There are 7 ways to get from Kottayam to Rishīkesh by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Cochin International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane COK - DED
9h 38m₹9,845–18,855Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kottayam to Ernakulam Jntrain 16310 / ...
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Yog Nagari Rishikeshtrain 22659
2d 3h₹1,228–9,987Bus via Ahmedabad
- Take the bus from Kottayam to Angamalybus
- Take the bus from Angamaly to Madiwalabus
- Take the bus from Madiwala to Paldibus
- Take the bus from Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Meerut, Uttar Pradeshbus
- Take the bus from Meerut to Rishikeshbus
2d 6hDrive 2,663.5 km
- Drive from Kottayam to Rishīkeshcar 2,663.5 km
37h 23m₹30,026–43,370Train to Coimbatore International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kottayam to Coimbatore Jntrain
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane CJB - DED
12h 24m₹12,144–22,708Train to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane TRV - DED
11h 54m₹12,066–23,512Bus
- Take the bus from Kottayam to Madiwalabus
- Take the bus from Bangalore, Karnataka to Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradeshbus
- Take the bus from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to Meerut, Uttar Pradeshbus
- Take the bus from Meerut to Rishikeshbus
2d 18h
Kottayam to Rishīkesh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kottayam to Rishīkesh is to train which costs ₹1,200 - ₹10,000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Kottayam to Rishīkesh is to train and fly which takes 9h 38m and costs ₹9,500 - ₹19,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kottayam to Rishīkesh. However, there are services departing from Kottayam and arriving at Rishikesh via Angamaly, Madiwala, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Meerut. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Kottayam to Rishīkesh. However, there are services departing from Kottayam and arriving at Yog Nagari Rishikesh via Ernakulam Jn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Kottayam and Rishīkesh is 2345 km. The road distance is 2663.5 km.
The best way to get from Kottayam to Rishīkesh without a car is to train which takes 2 days 3h and costs ₹1,200 - ₹10,000.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Kottayam to Rishīkesh, including transfers.
Kottayam to Rishīkesh bus services, operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, depart from Kottayam station.
Kottayam to Rishīkesh train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Kottayam station.
The best way to get from Kottayam to Rishīkesh is to train which takes 2 days 3h and costs ₹1,200 - ₹10,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Ahmedabad, which costs and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Kottayam, India and Rishīkesh, India?
You can take a train from Kottayam to Yog Nagari Rishikesh via Ernakulam Jn in around 2d 3h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kottayam to Rishikesh via Angamaly, Madiwala, Madiwala, Paldi, Sanyas Ashram, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, and Meerut in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–17,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–17,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–21,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–21,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–21,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Madras, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Dehradun Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–20,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–20,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–20,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–20,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–19,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–21,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–20,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–21,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kottayam to Tripunitura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹350–440
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹470–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Kottayam to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Yog Nagari Rishikesh
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,200–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹7,000–9,000
Train from Kottayam to Coimbatore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- [email protected]
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Kottayam to Angamaly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹100–190
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
Bus from Kottayam to Madiwala
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,700
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Angamaly to Madiwala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹950–2,800
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹950–2,800
- Phone
- 0836 230 7300
- [email protected]
- Website
- vrlbus.in
Bus from Madiwala to Paldi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,700–4,000
- Schedules at
- vrlbus.in
- Ac Sleeper
- ₹2,200–3,000
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- [email protected]
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Meerut to Rishikesh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹320–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Sleeper
- ₹320–850
Bus from Meerut to Rishikesh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹320–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Sleeper
- ₹320–850
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More Questions & Answers
Kottayam to Rishīkesh bus services, operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, arrive at Angamaly station.
Kottayam to Rishīkesh train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Ernakulam Jn station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kottayam to Rishīkesh is 2663 km. It takes approximately 37h 23m to drive from Kottayam to Rishīkesh.
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