Trains from Palakkad to Kottayam start at €20.68 and take 3h 15m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Palakkad to Kottayam starts at €20.68 and takes 3h 15m door to door, run by 2 operators over 173 km, with around 2 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 14, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€23.98 to €39.94 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
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Southern Railway SR950807:3058m08:28Palakkad Town railway stationErnakulam TerminusChanges at Kanayannur, with 53 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 3h 33mCO2 5.7 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
| 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 |
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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 Palakkad to Kottayam takes 3h 15m door to door, of which 1h 46m is spent moving. The route runs 173 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 Palakkad to Kottayam starts at €20.68 for one passenger, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare is €20.68. 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 Palakkad to Kottayam: Southern 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 Palakkad to Kottayam leaves from Palakkad Town 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 Palakkad to Kottayam bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 110 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
The Train from Palakkad to Kottayam produces about 5.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 173 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 Palakkad 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 3h 15m 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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3h 15m
1h 46m
€23.98 to €39.94
07:30 to 07:30
2
5.8 kg
Rail