Bangalore to Shravanabelagola Urbania Rental — Luxury Group Travel to the Bahubali Hill
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Places to Visit in Shravanabelagola
Gommateshwara Bahubali and Vindhyagiri Hill
The monolithic statue of Bahubali, commissioned around 981 CE by Chavundaraya, a minister and commander of the Western Ganga dynasty, stands roughly fifty-seven feet tall and is carved from a single block of granite. Bahubali is depicted in kayotsarga, the standing meditation posture, with creepers carved climbing his legs and arms to signify how long he stood unmoving. The face is the thing people remember - it carries an expression of complete detachment that photographs consistently fail to capture. Around the summit enclosure stand further Tirthankara images added under the Hoysalas. Entry is free, photography is generally permitted, and the view back over the town, the Kalyani and Chandragiri opposite is the reward for the climb.
Gommateshwara Bahubali and Vindhyagiri Hill
The monolithic statue of Bahubali, commissioned around 981 CE by Chavundaraya, a minister and commander of the Western Ganga dynasty, stands roughly fifty-seven feet tall and is carved from a single block of granite. Bahubali is depicted in kayotsarga, the standing meditation posture, with creepers carved climbing his legs and arms to signify how long he stood unmoving. The face is the thing people remember - it carries an expression of complete detachment that photographs consistently fail to capture. Around the summit enclosure stand further Tirthankara images added under the Hoysalas. Entry is free, photography is generally permitted, and the view back over the town, the Kalyani and Chandragiri opposite is the reward for the climb.
Chandragiri Hill and the Jain Basadis
The smaller hill facing Vindhyagiri, and the older of the two in terms of continuous Jain presence. By long tradition the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya renounced his empire, travelled south as a Jain monk with his teacher Bhadrabahu, and spent his final years here - the hill takes its name from him, and the Chandragupta Basadi commemorates the association. The summit holds a cluster of basadis in Ganga and Hoysala styles, quieter and architecturally richer than anything on the larger hill. The climb is far gentler, at around two hundred steps. Visit it if the group includes anyone who cannot manage Vindhyagiri, and visit it anyway if you have the time - most day-trippers skip it and miss the better half of the site.
Bhandari Basadi and Akkana Basadi
Two of the significant ground-level temples in the town, both reachable without any climbing at all. Bhandari Basadi, built in the twelfth century under the Hoysalas, holds images of all twenty-four Tirthankaras lined up in a row within the sanctum, which is an unusual and striking arrangement. Akkana Basadi, from 1181 CE, is the finer of the two architecturally, with the lathe-turned Hoysala columns and the precision of surface finish that mark the best work of that period. Together they take around forty-five minutes and they are the answer for anyone in your group staying at ground level while others climb.
The Kalyani and the Bhattaraka Math
The Kalyani is the temple tank sitting between the two hills, and it is the feature the town is named for - Belagola, the white pond. The Bhattaraka Math beside it is the seat of an ancient Digambara Jain monastic lineage whose heads have all borne the name Charukirti, and it holds a collection of manuscripts, palm-leaf texts and painted murals. More than eight hundred inscriptions dating from around 600 CE to 1830 are recorded across the two hills and the town, in Kannada, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil and older scripts - which makes Shravanabelagola one of the most important epigraphical sites in India, quite apart from the statue.
Kambadahalli and the Nearby Jain Sites
About twenty kilometres from Shravanabelagola near Nagamangala, Kambadahalli holds the Panchakuta Basadi, a tenth-century Jain temple complex in Ganga and Nolamba style with a free-standing pillar and five shrines arranged around a common platform. It is an Archaeological Survey protected monument, it is architecturally significant, and on most days you will have it to yourself. Visit if the group has a genuine interest in Jain architecture and you are not attempting Belur and Halebidu on the same day - the two are alternatives rather than additions, since both need real time.
Belur and Halebidu
The natural extension, and the reason a great many of our bookings on this route are full-day circuits rather than short trips. Belur, about seventy kilometres beyond Shravanabelagola, holds the Chennakeshava Temple commissioned in 1117 CE and worked on for over a century, with its celebrated bracket figures around the outer wall. Halebidu, sixteen kilometres further, holds the Hoysaleswara Temple with the most densely carved exterior in Indian architecture. Both were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2023. Doing all three sites in one day from Bangalore is a twelve to thirteen hour commitment and needs a 5:30 AM start.
Distance
145 km
One way
Time
4 hrs
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About the Bangalore- Shravanabelagola route
Bangalore
Where Your Journey Starts
Nelamangala
30 km
Kunigal
70 Km
Yediyur
100 km
Hirisave and Bellur Cross
133 Km
Shravanabelagola
145 Km
Bangalore
Departure Point
Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.
Nelamangala
Highway Junction of Bangalore
The route leaves Bangalore northwest along the Tumkur road before branching onto NH 75. Our drivers reach the pickup point fifteen minutes early, and on this route the departure discipline matters for an unusual reason - it is not about traffic so much as about reaching the hill before the sun does. Every fifteen minutes lost in Bangalore is fifteen minutes of the climb spent in hotter conditions. Passengers boarding from Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, Hebbal or Peenya are directly on this line and get away quickly; those from Electronic City or Whitefield should allow an extra forty-five minutes to cross the city, and for them we usually suggest a 5:00 AM pickup. Nelamangala is where Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan and Tumkur traffic all diverges, and it builds fast on Friday and Saturday mornings. Past the junction the highway opens up properly and the pace settles for the rest of the drive.
Kunigal
Horse Breeding Town of Karnataka
Forty kilometres of good four-lane highway through Solur into Kunigal, with the outskirts giving way to coconut plantations, ragi fields and the low granite outcrops of the southern Deccan. On an early departure this stretch passes in the first light, and it is quick and undemanding driving. Kunigal is known for the Kunigal Stud Farm, one of the oldest horse breeding establishments in India, founded in the eighteenth century and associated with Tipu Sultan before passing through colonial and later private ownership. It is not open as a casual visitor attraction, but it is the reason the town is on the map and it remains a working thoroughbred operation. Our drivers do not usually halt here, since the better breakfast cluster is twenty-five minutes ahead at Yediyur and the priority on this route is banking time early.
Yediyur
Siddhalingeshwara Temple Town
Thirty kilometres of continuing easy highway, and Yediyur arrives at close to the right time for breakfast on a dawn departure. This is the standard first halt on this corridor and the one we recommend using properly. The Siddhalingeshwara Temple sits beside Yediyur Lake and draws a steady stream of travellers on this highway - the shrine is associated with the sixteenth-century Veerashaiva saint Tontada Siddhalingeshwara, and the lakeside setting makes it a pleasant twenty-minute break even for travellers with no intention of going inside. More practically, there is a reliable cluster of highway restaurants here that serve quickly, and it is a dependable fuel and restroom point. Facilities at Shravanabelagola itself are limited, so this is the right place to eat before the climb rather than after it.
Hirisave and Bellur Cross
Coconut and Areca Belt of Hassan District
Thirty-odd kilometres of good highway as the route crosses into Hassan district and the landscape shifts into proper plantation country - coconut, areca and paddy, greener and more enclosed than the open country behind. Hirisave is a small highway town rather than a destination, and it marks the point where the drive starts feeling like the Malnad approaches rather than the Deccan. Bellur Cross is the junction that matters. This is where the route leaves NH 75 for the final run to Shravanabelagola, and it is easy to miss if you are following signage rather than a driver who knows it. Note that Bellur Cross has no relationship to Belur, the Hoysala temple town seventy kilometres further on - the similarity of names causes genuine confusion, and travellers occasionally find they have driven past their turn while looking for a temple that is an hour away.
Shravanabelagola
Jain Pilgrimage Capital of South India
Twelve kilometres of district road running through farmland, and the arrival is the memorable part. Vindhyagiri hill appears well before the town does - a bare granite dome rising out of flat plantation country, with the statue itself visible from a considerable distance on a clear morning. Travellers who have only seen photographs are usually surprised by how isolated and abrupt the hill is. The town at the foot of it is small, arranged around the Kalyani tank between the two hills, and it is a working pilgrimage town rather than a tourist one - a single main street of shops selling offerings, a few simple eateries, and the Bhattaraka Math beside the tank. Our driver parks at the base of Vindhyagiri and waits for the duration, since there is nowhere else to be and the climb takes as long as it takes. For a 5:30 AM departure with a proper Yediyur breakfast, most travellers reach the base of the steps between 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM, which is close to ideal.
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Urbania Packages for Every Group
Every quotation is built around what the group actually needs rather than picked off a fixed menu. The tiers below describe how we normally structure bangalore to shravanabelagola urbania enquiries.
Family and Pilgrimage Urbania Package
The dominant booking on this corridor. Extended families travelling for darshan across three generations, and Jain sanghs for whom this is a lifetime visit. The 13 and 15 seater are the usual choice, and the planning conversation we have with every family booking is about the climb rather than the drive, because six hundred and fifty barefoot steps on open granite does not suit everyone and it is far better settled in Bangalore than at the base of the hill. Where a group has mixed ability we plan a split morning: some climb Vindhyagiri, others take Chandragiri or stay with the ground-level basadis, and everyone regroups at the Kalyani. Drivers assigned to family bookings are selected for patience with long waits and for keeping the cabin cool and available throughout. Our 13 seater urbania rent bangalore configuration is the most requested size on this route.
Corporate Urbania Package
For company outings, cultural days and client hosting where a heritage circuit makes a better impression than another resort. Documentation is handled up front: GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice at quotation stage for purchase-order approval, monthly consolidated billing and thirty-day credit terms for signed accounts. For a corporate group we would normally recommend the full Shravanabelagola, Belur and Halebidu day rather than the short trip — it fills the day properly, the drive is easy enough that nobody arrives tired, and the Urbania cabin makes the return leg productive rather than merely survivable. Teams from Whitefield, Electronic City, Manyata and the Outer Ring Road corridor book this regularly. Our corporate travels bangalore desk handles ongoing requirements and standing accounts.
Luxury and VIP Urbania Package
For senior family groups, visiting guests and travellers who want the day to be comfortable rather than merely completed. This tier draws on the 15, 16 and 17 seater end of the fleet with the full recliner and dual-zone specification, a chauffeur in formal attire where the occasion calls for it, and vehicle allocation confirmed by registration number rather than by class. On this route the value is specific and practical: on a full heritage circuit the vehicle is the air-conditioned space your group returns to after each site, several times across a thirteen-hour day, and after six hundred and fifty steps in the sun that stops being a luxury and becomes the thing that makes the rest of the day possible. See the luxury urbania rental bangalore fleet and the 16 seater urbania configuration.
Fare Inclusions, Exclusions and Advance Payment
Every Tejas Tours and Travels quotation for the Bangalore to Shravanabelagola Urbania corridor is issued in writing with the structure below. Nothing outside this list is charged, and everything inside it is stated before you confirm.
Advance payment: 20 percent of the total fare is payable in advance to confirm the booking.
Included in the Quoted Fare
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
Not Included in the Quoted Fare
• Toll and parking charges
• Interstate tax
• Driver bata after 9:45 PM, charged extra
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
• GST
Insurance note: Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel cover where required. Our vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law and our drivers hold valid commercial licences.
Two points are specific to this route. First, doli or palanquin charges at the base of Vindhyagiri, and any donations or special darshan arrangements at the site, are paid locally and sit entirely outside the vehicle fare. We will tell you the expected order of cost, but they are not ours to bill and we add no margin to them. Second, Shravanabelagola is within Karnataka, so no interstate permit arises on this route; the exclusion remains in our standard terms because it applies to our other corridors. Note also that a full Belur and Halebidu circuit routinely returns to Bangalore after 9:45 PM, which brings the driver bata clause into play, and we state that in the written quote at the outset rather than adding it at settlement.
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Tejas Tours and Travels operates a full ground-transport fleet from both Bangalore and Mysore. Our fleet covers 27 to 50 seater buses including Volvo and Benz coaches, 8 to 18 seater tempo travellers, 12 to 24 seater minibuses, 13 to 17 seater Force Urbania vans, and 4 to 7 seater cars from the Etios and Dzire through Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Commuter, Corolla Altis and Camry to the Audi A6 and Q7, BMW 5 and 7 Series, Mercedes E Class and S Class, and the Rolls-Royce Ghost. We do not operate sleeper buses. Every service below is available on this corridor and on every other route we run.
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Sedans, SUVs and premium cars for one to seven passengers. Our premium car rentals in bangalore fleet covers car rental bangalore, luxury car rental bangalore, car booking and premium cab requirements from local city use to week-long outstation itineraries, including the cab rental bangalore day-trip package on this very route.
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The 8 to 18 seater band for larger family and pilgrim groups where budget matters more than premium finish. Our luxury tempo traveller bangalore fleet handles tt vehicle requirements with pushback seating and full air conditioning, and it is the standard alternative quoted alongside every Urbania enquiry.
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Our force urbania rent bangalore fleet runs 8 to 17 seater configurations, with urbania on rent bangalore the most requested wedding and VIP upgrade in the city. See also the 15 seater urbania rent bangalore variant, and force urbania hire and urbania van rental enquiries are quoted within two hours.
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Managed transport for companies. Our corporate travels bangalore desk provides corporate cab service bangalore, corporate car rental bangalore and corporate transport services as a corporate travel management company bangalore, with GST invoicing, PO-based approvals and monthly consolidated billing.
Airport Transfer
Round-the-clock Kempegowda International Airport pickups and drops with live flight tracking. Our airport transfer bangalore service covers bangalore airport cab, airport taxi bangalore, kempegowda airport taxi and airport cab booking Bangalore, including direct airport-to-heritage-circuit transfers for groups flying in for a pilgrimage.
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Outstation Travel
Our outstation cabs bangalore service handles outstation cab booking, outstation car rental bangalore, outstation taxi bangalore and outstation vehicle booking, with permits arranged in advance where the route requires them.
Wedding Cab and Bus
Our wedding car rental bangalore service covers wedding cars for rent, wedding car hire bangalore, marriage car rental bangalore and wedding bus rental Bangalore as a single managed booking, with the Urbania the most popular guest-shuttle vehicle.
Innova Hycross
Our innova hycross rent bangalore service offers innova hycross taxi, hycross car rental, innova hycross for rent and 7 seater innova hycross rental Bangalore for families and executives travelling in smaller numbers. Curated tour packages from Bangalore and Mysore are also available across Shravanabelagola, Belur, Halebidu, Hassan, Chikmagalur and the wider Karnataka heritage circuit.
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Booking a Force Urbania for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under 5 minutes. Follow these 4 steps.
Step 1 — Contact Tejas Travels
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com — available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Share these details when you make contact:
◦ Travel date
◦ Bangalore pickup location — area or landmark such as Whitefield, Electronic City, MG Road, Koramangala, KIA airport, a hotel name or a tech park
◦ Destination or your full itinerary
◦ Number of passengers
◦ Preferred vehicle
• For KIA airport pickups, share the flight number. The driver tracks live flight status and adjusts pickup timing for delayed flights automatically.
• For luxury vehicles such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes or Rolls-Royce, also mention the occasion — corporate, wedding or VIP event — so the team can ensure the best-condition vehicle and, where required, formal chauffeur attire.
Step 2 — Receive Your Written Quote
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote clearly itemizes every charge:
◦ Vehicle hire rate — Rs/km or flat package
◦ Driver allowance — Rs 400 to 1,000 per day depending on vehicle class
◦ Applicable toll estimates
◦ Any interstate permit if applicable — Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati
• No verbal-only prices. Everything is in writing before you confirm.
• For corporate clients requiring reimbursements, a Proforma Invoice can be issued at this stage.
• If you want to compare two vehicle classes, request both quotes at the same time.
Step 3 — Confirm Your Booking and Pay Advance
• Once satisfied with the written quote, confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment confirms the booking.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT/IMPS/RTGS bank transfer, or credit/debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes, all in writing:
◦ Driver name and mobile number
◦ Vehicle registration
◦ Departure time
◦ Pickup location
◦ Full billing breakdown
• For luxury vehicles such as the Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class, the advance may be higher due to limited fleet and Bangalore peak-date demand — wedding season from November to February, and New Year.
Step 4 — Your Driver Arrives Early
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at your confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• For KIA airport transfers, the driver coordinates at the Arrivals gate.
• The vehicle is clean, sanitized, fuelled and ready.
• For wedding and VIP bookings, the driver arrives in formal attire.
• The driver calls 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip, the driver handles all routing, toll payments and Bangalore traffic navigation.
• At trip end, balance payment is settled after deducting the advance.
• Any additional km or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick Booking for Hire: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your vehicle preference, Bangalore pickup location, destination and travel date. Written quote in 2 hours.
Payment Methods — Urbania and Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance booking and final settlement at trip end.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI, Amazon Pay. Fastest method. Instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for all advance deposits.
• Bank Transfer — NEFT, IMPS, RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 5,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT takes up to 2 hours.
• Credit / Debit Card — Visa, Mastercard, RuPay. Via payment link to your registered mobile or email. Valid for 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 at time of travel. Accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. Receipt issued.
• Corporate Credit — Registered corporate accounts. 30-day credit terms for signed Bangalore corporate clients. Monthly consolidated invoicing available.
Luxury vehicle note: For the Rolls-Royce Ghost, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class, a higher advance may be required given limited Bangalore fleet availability and Bangalore wedding season demand.
Cancellation Policy — Urbania and Car Hire in Bangalore
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation.
• More than 72 hours before departure — Cancellation charge: NIL, no charge. Refund on advance: 100 percent of advance refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure — Cancellation charge: 10 percent of total trip fare. Refund on advance: advance refunded less 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — Cancellation charge: 25 percent of total trip fare. Refund on advance: advance refunded less 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure — Cancellation charge: 50 percent of total trip fare. Refund on advance: advance refunded less 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 hours before departure — Cancellation charge: 75 percent of total trip fare. Refund on advance: minimal or no refund depending on trip value.
• No-show, vehicle deployed and client absent — Cancellation charge: 100 percent of total trip fare. Refund on advance: no refund, full fare payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels, breakdown or force majeure — Cancellation charge: NIL, no charge. Refund on advance: 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or a substitute vehicle offered.
Special Cancellation Conditions for Bangalore Hire
• Weddings — Bangalore wedding hire: minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Luxury cars — Rolls-Royce, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class: minimum 5-day notice for a full refund, due to limited Bangalore fleet and wedding season demand.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali and Bangalore long weekends: minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs and force majeure events such as traffic disruptions and road closures: 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
• Modifications — Date change, vehicle upgrade or route additions with more than 24 hours notice: accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
How to cancel: Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation within 2 hours. Refund to the original payment method within the stated timelines.
Refund Policy — Urbania and Car Hire 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+ hrs before departure — Refund amount: 100 percent of advance paid. Timeline: 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hrs before departure — Refund amount: advance minus 10 percent charge. Timeline: 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hrs before departure — Refund amount: advance minus 25 percent charge. Timeline: 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hrs before departure — Refund amount: advance minus 50 percent charge. Timeline: 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — Refund amount: 100 percent of advance paid. Timeline: 2 working days, priority processing.
• Trip shortfall, actual km less than minimum — Refund amount: proportional credit on the excess. Timeline: settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge — Refund amount: full overcharged amount. Timeline: 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — Refund amount: full duplicate amount. Timeline: 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
Refund by Payment Method
• UPI — GPay, PhonePe, Paytm: refund to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Card — Credit or debit card: refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank — Bank transfer: refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. Account details are re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — Cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office or via IMPS within 5 working days.
Refund contact: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Bangalore to Shravanabelagola Urbania
The bangalore to shravanabelagola distance is 145 km via NH 75 through Nelamangala, Kunigal, Yediyur and Hirisave, turning off at Bellur Cross for the final twelve kilometres. An Urbania covers it in 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes with one halt. It is comfortable four-lane highway throughout with no ghat section, no interstate border and no notorious bottleneck, which makes it one of the most reliably timed outstation routes we operate. A large vehicle is no slower than a car on this corridor.
Urbania fare starts around Rs 12,700. The final figure depends on vehicle class, number of days and total kilometres run. Since billing is garage to garage on actual kilometres and hours, we issue a written itemised quote within 2 hours rather than a verbal estimate.
Our Urbania fleet runs from 8 up to 17 seats. As a working rule, book one seat more than your headcount so that nobody is in the last available position with luggage beside them. Groups of eight to ten take the 9 or 10 seater, eleven to thirteen take the 13 seater, and fourteen to seventeen take the 15, 16 or 17 seater. Above seventeen we move you to a minibus rather than sending two Urbanias, which is almost always cheaper and keeps the group together.
Vindhyagiri rises about 470 feet and the ascent is by rock-cut steps, with published counts varying between roughly 600 and 700 depending on which flight is counted — around 650 is the figure most commonly quoted. Footwear is removed at the base, so the entire climb is barefoot on stone. Handrails run along much of it and there are gateways to pause at, but there is essentially no shade until the top. A reasonably fit adult takes thirty to forty-five minutes up. Budget two hours for the hill including time at the summit.
Doli or palanquin carriers operate at the base and will carry a passenger up for a negotiated fee, commonly reported in the range of several hundred rupees, but availability is inconsistent and thins in the low season, so do not build the trip around the assumption that one will be waiting. For a mixed-ability group the better plan is to split: some climb Vindhyagiri while others take Chandragiri, which is a far gentler two hundred steps, or stay at ground level for Bhandari Basadi, Akkana Basadi and the Kalyani. All of those are worth visiting in their own right. The Urbania stays parked at the base with the driver and the air conditioning available throughout.
Between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM, and on this route the reason is the climb rather than the traffic. Arriving by 9:00 AM means going up before the granite heats and before the sun is directly overhead. Between noon and 4:00 PM a barefoot climb on sun-heated rock is genuinely unpleasant and, in April and May, unwise. Groups boarding in Electronic City or Whitefield should allow an extra forty-five minutes to cross the city, so we usually suggest a 5:00 AM pickup for them.
A 20 percent advance on the total fare confirms your booking and holds the specific vehicle for your date. The advance receipt is issued within 30 minutes, and your confirmation includes the driver name, mobile number, vehicle registration, departure time and the full billing breakdown in writing. The balance is settled at trip end after deducting the advance, either in cash to the driver or online via a payment link.
Included: base fare, fuel charges and driver allowance. Not included: toll and parking, interstate tax, driver bata after 9:45 PM, and GST. The final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage. Doli charges and site donations are paid locally and sit outside the fare entirely. Shravanabelagola is within Karnataka, so no interstate permit arises on this route. Note that a full Belur and Halebidu circuit routinely returns after 9:45 PM, which brings the driver bata clause into play, and we state that in the quote up front rather than adding it at settlement.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not cover passenger insurance. Our vehicles carry the statutory motor insurance required under law and our drivers hold valid commercial licences, but passengers wanting personal travel cover should arrange it independently. For school and college heritage excursions a group travel policy is usually inexpensive and is often required by the institution in any case.
Yes, with a 5:30 AM departure and a group that can handle a twelve to thirteen hour day. The efficient order from Bangalore is Shravanabelagola first, since it sits before Hassan, then Belur, then Halebidu. Shravanabelagola alone needs two hours including the climb, Belur an hour to ninety minutes, and Halebidu an hour, plus travel between them. If the group includes elderly members we honestly recommend dropping one site rather than rushing all three, or splitting the shravanabelagola belur halebidu tour across an overnight in Hassan. The Urbania cabin is the single biggest reason groups manage the full circuit comfortably.
No. Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate a sleeper bus service. For overnight or multi-day group travel on this corridor we recommend either a Volvo or Benz seater coach from our 27 to 50 seater fleet, or an Urbania with a night halt in Hassan. Our Urbania recliners are comfortable for long seated journeys but they are not berths, and we would rather say so plainly at the enquiry stage than have you discover it at midnight.
It is the grand anointing ceremony held once every twelve years, in which the Bahubali statue is bathed from a scaffold with milk, curd, ghee, saffron, sandalwood, turmeric, vermilion and flowers. The ceremony is recorded as having begun in 981 CE and it draws enormous crowds from across India and abroad. The most recent was held in February 2018, which places the next in the 2030 cycle, though dates are set and announced by the Jain math and the state administration. If you plan to attend, both accommodation and vehicles need booking many months ahead — Urbania availability in particular disappears early for that event.