Travel to Varkala

Every way to reach Varkala: 1 modes compared, with fares.

Varkala is reachable from 10 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin is 55 km away.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Varkala

Every mode that actually calls at Varkala, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Coach20€10.071h 39m114 km2
  • 10Places you can arrive from
  • 10Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Varkala is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Varkala?

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km20100%Kayamkulam, 55 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Varkala that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
India20100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Varkala

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Varkala

Rail
  • Varkala Sivagiri railway station
Bus
  • Bus Terminal Varkala
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Varkala

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Varkala, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Changanassery to Varkala bus€10.072h 2m81 km
Kayamkulam to Varkala bus€10.071h 39m55 km
Kottayam to Varkala bus€10.072h 19m97 km
Panachikkad to Varkala bus€10.072h 13m91 km
Tiruvalla to Varkala bus€10.071h 58m74 km
Perumbaikad to Varkala bus€10.072h 22m100 km
Alappuzha to Varkala bus€10.632h 16m94 km
Komalapuram to Varkala bus€10.632h 28m99 km
Cherthala to Varkala bus€11.732h 33m114 km
Shertallai to Varkala bus€11.732h 32m114 km

Check-in is at three and you will be in Varkala well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Varkala

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Popular trips to Varkala

Common questions about Travel to Varkala

How can I get to Varkala?

Varkala is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 10 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Varkala?

The cheapest way into Varkala is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 10 origins we sell into Varkala over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Varkala?

The fastest journey into Varkala is by Coach, at 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 55 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Varkala have?

Varkala has 2 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Varkala Sivagiri railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Varkala from within 200 km?

20 of the routes we sell into Varkala start within 200 km. The nearest is Kayamkulam, 55 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Varkala in India?

Varkala connects to 10 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 114 km away in a straight line. India routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in India

The wider region

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Varkala afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Varkala before you go?

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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