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Mysuru to Varkala

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Mysuru to Varkala. From €46.53, fastest 5h 46m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Mysuru to Varkala runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €46.53, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 46m over 470 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for October 14, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €46.53, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 14, 2026

€46.53

  • 170%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Mysuru

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

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

  1. about €113.64Thu24
  2. about €113.09Fri25
  3. about €110.34Sat26
  4. about €94.94Sun27
  5. about €76.24Mon28
  6. about €83.39Tue29
  7. about €65.24Wed30
  8. about €73.49Thu1
  9. about €63.59Fri2
  10. about €86.69Sat3
  11. about €61.39Sun4
  12. about €68.53Mon5
  13. about €57.54Tue6
  14. about €58.08Wed7
  15. about €70.18Thu8
  16. about €67.98Fri9
  17. about €58.64Sat10
  18. about €48.73Sun11
  19. about €50.93Mon12
  20. about €49.83Tue13
  21. about €46.53Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Varkala. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Varkala for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Varkala Sivagiri railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Mysuru to Varkala

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €50.3890 days
  2. €42.1360 days
  3. €54.7845 days
  4. €44.8830 days
  5. €46.5321 days
  6. €58.0814 days
  7. €65.247 days
  8. €110.343 days
  9. €113.641 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.13.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 170 percent. The most expensive point is €113.64, 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.
€113.64€42.13137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Mysuru to Varkala 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

470 km

396 km as the crow flies, 19% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

920,55043,276

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

IndiaSri LankaArabian SeaBay of BengalChennaiChennaiKallakurichiKallakurichiMaduraiMaduraiTirunelveliTirunelveliTiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliTirupurTirupurKanayannurKanayannurColomboColomboKozhikodeKozhikodeNelloreNelloreMangaluruMangaluruDavangereDavangereKadapaKadapaShivamoggaShivamoggaThrissurThrissurTumakuruTumakuruMysuruMysuruVarkalaVarkalaMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

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 470 km against 396 km in a straight line, a detour of 19 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Alappuzha. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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

Varkala is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Varkala Sivagiri railway station

Most of the points near Varkala Sivagiri railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Mysuru to Varkala

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 Mysuru to Varkala?

The fastest journey from Mysuru to Varkala takes 5h 46m door to door, of which 4h 14m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 59m, 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

The cheapest fare from Mysuru to Varkala is €46.53, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €67.98. 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

The cheapest way from Mysuru to Varkala is by train, at €46.53 for one passenger on October 14, 2026. That journey takes 5h 55m 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

Fares from Mysuru to Varkala bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €42.13. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 170 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mysuru to Varkala, at €57.54. 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Mysuru to Varkala, at €44.33 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 service from Mysuru to Varkala?

2 operators sell services from Mysuru to Varkala across 1 mode: 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

0 percent of the services we sell from Mysuru to Varkala are direct. The rest connect at Alappuzha, with about 57 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 Mysuru to Varkala use?

Services from Mysuru to Varkala by train leave from Belagula railway station and arrive at Bus Terminal Varkala. 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 Mysuru to Varkala?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Mysuru to Varkala 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 Mysuru to Varkala on September 23, 2026: 470 km of route against 396 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €46.53, and 5h 46m 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 Varkala is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Varkala and across India

Day trips that leave Varkala in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Mysuru reaches 118 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 53 to 2,010 km. Varkala reaches 38 places in 1 countries, from 38 to 2,216 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Mysuru

  • 118Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 7Operators

Arriving in Varkala

Leaving Varkala

  • 38Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

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