private buses in the centre at fixed hours. On Vijayadashami the city entries themselves have been shut to vehicles. We move boarding to a point near the outer ring road and leave at 5 am, and the rest of the Thekkady drive is not affected.
For a three or four day trip, one medium bag per person fits at the back, with hand bags on the racks or under the seats. Leave room for spices from Kumily and grapes from Cumbum on the way back. Keep valuables and medicines in the hand bags. For more luggage than that, book the next size up.
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