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On the way.
Distance
325 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7.5 to 8 hr
Via KR Nagar, Sringeri and Hebri
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
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325 km
Pickup at your door
We start at your gate, or at a hotel near the palace, Mysore Junction or the Mandakalli airport. Varanga lies about 325 km off, on the far side of the Western Ghats, so the car is moving before six. It follows the Hunsur road only as far as Bilikere and then takes the quieter state highway north to KR Nagar and Hassan. If you are carrying gifts for hosts on the coast, buy the silk or the sandalwood the evening before; most Mysore shops shut by ten at night.
Breakfast
The car halts in KR Nagar, about 40 km out, for breakfast. Vegetarian eateries in town open around seven, and a family of four is done in twenty minutes. On the Mysore side of town, about 5 km back, a small Lakshmana Tirtha temple sits among paddy fields, easy to miss in the dark of an early start. From here SH57 runs about 45 km to Holenarasipura and then on to Hassan, a road with light traffic.
Tea stop
Hassan, about 120 km out, is only a ten minute tea and fuel halt on this long day. The district town is at about 950 m. Shravanabelagola is about 51 km south east of here, and the Jain pilgrims in the car may want it on the return; the climb there is on rock steps. Today the road turns north west for Belur and Chikmagalur. Keep a flask of Malnad filter coffee for the drive.
Lunch
Chikmagalur, about 180 km from Mysore, is the lunch stop. A thirty minute meal of akki rotti or kadubu with Malnad filter coffee suits four people. Galikere lake on the Baba Budangiri range is a 2 km walk from the shrine there, a separate day's outing. Shops on the main road sell coffee powder and black pepper. From here the road runs past Balehonnur towards Sringeri, about 85 km on, through coffee estates and forest.
Temple halt
Sringeri is about 265 km out, and the car halts 45 minutes at the temple town on the Tunga. Dress for the shrine before you get down; shorts and sleeveless tops are not allowed. If you arrive after two, the temple is closed until five, so a late lunch at the math, served free, fills the gap. Agumbe is about 24 km ahead, and beyond it the ghat goes down to Hebri.
Ghat top
Agumbe sits at the top of the ghat, about 290 km from Mysore. The village is called the Cherrapunji of the South, and the forest around it gets about 7,620 mm of rain a year. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station, founded by Romulus Whitaker in 2005, studies the king cobra. A ten minute halt is enough for tea. The road then drops down the Agumbe ghat on NH169A towards Hebri, slow, with hairpin bends.
Foot of the ghat
Hebri is the junction town at the foot of the Western Ghats, about 20 km down from Agumbe. Roads branch from here to Udupi, Karkala, Kundapura, Brahmavar and Shivamogga. The town has a petrol pump, a police station and a health centre, so it is a good place for fuel and a restroom. Tulu and Kundagannada are the languages here. Varanga is only about 10 km on, along a narrower village road towards Karkala.
Arrival
Roughly 7.5 to 8 hours of driving bring the car to the lake at Varanga, where it parks a few steps from the water. The village is tiny, only a few thousand people, with simple facilities and no real hotels, so families sleep in Karkala, the taluk town about 25 km on, or carry on to Udupi, which also has the nearest railway station. Supper in Karkala means Tulu Nadu cooking, neer dosa and fish curry with rice. Wear clothes that suit a Jain temple.
Need a Mysore to Varanga cab for a family of four on a temple tour? A car covers Sringeri, Agumbe and Varanga with fewer stops and gets you to Karkala by evening. Get a Mysore to Varanga taxi through cab rental in Mysore. Pickup from home, a Mysuru hotel or the airport.
Route | One way | Varanga and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Varanga via KR Nagar, Sringeri and Hebri | About 325 km | About 650 km | About 7.5 to 8 hr with stops |
Round trip is around 650 km, billed as 3 days, 900 km. A Mysore to Varanga one way taxi can be quoted on request. Tolls, parking, permits where needed and GST are added. Car rates per km include fuel, driver and AC, and a daily allowance for the driver goes on the bill. AC only.
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 and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
For up to 4: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Five to seven, and better on the ghat: Innova Crysta. A party of 7 to 12 fits the Mysore to Varanga tempo traveller.
Group of 20? See the Mysore to Varanga mini bus. All cars on 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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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Varanga is about 325 km from Mysore one way, so the round trip is about 650 km. The cab goes via KR Nagar and Hassan on SH57, then Chikmagalur, Sringeri and Agumbe, and down the ghat to Hebri. By car it takes about 7.5 to 8 hours of driving, with breakfast and lunch on top.
They do, at actual cost, along with parking.
Yes, that works. Ask for a one way quote with your date, and we send it in writing.
Innova Crysta has the room. Every car is listed on cab rental in Mysore.
Yes, with an extra day; it is roughly 80 km from Karkala.
Late night driving adds a night allowance for the driver. The quote lists it. The night bata is ₹400.
The ghat stays open in most monsoons, but Agumbe gets very heavy rain, about 7,620 mm a year, and the bends are slow when wet and misty. The car takes it in low gear with headlights on. From June to September we plan to cross the ghat by early afternoon. October to February is dry and the easiest time.
It is about 650 km in all, which is too long for one day with the ghat. Most families stay one night in Karkala or Udupi and drive back the next morning. If you must keep it short, leave Mysore before six and stay overnight near Varanga, then return via Agumbe after breakfast, so the ghat is in daylight.
