Group of 8 to 12 people
Outstation vehicle for 8 to 12 people from Bangalore
Between eight and twelve people you have a genuine choice for the first time, and it is the choice most groups get wrong. The twelve-seater Tempo Traveller is the lowest cost per head of anything in the fleet. The ten- and thirteen-seater Urbanias cost meaningfully more and give you pushback recliners, standing headroom and a real boot instead of overhead racks. Which is right depends less on budget than on the trip: for a day out to Mysore the Tempo Traveller is plainly the sensible answer, and for four days to Shirdi it is plainly not.
Vehicles that fit 8 to 12 people
Tempo Traveller 12
The best cost per person of anything on this site. If the group is eight or more and the budget matters more than recliner seats, this is the answer.
Urbania 10
Ten pushback seats and a boot that swallows a family's luggage. The version to pick when the group is small enough that everyone wants to recline.
Urbania 13
The most-booked Urbania. Thirteen recliners, standing headroom and a real boot — the default choice for corporate offsites and wedding-party transport.
Cost per person at this group size
Round-trip fare divided by 12 paying passengers — the top of this band, which is where the per-head cost is best. Fill fewer seats and each person pays more.
| Destination | km | Tempo Traveller 12 | Urbania 10 | Urbania 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mysore | 145 | ₹562 | ₹933 | ₹1,148 |
| Coorg | 265 | ₹992 | ₹1,650 | ₹2,025 |
| Ooty | 265 | ₹1,058 | ₹1,758 | ₹2,158 |
| Tirupati | 250 | ₹933 | ₹1,550 | ₹1,908 |
| Chikmagalur | 245 | ₹908 | ₹1,508 | ₹1,850 |
| Wayanad | 285 | ₹1,117 | ₹1,850 | ₹2,275 |
| Dharmasthala | 295 | ₹1,142 | ₹1,892 | ₹2,325 |
| Sakleshpur | 220 | ₹825 | ₹1,367 | ₹1,675 |
| Kabini | 215 | ₹808 | ₹1,333 | ₹1,642 |
| Nandi Hills | 62 | ₹383 | ₹633 | ₹775 |
Includes fuel and driver allowance. Tolls, parking and interstate permits extra at actuals. Point-to-point fares are on sara.cab.
Trips for a group this size
Tirupati Yatra
Tirupati is the most-booked group trip out of Bangalore, and the one most often planned badly. The mistake is treating it as a 250 km drive.…
Dharmasthala & Kukke Subramanya Yatra Vehicle
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Sringeri & Horanadu Yatra
The Sringeri circuit is the most scenic yatra out of Bangalore and the one where the vehicle choice matters most. The route climbs through Chikmagalur coffee…
Shirdi Yatra
Shirdi by road from Bangalore is 840 km each way, and it is the one trip on this site where we will argue with the itinerary…
Kollur Mookambika & Udupi Yatra Vehicle
Kollur is 400 km from Bangalore and there are two ways to get there, which is the first decision to make. The inland route through Shivamogga…
Melukote & Shravanabelagola Day Tour
This is the rare yatra out of Bangalore that genuinely fits in a day, and the one we recommend to groups doing their first temple trip…
Out-of-Town Wedding Guest Pickup
Guest arrivals are the most expensive part of wedding transport to get wrong, because a missed pickup happens to the people you least want inconvenienced. Bangalore…
Muhurtham Day Guest Shuttle
The muhurtham shuttle is the job where standby hours matter more than kilometres. A vehicle might cover thirty kilometres across a whole day and be indispensable…
How to choose
A rule of thumb that holds up well: under about four hours each way, take the Tempo Traveller and spend the difference at the destination. Over four hours each way, or more than two nights away, the Urbania earns its price and every group that has done both says so.