Mysore to Vagamon Mini Bus Hire for 14 to 25 People
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Vagamon Meadows
Rolling grass hills. Good for group photos.
Vagamon Pine Forest
Walk among the pines, roughly 45 minutes.
Kurisumala
Steep pilgrim climb with a view from the top.
Thangal Para
Rocky top with wide views.
Vagamon Lake
Small lake in the tea estates.
Distance
410 km
From Mysore
Time
About 10 hr
Via Gundlupet, Nilambur and Thodupuzha
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
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370 km
410 km
Group boarding
The mini bus leaves at 5 am, because Vagamon is about ten hours away with halts. The group boards at one meeting point, and the coordinator checks the list. Some visitors stop at the Government Sandalwood Oil Factory in Ashokapuram for incense and sandalwood oil, but that is better on the return day. The bus takes the Nanjangud road and reaches the forest as the gates open. Big bags in the rear.
Forest gate halt
About an hour out, Gundlupet gives the group fifteen minutes for tea and restrooms, and the coordinator counts heads before the forest. From here the mini bus swings onto NH 181, the Ooty side road through Bandipur and Mudumalai to Gudalur. Some travellers now drop in at the vineyards round the town during Onam, an idea for a later trip. While the group has tea, the driver fills the diesel tank, since there are no pumps in the forest.
Breakfast in Gudalur
Breakfast for the group is in Gudalur, about 110 km from Mysore. Around 49,500 people live in this busy market town of the tea estates, so its hotels can feed twenty quickly; half an hour is enough. Theppakadu, in Mudumalai, lies about 15 km behind. In some seasons tourist vehicles going into the Nilgiris district have had to carry an e pass, so we check the current rule a few days before the trip and arrange it if needed.
Group lunch
Nilambur, after the Nadukani ghat, is the group lunch stop, about 165 km from Mysore. Twenty people can eat together at the larger hotels by the highway. The town is known for teak; Conolly's Plot and the teak museum are about 2 km off the road, reached by a walk and a hanging bridge. The Nedumkayam forest trek is run here by Kerala ecotourism. Malappuram is about 30 km on. The bus parks on the highway while the group eats, and the driver takes his own short rest before the long afternoon.
Tea halt
Thrissur, roughly 270 km from Mysore, is a twenty minute tea halt, taken on the outer road because the centre is crowded. For a separate day, Guruvayur's Sri Krishna temple is about 26 km north west and Peechi dam about 22 km out of the city. A plate of parippu vada and strong black tea revives everyone for the inland run towards Thodupuzha and the Idukki hills, the last part of the day.
Snack and fuel
Thodupuzha, about 370 km from Mysore, is the last stop before the climb. Twenty people can buy fresh pineapple from the Vazhakulam belt nearby, sold in slices at the roadside. The driver checks fuel on the main road. Muvattupuzha is about 20 km back. The last 40 km to Vagamon are uphill and winding, so this is the time for anyone who gets sick on bends to sit in front.
One resort for all
About ten hours after leaving Mysore, the mini bus arrives in Vagamon. A few resorts sit up estate tracks too steep for a mini bus, and there the group gets down on the main road while jeeps take the bags. At about 1,100 m Vagamon has cool nights all year. Groups come for hiking, rock climbing and paragliding, and the tea estates on the slopes were first planted in 1926.
Want a Mysore to Vagamon mini bus for 20 friends and a weekend in the meadows? It is the best size for the hill road at the end and the resort gates up there. See mini bus on rent in Mysore. Vagamon pickup: the Mysuru railway station, a hostel or two homes.
Route | One way | Vagamon and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Vagamon via Gudalur, Thrissur and Thodupuzha | About 410 km | About 820 km | About 10 hr with stops |
The round trip is roughly 820 km, billed as three days and 900 km. A fourth day for Idukki dam or Kumily adds 300 km. The rate covers diesel and the driver; driver bata starts at ₹600 a day, and tolls, parking, permits and GST come at the real cost. AC or non-AC, as you book.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
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, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
For 14 to 16: 16 seater mini bus. For up to 18: 18 seater mini bus. 20 or fewer: 20 seater mini bus. 25 or fewer: 25 seater mini bus.
Group of 30? The Mysore to Vagamon bus. Elders with you? The Mysore to Vagamon Force Urbania makes the long day easier. Bigger groups: 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
Mysore to Coimbatore
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6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
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6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
By road Vagamon is about 410 km from Mysore, nearly 820 km for the group's round trip. The mini bus goes by Gundlupet and the Bandipur and Mudumalai forest to Gudalur, takes the Nadukani ghat to Nilambur, then Thrissur and Thodupuzha. Allow about 10 hours with halts.
The 20 seater. Sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
A late night return adds the driver night allowance. You see it in the quote first. For the mini bus: ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
Those are separate. The 20 seater costs ₹32,700 for 3 days, 900 km, and the driver bata is ₹2,100. Then tolls, Kerala entry tax, parking and GST at actual.
Vagamon one way is done on request. The drop is priced at the return rate plus ₹2 a km, and you get it in writing.
Paragliding runs in some seasons on the Vagamon hills. Check with the operator before you plan it.
Yes. Gudalur receives most of its heavy yearly rain between June and August, and landslips have closed Nilgiri ghat roads for days, with traffic sent another way. We check the road the day before, cross the ghat in daylight and keep spare time. From September to May the route is normally clear.
Only partly. The Mudumalai and Bandipur forest road shuts from 9 pm to 6 am, so a mini bus leaving Vagamon in the evening would wait near Gudalur until morning. It is better to start early in the day, or break the return with a night in Thrissur.
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