Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0Bangalore to Ooty cab
The Nilgiris, about seven hours through Mysore, Bandipur and the Kalhatti ghat. Leave early: the forest road shuts at night.
- 270 km from Bangalore
- ≈ 7 h
- Tamil Nadu permit included
Bangalore to Ooty cab
The Nilgiris, about seven hours through Mysore, Bandipur and the Kalhatti ghat. Leave early: the forest road shuts at night.
Tamil Nadu permit included (estimate).
Estimated fares by car
Fares by car, Bangalore to Ooty
| Car | One way | 2 days |
|---|---|---|
| SedanToyota Etios or similar · 4 seats | ₹5,760 | ₹9,250 |
| Executive sedanMaruti Ciaz · 4 seats | ₹6,940 | ₹11,250 |
| MUVMaruti Ertiga or similar · 6 seats | ₹7,140 | ₹11,450 |
| SUVToyota Innova · 7 seats | ₹7,680 | ₹12,700 |
| Premium SUVToyota Innova Crysta · 7 seats | ₹8,490 | ₹13,900 |
| Tempo Traveller12-seater, AC · 12 seats | ₹11,370 | ₹17,900 |
| Mini Bus21-seater, AC · 21 seats | ₹16,430 | ₹26,100 |
Estimates with GST included; we confirm the final fare on WhatsApp. 2 days = 600 km, permit estimate included. Tolls extra.
What's included
- Fuel and driver
- Driver allowance (bata)
- Driver's food and stay
- Tamil Nadu permit (est.)
- GST 5%
- Tolls ≈ ₹225 each way
- Parking
- Nilgiris green tax
About Ooty
Ooty is a town and seat of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at an altitude of 2,240 m (7,350 ft), in the Nilgiri Mountains, which forms part of the Western Ghats, and is known by the epithet "Queen of hill stations". Wikipedia
Places to visit
A.M.Hurrell (photo)No machine-readable author provided. AHEMSLTD~commonswiki ass · CC BY 2.5 Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a 1,000 mm metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908.
Read moreGovernment Botanical Garden
The Government Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Udhagamandalam, near Coimbatore (Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India laid out in 1848.
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Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0 Ooty Lake
Ooty lake is an artificial lake near Ooty in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 26 hectares. The boathouse on the lake is a major tourist attraction.
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Timothy A. Gonsalves · CC BY-SA 4.0 Doddabetta
Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres (8,652 ft). There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km (5.6 mi) from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India.
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N. Vivekananthamoorthy · CC BY 4.0 Government Rose Garden
The Government Rose Garden is situated on the slopes of Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty town in Tamil Nadu, India at an altitude of 2200 meters.
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Descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.