Mysore to Tiruchendur Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Quick in a car. Devotees bathe here after the sea.
Kulasekarapattinam
The cab parks close by. Mutharamman temple; huge crowds at Dasara.
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Quick in a car. About 20 km south; an hour.
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Quick in a car. Nine Vishnu temples along the Thamirabarani river.
Distance
600 km
From Mysore
Time
About 14 to 14.5 hr
Via Sathyamangalam, Dindigul and Thoothukudi
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)
Start
60 km
145 km
215 km
280 km
355 km
420 km
470 km
560 km
600 km
Pickup at your door
Your driver arrives at 5 am, at home, a hotel near the palace, the bus stand or Mysore Junction. Before a Tamil Nadu trip we glance at the news: the Kaveri water dispute sometimes brings demonstrations to Mysore, and on a bandh day the start may move. The car heads south on the Nanjangud road and branches off for Chamarajanagar. Tiruchendur is 600 km away, about eleven hours, and a cab can do it in one long day if the forest and the ghat are crossed in the morning. Keep a towel and spare clothes handy for the sea.
Breakfast
Breakfast is at Chamarajanagar, 60 km down the road, where idli, vada and strong coffee are served near the bus stand. Four people are done in twenty minutes. Yelandur, about 20 km from town on the Kollegal side, has the Gaurishvara temple with its stone chains, a detour that suits a slower trip. Fill fuel in town before the cab climbs towards Hasanur, because there is no pump in the forest or on the ghat. From here to the sea at Tiruchendur, the rest of the day is Tamil Nadu roads.
Tea in town
Sathyamangalam lies at the bottom of the hills, 145 km from Mysore, where the Western and Eastern Ghats meet around the tiger reserve. The cab has just come down the Dhimbam ghat past the Bannari temple, and the driver keeps moving through the forest, since stopping there is not a good idea. Ten minutes for tea in the town is enough for four people. The Bhavani river runs beside the road, with paddy on both banks. Erode is about 70 km on, through Gobichettipalayam.
Quick halt
Erode, 215 km out, is only a short halt for a cab; the driver uses the bypass and stops for tea where parking is easy. Thindal Murugan temple stands on a small hill about 6 km from the centre, a quick darshan if a family wants to begin the Murugan trip early. Turmeric is the big crop of the district and is sold by the kilo in the markets. Food here is plain and cheap: idli, dosa and parotta. Tiruchendur is still 385 km away, so keep moving.
Tea
Karur, at 280 km, is a fifteen minute tea halt for the car. It is a rain shadow town, dry most of the year, wettest in October. Workshops here build bodies for buses that run all over India. The Pasupatheeswarar temple sits in the middle of town if someone wants to pray. Lunch waits at Dindigul, about 75 km ahead on NH44, so a light snack is enough. After Karur the land is flat and hot, and the long run south to Madurai and the coast begins.
Biryani lunch
Dindigul, 355 km from Mysore, is the lunch stop, and the town's own biryani, made in a style found nowhere else, is the dish to order. Vegetarians eat rice with sambar and rasam. Forty minutes is enough. After lunch, look up at the rock fort on its bare hill, about 900 ft high, a sight from the road. Chinnalapatti silk sarees are sold in town, woven about 11 km away. Madurai is about 66 km on, and Tiruchendur 245 km.
Tea or the night
At Madurai, 420 km out, the cab group chooses: a twenty minute tea halt and on to the coast, or a night here with an early start for Tiruchendur darshan. Kothu parotta and jigarthanda are the city's own snacks. Madurai airport is about 12 km from the city, handy if one family member must fly back early. If you drive on, the last 180 km run on the Thoothukudi highway and then the coast road, mostly in evening light, so the driver fills the tank before leaving town.
Drive through
Aruppukottai is a cotton and yarn town 50 km past Madurai, and the cab normally drives straight through. Jasmine fields around the town scent the road in the morning. If anyone wants a temple stop, Seenivasa Perumal stands on the hilltop of Malai Arasan, a short climb. Madurai airport is about 44 km back. The plains here are dry and very hot in summer, so the AC stays on. Ahead, the highway passes Ettayapuram on the way to the sea at Thoothukudi, about 90 km on.
Coast road
The cab reaches the coast at Thoothukudi, 560 km from Mysore, and turns south for the last 40 km. A ten minute halt here suits anyone who needs a restroom or fuel before the temple town. Seafood hotels line the main roads if the group eats fish. White salt pans spread on both sides of the highway; this district makes about 90% of the state's salt. Tuticorin macaroons, a cashew sweet, are sold in the bakeries and travel well in the boot.
Temple gate drop
The cab reaches Tiruchendur about 14 to 14.5 hours after Mysore and drops you near the temple gate, then parks close by. Lodges and simple vegetarian meals are a short walk from the temple. Most devotees bathe in the sea before darshan, so keep a dry change of clothes and slippers in the car. Weekends and Skanda Sashti bring long queues, and the Surasamharam days draw thousands. For a shorter wait, go early in the morning. Palm jaggery sweets and prasadam are sold near the temple.
Booking a Mysore to Tiruchendur cab for four people and a Murugan darshan? By car, a long day of about eleven hours, or two short ones. Most callers ask for it as the Mysore to Tiruchendur taxi; either way it comes with a driver. It comes from our cab rental in Mysore fleet, running since 2009. Pickup anywhere in Mysuru: Mandakalli airport or any hotel in the city.
Route | One way | Tiruchendur and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Tiruchendur via Sathyamangalam, Dindigul and Thoothukudi | About 600 km | About 1,200 km | About 14 to 14.5 hr with stops |
The return run to Tiruchendur runs about 1200 km. Our cars all run with AC. Driver allowance is ₹400 a day; tolls and parking at cost, permits and GST extra. Mysore to Tiruchendur one way taxi fares are on request. Fuel, AC and the driver come with the rate. Over four days that is more than the minimum, so we bill actual km. Take the Innova Crysta: ₹20/km, so ₹25,600.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 5 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹4,570 a person.
Couples and small families take the Dzire or the Toyota Etios. For six or seven: Innova Crysta. For 8 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Tiruchendur tempo traveller.
Tiruchendur group too big for one car? See the Mysore to Tiruchendur Force Urbania. A smoother ride for elders is the Mysore to Tiruchendur mini bus. More cars: cab rental 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
Travelled to Bangalore
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Souvik Bhattacharya
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
Expect around 600 km each way, or about 1,200 km if the car comes back with you. After the forest and ghat beyond Chamarajanagar, the cab runs across the Tamil Nadu plains by Erode, Karur and Madurai, then turns towards the coast at Aruppukottai and Thoothukudi. A car needs close to 11 hours including meals, so either leave at 5 am and do it in a day, or sleep in Madurai.
Yes. A Mysore to Tiruchendur one way taxi is on request; we send the fare before booking.
A night bata applies when driving goes past 10 pm; we show it in the written quote. Expect ₹400 a night.
Yes. Kanyakumari is about 90 km south. Add a day to the trip.
Tiruchendur for four: a Dzire or Etios. Every car we run is on cab rental in Mysore. Six or seven, or four with big bags: Innova or Innova Crysta.
No. Tolls, parking, permits and GST go on the bill at cost.
It is the most tiring season. From March to June the plains between Karur and the coast are very hot, and Aruppukottai can touch 41 deg C. The cab is AC, but halts in the open sun drain everyone. We start at 5 am, put the long stretch in the cooler hours and keep stops short. October to February is much easier for a car trip.
Yes, with planning. The longest stretch without a proper stop is the forest and ghat after Chamarajanagar, about two hours, so feed children at breakfast and keep a bag for motion sickness for the 27 hairpins. After that we halt every hour or two. Many families with toddlers break the trip with a night at Madurai, so the sea bath and darshan are not done tired.
