Mysore to Varkala Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Varkala Cliff
Path along the cliff top with cafes and sea views. Evening walk of an hour.
Papanasam Beach
The beach below the cliff, with steps down. Swim only where lifeguards are posted.
Janardhana Swamy Temple
Old temple near the beach, a short walk from the parking.
Sivagiri Mutt
The ashram of Sree Narayana Guru on a hill near town. Thirty minutes.
Anjengo Fort
Coastal fort about 15 km north of Varkala. An hour with the walk.
Distance
520 km
From Mysore
Time
About 11.5 hr
Via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam
Starting from
₹ 40800
4 days, 1,200 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹42,604 ₹51,443
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹44,932 ₹54,262
+ ₹7962 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹40,176 ₹48,524
+ ₹7124 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹49,588 ₹59,900
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹59,000 ₹71,276
+ ₹10476 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹49,688 ₹60,000
+ ₹8800 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹56,672 ₹68,457
+ ₹10057 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
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405 km
495 km
520 km
Pickup for the group
Twenty or so friends, a single meeting place in Mysuru and a 5:30 am start; the mini bus seats anywhere from 14 to 25. If your return lands on a Sunday or holiday evening, try to be home by seven, when the palace glows with lights for most of an hour. Today we head south by the Nanjangud road. Varkala is 520 km away, about eleven and a half hours of driving, with a night halt at Thrissur.
Breakfast and fuel
Sixty km south, Gundlupet means breakfast and a full tank. Two highways separate in this town; one runs on to Sulthan Bathery and Kozhikode, while the mini bus bears onto NH 181 for Bandipur and Gudalur, the approach to the Nadukani ghat. Half an hour lets twenty people eat and answer the roll call. Send everyone to the restroom before boarding, because the forest that follows has no place to stop at all.
Lunch
The group lunches at Gudalur, 115 km along. Rainfall here is enormous, roughly 3,000 mm a year with three quarters arriving between June and August, so in the monsoon the ghat below is slippery and the mini bus takes it slowly. Forty five minutes covers a meal for twenty. Once everyone is back aboard, the driver heads down the Nadukani churam; anyone who dislikes bends should sit near the front.
Tea stop
At Nilambur, 165 km from Mysore, the mini bus stops fifteen minutes for tea. Train lovers may catch sight of the little branch line to Shoranur, built to haul teak and counted among India's most picturesque broad gauge routes. After tea and toilets, the drive continues across the Malabar plain, flat and green with paddy and coconut. Thrissur and the hotel are another 110 km, so the group should be checked in before dark.
Night halt
Day one ends in Thrissur, 275 km from Mysore. Spring travellers should compare their dates with the Pooram festival, normally in April or May, when over a million people descend on the temple grounds and rooms are booked solid weeks earlier. Our office picks a hotel with a yard big enough for the mini bus, and dinner is served there. Day two covers roughly 245 km of coastal highway, with an early start.
Drive through
Morning of day two, and the mini bus skirts Kochi, 350 km out. A school group returning this way could spend half a day at the Hill Palace in Tripunithura, Kerala's biggest archaeological museum, set in wide grounds with a deer park and a children's park. This morning we only pass by on the highway before turning onto NH66, so nobody needs to get down. Alleppey lies about 55 km to the south, roughly an hour.
Tea halt
The mini bus stops in Alleppey, 405 km out, for tea. Should your dates fall near Onam, the town hosts its famous snake boat contest, the Nehru Trophy, on Punnamada lake, and streets and hotels overflow, so we plan an extra margin that day. Twenty minutes is right for tea and a roll call. Kollam, the lunch halt, sits about 90 km down NH66, close to two hours in midday traffic.
Lunch
Kollam, 495 km from Mysore, is the second day's lunch. History lovers can glance at the seaside ruins at Thangasseri, what remains of an old Portuguese fort, a few minutes from the centre by road. Half an hour covers lunch for twenty if orders are placed together. The town rings Ashtamudi lake, the start of Kerala's backwater country, and Varkala is now only about 29 to 30 km to the south.
Drop at the stay
The mini bus reaches Varkala after about eleven and a half hours of driving over two days. Lanes up to the clifftop guesthouses are too tight for the mini bus, so we park where the road widens and luggage is wheeled or carried the final stretch. Varkala gets about 310 cm of rain a year, mostly June to August, so pack umbrellas then. Kollam is about 30 km back if you need a bigger market.
Planning a Mysore to Varkala mini bus trip for 20 friends heading to the Kerala cliffs? We collect your group at a hotel near Mysuru Palace or the Suburban bus stand, break the long road with a night in Kochi, and reach the cliff by the next afternoon. See mini bus on rent in Mysore through Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Varkala and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Varkala via Gundlupet, Thrissur and Kollam | About 520 km | About 1,040 km | About 11.5 hr with stops |
Varkala is about 520 km from Mysore, more than 1040 km for the round trip. That is billed as 4 days, 1,200 km, which allows a night each way. Both AC and non-AC can be booked. Fuel and the driver are in the per km rate; the allowance for the driver is added per day. Tolls, parking, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits for the vehicle, and GST are charged extra.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km | 6 days, 1,800 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹32 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | ₹61,200 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹34 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,400 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 | |
₹46 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | ₹87,000 | |
₹36 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | ₹69,000 |
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, 5 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹2,300 a person.
For up to 16: 16 seater mini bus. Up to 20: 20 seater mini bus. 21 or 22 of you: 21 seater mini bus. At most 25: 25 seater mini bus.
Twelve friends only? The Mysore to Varkala tempo traveller is cheaper. A college group of 40? See the Mysore to Varkala bus.
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
The mini bus covers roughly 520 km to reach Varkala, close to 1,040 km if it returns with you. Expect around eleven and a half hours of driving, broken by a night in Thrissur. Bandipur and Gudalur come first, then the Nadukani churam and Nilambur; the second day runs down NH66 by Kochi, Alleppey and Kollam to the cliffs.
It can be done. The one way fare is quoted in writing for your date.
Only in the marked areas with lifeguards. The sea can be rough in the monsoon.
The 20 seater, or the 21 with lots of bags. See mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. It is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night for the mini bus.
No. Tolls, parking, GST and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits are extra at actual cost.
It can. Alappuzha hosts this snake boat race on Punnamada lake around Onam, and the town overflows with spectators. Since the mini bus passes Alleppey on day two, we leave extra time if the race falls on your date. Hotels along the coast are busy that week too, so book early.
It is gentler on them than one long day. The first day ends at Thrissur after about 11.5 hours on the road, and the second reaches Varkala by mid afternoon. We pause every hour or two. Give each child water, a snack and spare clothes in a small bag, and use the toilets before Bandipur.
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