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Manipal to Mangalore by Car or Tempo Traveller
Mangaluru city · 65 km · about 1 hour 40 minutes one way · chauffeur-driven
How far is Mangalore from Manipal?
Manipal to Mangalore is 65 km on NH-66, about an hour and forty minutes. Most of it is hospital, airport and railway travel, usually booked as a return with waiting.
- Distance
- 65 km one way
- Drive time
- 1 hour 40 minutes
- Destination
- Mangaluru city
- Suggested vehicle
- Toyota Innova Crysta
- Driver
- Included — we do not offer self-drive
Why people make this trip
Referrals in both directions, mainly. Patients and families travel down for specialist appointments, and Mangaluru residents come up to Kasturba. Add the airport, the Mangaluru railway junction and the shopping runs, and this is the busiest road we work.
What the road is like
Down the Manipal hill to NH-66 and south through Kaup, Padubidri and Surathkal. The Surathkal stretch is the bottleneck between 9 and 11 in the morning; leave by half past seven and you save half an hour.
Worth stopping for on the way
- Kaup lighthouse and beach
- Bappanadu Temple, Mulki
- Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple
- Panambur Beach
One thing worth knowing
For a hospital appointment in Mangaluru, book the vehicle for the day rather than one way. Discharge and consultation times slip, and a waiting driver always costs less than a taxi hunted at the gate.
Which vehicle suits this route
For most groups on this route we suggest the Toyota Innova Crysta — the car every coastal driver trusts on a long day. Every vehicle in the fleet is available for this trip, though: 4 cars from the Glanza up to the Innova Crysta, and the 11+1 and Force Urbania 16+1 tempo travellers for a group. Tell us your headcount and we will tell you honestly what travels best.
What a quote includes
Vehicle, driver, driver bata and fuel. Toll, parking and any permit charges are billed at actuals. We do not publish rates because they depend on the vehicle, the number of days and whether the trip is one way or return — call +91 94492 30083 or send the form and you will have a firm all-inclusive figure the same day.
Vehicles for Manipal to Mangalore
| Vehicle | Capacity | Suits this route for |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal to Mangalore by Force Urbania 16+1 | 16+1 seater | Joint-family temple circuits, sangha yatras and corporate outstation trips |
| Manipal to Mangalore by Tempo Traveller 11+1 | 11+1 seater | Groups of eight to eleven on temple circuits and picnic trips |
| Manipal to Mangalore by Toyota Innova Crysta | 6+1 seater | Family temple tours, Kollur and Dharmasthala day trips, airport runs |
| Manipal to Mangalore by Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 6+1 seater | Day trips around Udupi, Karkala and Malpe with a small family |
| Manipal to Mangalore by Toyota Etios | 4+1 seater | Mangaluru airport transfers and two-to-four passenger temple visits |
| Manipal to Mangalore by Toyota Glanza | 4+1 seater | Couples, local Udupi sightseeing and short station or airport hops |
Every vehicle is chauffeur-driven and quoted per trip — we do not publish rates.
Manipal to Mangalore — common questions
65 km on NH-66, about an hour and forty minutes in normal traffic. Early morning it is closer to eighty minutes.
Almost always, because the vehicle would otherwise return empty either way. Tell us it is a return with waiting and we quote it as one trip.
Book Manipal to Mangalore
Tell us the dates and the route. We reply with an all-inclusive figure — driver, fuel and taxes included.
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| Route | Distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal to Mangalore Airport | 65 km | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Manipal to Udupi | 6 km | 15 minutes |
| Manipal to Kollur | 82 km | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Manipal to Dharmasthala | 100 km | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Manipal to Kukke Subrahmanya | 146 km | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Manipal to Murudeshwar | 100 km | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Manipal to Gokarna | 184 km | 4 hours 20 minutes |
| Manipal to Sringeri | 95 km | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Manipal to Agumbe | 58 km | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Manipal to Kateel | 55 km | 1 hour 20 minutes |
Manipal to Mangalore — shall we quote it?
Send us the date and how many are travelling. All-inclusive figure the same day, with a driver who has done this road hundreds of times.