Mysore to Varkala Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Varkala Cliff
Cliff path at sunset.
Papanasam Beach
Beach below the cliff.
Janardhana Swamy Temple
Near the beach.
Sivagiri Mutt
Five minutes by car.
Anjengo Fort
Twenty minutes north.
Distance
520 km
From Mysore
Time
About 11 to 11.5 hr
Via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam
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
115 km
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405 km
495 km
520 km
Pickup at your door
The car calls at six, at your home, hotel or the station in Mysuru, for what is a full day on the road. A sedan seats four with suitcases; six or seven should take the Innova. If you want gifts from Mysore for friends in Kerala, the government factory at Ashokapuram turns out sandalwood oil and incense, and the driver can stop there on the return. We leave by the Nanjangud highway. Varkala is 520 km away, about 11 to 11.5 hours of driving with meals.
Breakfast and fuel
Breakfast is at Gundlupet, sixty km out, after an easy run past Nanjangud. This is the final Karnataka town on the highway, with the Kerala and Tamil Nadu borders both close at hand, and the car fills its tank here before the forest. Fifteen minutes is enough for a family. From the edge of town the route follows NH 181 through Bandipur, where no vehicle may stop, so the restroom comes first.
Lunch
An early lunch happens in Gudalur, 115 km along, roughly four hours after you set out. Families who enjoy a panorama can ask the driver for Needle Rock, about 8 km towards Ooty, where the town, its tea gardens and the Mudumalai jungle spread out below; the detour costs twenty minutes. After eating, the car turns its back on the Ooty traffic and takes the Nadukani churam south west, the gateway into Kerala. Expect bends for the next hour or so.
Optional halt
Nilambur, 165 km out, sits among the oldest teak forests of Kerala. Conolly's Plot, about 2 km from town across a hanging bridge on the Chaliyar, was planted in the 1840s and is called the oldest teak plantation in the world. It needs an hour, so today it is only a ten minute tea halt, and the plot waits for another trip. Thrissur is about 110 km on across the plain.
Tea halt
Thrissur, 275 km from Mysore, is the cab's afternoon tea halt. Any tea shop here serves parippu vada with kattan chaya, strong black tea, the classic Kerala roadside snack. Twenty minutes, then the car carries on south. A family that would rather break the long day can stay the night in Thrissur instead, and we plan the second day from here; tell us at booking. Kochi is about 75 km ahead on NH544.
Drive through
Late in the afternoon the car rounds Kochi, 350 km from home, without stopping. For centuries this has been a spice port, and pepper and cardamom are still sold by weight in the old warehouses of Mattancherry; that is a shopping trip for another day, as the island lanes move slowly. The driver sticks to the bypass and picks up NH66 heading south. Alleppey comes in about 55 km, and Varkala in about 170 km, so the coast road is the last long leg.
Drive on
Alleppey, 405 km out, can be a short pause on the coastal highway. Hungry? Kerala's official state fish is the karimeen, or pearl spot, and roadside kitchens here fry it wrapped in a banana leaf as karimeen pollichathu, a dish worth the wait. If nobody is hungry, ten minutes for the restroom is enough. Kollam lies roughly 90 km further down NH66, and Varkala sits another 30 km past Kollam, so dinner will be at the coast.
Snack halt
Kollam, 495 km into the trip, spreads around the many arms of Ashtamudi lake, and the city is Kerala's cashew centre. A twenty minute halt gives time to buy a pack of cashews from a factory outlet and stretch your legs by the water. Tourist boats still ply the backwater route north from here towards Alappuzha. With Varkala just 29 or 30 km south, the long drive is almost over.
Drop at your stay
Around 11 to 11.5 hours of driving after Mysore, the car reaches Varkala in the evening. Several guesthouses perch on the cliff top up narrow lanes, and the driver goes as close as the road permits before the bags are carried in. This stretch of coast is soaked by about 310 cm of rain a year, nearly all of it between June and August, so monsoon visitors need umbrellas. Thiruvananthapuram lies about 50 km further south for onward plans.
Need a Mysore to Varkala cab for a couple or a family heading to the cliff beach? A car covers the long road via Thrissur and Kochi faster, with one night on the way. Pickup from home, a Mysuru hotel or the airport. Get a Mysore to Varkala taxi through cab rental in Mysore.
Route | One way | Varkala and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Varkala via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam | About 520 km | About 1,040 km | About 11 to 11.5 hr with stops |
Over 1040 km for the round trip, billed as 4 days, 1,200 km. AC only. A car's km rate pays for fuel, our driver and AC; driver's allowance is extra each day. A Mysore to Varkala one way taxi can be quoted on request. Tolls, parking, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits and GST are extra.
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.
Up to four of you: Swift Dzire or Toyota Etios. Up to seven with beach bags: Innova Crysta. Seven to twelve friends travel cheaper in the Mysore to Varkala tempo traveller.
The full car list is on cab rental in Mysore. Twenty people? See the Mysore to Varkala mini bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
So nice that the service we have received from Tejas travellers. Ms Revati is very good coordinator and so polite and have much patience. Thank you so much for making our journey nice and beautiful with sending experienced drivers.🙂
rahul
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
We (15 families) hired a bus from Tejas to one of the resort at Kanakpura. Interacted with Lakshmi madam and requested her to provide a good Cab . The bus reached at exact time for pickup, the bus was extremely good and looked a new one only. Thanks Tejas team and Lakshmi madam, it was a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend to avail their services.
Souvik Bhattacharya
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Hired for day-out trip, It was very pleasant and comfortable journey, with good driver's behaviour and l may strongly suggest Tejas travels for better and comfortable family trip
Kishore Lal
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Booked cab from tejas travels, bangalore to madikeri. Excellent service, driver was very polite and he knows all nook and corner. Overall we enjoyed the trip
Jai Kumar
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Varkala lies around 520 km from Mysore, so a return journey approaches 1,040 km. As a single long day the car needs about nine and a half hours, or you can break it at Thrissur. Out of Karnataka by Bandipur, down the Nadukani churam, across to Thrissur, then south past Kochi, Alleppey and Kollam on NH66. Bandipur shuts overnight.
Yes, at cost.
Innova Crysta. See cab rental in Mysore.
Yes, it is on NH66 between Kochi and Kollam.
The driver gets a night allowance when the drive goes late into the night. For the cab: ₹400 a night.
Yes. We quote one way drops in writing once we have your date.
Rain here totals roughly 310 cm a year, and most of it falls from June to August, when the sea turns rough and the cliff paths get slippery. The same monsoon slows the ghat and the coast road. The dry, cool months from December to February suit a car trip best; March to May is hot.
Either works by car. In one day it is about nine and a half hours with meals, leaving at six and arriving in the evening. Families with young children or elders often prefer a night at Thrissur, roughly the halfway mark, and a relaxed second morning. Night driving is ruled out through Bandipur, which closes at 9 pm.
