Madurai to Thrissur runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €34.43, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 35m over 283 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €34.43, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 14 October 2026
€34.43
- 155%Moves across the booking window
155%When it runs, leaving Madurai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €87.79Thu24
- about €77.89Fri25
- about €67.44Sat26
- about €72.94Sun27
- about €61.94Mon28
- about €56.99Tue29
- about €55.33Wed30
- about €56.99Thu1
- about €57.53Fri2
- about €58.09Sat3
- about €49.28Sun4
- about €47.64Mon5
- about €37.73Tue6
- about €37.73Wed7
- about €54.24Thu8
- about €42.14Fri9
- about €44.33Sat10
- about €49.28Sun11
- about €40.48Mon12
- about €36.08Tue13
- about €34.43Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Thrissur. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Thrissur for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Thrissur railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Madurai to Thrissur
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €43.7890 days
- €41.5860 days
- €38.2845 days
- €38.2830 days
- €34.4321 days
- €37.7314 days
- €55.337 days
- €67.443 days
- €87.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €34.43.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 155 percent. The dearest point is €87.79, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Madurai to Thrissur and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
283 km
219 km as the crow flies, 29% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
1,465,625 → 315,957
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 283 km against 219 km in a straight line, a detour of 29 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Dindigul. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Thrissur railway station
Most of the points near Thrissur railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Madurai to Thrissur
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Madurai to Thrissur?
The fastest journey from Madurai to Thrissur takes 3h 35m door to door, of which 2h 15m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 43m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Madurai to Thrissur?
The cheapest fare from Madurai to Thrissur is €34.43, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €54.24. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Madurai to Thrissur?
The cheapest way from Madurai to Thrissur is by train, at €34.43 for one passenger on 14 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 44m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Madurai to Thrissur?
Fares from Madurai to Thrissur bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €34.43. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 155 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Madurai to Thrissur?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Madurai to Thrissur, at €37.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Madurai to Thrissur?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Madurai to Thrissur, at €33.33 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Madurai to Thrissur?
2 operators sell services from Madurai to Thrissur across 1 mode: South Western Railway, Southern Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Madurai to Thrissur?
0 percent of the services we sell from Madurai to Thrissur are direct. The rest connect at Dindigul, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Madurai to Thrissur use?
Services from Madurai to Thrissur by train leave from Madurai East railway station and arrive at Thrissur railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Madurai to Thrissur?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Madurai to Thrissur allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Madurai to Thrissur on 23 September 2026: 283 km of route against 219 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €34.43, and 3h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Thrissur is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Thrissur and across India
Day trips that leave Thrissur in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Madurai reaches 92 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 3,002 km. Thrissur reaches 66 places in 1 countries, from 21 to 2,387 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Madurai
- 92Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 7Operators
5
7Arriving in Thrissur
Leaving Thrissur
- 66Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators