Bangalore to Kumbakonam Tempo Traveller — 9 to 18 Seater TT Hire for the Navagraha Circuit

Tempo Traveller Packages for the Bangalore to Kumbakonam Route

Every quotation is built around what you actually need rather than a fixed menu. The four structures below describe how we typically shape tempo traveller hire bangalore enquiries on this corridor.

Navagraha Circuit Package

The reason this page exists. Nine temples across six directions and well over two hundred kilometres of local driving, done over two days with the same vehicle and driver retained throughout. There is no alternative arrangement that makes this work. We plan the driving around whatever visiting order your family follows rather than imposing one. The far group toward the coast, including Thirunallar in Puducherry territory, is a long day that starts early. The 12 and 14 seater are the usual choice, with the 17 and 18 seater for extended families travelling together, and drivers are selected for patience with nine sets of temple queues. A navagraha temple tour package from bangalore built this way is normally four days including the drive at each end.

Family and Pilgrimage Package

For families covering the Kumbakonam temples, Darasuram, Swamimalai and Thanjavur without the full Navagraha circuit, which is a shorter and gentler trip and the version most families are actually describing when they ask about a temple tour here. The practical planning is around the midday temple closures and around heat. Delta courtyards are open stone walked barefoot, and the middle of the day belongs indoors or in the vehicle. A three-day shape works well. Luggage capacity is the quiet advantage on a week-long trip, and a 17 seater carrying twelve people swallows what three cars would struggle with.

Budget Package

For groups where the cost per head decides the booking. Point to point, no frills, a clean vehicle and a verified driver, in the 8 to 14 seater band. This suits college groups, community trips and temple associations, and it is the tier that group travel bangalore to kumbakonam enquiries usually land in. Our tempo traveller rate per km in bangalore is at its lowest here, and across a 460-kilometre one-way run the saving spread over a full group is substantial. The budget tier is about vehicle specification and nothing else. Maintenance schedules and driver vetting are identical across every tier we run.

Luxury and Executive Package

Wider pushback seats, more legroom, better sound insulation and premium interiors, in a 9 to 14 seater configuration where seat count has been traded for comfort. On a nine-hour drive followed by two days of circuit running, the difference is functional rather than cosmetic, and it is the tier senior family groups and corporate parties usually choose. This covers our luxury tempo traveller bangalore range. For a further step up in the same seat band, the luxury urbania rental bangalore fleet in 13 to 17 seater configuration is a premium alternative on the identical route.

Our Tempo Traveller Fleet in Bangalore

Our 9 seater tempo traveller bangalore, 12, 14, 17 and 18 seater configurations cover the full band, all air conditioned with pushback seating. We run a complete range of group vehicles from the same Bangalore base, so if your headcount changes after booking we can usually move you up or down a category without restarting the process.

•     Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, the core vehicle for this route

•     Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, for temple committees and larger pilgrimage parties

•     Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches for large groups

•     Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van

•     Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner and Commuter through Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class, Mercedes-Benz S Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost

Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated configuration with pushback seats, which is why we plan this route as a daytime drive with an early start rather than an overnight run. For groups with elderly travellers, an overnight halt at Salem or Trichy on the way down splits the journey into two comfortable halves and adds the Rockfort and Srirangam to the trip at no real cost in time.

Billing Details — What Is Included and What Is Extra

We quote in writing before you book and the quote itemises everything, so there are no surprises at trip end. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.

Included in the Quoted Fare

•     Base fare and fuel charges

•     Driver allowance

Not Included — Billed Separately at Actuals

•     Toll charges and parking fees

•     Interstate tax and permit for the Karnataka to Tamil Nadu crossing

•     Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM

•     GST as applicable

•     Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage

The garage-to-garage basis is standard across the organised group transport industry in Bangalore. The meter starts when the vehicle leaves our garage for your pickup point and ends when it returns, and we factor this into the written quote, so the number you approve is the number you pay.

Three points matter specifically on this corridor. Temple charges at the Navagraha shrines, including archana, abhishekam, special darshan and the graha-specific poojas, are administered by the respective temples and paid on site. We arrange transport and sequence the day, nothing more. Thirunallar lies in Karaikal district of Puducherry, so the circuit crosses a union territory boundary, which the permit arrangement accounts for. And a far-group day can finish late, which brings the 9:45 PM driver bata clause into play, so we say so at quotation rather than at settlement.

Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if required. Vehicle insurance and full statutory driver and vehicle compliance are maintained across the fleet.

Other Popular Routes from Bangalore

Kumbakonam is one of several long-distance corridors we operate. These are the routes groups book most often from Bangalore.

•     Bangalore to Thanjavur — 420 km, eight hours. The Chola capital, the Big Temple and four GI-tagged crafts, forty kilometres from Kumbakonam.

•     Bangalore to Trichy — 365 km, seven hours. Srirangam, the Rockfort and the Grand Anicut, directly on this route.

•     Bangalore to Chidambaram — 480 km. The Nataraja temple and the space element of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, north-east of the delta.

•     Bangalore to Madurai — 448 km, nine hours. The Meenakshi Amman Temple, on the same NH 44 corridor as far as Karur.

•     Bangalore to Rameswaram — 600 km. Often combined with Madurai and Kanyakumari as one southern circuit over five to seven days.

•     Bangalore to Mysore — 145 km, three hours. Srirangapatna, Mysore Palace and Chamundi Hills. Popular for one-day corporate outings and school excursions.

•     Bangalore to Tirupati — 250 km, four to five hours. Our most frequent pilgrimage booking, usually a same-day return.

•     Bangalore to Ooty — 270 km, six to seven hours. Through Mysore and Bandipur into the Nilgiris. Needs a Tamil Nadu permit and a driver used to ghat sections.

•     Bangalore to Pondicherry — 310 km, six hours. French Quarter, Auroville and the beaches, and an easy add-on to a delta trip.

•     Bangalore to Coorg — 265 km, five to six hours. Coffee estates, Abbey Falls and Dubare elephant camp. Book early for weekends.

Our Services from Bangalore and Mysore

Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases, so you can start a trip in one city and finish in the other without changing operators.

Our cab rental bangalore service covers premium car rentals in bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore and everyday car booking across sedans, SUVs and premium marques. For eight to eighteen passengers, luxury tempo traveller bangalore is the natural step up, with the tt vehicle fleet held to the same outstation standard on every route we run.

For larger movements, our mini bus rental in bangalore fleet handles minibus rental, mini bus in bangalore and mini bus booking online enquiries for groups of twelve to twenty-four, which is the usual size of a temple committee pilgrimage. Beyond that, bus rental in bangalore covers 27 to 50 seater coaches for rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking requirements, while the volvo bus rental bangalore tier handles volvo luxury bus and luxury bus hire for conferences, weddings and large corporate movements. The force urbania rent bangalore fleet covers urbania van rental, urbania on rent bangalore and luxury urbania rental bangalore bookings for premium small-group travel.

On the corporate side, corporate travels bangalore covers corporate cab service bangalore, corporate car rental bangalore and corporate transport services for companies needing managed travel, including the employee welfare and pilgrimage trips that this corridor generates constantly. Our employee transportation services bangalore division runs office cab service bangalore, staff transportation services and night shift cab service bangalore contracts across tech parks, with it employee transport service, employee pick up and drop service, tech park cab service and employee shuttle service Bangalore arrangements built around shift timings.

For education clients, school transportation services covers school bus service bangalore, school bus rental bangalore and student pick up and drop service, including school excursion bus rental bangalore, college trip bus rental and tempo traveller for school trip bangalore bookings for annual tours. Airport requirements are handled by airport transfer bangalore, covering bangalore airport cab, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking with live flight tracking, including connections to Trichy International Airport, which at around ninety kilometres is the nearest airport to Kumbakonam.

Longer journeys fall under outstation cabs bangalore, covering outstation cab booking, outstation car rental bangalore, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking for multi-day itineraries, with the Tamil Nadu permit and the Puducherry territory crossing arranged in advance on this route. For celebrations, wedding car rental bangalore handles wedding cars for rent, wedding car hire bangalore, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore for guest movement. And for premium seven-seater travel, innova hycross rent bangalore covers innova hycross taxi, hycross car rental and innova hycross for rent bookings. Custom tour packages combining any of these vehicles across Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Trichy, Chidambaram and the wider delta circuit are available on request.

How to Book a Tempo Traveller for Rent in Bangalore — Step by Step

Booking a tempo traveller for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.

Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels

•     Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.

•     Share your travel date.

•     Share your Bangalore pickup location — area, building or landmark such as Electronic City, Whitefield, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, a hotel name or a tech park.

•     Share your destination or full day-wise itinerary.

•     Share your group size.

•     Share your preferred tempo traveller tier: Standard AC, Executive or Luxury.

•     For Kempegowda airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.

•     For corporate bookings from Bangalore tech parks, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format.

•     For the Navagraha circuit and other multi-day outstation hire, share the day-wise plan and your preferred temple sequence so we can allocate a driver with delta route experience.

Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote

•     Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.

•     The quote itemises every charge:

◦      Tempo traveller hire rate — per kilometre or flat local package

◦      Driver allowance — Rs 400 to Rs 800 per day depending on vehicle

◦      Applicable toll estimates

◦      Interstate permit where applicable — Tamil Nadu for Kumbakonam and Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati

◦      An explicit allowance for local circuit running, which on a Navagraha itinerary is substantial

◦      GST

•     No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.

•     For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage for PO-based approval.

•     If you want to compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time.

Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance

•     Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.

•     A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and guarantees the specific tempo traveller variant on your date.

•     Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.

•     Advance receipt issued within 30 minutes.

•     Your confirmation includes:

◦      Driver name and mobile number

◦      Vehicle registration number

◦      Departure time

◦      Pickup location confirmation

◦      Full billing breakdown — all sent to WhatsApp or email in writing

•     For peak Bangalore travel dates — New Year, Diwali, long IT weekends and the October Dasara period — book well ahead. For Mahamaham in its twelve-yearly year, and for Sani Peyarchi at Thirunallar, book many months ahead.

Step 4 — Your Driver and Tempo Traveller Arrive Early

•     Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.

•     The tempo traveller will be clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready, with the air conditioning checked before every outstation departure.

•     The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.

•     During the trip the driver handles all routing, toll payments, ORR and NICE road exits, and the Karnataka to Tamil Nadu permit checkpoint at Attibele.

•     At trip end the balance is settled after deducting the advance.

•     Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.

Quick booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your group size, Bangalore pickup area, destination and travel date. Written tempo traveller quote in 2 hours.

Payment Methods — Tempo Traveller for Rent and Hire in Bangalore

Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits and final settlement at trip end.

•     UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method, with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits.

•     Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.

•     Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for both advance and full payment.

•     Net banking — All major Indian banks. Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO-based approvals.

•     Cash — Balance payable at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.

•     Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients and monthly consolidated invoicing available.

A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For the Navagraha circuit and other multi-day outstation hire from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.

Cancellation Policy — Tempo Traveller Hire in Bangalore

Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation. There are no hidden conditions.

•     More than 72 hours before departure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.

•     48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.

•     24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.

•     12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.

•     Less than 12 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.

•     No-show, where the vehicle is deployed and the group is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund. The full fare is payable.

•     Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or a substitute vehicle is offered.

Special Cancellation Conditions

•     Multi-day outstation hire including Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Rameswaram and Goa — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day tempo traveller hire from Bangalore.

•     Weddings — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.

•     Peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara and Bangalore long weekends require a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.

•     Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, traffic disruptions and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.

•     Modifications — date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.

To cancel, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.

Refund Policy — Tempo Traveller for Rent in Bangalore

All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.

•     Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, processed within 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.

•     Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure — advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.

•     Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.

•     Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure — advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.

•     Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.

•     Trip shortfall where actual kilometres are less than the minimum — proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.

•     Billing error or overcharge — the full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.

•     Duplicate payment — the full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.

Refund Timelines by Payment Method

•     UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.

•     Credit or debit card — refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.

•     Bank transfer — refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.

•     Cash — cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.

For refunds, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.