Alappuzha to Mangaluru runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €53.13, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 53m over 476 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €53.13, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 14, 2026
€53.13
- 177%Moves across the booking window
177%When it runs, leaving Alappuzha
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 €136.74Thu24
- about €130.69Fri25
- about €125.19Sat26
- about €113.64Sun27
- about €92.19Mon28
- about €96.59Tue29
- about €78.99Wed30
- about €87.79Thu1
- about €78.44Fri2
- about €102.64Sat3
- about €72.94Sun4
- about €80.09Mon5
- about €65.24Tue6
- about €65.79Wed7
- about €85.04Thu8
- about €78.44Fri9
- about €67.99Sat10
- about €59.19Sun11
- about €58.64Mon12
- about €56.98Tue13
- about €53.13Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Mangaluru. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Mangaluru for the night the train gets in
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When to book Alappuzha to Mangaluru
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €59.1990 days
- €49.2960 days
- €62.4945 days
- €50.9430 days
- €53.1321 days
- €65.7914 days
- €78.997 days
- €125.193 days
- €136.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €49.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 177 percent. The most expensive point is €136.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 Alappuzha to Mangaluru 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
476 km
413 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
240,991 → 499,487
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 476 km against 413 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kanhangad. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 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.
The fare from IXE into Mangaluru is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Mangaluru
Settled in advance, so the ride into Mangaluru costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Mangaluru Junction railway station
Most of the points near Mangaluru Junction railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Alappuzha to Mangaluru
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 Mangaluru?
The fastest journey from Alappuzha to Mangaluru takes 4h 53m door to door, of which 3h 22m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 5m, 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 Mangaluru?
The cheapest fare from Alappuzha to Mangaluru is €53.13, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €78.99. 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 Mangaluru?
The cheapest way from Alappuzha to Mangaluru is by train, at €53.13 for one passenger on October 14, 2026. That journey takes 4h 53m 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 Alappuzha to Mangaluru?
Fares from Alappuzha to Mangaluru bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €49.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 177 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 Mangaluru?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Alappuzha to Mangaluru, at €65.24. 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 Mangaluru?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Alappuzha to Mangaluru, at €50.94 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 Mangaluru?
2 operators sell services from Alappuzha to Mangaluru 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 Alappuzha to Mangaluru?
0 percent of the services we sell from Alappuzha to Mangaluru are direct. The rest connect at Kanhangad, with about 47 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 Alappuzha to Mangaluru use?
Services from Alappuzha to Mangaluru by train leave from Alappuzha railway station and arrive at Mangaluru Junction 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 Alappuzha to Mangaluru?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Alappuzha to Mangaluru 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 Mangaluru on September 23, 2026: 476 km of route against 413 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €53.13, and 4h 53m 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 Mangaluru a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Mangaluru and across India
Day trips that leave Mangaluru 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. Mangaluru reaches 92 places in 7 countries, from 48 to 3,897 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Alappuzha
- 37Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
1
2Arriving in Mangaluru
Leaving Mangaluru
- 92Places you can leave for
- 7Countries
- 5Operators