Alappuzha to Cherthala runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €16.66 and €30.04, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 8m over 164 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for September 27, 2026
€16.66 to €30.04
- 23%Moves across the booking window
23%When it runs, leaving Alappuzha
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 €20.52Thu24
- about €19.98Fri25
- about €16.67Sat26
- about €16.66Sun27
- about €16.66Mon28
- about €16.66Tue29
- about €16.66Wed30
- about €16.66Thu1
- about €16.66Fri2
- about €16.66Sat3
- about €16.66Sun4
- about €16.66Mon5
- about €16.66Tue6
- about €16.66Wed7
- about €16.66Thu8
- about €16.66Fri9
- about €16.66Sat10
- about €16.66Sun11
- about €16.66Mon12
- about €16.66Tue13
- about €16.66Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Cherthala. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Cherthala for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Alappuzha to Cherthala
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6690 days
- €16.6660 days
- €16.6645 days
- €16.6630 days
- €16.6621 days
- €16.6614 days
- €16.667 days
- €16.673 days
- €20.521 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €16.66.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 23 percent. The most expensive point is €20.52, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Alappuzha to Cherthala 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
164 km
22 km as the crow flies, 645% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
240,991 → 45,827
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 164 km against 22 km in a straight line, a detour of 645 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kottangara, Thodupuzha, Kollam. The gap between arriving and leaving is 74 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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
Cherthala is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Cherthala railway station
Most of the points near Cherthala railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Alappuzha to Cherthala
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Alappuzha to Cherthala?
The fastest journey from Alappuzha to Cherthala takes 4h 8m door to door, of which 1h 58m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 4h 25m, 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 Alappuzha to Cherthala?
The cheapest fare from Alappuzha to Cherthala is €16.66, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €17.22. 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 Alappuzha to Cherthala?
The cheapest way from Alappuzha to Cherthala is by coach, at €16.66 for one passenger on September 27, 2026. That journey takes 4h 14m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Alappuzha to Cherthala?
The fastest way from Alappuzha to Cherthala is by coach, at 4h 14m door to door. Only 1h 58m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 16m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €16.66.
When should I book Alappuzha to Cherthala?
Fares from Alappuzha to Cherthala bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €16.66. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 23 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Alappuzha to Cherthala?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Alappuzha to Cherthala, at €16.66. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Alappuzha to Cherthala?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Alappuzha to Cherthala, at €16.66 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 service from Alappuzha to Cherthala?
2 operators sell services from Alappuzha to Cherthala across 2 modes: Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, 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 Alappuzha to Cherthala?
0 percent of the services we sell from Alappuzha to Cherthala are direct. The rest connect at Kottangara, Thodupuzha, Kollam, with about 74 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Alappuzha to Cherthala produce?
Traveling from Alappuzha to Cherthala by coach produces about 5.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 5.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Alappuzha to Cherthala use?
Services from Alappuzha to Cherthala by coach leave from Alappuzha and arrive at Cherthala bus 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 Alappuzha to Cherthala?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Alappuzha to Cherthala 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 labeled 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 Alappuzha to Cherthala on September 23, 2026: 164 km of route against 22 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €16.66, and 4h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Cherthala is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Cherthala and across India
Day trips that leave Cherthala in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Alappuzha reaches 37 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 22 to 1,919 km. Cherthala reaches 18 places in 1 countries, from 22 to 390 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Alappuzha
- 37Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
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2Arriving in Cherthala
Leaving Cherthala
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators