Temple timings
Open roughly from 4:30 AM to 10 PM, with a break in the afternoon. Timings change on festival days, so check srisailadevasthanam.org before you leave.
Hyderabad to Srisailam cab
Hyderabad to Srisailam taxi
Day trips and 2-day trips to Srisailam in a Dzire, Innova or Crysta, starting from your door in Hyderabad or at the airport. We’ve driven this road for 12 years, and we plan each trip around the forest road timings so you don’t end up waiting at the gate.
Hyderabad → Srisailam
250+ kmby road4–5 hrseach way9 PM–6 AMforest gate shut
Srisailam taxi fare
What a Srisailam trip costs
Pick a car and the number of days. The price you see is the price you pay for the car and driver, from pickup to drop.
Swift Dzire, 1-day trip₹7,500Toll, permit, parking, fuel and driver allowance included. Food, room and tickets are yours.Book this on WhatsApp
Day 1 or day 2Srisailam Dam
On the Krishna
Darshan, the dam, the river and the forest
A day trip covers the temple and seven places near town. With a night in Srisailam you can go down to the river at Pathala Ganga and take the boat to the Akkamahadevi Caves.
7places in 1 day
14places in 2 days
₹7,500from, Dzire
Hyderabad to Srisailam cab fares
| Car | 1 day | 2 days, 1 night |
|---|---|---|
| Swift DzireUp to 4 people | ₹7,500 | ₹9,500 |
| Toyota InnovaUp to 7 people | ₹11,500 | ₹13,500 |
| Innova CrystaUp to 7 people | ₹13,500 | ₹15,500 |
| Tempo TravellerUp to 12 people | Ask us for the fare | |
Already in the fare
- Toll charges
- State permit (you cross into Andhra Pradesh)
- Parking
- Fuel
- Driver allowance, including the night stay on 2-day trips
- Same fare if we pick you up at RGIA airport
Not in the fare
- Your food and your room
- Darshan, ropeway, boating and other entry tickets
- More than one pickup point
- Using the car around Hyderabad before or after
- Personal expenses
To confirm, we take a small advance of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000. It comes off your final bill.
Srisailam sightseeing
Places we cover on each trip
On a day trip there’s time for the temple and the main sights close to town. With an overnight stay you can go down to the river, see the caves and do it all without rushing.
1-day trip
from ₹7,5007 places. Out early, back the same night.
- Mallikarjuna Swamy TempleOne of the 12 Jyotirlingas, and the reason most people come.
- Bhramaramba Devi TempleA Shakti Peetha, inside the same temple complex.
- Sakshi GanapathiPilgrims stop here to mark that they've been to Srisailam.
- Hatakeswaram TempleA quiet Shiva temple a short drive from town.
- Paladhara PanchadharaNatural springs at the bottom of a flight of steps.
- Srisailam DamOn the Krishna river; worth the stop when the gates are open.
- Octopus View PointA wide view over the Krishna valley and the hills.
2 days, 1 night
from ₹9,50014 places. The temple without a rush, then the river and the forest.
Day 1 · temple day
- Mallikarjuna Swamy TempleDarshan on the first day, then rest.
- Bhramaramba Devi TempleIn the same complex.
- Sakshi GanapathiA short stop near town.
- ShikharamThe highest point, with a view of the temple town.
- Hatakeswaram TempleQuiet, and close by.
- Paladhara PanchadharaThe springs, best in the late afternoon.
Day 2 · river and forest
- Srisailam DamMorning, before it gets crowded.
- Octopus View PointOn the way, for the valley view.
- Ropeway and boatingDown to the Krishna at Pathala Ganga.
- Akkamahadevi CavesNatural caves you reach by boat.
- Shivaji Spoorthi KendramA memorial to Chhatrapati Shivaji's visit.
- Chenchu Lakshmi Tribal MuseumAbout the Chenchu people of the Nallamala hills.
- Veerabhadra Swamy TempleThen the drive home, through the forest in daylight.
- Srisailam Tiger ReserveYou drive through it both ways. Keep an eye out.
The ropeway, boating and the caves depend on the water level and the season, so one or two of them may be shut on your day. Your driver will know that morning and plan around it.
Srisailam one day trip from Hyderabad
What a 1-day trip usually looks like
The times move a little with traffic and the darshan queue, but this is the shape of most of our day trips. The one fixed point is the forest gate: we always want to be through it well before it closes.
On weekends, Mondays in Karthika masam and festival days, the queue can take hours. If you’re going then, a 2-day trip is the easier choice.
- 4:00 – 5:00 AMPickup at your home or the airportEarly enough to beat the city traffic.
- Around 7:00 AMBreakfast on the wayUsually somewhere past Kalwakurthy.
- 9:00 – 10:00 AMReach Srisailam, darshan firstWhile you're fresh and before the afternoon crowd.
- AfternoonLunch and the sightsSakshi Ganapathi, Paladhara Panchadhara, the dam and the view point.
- By 4:00 PMStart backSo we're through the forest in daylight.
- 8:30 – 9:30 PMHomeDropped where we picked you up.
Hyderabad to Srisailam by road
The route, and the forest road
Most of the drive is on NH 765, through Kalwakurthy and Achampet. After Mannanur the road enters the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in the Nallamala forest and climbs through the ghat section to Srisailam.
The forest stretch is usually closed to traffic from 9 PM to 6 AM, and opened through the night during Maha Shivaratri. Inside the reserve the speed limit is 30 km/h and plastic isn’t allowed, so carry water in a steel bottle if you can.
- Your pickup in HyderabadHome, hotel or RGIA airport, Shamshabad
- KalwakurthyGood place for a breakfast or tea stop
- AchampetLast bigger town before the forest
- MannanurForest check post; the tiger reserve starts here
- Ghat road through Nallamala30 km/h, no plastic, no night driving
- DomalapentaCheck post on the Andhra Pradesh side
- SrisailamNandyal district, Andhra Pradesh. 250+ km in all.
Before you go
Things worth knowing
Darshan tickets
Book darshan and seva tickets on the temple’s own website. Some darshan types have a dress code, so read the ticket details. Darshan guide.
Best time to go
October to March is the most comfortable. Summer gets very hot, so we start even earlier. When the dam gates open in the monsoon, crowds come just to see it.
Crowds and festivals
Around 30,000 devotees on a normal day; one to two and a half lakh a day around Maha Shivaratri. Book a few weeks ahead for those dates.
Ishtakameswari Temple
Deep in the forest, reached by a rough track. Entry is limited to about 120 devotees a day by token, so it doesn’t fit every trip. Ask us if you’d like to try.
Where to stay
The room isn’t part of our fare. The temple runs its own rooms, bookable on the same website, and there are private hotels in town.
Innova, Crysta or Tempo to Srisailam
Which car should you take?
For two to four people with a bag each, the Dzire is fine. For a family of six with elders, take the Innova or Crysta; the extra room matters on a long day. For a group of eight to twelve, the Tempo Traveller works out cheaper per head.
Hyderabad to Srisailam
Questions people ask us
How far is Srisailam from Hyderabad?
250+ km by road. It takes four to five hours each way, depending on traffic leaving the city and how long you stop for breakfast.
How much is a taxi from Hyderabad to Srisailam?
A 1-day trip is ₹7,500 in a Dzire, ₹11,500 in an Innova and ₹13,500 in a Crysta. For 2 days and 1 night it’s ₹9,500, ₹13,500 and ₹15,500. Toll, permit, parking, fuel and the driver’s allowance are included.
Can we drive back at night?
Not through the forest. The ghat road is usually closed from 9 PM to 6 AM, except around Maha Shivaratri. That’s why we start back from Srisailam by about 4 PM on day trips.
Can you pick us up from Shamshabad airport?
Yes. Our office is in Shamshabad, and the fare from the airport is the same as from the city.
Do you have cabs in Srisailam for local sightseeing?
No. Every trip starts in Hyderabad, and the same car and driver stay with you for the whole trip, including the sightseeing in Srisailam.
Is Srisailam a one day trip from Hyderabad?
It can be, if you start by 5 AM and the darshan queue is normal. On busy days, or with elders or small children, the 2-day trip is far more comfortable.
When will I know who’s driving?
You’ll get the driver’s name, number and car number on WhatsApp before 8 PM the day before. The driver calls you when they reach your pickup.
Can we add another temple on the way?
Tell us where on WhatsApp and we’ll give you a price. Extra stops off the route change the distance, so they aren’t in the standard fare.