Mysore to Yelagiri Cab and Taxi with Driver
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Punganur Lake
The cab parks right outside. Drive there in the evening. Boating on the lake. 1 hour is plenty.
Yelagiri Nature Park
Gate drop by car. Stay 1 hour.
Swamimalai Hill
A climb from the car park. Stay 2 to 3 hours for the trek. Time it early morning.
Velavan Temple
Steps up from where the car stops. Stay 45 minutes.
Jalagamparai Falls
Leave the cab and walk in. Time it after the monsoon. Stay 1.5 hours.
Distance
305 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7 to 7.5 hr
Via Mandya, Krishnagiri and Ponneri ghat foot
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
45 km
180 km
235 km
255 km
290 km
305 km
Pickup in Mysore
For Yelagiri the car need not leave at dawn; half past six is fine, as the hill is only about five and a half hours away with short breaks, so you arrive in good time for lunch. We pick you up at your door, your hotel or Mysore Junction. If a free morning remains on the day you return, Jaganmohan and Lalitha Mahal are two quieter palaces to visit in the city. Keep a sweater handy, because nights on the plateau turn cool.
Breakfast
Breakfast comes early, about 45 km out at Mandya, the sugar district. Because the expressway skirts the city, the driver uses the exit and pulls in on the service road. Stalls press fresh cane juice, and Mandya leads Karnataka in the count of small jaggery boiling units, so a block of golden jaggery makes a handy buy. The temple town of Melukote lies some 25 km off, worth a separate day. Twenty minutes here.
Into Tamil Nadu
After NICE Road and the drive down Hosur Road, the Attibele plaza marks the Karnataka end, and the Tamil Nadu post just beyond collects the tourist cab tax, which the driver settles in minutes. Grab a tea while he does it. Hosur lies on high ground, roughly 880 m, and the hill shrine of Chandra Choodeswarar watches over the town. NH44 then carries the car about 55 km further to Krishnagiri.
The turn for NH48
Krishnagiri is where you swap NH44 for NH48, the Chennai highway that brushes the foot of the Yelagiri hills. In summer the junction is one long mango market, and bottled pulp is sold in every season, since this district out grows the rest of Tamil Nadu in mangoes. Bare rock hills surround the town. Works to add lanes on the Hosur side slow the approach, so a ten minute stretch here is welcome.
Drive through
About 20 km beyond Krishnagiri, NH48 runs through Bargur, where great domes of granite rise close to the road. The car normally carries on, but stalls sell tea and snacks and there are fuel pumps if anyone wants a pause before the climb. The flat country ends soon after this; the turn for the hill comes roughly 35 km on near Ponneri, short of Vaniyambadi, a town that sits about 20 km from Yelagiri.
Foot of the ghat
Near Ponneri the Yelagiri road leaves NH48 and starts to climb. Ahead are 14 hairpin bends up to the plateau at about 1,410 m, roughly 15 km of winding road. No stop is needed with a car, but if someone in the back feels unwell on bends, a five minute halt here for fresh air and a seat in front helps. The driver keeps a low gear and gives way to buses coming down.
Arrival and drop
Roughly five and a half hours after leaving home, the car tops the last hairpin. Yelagiri is a plateau in the Eastern Ghats around 1,410 m high, noticeably cooler than the plains. The driver takes you to your resort and stays for the trip. Paragliding and rock climbing are promoted here for those who like adventure. Anyone joining or leaving by rail can use Jolarpettai station, about 19 km down the hill.
Want a Mysore to Yelagiri cab for a weekend break, four to seven people? Yelagiri: the same Mysore to Yelagiri taxi can do a one way drop or a full round trip. We pick up anywhere in Mysuru: a palace-side hotel, the railway station, the bus stand or Mandakalli airport. Tejas Tours & Travels runs cab rental in Mysore: Dzire or Etios for four, Innova or Innova Crysta for six or seven.
Route | One way | Yelagiri and back | Time by cab |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Yelagiri via the NICE road, Krishnagiri and the Ponneri ghat | About 305 km | About 610 km | About 7 to 7.5 hr with stops |
Both ways together, roughly 610 km. All AC. Local runs in Yelagiri fit in the spare 290 km. For a Mysore to Yelagiri one way taxi, ask us; it is quoted on request. On the Yelagiri trip, extra: ₹400 a day for the driver, plus tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu permit at cost. Yelagiri by cab is billed 3 days at 900 km. The km rate includes fuel, driver and AC.
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, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 7, 4 days in the Toyota Innova Crysta is about ₹3,660 a person.
Two to four of you: Dzire or Toyota Etios. Six or seven people: Innova Crysta, with space for bags. For 8 to 12 people, see the Mysore to Yelagiri tempo traveller.
Want more room? See the Mysore to Yelagiri Force Urbania. Going with fifteen or more? The Mysore to Yelagiri Mini Bus costs less per person. City drops and local trips: cab rental in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
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rahul
6/11/2025 Bangalore
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
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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
Yelagiri is about 305 km from Mysore, so about 610 km there and back. The cab takes the expressway past Mandya, NICE Road and Hosur Road to Hosur, NH44 to Krishnagiri, NH48 past Bargur to Ponneri, then the 14 hairpin hill road. By car, plan on about five and a half hours with short stops.
Breakfast at Hosur, about 180 km from Mysore and lunch at Krishnagiri, roughly 235 km out. With a car you can change this on the day.
Yes, a night bata for our driver applies after 10 pm. It is in your quote, with no surprises later. Rate card figure: ₹400 a night.
Yes. Tolls, GST, parking and the Tamil Nadu permit are extra at actual cost.
An Innova or Innova Crysta. All our cars are on cab rental in Mysore. Six people and their bags fit.
Yes. A Mysore to Yelagiri one way taxi is quoted when you ask.
After the monsoon, from October to February, the hills are green and the air on top is cool. The Yelagiri summer festival is held in May, when the hill is busy and rooms fill up. In heavy rain the 14 hairpin bends need extra care, and the driver goes slowly.
The ghat is about 15 km with 14 hairpin bends. Seat that person in front by a window, avoid a heavy breakfast, and carry lemon or mint. The driver takes the bends gently and stops at the foot near Ponneri for a few minutes if needed.
