Flight-tracked, chauffeur-driven, at any hour · Udupi · Manipal · Mangaluru · Karkala · Kundapura
Yes. Mangaluru International Airport (IATA code IXE) is at Bajpe on the north-eastern edge of the city, and we run chauffeur-driven transfers to and from it all day and all night — Udupi 60 km, Manipal 65 km, Mangaluru city 15 km, Karkala 60 km and Kundapura 100 km. Send the flight number and the driver tracks it, so a late landing costs nothing in waiting. Every trip is quoted individually; no rates are published.
The airport being at Bajpe rather than in the city is the thing worth knowing: coming from the north you never enter Mangaluru at all, which is why the Udupi run is quicker than the distance suggests.
| From | Distance | Drive time | Leave this far ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surathkal to Mangaluru Airport | 12 km | 25 minutes | 2 hours |
| Mulki to Mangaluru Airport | 25 km | 40 minutes | 2 hours |
| Moodbidri to Mangaluru Airport | 35 km | 1 hour | 3 hours |
| Kaup to Mangaluru Airport | 45 km | 1 hour 10 minutes | 3 hours |
| Udupi to Mangaluru Airport | 60 km | 1 hour 15 minutes | 3 hours |
| Karkala to Mangaluru Airport | 60 km | 1 hour 30 minutes | 3 hours |
| Manipal to Mangaluru Airport | 65 km | 1 hour 30 minutes | 3 hours |
| Nitte to Mangaluru Airport | 65 km | 1 hour 40 minutes | 3 hours |
| Brahmavar to Mangaluru Airport | 72 km | 1 hour 40 minutes | 3 hours |
| Kundapura to Mangaluru Airport | 100 km | 2 hours 30 minutes | 4 hours |
| Byndoor to Mangaluru Airport | 127 km | 2 hours 25 minutes | 4 hours |
| Mangaluru city to Mangaluru Airport | 15 km | 30 minutes | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Drive times assume normal daytime traffic. The buffer column is for a departure — it is deliberately generous, because the Surathkal stretch of NH-66 is unpredictable between 8 and 11 in the morning.
Send the flight number when you book, not just the landing time. The driver tracks the flight, so if you land ninety minutes late nobody is charging you for the wait and nobody is calling you while you are still taxiing. Once you are through, the driver meets you at the terminal exit — you are not looking for a number plate in the car park.
You will have the driver's name and mobile number the evening before, which matters most on the late-night arrivals and the 4 AM departures. If your plans change while you are in the air, one call to +91 94492 30083 is enough.
Luggage decides this more than headcount does, and it is the one thing people consistently get wrong when booking a transfer.
Four adults with four large suitcases do not fit in a hatchback, whatever the seat count says. If you are unsure, tell us the number of bags as well as the number of people and we will say which vehicle actually works.
For a morning flight, leave three hours ahead from Udupi, Manipal or Karkala, and four from Kundapura. That is more than the drive needs, deliberately. The stretch of NH-66 past Surathkal — the refinery and the NITK campus — turns a ninety-minute run into two hours without warning between 8 and 11 AM. The Karkala route through Moodbidri avoids it entirely and is the more predictable of the two.
Vehicle, driver, driver bata and fuel. Airport parking and toll are billed at actuals. We do not publish a rate because a one-way drop, a return with waiting, and a 2 AM pickup are three different figures — call or send the form and you will have an all-inclusive number the same day.
Tell us the dates and the route. We reply with an all-inclusive figure — driver, fuel and taxes included.
Yes — Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) transfers are among our most frequent bookings, in both directions and at any hour. Every vehicle is chauffeur-driven, and the driver meets you at the terminal exit rather than expecting you to find the car park.
Always, provided you send the flight number when you book. The driver watches the arrival time and adjusts, so a delayed landing costs you nothing in waiting charges. This matters more than people expect on the Gulf sectors, which slip regularly.
About 60 km and an hour and fifteen minutes. The airport sits at Bajpe on the north-eastern edge of the city, which puts it slightly closer to Udupi and Manipal than the Mangaluru city centre is — a detail that surprises most first-time visitors.
Three hours before departure from Udupi, Manipal or Karkala; four from Kundapura. The drives themselves are shorter than that, but the Surathkal stretch of NH-66 between 8 and 11 in the morning is the part that catches people out.
Routinely — early departures are normal work for us. Book the evening before and you get the driver's name and number in advance, so nobody is trying to identify a stranger in the dark.
It follows the luggage more than the headcount. Two to four passengers with suitcases want the Etios, which has the boot for it; the Glanza suits a couple with cabin bags. Five to seven take the Innova Crysta or the Ertiga. A family arriving together on one flight takes the 11+1 tempo traveller, and a wedding party the Force Urbania 16+1.
We quote per trip rather than publishing a rate, because a one-way drop, a return with waiting and a late-night pickup are three different figures. Call +91 94492 30083 or send the form and you will have an all-inclusive number — vehicle, driver and fuel — the same day.
Yes. Brahmavara, Kaup, Padubidri, Moodbidri, Mulki, Surathkal, Byndoor and Nitte are all routine. The towns listed here are simply the ones with enough traffic to have their own page.
Surathkal to Mangaluru airport is 12 km, about twenty-five minutes. It is the shortest airport run on this coast.
Mulki to Mangaluru airport is 25 km, about forty minutes inland via Kateel. A short, predictable run.
Moodbidri to Mangaluru airport is 35 km, about an hour via Mudipu. The inland road avoids NH-66 entirely.
Kaup to Mangaluru airport is 45 km south on NH-66, about an hour and ten minutes.
Mangaluru International Airport is 60 km from Udupi — about 1 hour 15 minutes via NH-66 and Bajpe. Allow 2 hours for a departur…
Karkala to Mangaluru airport is 60 km via Moodbidri, about an hour and a half. For a morning flight, leave three hours ahead.
Manipal to Mangaluru airport is 65 km, about an hour and a half by road. For a morning departure leave three hours ahead — the …
Nitte to Mangaluru airport is 65 km via Karkala and Moodbidri, about an hour and forty minutes.
Brahmavara to Mangaluru airport is 72 km on NH-66, about an hour and forty minutes. Leave three and a half hours before a morni…
Kundapura to Mangaluru airport is 100 km, about two and a half hours on NH-66. For a morning flight, leave four hours ahead.
Byndoor to Mangaluru airport is 127 km south on NH-66, about two hours and twenty-five minutes. Allow four hours for a morning …
Send us the flight number and where you are going. The driver tracks the flight, and you will have an all-inclusive quote the same day.
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