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.
How to go to Srisailam from Hyderabad
Srisailam travel guide
What we tell families before every Srisailam trip, collected in one place: the road, the forest gate, the temple, and what to see.
Hyderabad → Srisailam
250+ kmby road4–5 hrseach way9 PM–6 AMforest gate shut
Read the guides
Ghat road timings
When the Nallamala forest road closes, and why it decides your whole day.
Ghat road →Distance and route
250+ km via Kalwakurthy, Achampet and Mannanur, with stops along the way.
Route →Darshan timings and tickets
Temple hours, ticket types and where to book them.
Darshan →Places to visit
Fourteen places in and around Srisailam, and which ones fit a day trip.
Places →One-day trip plan
Hour by hour, from a 4 AM pickup to home by 9:30 PM.
Day plan →Taxi fares
₹7,500 for a day, ₹9,500 for two, in a Dzire, with everything for the car included.
Fares →How to go to Srisailam from Hyderabad
By road is the only practical way: there’s no railway station or airport at Srisailam. Your options are a TSRTC or APSRTC bus, your own car, or a taxi.
A taxi makes sense when you’re a family, travelling with elders, or want to see more than the temple. The car stays with you all day, you stop where you want, and you’re back home the same night.
Whichever way you go, the forest road timings decide the day. Read the ghat road guide before you plan.
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.
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.
What is the best time to visit Srisailam?
October to March, when it’s cooler. Avoid Maha Shivaratri and long weekends if you don’t like crowds.
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.
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.