Mysore to Valparai Mini Bus Hire for 14 to 25 People
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Monkey Falls
Forest entry on the ghat; good for a dip.
Loam's View Point
View of the Aliyar lake from the bends.
Sholayar Dam
Drive through tea estates, around 20 km.
Nallamudi View Point
Short walk to the valley edge.
Distance
315 km
From Mysore
Time
About 8.5 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Aliyar
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
60 km
145 km
210 km
250 km
275 km
315 km
Two pickups
The mini bus starts at 5:30 am from two pickup points, for example a hostel and the railway station, so the group of 14 to 25 boards fast. Bags go at the back. Dasara weeks, in September or October, close the streets round the palace at set hours, and in those weeks the pickups move to the outer roads. The bus leaves on the Nanjangud road towards Chamarajanagar. Valparai is about 8.5 hours away with halts.
Breakfast
Chamarajanagar is the breakfast stop, about 60 km from Mysore. Idli and dosa arrive in batches at the bigger hotels near the highway, so twenty people are fed inside half an hour while the bus waits outside. Trains from Mysore end here too, and the tall Chamarajeshwara gopura in the centre dates from 1825. Top up the water can and send everyone to the restrooms, since Hasanur and the Dhimbam bends come next and nobody gets off there.
Tea
The bus comes down the Dhimbam ghat, closed to vehicles with 12 or more wheels but fine for a mini bus, and reaches Sathyamangalam on the Bhavani. Tea, restrooms and a quick count of heads take twenty minutes, at a hotel yard where the bus can turn round easily. Coimbatore is about 65 km on by NH948. The town is about 65 km from Erode too, by the Gobichettipalayam road, which the bus does not take today.
Lunch
Lunch is in Coimbatore. For a big table the quickest order is the full banana leaf meal for everyone, decided before the bus even stops, and the driver picks a place on the Pollachi side so the group is not stuck in city traffic afterwards. To the west rise the Velliangiri hills, which pilgrims call the southern Kailash; that climb is a trip of its own. Buy bananas or guava for the ghat, and be back in the bus in 40 minutes.
Coconut halt
Fifteen minutes at Pollachi buys tender coconut for everyone and a last proper restroom before the hills. Bullock carts and lorries of jaggery, vegetables and cattle crowd the market roads here, so the mini bus waits on the highway edge. Film crews love these coconut lanes, and some of the group may recognise a song location. Rain here comes mostly with the southwest monsoon. Valparai is about 65 km ahead; Aliyar, at the foot of the climb, comes first.
Ghat begins
Below the Aliyar dam the road reaches the forest check post, and the forty hairpins begin right after it. The dam has a park with boating and an aquarium below it, a good halt for the group on the way down. On the climb, elephants cross the road in this area, so nobody stands in the aisle and windows stay shut near animals. The view of the reservoir from the 14th bend is worth a look from the seat.
Estate stay
Valparai is a tea town on the hills, at about 1,060 to 1,190 m, with 56 tea estates around it. Most hotels in town take a mini bus at the gate; some estate roads are narrow, so tell us the stay's name early. Rain is heavy here, about 3,538 mm a year, so the group should carry rain gear. Fix dinner for everyone in advance. The driver parks in town for the night.
Need a Mysore to Valparai mini bus for 20 friends and a few quiet days in the tea hills? It is a good size for the 40 hairpins and the estate roads. For Valparai we pick up from the Mysuru railway station, a hostel or two homes. Book mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Route | One way | Valparai and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Valparai via Coimbatore, Pollachi and Aliyar | About 315 km | About 630 km | About 8.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is close to 630 km, billed as three days and 900 km. AC or non-AC, as you book. The rate covers diesel and the driver; allowance for the driver starts at ₹600 a day, and GST, tolls, parking and permits come at actual cost. Sholayar and Nallamudi fit in the sightseeing day.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
14 to 16 people: 16 seater mini bus. At most 18: 18 seater mini bus. Up to 21: 21 seater mini bus. For up to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
Group of 30? The Mysore to Valparai bus. Elders along? The Mysore to Valparai Force Urbania. Big groups: bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
Piyush bhoya
6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
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.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Valparai is about 315 km from Mysore, about 630 km there and back. The mini bus goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Pollachi to Aliyar, then up 40 hairpins to Valparai. Plan about 8.5 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts. A 5:30 am start gets the group to the top in daylight.
The 21 seater. Sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Those are separate. The 20 seater costs ₹32,700 for 3 days, 900 km, and the driver bata is ₹2,100. Then tolls, Tamil Nadu entry tax, parking and GST at actual.
About an hour for a mini bus, with a stop at Loam's view point.
For Valparai, we do, on request. Valparai drop: the return rate and ₹2 a km, on paper.
Only late night driving carries a driver night allowance. The quote lists it. Rate card figure: ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
It can. During Dasara the city is crowded for ten days, private buses are kept out of the centre at set hours, and roads round the palace have diversions. A mini bus pickup inside the city takes longer then. We fix pickup points on the ring road side and leave earlier, so the group still reaches Aliyar in good time for the climb.
The ghat passes the Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary, with lion tailed macaques and elephants near the road. Children stay seated with the windows shut on the climb, and no food is shown or thrown, because monkeys come for it. If the group stops for a view, adults keep children close and away from the road edge. The driver decides where it is safe to halt.
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