Trains from Erode to Kottayam start at €36.08 and take 4h 39m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Erode to Kottayam starts at €36.08 and takes 4h 39m door to door, run by 2 operators over 313 km, with around 2 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 13, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€42.68 to €96.03 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.
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What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
South Western Railway SW430707:301h 58m09:28Erode Junction railway stationErnakulam TerminusChanges at Kanayannur, with 95 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 5h 10mCO2 10.4 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
| Operator | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Western Railway | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| Kerala State Road Transport Corporation | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
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The Train from Erode to Kottayam takes 4h 39m door to door, of which 2h 44m is spent moving. The route runs 313 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.
The Train from Erode to Kottayam starts at €36.08 for one passenger, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare is €36.08. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
2 operators run the Train from Erode to Kottayam: South Western Railway, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Between them they file around 2 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
The Train from Erode to Kottayam leaves from Erode Junction railway station and arrives at KSRTC Kottayam. 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.
Fares for the Train from Erode to Kottayam bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €37.73. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 155 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
The Train from Erode to Kottayam produces about 10.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 313 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
Operators on the Train from Erode to Kottayam publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 39m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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.
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Being on the water gives Kottayam a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips that leave Kottayam in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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4h 39m
2h 44m
€42.68 to €96.03
07:30 to 07:30
2
10.4 kg
Rail