Mysore trip from Chennai at a glance
- Duration: 3 to 9 days; most travellers take 3.
- Price: from ₹8,900 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
- Places: the Mysore palace lit on Sunday evenings, Chamundi hill and the Nandi statue, Brindavan gardens, Srirangapatna and the Devaraja market.
- Travel: Chennai to Mysuru is about 480 km, eight hours by road, or the overnight train to Mysuru Junction. A flight to Bengaluru and a three-hour drive is the quickest option.
- Stay: a heritage hotel near the palace or a garden resort on the Bengaluru road.
- Best time: October to February is the pleasant season, and Dasara in September or October is the city at its biggest, with the palace illuminated every evening and the Jamboo Savari procession.
- Weather: Mysore is mild at 770 m: 16 to 29°C from October to February, up to 34°C in April, and a light monsoon.
- Trip type: private trips planned around your dates and your group.
Mysore packages for 3, 4 and 6+ days
One night covers the palace, Chamundi hill and Brindavan gardens. Two nights adds Srirangapatna, Somnathpur and the zoo, and most travellers carry on to Coorg, Wayanad or Ooty from here.
3 days / 2 nights from Chennai, from ₹8,900 per person: 3 Days Mysore Coorg Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹8,900).
4 days / 3 nights from Chennai, from ₹10,900 per person: 4 Days Mysore Coorg Heritage Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹10,900); 4 Days Mysore Wayanad Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹10,999); 4 Days Ooty Mysore Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,500).
Six days and longer, from ₹14,999: 6 Days Mysore Coorg Super Saver Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹14,999); 6 Days Mysore Coorg Chikmagalur Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹16,499); 6 Days Mysore Wayanad Coorg Green Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹16,499).
Mysore packages for 4 days from Chennai
4 days / 3 nights from ₹10,900 per person. One night covers the palace, Chamundi hill and Brindavan gardens. Two nights adds Srirangapatna, Somnathpur and the zoo, and most travellers carry on to Coorg, Wayanad or Ooty from here.
3 plans: 4 Days Mysore Coorg Heritage Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹10,900); 4 Days Mysore Wayanad Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹10,999); 4 Days Ooty Mysore Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,500).
Places to visit in Mysore
Every trip on this page covers the places below; a private trip can drop one and add another.
- Mysore Palace: The Wadiyar palace of 1912; go for the 7 pm Sunday and public-holiday illumination, 97,000 bulbs for 45 minutes.
- Chamundi Hill and the Nandi: 1,000 steps or a road to the Chamundeshwari temple, with the monolithic Nandi on the way down.
- Brindavan Gardens: The terraced gardens below the KRS dam, 19 km out, with the musical fountain after dark.
- St Philomena's Cathedral: A neo-Gothic church modelled on Cologne, with twin 175-foot spires.
- Devaraja Market: The old produce market for flowers, bananas, sandalwood oil and incense.
- Srirangapatna: Tipu Sultan's island fort 16 km out: Daria Daulat Bagh, the Gumbaz and the Ranganathaswamy temple.
- Mysore Zoo: One of the oldest and best-kept zoos in India, open every day except Tuesday.
- Somnathpur: The Chennakesava temple 35 km east, the most complete Hoysala temple standing.
Opening hours and tickets
Mysore Palace is open 10 am to 5.30 pm every day; the illumination runs 7 to 7.45 pm on Sundays, public holidays and through Dasara. The Chamundeshwari temple on the hill opens around 7.30 am, with a long midday break. Brindavan Gardens open in the afternoon and the musical fountain runs at dusk, about 7 pm on weekdays and 7.30 pm at weekends. Mysore Zoo is open 8.30 am to 5.30 pm and closed on Tuesdays. Srirangapatna's Daria Daulat Bagh and the Gumbaz close by 5.30 pm. Tickets are modest at each — the palace is the dearest, and shoes come off inside it. Timings shift for festivals, so a trip captain checks them the week you travel.
What to eat
Mysuru is a breakfast city. The masala dosa was invented an hour up the road and the local version is the butter-heavy Mylari dosa, eaten at the old Mylari shops near Lakshmipuram. Mysore pak, made with gram flour and ghee, comes from the palace kitchen and is still sold on Sayyaji Rao Road. Add a set dosa, ragi mudde with a country-chicken curry for lunch, and filter coffee anywhere. Devaraja market is the place for the sandalwood, jaggery and banana leaves rather than a meal.
A 2 day Mysore trip, day by day
A private trip runs the same plan at your own pace; a group departure follows it to the minute.
- Day 1: the palace in the morning, Devaraja market and St Philomena's, Chamundi hill in the afternoon, and Brindavan gardens for the fountain show.
- Day 2: Srirangapatna and Somnathpur, the zoo or the sandalwood factory, and the drive back after lunch.
Mysore trip cost from Chennai
Mysore packages from Chennai start at ₹8,900 per person: ₹8,900 for 3 days and ₹10,900 for 4 days. That covers the stays, the local travel, the sightseeing and activities each trip page lists; the journey from your city is quoted with the trip so you can pick the train, bus or flight.
What moves the price is the room category, the season and the group size. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and a group of four to six brings the per-person price down because the car and the rooms are shared. Entry tickets and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, so the number you see is the number you pay.
Mysore and Coorg packages from Chennai
Coorg is three hours west of Mysuru, which is why the pair is the most booked Karnataka weekend: palace and gardens first, coffee estates and Abbey Falls after.
9 trips on this page, from ₹8,900 per person: 3 Days Mysore Coorg Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹8,900); 4 Days Mysore Coorg Heritage Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹10,900); 6 Days Mysore Coorg Super Saver Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹14,999); 6 Days Mysore Coorg Chikmagalur Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹16,499).
Mysore and Ooty packages from Chennai
Ooty is four hours south through Bandipur, so a Mysuru trip can climb into the Nilgiris with a safari on the way.
5 trips on this page, from ₹11,500 per person: 4 Days Ooty Mysore Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,500); 6 Days Mysore Wayanad Ooty Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹16,499); 6 Days Mysore Coorg Ooty Grand Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹17,000); 6 Days Mysore Coorg Ooty Grand Honeymoon (6D/5N, from ₹19,000).
Mysore and Wayanad packages from Chennai
Wayanad is three hours south-west through Nagarhole and the Bandipur forest road, an easy add to a Mysuru weekend.
4 trips on this page, from ₹10,999 per person: 4 Days Mysore Wayanad Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹10,999); 6 Days Mysore Wayanad Coorg Green Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹16,499); 6 Days Mysore Wayanad Ooty Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹16,499); 8 Days Mysore Coorg Wayanad Ooty Grand Escape (8D/7N, from ₹21,999).
Mysore for friends, couples and families from Chennai
Couples: 1 plan with the quieter stays and private transfers, from ₹19,000: 6 Days Mysore Coorg Ooty Grand Honeymoon (6D/5N, from ₹19,000).
Families and couples take the private trips: the same places at your own pace, with the room category and the car chosen for your group.
Mysore from Chennai: how to reach and the best time
Best time
October to February is the pleasant season, and Dasara in September or October is the city at its biggest, with the palace illuminated every evening and the Jamboo Savari procession. March to May is hot by day but the palace and the market are morning outings anyway; the monsoon is light and keeps the gardens green.
- October to February, 16 to 29°C: The pleasant season, and Dasara in September or October is the city at its grandest and busiest.
- March to May, 20 to 34°C: Hot by afternoon; the palace and the market are morning outings.
- June to September, 19 to 28°C: A light monsoon that keeps Brindavan gardens green; short showers rather than washouts.
What to pack
Cotton clothes and a hat: Mysuru is warm most of the year. Something covering shoulders and knees for the temples, comfortable shoes for the palace, which is walked barefoot inside, and a light layer for December evenings.
Getting there
Chennai to Mysuru is about 480 km, eight hours by road, or the overnight train to Mysuru Junction. A flight to Bengaluru and a three-hour drive is the quickest option.
