🏛️ Chennai to Mysore Palace & Bangalore City Tour
📍 About Mysore — sightseeing, shopping and what not to miss
Mysore is a historic city in Karnataka famous for its rich royal heritage and grand architecture. At the heart of the city stands the magnificent Mysore Palace, known for its ornate halls and traditional structural detailing. Travellers can ascend Chamundi Hills to enjoy panoramic viewpoints across the surrounding landscape and visit the sacred Chamundeshwari Temple located at the summit. Wildlife enthusiasts can explore the spacious grounds of the city zoo, which features diverse animal species and landscaped gardens. Nearby, the historic river island of Srirangapatna presents deep cultural significance through its preserved monuments. In the evenings, visitors gather at Brindavan Gardens to watch the synchronized water jets and light displays at the musical fountain.
🗺️ Places the Chennai to Mysore itinerary covers
A 960 KM run over 2 days is about pacing. The vehicle and driver stay with your group throughout, including local running at the destination.
- Mysore Palace
- Chamundi Hills and Chamundeshwari Temple
- Brindavan Gardens musical fountain
- Mysore Zoo
- Srirangapatna
🧭 How a 2-day Chennai to Mysore trip is shaped
- 960 KM of driving in total, Chennai back to Chennai.
- 2 days is the duration most groups book this as.
- Overnight stays are part of the trip, so the driver's halt and batta are factored into the quote.
- The route crosses into Karnataka, so an interstate permit is part of the booking.
- Pickup is from your address in Chennai, not from a depot.
💰 What it costs
The Chennai to Mysore trip starts at ₹22,320 for a 9 + 1 Seats Tempo Traveller (Maharaja Sofa), worked out on the full 960 KM over 2 days including driver batta.
All six vehicles, with per-km rates and batta broken out, are on the Chennai to Mysore rental page.
🌙 Driver batta across 2 days
This trip runs 2 days, so batta is charged 2× the daily rate — from ₹1,000 per day depending on the vehicle, already included in every fare above. Over 960 KM the daily driving is paced around the driver's mandatory rest window.
🛂 The Karnataka border crossing on this route
Chennai to Mysore leaves Tamil Nadu and enters Karnataka, so a Karnataka entry permit is raised for the vehicle. It is billed at actuals on top of the ₹22,320–₹45,600 fare range above, and the checkpost stop is built into the 2-day schedule.
