Kannur to Payyanur runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €21.78, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 30m over 194 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €21.78, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€21.78
- 133%Moves across the booking window
133%When it runs, leaving Kannur
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 €52.04Thu24
- about €42.14Fri25
- about €34.44Sat26
- about €33.89Sun27
- about €36.09Mon28
- about €28.94Tue29
- about €25.64Wed30
- about €28.39Thu1
- about €27.84Fri2
- about €28.39Sat3
- about €26.74Sun4
- about €27.83Mon5
- about €26.73Tue6
- about €24.53Wed7
- about €28.39Thu8
- about €27.83Fri9
- about €27.28Sat10
- about €26.19Sun11
- about €23.43Mon12
- about €21.78Tue13
- about €22.88Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Payyanur. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Payyanur for the night the train gets in
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When to book Kannur to Payyanur
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €22.3390 days
- €23.9860 days
- €25.0845 days
- €25.0830 days
- €22.8821 days
- €24.5314 days
- €25.647 days
- €34.443 days
- €52.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €22.33.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 133 percent. The most expensive point is €52.04, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kannur to Payyanur 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
194 km
30 km as the crow flies, 547% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
62,836 → 72,111
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 194 km against 30 km in a straight line, a detour of 547 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ullal, Kāsaragod. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Payyanur is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Payyanur railway station
Most of the points near Payyanur railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Kannur to Payyanur
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 Kannur to Payyanur?
The fastest journey from Kannur to Payyanur takes 3h 30m door to door, of which 1h 16m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 40m, 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
The cheapest fare from Kannur to Payyanur is €21.78, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €34.17. 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
The cheapest way from Kannur to Payyanur is by train, at €21.78 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 3h 33m 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
Fares from Kannur to Payyanur bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €22.33. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 133 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kannur to Payyanur, at €24.53. 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kannur to Payyanur, at €21.77 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
1 operators sell services from Kannur to Payyanur across 1 mode: South Western 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
0 percent of the services we sell from Kannur to Payyanur are direct. The rest connect at Ullal, Kāsaragod, with about 70 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 Kannur to Payyanur use?
Services from Kannur to Payyanur by train leave from Kannur Railway Station and arrive at Payyanur 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 Kannur to Payyanur?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Kannur to Payyanur 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 Kannur to Payyanur on September 23, 2026: 194 km of route against 30 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €21.78, and 3h 30m 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 Payyanur a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Payyanur and across India
Day trips that leave Payyanur in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Kannur reaches 53 places in 6 countries on services we hold, over distances from 30 to 3,435 km. Payyanur reaches 21 places in 1 countries, from 26 to 562 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kannur
- 53Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 4Operators
6
4Arriving in Payyanur
Leaving Payyanur
- 21Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators