Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ernakulam and Fort Cochin sell tickets. Private buses also use the
Kaloor bus stand
, 1km
north of the city.
A prepaid autorickshaw from Vyttila costs ?67 to the boat jetty, ?62 to the train station
and ?171 to Fort Cochin.
MAJOR BUSES FROM ERNAKULAM
The following bus services operate from the KSRTC bus stand and Vyttila Mobility Hub.
DESTINATION
FARE (?)
DURATION (HR)
FREQUENCY/TIME
Alleppey
41
1½
every 10min
Bengaluru
405-495
14
4 daily
Calicut
133
5
hourly
Chennai
555
16
2pm
Coimbatore
139
4½
hourly
Kannur
210
8
2 daily
Kanyakumari
210
8
2 daily
Kollam
94
3½
every 30min
Kothamangalam
35
2
every 10min
Kottayam
51
2
every 30min
Kumily (for Periyar)
120
5
8 daily
Mangalore
305
12
6.30pm
Munnar
90
4½
every 30min
Thrissur
51
2
every 10min
Trivandrum
138
5
every 30min
TRAIN
Ernakulam has two train stations,
Ernakulam Town
and
Ernakulam Junction
. Reserva-
tions for both are made at the Ernakulam Junction
reservations office
(
132;
8am-8pm Mon-
Sat, 8am-2pm Sun)
.
There are local and express trains to Trivandrum (2nd-class/AC chair ?73/264, 4½
hours), via either Alleppey (?39/171, 1½ hours) or Kottayam (?39/171, 1½ hours). Trains
also run to Thrissur (?64/205, 1½ hours), Calicut (?67/237, 4½ hours) and Kannur (?105/
341, 6½ hours).
