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Vadakkunnathan Temple
Town temple; dress code inside.
Athirappilly Falls
About 60 km by car.
Peechi Dam
Dam about 20 km away.
Distance
325 km
From Mysore
Time
About 6.5 to 7 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Palakkad
Starting from
₹ 12000
3 days, 900 km, Dzire
Maruti Swift Dzire
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹10,826 ₹13,036
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Etios
NORMALAC4 Seats
₹12,572 ₹15,150
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova
LUXURYAC6 Seats
₹16,114 ₹19,429
+ ₹2829 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Crysta
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹17,860 ₹21,543
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)
Toyota Innova Hycross
LUXURYAC7 Seats
₹23,098 ₹27,886
+ ₹4086 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
105 km
140 km
205 km
260 km
325 km
Pickup at your door
For a long Kerala day the car comes to you, at a house, a hotel by the palace, the junction station or the Mandakalli airport. Winter mornings in Mysore can be surprisingly cold, with lows close to 8 C in December, so a sweater helps till the plains. The cab takes the ring road to the Nanjangud road and then the Chamarajanagar turn. Thrissur is about 325 km, close to six hours with halts, and a 6 am start puts the forest and the ghat behind you by breakfast.
Fuel before the forest
Chamarajanagar, 60 km from Mysore, is the car's fuel and restroom stop before the reserve. It is the district town at the bottom of Karnataka, with a railway station on the line from Mysore, and early tea is easy near the bus stand. The next safe place to stop is Bannari, below the ghat, so everyone gets down here for five minutes. From this point NH948 runs south into Tamil Nadu, and Thrissur is still about 265 km ahead.
Through the reserve
Hasanur, 105 km from Mysore, is a forest village in the Thalavadi area of Erode district, inside the Sathyamangalam sanctuary. The cab rolls through without a halt. Herds of elephants use this forest, which is a key corridor, so the driver slows down if animals are near and nobody gets out. Right after the village the Dhimbam ghat drops through 27 hairpins to Bannari and the plains. Early light is the safest time for this part, and it is why the start is at 6.
Breakfast
Sathyamangalam, 140 km into the trip, is the breakfast halt once the ghat is done. A Tamil breakfast with filter coffee takes twenty minutes in the hotels along NH948. The Bhavani river passes the town, and the farmland on both banks is the first green plain you see after the forest. This is a good time to refuel the car again if needed. Coimbatore is 65 km on, and from there the road turns west towards the Palakkad gap and Kerala.
Lunch
Coimbatore, about 205 km from Mysore, is lunch. The driver uses the NH544 bypass, about 28 km from Neelambur to Madukkarai, so the car skips the city traffic and stops at a hotel on the way out. Ask for a meal on a banana leaf, still common here. After lunch it is about 28 km to Walayar, where the car enters Kerala; keep the cab papers handy for the check post. Thrissur is about two hours beyond Coimbatore.
Into Kerala
Palakkad, 260 km from Mysore, comes just after the Walayar border, where the car shows its papers at the motor vehicles check post. The town sits in the Palakkad gap, the low pass through the Western Ghats that NH544 uses to reach Kerala. Palakkad Fort, rebuilt by Hyder Ali in 1766 with a moat around it, stands in the middle of the city if you want ten minutes. From here Thrissur is about 66 km, and the Vadakkencherry to Mannuthy stretch is six lanes.
Drop at your stay
The cab drops you at your hotel or home in Thrissur about 6.5 to 7 hours after leaving Mysore. The town calls itself the cultural capital of Kerala, and the Sahitya, Sangeetha Nataka and Lalithakala academies all sit in the centre. For a snack, try parippu vada with kattan chaya, the strong black tea of the tea shops. Thrissur is only about 3 m above the sea and drains through canals, so streets can flood in heavy rain; keep an umbrella from June to September.
Want a Mysore to Thrissur cab for a family temple trip? A car does it in about 6.5 to 7 hours, and a Mysore to Thrissur taxi can add Guruvayur and Athirappilly. See cab rental in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova Crysta for seven.
Route | One way | Thrissur and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Thrissur via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Palakkad | About 325 km | About 650 km | About 6.5 to 7 hr with stops |
About 325 km each way means 3 days and 900 km for a round trip by car. A Mysore to Thrissur one way taxi is quoted when you ask. By car, one long day each way with Guruvayur on the second day. Driver allowance ₹400 each day, GST, tolls, parking and permits at actuals. The rate has fuel, the driver and AC in it. Our cars all run with AC.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹12 | ₹12,000 | ₹16,000 | ₹20,000 | |
₹14 | ₹13,800 | ₹18,400 | ₹23,000 | |
₹18 | ₹17,400 | ₹23,200 | ₹29,000 | |
₹20 | ₹19,200 | ₹25,600 | ₹32,000 |
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, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
Two to four people: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, or four with heavy bags: Innova or Innova Crysta.
Eight or more travelling to Thrissur? The Mysore to Thrissur tempo traveller costs less than two cars. Elders in the Thrissur group? Look at the Mysore to Thrissur Force Urbania. Airport and city drops are on our taxi service 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
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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
Thrissur is about 325 km from Mysore one way, so about 650 km there and back. The cab goes by Chamarajanagar, Hasanur and the Dhimbam ghat to Sathyamangalam, then Coimbatore, the Walayar border and Palakkad. Plan on about 6.5 to 7 hours by car with breakfast, lunch and a short halt in Palakkad.
Yes. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
Yes. Tell the driver the time; Guruvayur is about 40 minutes from Thrissur.
An Innova or Innova Crysta. The full size list is on cab rental in Mysore. A sedan is tight for five.
Not included. You pay tolls, parking, permits and GST at actual, with receipts.
Late night driving adds a night allowance for the driver. You see it in the quote first. ₹400 a night is the cab rate.
It is a very crowded time. Thrissur Pooram is held around the Vadakkumnathan temple in April or May, in the Malayalam month of Medam, and draws more than a million people, so the city centre is packed and roads are closed. If you are coming for Pooram, book a stay outside the centre, and the cab drops you as close as police allow.
We avoid it. The road crosses the Sathyamangalam tiger reserve and the Dhimbam ghat, where night traffic has been restricted and the timings keep changing, and animals are hit by vehicles after dark. A dawn start is better: you are past the forest by breakfast and in Thrissur by early afternoon, which is also safer for the driver.
