Mandakalli, Mysore Junction and Bengaluru airport connections
Mandakalli (MYQ) is a small airport with limited scheduled service, so group transfer work from this hub divides three ways: the airport itself, Mysore Junction railway station, and the long connection up to Kempegowda International in Bengaluru. Local transfers start from ₹2,500 flat. The railway station sees more group volume than the airport — most visitors still arrive by train, and Mysore Junction's forecourt is a straightforward coach pickup.
Indicative per-kilometre rates from the Mysore (Mysuru) hub. Final quote depends on route, duration and season.
| Vehicle | Seats | From |
|---|---|---|
| Force Urbania 10 Seater | 10 | ₹28/km |
| Force Urbania 13 Seater | 13 | ₹30/km (300km min/day) |
| Force Urbania 17 Seater | 17 | ₹32/km (300km min/day) |
| Tempo Traveller 9 Seater | 9 | ₹20/km |
| Tempo Traveller 12 Seater | 12 | ₹22/km |
| Tempo Traveller 17 Seater | 17 | ₹24/km (300km min/day) |
| Tempo Traveller 20 Seater | 20 | ₹26/km (300km min/day) |
| Tempo Traveller 26 Seater | 26 | ₹30/km (300km min/day) |
| Luxury Maharaja Tempo Traveller | 9 | ₹35/km (300km min/day) |
The Bengaluru airport connection is the leg that needs real planning. It is roughly 190km and four hours in a coach, but only if the timing avoids Bengaluru's peaks — the same run at the wrong hour reaches five and a half. For a morning flight out of Kempegowda we normally recommend a pre-4am departure from Mysuru, and for arrivals we hold the vehicle at Devanahalli rather than sending it up on the day. We plan this leg from gate closing backwards, with an hour of buffer that has repeatedly proved necessary.
Four hours in good conditions, five and a half if you hit Bengaluru's peak. The expressway has shortened the Mysore-to-Bengaluru portion, but the crossing to Devanahalli is the variable part. We plan from gate closing backwards with an hour of buffer.
Before 4am for anything departing before 9am. It is an unwelcome hour, but the alternative is meeting the Bengaluru morning peak on the Devanahalli crossing with a full coach and no recovery time. For evening flights a mid-morning departure works comfortably.
Yes, and it is more of our volume here than the airport. The station forecourt takes coach parking and we meet arriving groups on the platform side with a placard. Send the train number and we track it, holding the vehicle without charge if it runs late.