Udupi to Horanadu by Car or Tempo Traveller
Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple, Horanadu · 120 km · about 3 hours 15 minutes one way · chauffeur-driven
How far is Horanadu from Udupi?
Horanadu is about 120 km from Udupi — roughly 3 hours 15 minutes via Hebri, Agumbe and Sringeri. Almost always booked as a Sringeri–Horanadu pair.
- Distance
- 120 km one way
- Drive time
- 3 hours 15 minutes
- Destination
- Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple, Horanadu
- Suggested vehicle
- Toyota Innova Crysta
- Driver
- Included — we do not offer self-drive
Why people make this trip
The Annapoorneshwari temple is known across Karnataka for its prasada bhojana — nobody leaves hungry. It sits deep in the Chikkamagaluru coffee country, and the drive up is as much of the trip as the darshan.
What the road is like
Ghat road for a long stretch after Agumbe, then coffee estates and forest through Kalasa. Beautiful, slow and quite remote — mobile signal is patchy for the last hour.
Worth stopping for on the way
- Agumbe
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Kalasa
One thing worth knowing
Prasada bhojana is served at fixed times. Ask us to time the arrival for it rather than arriving mid-afternoon and finding the hall closed.
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 We do not publish rates because they depend on the vehicle, the number of days and whether the trip is one way or return — call +91 94492 30083 or send the form and you will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 Udupi to Horanadu
| Vehicle | Capacity | Suits this route for |
|---|---|---|
| Udupi to Horanadu by Force Urbania 16+1 | 16+1 seater | Joint-family temple circuits, sangha yatras and corporate outstation trips |
| Udupi to Horanadu by Tempo Traveller 11+1 | 11+1 seater | Groups of eight to eleven on temple circuits and picnic trips |
| Udupi to Horanadu by Toyota Innova Crysta | 6+1 seater | Family temple tours, Kollur and Dharmasthala day trips, airport runs |
| Udupi to Horanadu by Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 6+1 seater | Day trips around Udupi, Karkala and Malpe with a small family |
| Udupi to Horanadu by Toyota Etios | 4+1 seater | Mangaluru airport transfers and two-to-four passenger temple visits |
| Udupi to Horanadu 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 Horanadu — common questions
About 120 km, three hours and fifteen minutes, via Hebri, Agumbe, Sringeri and Kalasa.
Not comfortably. Kollur sits on a different side of the Ghats, and doing all three means well over 300 km with two ghat crossings. We would plan that as two days.
Book Udupi to Horanadu
Tell us the dates and the route. We reply with an all-inclusive figure — driver, fuel and taxes included.
Other popular routes
| Route | Distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Agumbe | 55 km | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Udupi to Jog Falls | 145 km | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Udupi to Horanadu — 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.