Alappuzha to Cherthala train
Trains from Alappuzha to Cherthala start at €30.04 and take 4h 16m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Alappuzha to Cherthala starts at €30.04 and takes 4h 16m door to door, run by 2 operators over 177 km, with around 1 departure a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 4h 16mDoor to door
- 2h 6mMoving
- €20.13 to €36.09From
- 07:30 to 07:30First and last departure
- 1Per day
- 5.9 kgCO2
4h 16m
2h 6m
€20.13 to €36.09
07:30 to 07:30
1
5.9 kgFirst and last are taken from the services we sell on September 27, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€20.13 to €36.09 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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 €34.99Thu24
- about €36.09Fri25
- about €34.99Sat26
- about €30.04Sun27
- about €23.99Mon28
- about €26.74Tue29
- about €21.79Wed30
- about €23.44Thu1
- about €21.23Fri2
- about €26.73Sat3
- about €20.68Sun4
- about €22.33Mon5
- about €20.13Tue6
- about €20.13Wed7
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on September 27, 2026
No bookable itinerary for this date.
Rail operators
| Operator | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|
 Southern Railway | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| Kerala State Road Transport Corporation | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The train 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 train 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €16.66Sun
- €16.66Mon
- €16.66Tue
- €16.66Wed
- €16.66Thu
- €16.66Fri
- €16.66Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Alappuzha
Rail- Alappuzha railway station
- Ambalappuzha railway station
- Takazhi railway station
Cherthala
- Cherthala railway station
- Vayalar railway station
- Tiruvizha railway station
What the journey looks like
- 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 177 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Alappuzha at 07:30 and the last at 07:30, across 1 departure The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 4h 14m | 1h 58m | 2h 16m | €16.66 | 5.4 kg | 2 |
| Train | 4h 16m | 2h 6m | 2h 10m | €30.04 | 5.9 kg | 1 |
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 the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala take?
The Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala takes 4h 16m door to door, of which 2h 6m is spent moving. The route runs 177 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala cost?
The Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala starts at €30.04 for one passenger, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare is €30.04. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala?
2 operators run the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala: Southern Railway, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Between them they file around 1 departure a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala use?
The Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala leaves from Alappuzha railway station and arrives at Cherthala bus station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Alappuzha to Cherthala?
Traveling from Alappuzha to Cherthala by Coach costs €16.66 and takes 4h 14m door to door, against 4h 16m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala?
Fares for the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €16.66. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 23 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala produce?
The Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala produces about 5.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 177 km, which works out at roughly 34 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala?
Operators on the Train from Alappuzha to Cherthala publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 16m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Alappuzha to Cherthala on September 23, 2026: 177 km of route against 22 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €30.04, and 4h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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