Salem to Kannur runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €40.49, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 10m over 397 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €40.49, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€40.49
- 194%Moves across the booking window
194%When it runs, leaving Salem
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
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 €119.14Thu24
- about €95.49Fri25
- about €77.89Sat26
- about €77.89Sun27
- about €81.74Mon28
- about €66.34Tue29
- about €58.64Wed30
- about €64.69Thu1
- about €62.49Fri2
- about €63.59Sat3
- about €59.74Sun4
- about €60.84Mon5
- about €51.49Tue6
- about €47.09Wed7
- about €63.59Thu8
- about €56.99Fri9
- about €58.09Sat10
- about €58.64Sun11
- about €46.54Mon12
- about €40.49Tue13
- about €40.49Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Kannur. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Kannur for the night the train gets in
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When to book Salem to Kannur
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €46.5490 days
- €47.6460 days
- €49.2945 days
- €48.7430 days
- €40.4921 days
- €47.0914 days
- €58.647 days
- €77.893 days
- €119.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €40.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 194 percent. The dearest point is €119.14, 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Salem to Kannur 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
397 km
305 km as the crow flies, 30% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
917,414 → 62,836
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 397 km against 305 km in a straight line, a detour of 30 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Mysuru, Closepet. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
The fare from CNN into Kannur is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Kannur
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kannur costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Kannur is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Kannur Railway Station
Most of the points near Kannur Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Salem to Kannur
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 Salem to Kannur?
The fastest journey from Salem to Kannur takes 4h 10m door to door, of which 2h 45m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h, 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 Salem to Kannur?
The cheapest fare from Salem to Kannur is €40.49, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €64.97. 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 Salem to Kannur?
The cheapest way from Salem to Kannur is by train, at €40.49 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 21m 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 Salem to Kannur?
Fares from Salem to Kannur bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €40.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 194 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 Salem to Kannur?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Salem to Kannur, at €47.09. 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 Salem to Kannur?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Salem to Kannur, at €33.89 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 Salem to Kannur?
2 operators sell services from Salem to Kannur 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 Salem to Kannur?
0 percent of the services we sell from Salem to Kannur are direct. The rest connect at Mysuru, Closepet, with about 52 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 Salem to Kannur use?
Services from Salem to Kannur by train leave from Salem Junction and arrive at Kannur 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 Salem to Kannur?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Salem to Kannur 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 Salem to Kannur on 23 September 2026: 397 km of route against 305 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €40.49, and 4h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Kannur a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Kannur and across India
Day trips that leave Kannur in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Salem reaches 75 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 42 to 1,893 km. Kannur reaches 53 places in 6 countries, from 30 to 3,435 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Salem
- 75Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
1
4Arriving in Kannur
Leaving Kannur
- 53Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 4Operators