
Mysore to Venur Tempo Traveller for Families
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Distance
260 km
From Mysore
Time
About 5.5 to 6 hr
Via Hunsur, Madikeri and Uppinangady
Starting from
₹ 15600
2 days, 600 km, 12 seater
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12 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹15,632 ₹18,824
+ ₹2724 (Taxes & Charges)

8 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC8 Seats
₹19,224 ₹23,152
+ ₹3352 (Taxes & Charges)

9 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC9 Seats
₹18,060 ₹21,743
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)

10 Seater Tempo Traveller Executive A/C 1/1
LUXURYAC10 Seats
₹18,060 ₹21,743
+ ₹3143 (Taxes & Charges)
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13 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹19,224 ₹23,152
+ ₹3352 (Taxes & Charges)

14 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Tempo Traveller Luxury A/C 2/2
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

16 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹20,388 ₹24,562
+ ₹3562 (Taxes & Charges)

17 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC17 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)

18 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹21,652 ₹26,071
+ ₹3771 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Tempo Traveller A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹22,300
+ ₹3888 (Taxes & Charges)
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Family pickup
At 6 am the tempo traveller is at the door, and the luggage goes into the rear while everyone settles. Venur is about 260 km away, five hours with halts. If you come home on a Sunday or a public holiday, plan the evening around Mysore Palace, which glows with nearly a hundred thousand bulbs for under an hour from 7 pm. From the ring road the van turns onto the Hunsur road and heads west for Coorg.

Breakfast break
An hour from home, Hunsur serves the family breakfast, plates of idli and dosa that arrive quickly at the highway hotels. Twenty minutes includes the restrooms. The town trades in teak, and the tobacco grown here is auctioned at a board platform at Kattemalalavadi, about 5 km away. At roughly 800 m the morning air is cool, so children may want something warm. Kushalnagar lies 40 km ahead on the same highway. Hunsur sits at about 800 m, so the morning still feels cool and fresh.

Through the river town
Kushalnagar is surrounded by the Kaveri on three sides, and the van drives through without a halt today. Children may like to know that Cauvery Nisargadhama, a river island with bamboo, a hanging bridge and a deer park, is only about 3 km on the Madikeri road, a stop worth planning for the return. Ride tickets there are bought with the entry ticket at the gate. Madikeri is 30 km ahead.

Tea before the ghat
Madikeri's fort, first built in 1681, has two stone elephants at its gate that children can spot from the road. The van halts a quarter hour for tea and restrooms while the tank is filled. The town is cool at about 1,170 m. After it, the Sampaje ghat runs down to Sullia, so give anyone who feels the bends a window seat and a light snack only. Seat the youngest near the front, where the bends are felt least.

Rest at the foot
Sullia is the first town after the ghat, set among areca and rubber trees. Fifteen minutes of fresh air and a cool drink settles the children. The rest of the road to Venur is gentler. The van parks off the main road while everyone stretches. Uppinangady is 45 km on. This is where the ghat from Madikeri, about 50 km of curves, finally levels out among the plantations. Fish fry and tender coconut stalls line the road if anyone wants a bite, and the restrooms are close to the parking.

River meeting point
Uppinangady is where the Kumaradhara meets the Netravati, the same Kumaradhara in which pilgrims bathe at Kukke Subramanya (Subrahmanya), further upstream. The Sahasralingeshwara temple stands by the confluence. Twenty minutes allows tea and a look at the rivers from the bridge. The coastal snacks start here: neer dosa, goli baje and Mangalore buns. Venur is about 45 km on. The river is wide and brown in the monsoon and calm in the dry months, so children usually want a photo from the bridge.

Drop at Venur
Venur is a quiet village in Belthangady taluk, and the van parks on the open ground near the statue compound, so the children walk only a short way. Shoes come off inside the compound. Coastal food such as neer dosa, patrode and goli baje is the local meal. For the night, Moodabidri is about 20 km away and Mangalore about 50 km, both with family hotels. Mangalore airport is about an hour away for relatives flying in.
Need a Mysore to Venur tempo traveller for 9 to 20 people to see the Bahubali statue by the river? The road to Venur runs via Hunsur, Madikeri and Sullia, around 260 km from Mysuru. Book a tempo traveller on rent in Mysore from Tejas Tours & Travels. The van for Venur comes to a homestay in Gokulam or the suburban bus stand. You stop when the kids need a break.
Route | One way | Venur and back | Time by tempo traveller |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Venur via Hunsur, Madikeri and Uppinangady | About 260 km | About 520 km | About 5.5 to 6 hr with stops |
Round trip roughly 520 km, billed as 2 days and 600 km. That suits a relaxed two-day Mysore to Venur trip. Included in the rate: fuel, driver, AC. Not included: the ₹600 to ₹700 daily driver allowance, GST, tolls, parking and permits. One way is quoted when you ask. AC and non-AC available in every size.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 2 days, 600 km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹28 | ₹18,000 | ₹27,000 | ₹36,000 | |
₹24 | ₹15,600 | ₹23,400 | ₹31,200 | |
₹24 | ₹15,600 | ₹23,400 | ₹31,200 | |
₹30 | ₹19,200 | ₹28,800 | ₹38,400 | |
₹32 | ₹20,400 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | |
₹34 | ₹21,800 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking and 5% GST. Shared by 20, 3 days in the 20 Seater Tempo Traveller is about ₹1,640 a person.
Small family of seven or eight: 9 seater tempo traveller. Twelve people: 12 seater tempo traveller. Up to seventeen of you: 17 seater tempo traveller, the biggest van before a mini bus.
Want a quieter ride for older people? See the Mysore to Venur Force Urbania. Just five or six for Venur? The Mysore to Venur cab fits; all cars are on cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
One way it is close to 260 km, so the round trip is roughly 520 km. Our van passes Hunsur and Kushalnagar, climbs to Madikeri, descends to Sullia and turns off at Uppinangady for Venur. A family with halts should budget about 5.5 to 6 hours.
No, they are separate. Tolls, parking and any state permit are billed as paid, plus GST.
The 16 seater; two seats are left for bags. Every size is listed on tempo traveller on rent in Mysore.
It can be done. A written one way quote follows once you send the date.
Rarely, except during the Mahamastakabhisheka years.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. The quote lists it. Expect ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night.
October to March. From June to September this coast gets extraordinary rain, and the Sampaje descent can crawl. In the dry months the roads are clear and the rivers calm. April and May are hot and sticky, so plan the visit to the statue compound for the early morning, when the stone is still cool underfoot.
A medium bag per person fits behind the last row, and soft bags can slide under seats. Keep a small cabin bag with water, snacks and spare clothes. If the family plans several nights at Moodabidri or Mangalore, packing light makes each hotel check in faster and keeps the van tidy.