Udupi to Agumbe by Car or Tempo Traveller
Agumbe sunset point and rainforest · 55 km · about 1 hour 30 minutes one way · chauffeur-driven
How far is Agumbe from Udupi?
Agumbe is 55 km from Udupi — about 1 hour 30 minutes via Hebri. A short, spectacular ghat drive and the closest proper Western Ghats escape from the coast.
- Distance
- 55 km one way
- Drive time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Destination
- Agumbe sunset point and rainforest
- Suggested vehicle
- Maruti Suzuki Ertiga
- Driver
- Included — we do not offer self-drive
Why people make this trip
Agumbe is the "Cherrapunji of the South", home to the king cobra research station and one of the last intact low-elevation rainforests in the country. On a clear evening the sunset point looks west over the Ghats all the way to the sea.
What the road is like
Flat through Hebri, then the fourteen-hairpin climb. The whole ghat section is barely twelve kilometres but it changes the temperature, the light and the vegetation completely.
Worth stopping for on the way
- Sita Nadi
- Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Jomlu Theertha Falls
- Barkana viewpoint
One thing worth knowing
The sunset is only worth it on a clear evening — in the monsoon you will see cloud and nothing else. Ask us the previous day and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth going.
Which vehicle suits this route
For most groups on this route we suggest the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga — light, frugal and perfect for narrow temple streets. 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 We do not publish rates because they depend on the vehicle, the number of days and whether the trip is one way or return — call +91 94492 30083 or send the form and you will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 Udupi to Agumbe
| Vehicle | Capacity | Suits this route for |
|---|---|---|
| Udupi to Agumbe by Force Urbania 16+1 | 16+1 seater | Joint-family temple circuits, sangha yatras and corporate outstation trips |
| Udupi to Agumbe by Tempo Traveller 11+1 | 11+1 seater | Groups of eight to eleven on temple circuits and picnic trips |
| Udupi to Agumbe by Toyota Innova Crysta | 6+1 seater | Family temple tours, Kollur and Dharmasthala day trips, airport runs |
| Udupi to Agumbe by Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 6+1 seater | Day trips around Udupi, Karkala and Malpe with a small family |
| Udupi to Agumbe by Toyota Etios | 4+1 seater | Mangaluru airport transfers and two-to-four passenger temple visits |
| Udupi to Agumbe 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.
Udupi to Agumbe — common questions
55 km via Hebri, about an hour and a half including the ghat climb.
It is driveable but demanding — mist, heavy rain and occasional landslides. We only put ghat-experienced drivers on this road, and if conditions are genuinely bad we will tell you to postpone rather than take the booking.
Book Udupi to Agumbe
Tell us the dates and the route. We reply with an all-inclusive figure — driver, fuel and taxes included.
Other popular routes
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|---|---|---|
| Udupi to Mangalore | 60 km | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Udupi to Manipal | 6 km | 15 minutes |
| Udupi to Karkala | 38 km | 1 hour |
| Udupi to Kundapura | 36 km | 50 minutes |
| Udupi to Kateel | 50 km | 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Udupi to Moodbidri | 55 km | 1 hour 20 minutes |
| Udupi to Mulki | 35 km | 50 minutes |
| Udupi to Byndoor | 75 km | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Udupi to Kapu | 14 km | 25 minutes |
| Udupi to Padubidri | 22 km | 35 minutes |
| Udupi to Brahmavar | 13 km | 20 minutes |
| Udupi to Nitte | 45 km | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Udupi to Kollur | 78 km | 2 hours |
| Udupi to Dharmasthala | 102 km | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Udupi to Kukke Subrahmanya | 140 km | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Udupi to Murudeshwar | 96 km | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Udupi to Gokarna | 178 km | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Udupi to Mangalore Airport | 60 km | 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Udupi to Sringeri | 95 km | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Udupi to Horanadu | 120 km | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Udupi to Jog Falls | 145 km | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Udupi to Agumbe — 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.