EV road trip
Bengaluru to Madikeri EV Road Trip
Bengaluru to Coorg is where a south Indian EV trip stops being trivial. The first half, out to Mysuru, is the easy expressway run. After that the road narrows, the charging thins out noticeably, and past Kushalnagar it climbs up to Madikeri.
None of that makes it hard. It makes it a route where the decision that matters happens early, in Mysuru, long before anything difficult starts.
250 km
Distance
5 hr 3 min
Drive time
34 min
Charge time
1
Charging stops
Distance and drive time are the route. Charge time and stops are for Tata Nexon EV LR specifically - the stations below are what exists on the road, whatever you drive.
Charging stations on the Bengaluru to Madikeri route
The 23 public chargers we have within 5 km of the route between the two cities, in the order you pass them. Stations inside Bengaluru and Madikeri themselves are left out. This list does not depend on what you drive - it is the charging infrastructure on the road itself. Tap any station for driving directions.
Zeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Bengaluru · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsChargeZone Charging Station
ChargeZone · CCS2 50 kW
Bidadi · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsStatiq Charging Station
Statiq · CCS2 50 kW
Monnageri · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsAdani Charging Station
Adani · CCS2 50 kW
Madikeri · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsElectric Vehicle Charging Station
Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Madikeri · on the highway
DirectionsZeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Channapattana · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsStatiq Charging Station
Statiq · CCS2 50 kW
Mudagere · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsZeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Mudagere · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsCharge_iN by Mahindra Charging Station
Charge_iN by Mahindra Charging Station
Nidaghatta · on the highway
DirectionsStatiq Charging Station
Statiq · CCS2 50 kW
Manchedevanahalli · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsStatiq Charging Station
Statiq · CCS2 50 kW
Piriyapatna · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsZeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Mysuru · 4.1 km off the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsZeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Metagalli · 4.4 km off the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsZeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Hutagalli · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsTata Power Charging Station
Tata Power · CCS2 50 kW
Madikeri · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsZeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Baichanalli · on the highway · Known charging network
DirectionsDistances are measured along the route from Bengaluru. Station data comes from charge point operators and Open Charge Map and can lag reality - check the operator app before relying on any single one.
A worked example: Tata Nexon EV LR
Which of those stations you actually need depends entirely on your car. Here is the plan for Tata Nexon EV LR leaving at 80% charge, as a worked example - not a recommendation for every EV. Re-run it below for yours.
1. Zeon Charging Station
Zeon Charging · CCS2 50 kW
Arrive 32% · leave 65% · on the highway
Known charging network
Directions
What Bengaluru to Madikeri costs in an EV
₹322
Charging bought on the way
₹1,665
Same trip on petrol
These two are not a like-for-like saving and we are not going to present them as one. The ₹322 covers the 14.7 kWh you buy at public chargers en route; the energy you set off with is not priced here, and it is cheaper than public rates if you charged at home. The petrol figure covers the whole distance. Assumes ₹22 per kWh at public DC chargers, petrol at ₹100 per litre and 15 km per litre. Tolls are the same either way and are not included.
Apps to install before you leave
Each charging network starts sessions through its own app. Install and register these before you go - signing up at the charger, on patchy highway data, is how a twenty-minute stop becomes an hour.
- Zeon for Zeon Charging chargers
Charge in Mysuru, not after it
The single most useful thing on this corridor is to arrive in Mysuru and top up properly even if you do not feel you need to. Charging density drops off past it: Hunsur and Kushalnagar both have fast charging before the climb, and Madikeri has public units too, but these are individual stations rather than the multi-bay hubs you have been passing, and in peak season they can have a wait.
It is the same shape of decision as charging before a closed expressway: the point is not that you cannot reach the next charger, it is that you want options if the next charger disappoints you.
The climb after Kushalnagar
The road up from Kushalnagar to Madikeri is a proper hill climb - Kushalnagar is already in Kodagu, so this is the climb to the hill town rather than into the district. Expect your per-kilometre consumption to roughly double while you are on it. How much of your battery that actually costs depends heavily on your pack: the same climb that takes a tenth of a large battery can take a fifth of a small one.
Coorg is also not a single destination. Madikeri, the homestays scattered through the coffee estates, and the viewpoints beyond are all further driving on hill roads once you arrive, and hill roads at low speed still consume more than flat roads do. Budget for the driving you will do there, not just the driving to get there.
Homestay charging is the real answer
Most people going to Coorg stay in a homestay or estate property rather than a highway hotel, and increasingly those have a plug. That is worth asking about when you book, because a slow overnight charge where you sleep solves this route completely and costs almost nothing.
If you cannot charge where you stay, Madikeri has public fast charging and Kushalnagar has more on the way back down. The descent itself returns some charge too. None of that is a substitute for arriving with enough, but it does mean you are not stranded if the homestay plug does not materialise.
Can Tata Nexon EV LR do Bengaluru to Madikeri without stopping?
No - plan 1 charging stop along the way.
Frequently asked questions
Can you drive an EV from Bengaluru to Coorg?
Yes, and the first half is easy. The parts to plan for are thinner charging past Mysuru and the climb from Kushalnagar up to Madikeri. Topping up properly in Mysuru makes the whole route straightforward.
Where is the last good place to charge before Coorg?
Mysuru, comfortably. Coverage past it drops off in our route data and the hill stations are smaller and more easily occupied. There is charging at Kushalnagar before the climb, and Madikeri itself has public fast charging, but none of it is as quick or as certain as topping up in Mysuru while you are already there.
How much battery does the climb to Madikeri use?
Per-kilometre consumption roughly doubles on the climb from Kushalnagar. As a share of your battery it depends entirely on pack size - a small battery feels the same climb roughly twice as hard as a large one. You get some of it back on the descent when you leave.
Is there EV charging in Madikeri and around Coorg?
Madikeri town has public fast charging, and there is more at Kushalnagar on the way in. It is still far less dense than the highway behind you and more easily occupied, so for most visitors the calmer answer is charging at the homestay or estate they are staying at - worth asking about when booking.
Do you need to plan for driving around once you are in Coorg?
Yes, and people routinely forget to. The estates, viewpoints and towns are spread out and connected by hill roads, which consume more than flat ones. Arriving with just enough to have got there is not the same as arriving with enough.
How we plan this route
- The car. Every figure above is calculated for Tata Nexon EV LR, using its real-world highway consumption rather than its claimed range. A different car gives different stops, which is what the planner is for.
- The chargers. Station locations, connector types and power ratings come from charge point operator data and Open Charge Map, refreshed on a schedule. Stops are picked for DC fast charging on or near the route, not for the shortest raw distance.
- The charging maths. At each stop we add only what the next leg needs plus a margin, and never take the battery above 80 percent, because DC charging slows sharply beyond that. That is why a stop can be short and leave you well under 80 - it is deliberate, not a shortfall. We also hold a reserve for arrival rather than planning you down to empty.
- What we cannot see. Live queues, a charger that went down this morning, and your own driving speed. Treat the plan as a good starting point and check availability in the operator app on the day.
Charging plan on this page computed October 12, 2026 and refreshed automatically.
Drafted with AI assistance, then reviewed by Simran Raheja before publishing.
