Tirupati Balaji Darshan Trip

1 Nights 2 Days Tirupati tour package from Bangalore

1N / 2D Tirupati (1N)

594 km

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13.5 h

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Private car with driver from Bengaluru

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Overview

A short, easy pilgrimage for families and parents who want Lord Venkateswara's darshan at Tirumala without bus or train hassles. Your private car and driver pick you up from home in Bengaluru, take you up the ghat road to Tirumala and bring you back, about 250 km each way. Important: we do not sell darshan tickets. Each pilgrim books their own Rs 300 Special Entry Darshan ticket on the TTD website with their Aadhaar, and we plan both days around the slot you get. A morning slot on Day 2 works best; if you get a Day 1 afternoon slot we swap the days around. Good all year, but book tickets the day they release (about 3 months ahead) and avoid long weekends and festivals if you can.

Your route

Real road route from Google. Tap a day to zoom in. Numbers match the places in each day below.

Is this trip for you?

Easy

About 5 to 6 hours of driving each day. The darshan queue can mean 2 to 4 hours of standing and slow walking.

Great for

Families taking parents for darshan
Quick weekend pilgrimage
Groups who already have Rs 300 tickets

Think twice if

You don't yet have darshan tickets: Rs 300 slots sell out within minutes of release, and free Sarva darshan can take 10 to 24 hours
Travelling on long weekends, Vaikunta Ekadasi or Brahmotsavam, when crowds are huge

Day by day

Day 1

Bengaluru to Tirupati via Kanipakam, Sri Padmavathi temple

297 km 6 h 26 min driving 2 places

5:30 AM
Pickup from your home
Your driver calls you 30 minutes before. Keep everyone's Aadhaar and darshan tickets in one folder.
1 h 55 min · 69 km
7:30 AM
Breakfast near Kolar
Idli, vada and coffee at a highway restaurant. Pay as you eat.
2 h 18 min · 122 km
10:45 AM
1
Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple
1 h 15 min here
An old Ganesha temple where the idol is said to rise from a well. Free darshan, paid quick darshan tickets at the counter. Traditional dress, phones in the car.
1:00 PM
Lunch in Tirupati
A vegetarian Andhra meals.
1 h 12 min · 65 km
2:00 PM
Check in at your hotel
Rest in the afternoon. You will start early tomorrow.
17 min · 6 km
5:00 PM
2
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple
1 h 15 min here
Tradition says a Tirumala trip is complete only after seeing Goddess Padmavathi, the consort of Lord Venkateswara. Free darshan. Same dress and phone rules as Tirumala.
45 min · 37 km
5:00 PM
Srikalahasti temple instead
Optional · Pooja tickets paid there
About 36 km away, known for Rahu Ketu pooja. Tell us in advance. Pooja tickets (about Rs 500 and up) are paid at the temple.

Day 2

Tirumala darshan and back to Bengaluru

297 km 6 h 51 min driving 3 places

6:15 AM
Early breakfast and check out
Bags go in the car. If your slot is very early, the hotel can pack breakfast.
10 min · 4 km
7:00 AM
1
Alipiri check post and ghat road
1 h here
Every car and bag is checked at Alipiri. No alcohol, tobacco, meat or non vegetarian food is allowed on the hill. The ghat road is closed to vehicles from about midnight to 3 AM.
40 min · 19 km
8:30 AM
2
Rs 300 Special Entry Darshan at your slot
4 h here
Report at the Special Entry Darshan queue entry shown on your ticket, with the original Aadhaar of every pilgrim and the printed ticket. Dress code: men in dhoti or kurta pyjama, women in saree, half saree or churidar with dupatta. Phones, cameras, bags and footwear are not allowed: leave them with the driver in the car. Allow 2 to 4 hours in the queue.
12:30 PM
3
Laddu counter
30 min here
Each darshan pilgrim gets one free laddu. Extra laddus are about Rs 50 each at the counter.
5 min · 2 km
1:00 PM
Annaprasadam lunch
Free vegetarian meal served by TTD to all pilgrims.
7 min · 3 km
2:00 PM
Akasa Ganga and Papavinasanam
Optional · Free
Holy springs a few km from the temple. Adds about an hour.
3 h 25 min · 174 km
6:00 PM
Tea and snack stop near Mulbagal
2 h 20 min · 97 km
9:00 PM
Drop at your home
Home by night, depending on Bengaluru traffic and your darshan time.

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What to pack

Original Aadhaar for every pilgrim, and printouts of the darshan tickets
Traditional clothes: dhoti or kurta pyjama for men, saree or churidar with dupatta for women
A light shawl. Tirumala is cooler than Tirupati, especially early morning
A cloth bag for laddus and prasadam

Included

1 night in the Tirupati hotel option you pick (or one of the same star rating if it is full, we tell you before you pay)
Breakfast on Day 2
Private car with driver for both days, sized to your group, home pickup and drop in Bengaluru, including the ghat road trips to Tirumala
Fuel, tolls, Alipiri vehicle entry fee, parking, driver allowance and driver stay
Andhra Pradesh interstate permit for the car
An itinerary planned around your darshan slot: send us your ticket and we fix pickup and stop times
GST

Not included

Darshan tickets. We do not sell or arrange them. Each pilgrim books the Rs 300 Special Entry Darshan ticket on the official TTD website or TTD app with their own Aadhaar
Rooms on Tirumala hill (TTD cottages are booked only by pilgrims on the TTD website)
Lunch and dinner
Extra laddus, sevas, tonsure, special darshan tickets at Kanipakam, Tiruchanur or Srikalahasti
Srikalahasti trip unless asked for in advance
Tips, personal shopping and anything not listed above

Plans change, we understand. Read our cancellation policy to see how changes and refunds work.

Tirupati Balaji Darshan Trip

Overview

Your route

Is this trip for you?

Day by day

Pickup from your home

Breakfast near Kolar

Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple

Lunch in Tirupati

Check in at your hotel

Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple

Srikalahasti temple instead

Early breakfast and check out

Alipiri check post and ghat road

Rs 300 Special Entry Darshan at your slot

Laddu counter

Annaprasadam lunch

Akasa Ganga and Papavinasanam

Tea and snack stop near Mulbagal

Drop at your home

Hotels

Best time to go

What to pack

Included

Not included