How to travel from Bangalore to Kerala ? A detailed list of Road, Train and flight options.
NH544 towards Kerala near Kerala-Tamilnadu border
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[#bar] For central kerala (Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam , Alappuzha etc) , the popular road route is Bangalore - Salem via Krishnagiri ( NH 44) and then Salem - to Kerala via Coimbatore (NH 544) .
[#bar] For northern parts of Kerala (Kannur, Kasargod, Kozhikode, Malappuram , Wayanad etc) , travel via Mysore. First travel to Mysore from Bangalore on NH275. From Mysore there are a few popular routes to Kerala. Two popular ones are either via Gundlupet for Kozhikode or Wayanad. And via Virajpet for Kannur.
[#bar] For Kottayam , Munnar , Kollam etc travel on NH44 till Dindigul or Madurai and take the diversion towards Kerala
[#bar] Thiruvananthapuram, the southernmost city in Kera can be reached via Tirunelveli on NH44.
See the major road trip routes to Kerala from Bangalore .
Also road routes from Bangalore to Munnar | Bangalore to Guruvayur |Bangalore to Sabarimala | Bangalore to Ernakulam | Bangalore to Kannur | Bangalore to Wayanad
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Train No.6527 Yeshwantpur-Cannanore Express on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from Bangalore. This train goes to the north part of Kerala via Tamilnadu. If you are traveling to south of Kerala , like Cochin, change train at Palakkad or Shornur .
Route of Train No.6527 : Yesvantpur Jn - Hosur -Dharmapuri - Salem Jn - Erode Jn - Palakkad - Shoranur Jn - Tirur - Kozhikkode - Vadakara - Thalassery - Kannur
There are seven trains from Bangalore that run southward in Kerala. Out of it two are daily trains, that is the Bangalore-Ernakulam Express (Train No: 2677 ) and Bangalore-Kanyakumari Express ( Train No: 6526).
Route of Train No: 6526 : Bangalore city - Bangalore Cant - Krishnarajapurm - Whitefield - Malur - Bangarapet - Kuppam - Tirupattur Jn - Salem Jn - Erode Jn - Tiruppur - Coimbatore Jn - Palakkad - Ottappalam - Wadakancheri - Thrisur - Pudukad - Irinjalakuda - Chalakudi - Angamali - Aluva - Ernakulam Town - Piravam Road - Kottayam - Changanaseri - Tiruvalla - Chengannur - Mavelikara - Kayankulam Jn - Karunagapalli - Kollam Jn - Paravur - Varkala - Kadakavur - Chirayinkil - Trivandrum Pett - Trivandrum Cntl - Neyyattinkara - Dhanuvachapuram - Parashshala - Kulitturai West - Kulitthurai - Palliyadi - Eraniel - Nagercoil Jn - Kanyakumari
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Bangalore to Kerala flights :
Ernakulam (Kochi/Cochin) is the best connected city with Bangalore.
About 10-12 pairs of flights are operated daily between Cochin and Bangalore .
There are 3 direct flights from Bangalore to Trivandrum (1 hour 30 minutes).
Also there are a few flights daily to Kannur & Kozhikode.
Flight time is typically just over an hour for any cities in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram is the longest (1hr 30min)
Four airports from north to south of Kerala is directly connected with Bangalore
Kerala is connected with Bangalore through NH544 and NH44.
Take the diversion on the NH44 , depending on where you are heading to in Kerala.
Two major Rail Routes for traveling to north and south Kerala from Bangalore.
Bangalore to Munnar Road Route Map