There are 7 ways to get from Ranchi to Kottayam by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Cochin International Airport, train
best- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane IXR - COK
- Take the train from Aluva to Kottayamtrain
9h 11m₹10,538–21,571Train
cheapest- Take the train from Hatia to Aluvatrain 13351 / ...
- Take the train from Aluva to Kottayamtrain 16344 / ...
46h 4m₹1,082–8,216Bus
- Take the bus from Ranchi, Jharkhand to Bhubaneswar, Odishabus
- Take the bus from Bhubaneswar, Odisha to Bangalore, Karnatakabus
- Take the bus from Madiwala to Kottayambus
2d 1hDrive 2,204 km
- Drive from Ranchi to Kottayamcar 2,204 km
32h 29m₹24,788–35,805Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane IXR - CJB
- Take the train from Podanur Jn to Kottayamtrain
10h 28m₹10,948–23,501Fly to Trivandrum, train
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane IXR - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kottayamtrain
11h 46m₹13,529–22,831Fly to Calicut International Airport, train
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane IXR - CCJ
- Take the train from Parpanangadi to Shoranur Jntrain
- Take the train from Shoranur Jn to Kottayamtrain
13h 26m₹13,178–23,411
Ranchi to Kottayam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ranchi to Kottayam is to train which costs ₹1,000 - ₹8,500 and takes 46h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Ranchi to Kottayam is to fly and train which takes 9h 11m and costs ₹10,000 - ₹22,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ranchi to Kottayam. However, there are services departing from Ranchi, Jharkhand and arriving at Kottayam via Bhubaneswar, Odisha, St Joseph's Indian School/ Malya Hospital, Shanthinagara Bus Station and Madiwala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Ranchi to Kottayam. However, there are services departing from Hatia and arriving at Kottayam via Aluva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 4m.
The distance between Ranchi and Kottayam is 1839 km. The road distance is 2204 km.
The best way to get from Ranchi to Kottayam without a car is to train which takes 46h 4m and costs ₹1,000 - ₹8,500.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Ranchi to Kottayam, including transfers.
Ranchi to Kottayam bus services, operated by Shree Savariya Travels and Transport, depart from Ranchi, Jharkhand station.
Ranchi to Kottayam train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Hatia station.
The best way to get from Ranchi to Kottayam is to train which takes 46h 4m and costs ₹1,000 - ₹8,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Ranchi, India and Kottayam, India?
You can take a train from Hatia to Kottayam via Aluva in around 46h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ranchi, Jharkhand to Kottayam via Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Bangalore, Karnataka, St Joseph's Indian School/ Malya Hospital, Shanthinagara Bus Station, St Johns Hospital, and Madiwala in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–27,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–18,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Patna, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Calicut International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–28,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–26,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–26,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–20,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–23,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–27,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–20,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–27,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Cochin International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–26,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Trivandrum via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–27,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Aluva to Kottayam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–470
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
Train from Hatia to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,300–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,400–4,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,500
Train from Aluva to Kottayam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–470
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
Train from Podanur Jn to Kottayam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kottayam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- 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
Train from Parpanangadi to Shoranur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Shoranur Jn to Kottayam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹460–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Phone
- 9887925057
- [email protected]
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Ranchi, Jharkhand to Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- omio.com
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- [email protected]
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Madiwala to Kottayam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Ranchi to Kottayam bus services, operated by Shree Savariya Travels and Transport, arrive at Bhubaneswar, Odisha station.
Ranchi to Kottayam train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Aluva station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ranchi to Kottayam is 2204 km. It takes approximately 32h 29m to drive from Ranchi to Kottayam.
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