There are 9 ways to get from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris by plane, taxi, train, bus, car, or night bus
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Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane TRV - CJB
- Take the taxi from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Nilgiristaxi
6h 40m₹12,548–19,189Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trivandrum to Ootybus 783Ns
15h 45m₹480–1,000Train, taxi
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Coimbatore Jntrain 12625 / ...
- Take the taxi from Metupalaiyam to Nilgiristaxi
11h 16m₹1,683–4,538Bus via Coimbatore
- Take the bus from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadubus Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Take the bus from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to Ooty, Tamil Nadubus Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Ooty, Tamil Nadu
13h 5mDrive 469.6 km
- Drive from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiriscar 469.6 km
7h 21m₹5,280–7,627Taxi
- Take the taxi from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiristaxi 469.6 km
7h 21m₹11,000–14,000Fly to Calicut International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane TRV - CCJ
- Take the taxi from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Nilgiristaxi
8h 39m₹13,348–23,789Fly to Kannur International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Kannur International Airport (CNN)plane TRV - CNN
- Take the taxi from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Nilgiristaxi
5h 41m₹10,048–20,489Fly to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, night bus
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)plane TRV - BLR
- Take the bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Shanthinagara Bus Stationbus
- Take the night bus from Shanthi Nagar to Ooty Bus Standnightbus
12h 51m₹6,623–13,899
Trivandrum (TRV) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris is to bus which costs ₹480 - ₹1,000 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 41m and costs ₹10,000 - ₹21,000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trivandrum and arriving at Ooty. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Nilgiris is 374 km. The road distance is 469.6 km.
The best way to get from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris without a car is to train and taxi which takes 11h 16m and costs ₹1,600 - ₹4,600.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris, including transfers.
Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris bus services, operated by Kallada Tours and Travels, depart from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala station.
Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris bus services, operated by Kallada Tours and Travels, arrive at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris is 470 km. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilgiris.
There are 693+ hotels available in Nilgiris.
What companies run services between Thiruvananthapuram, India and Nilgiris, India?
You can take a bus from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Ooty, Tamil Nadu via Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in around 13h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trivandrum to Coimbatore International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–23,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Coimbatore International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–14,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Calicut International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–21,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Calicut International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–24,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Calicut International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–20,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–22,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,400–9,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Kempegowda International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹4,400–9,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Trivandrum to Calicut International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–24,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Kannur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–28,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,200–13,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Coimbatore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹850–2,200
- Schedules at
- omio.com
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Shanthinagara Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹75–310
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- ₹75–95
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹230–310
- Phone
- 080 46333686
- [email protected]
- Website
- samtourist.com
Night bus from Shanthi Nagar to Ooty Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹800–2,100
- Website
- https://www.samtourist.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹800–2,100
- Phone
- 9513948001
- [email protected]
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Trivandrum to Ooty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹480–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–14,000
Coimbatore Taxi
- Phone
- +91 737 381 2345
- Website
- coimbatoretaxi.com
Priyam Tour and Travels
- Phone
- +91 948 609 4973
- Website
- coimbatoretaxitours.com
Rudra Cabs
- Phone
- +91 894 070 9000
- Website
- ruthracabs.in
Ooty Heritage
Ooty Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 97 87 11 10 67
- Website
- ootytaxiservice.com
The Black And White Holidays
- Phone
- +91 97 87 62 54 79
- Website
- blacknwhiteholidays.com
Abel Cabs
- Phone
- +91 94 97 18 36 93
- Website
- abelcabs.com
Taxi Tel
- Phone
- +91 98 47 01 92 93
- Website
- taxitel.in
Trivandrum Cabs
- Phone
- +91 97 44 18 32 73
- Website
- trivandrumcabs.net
Fastway Travels
- Phone
- +91 90 37 44 40 07
- Website
- fastwaytravels.com
Jaithram Cabs
- Phone
- +91 97 45 30 45 52
- Website
- jaithramcabs.in
Smart Taxi
- Phone
- +91 98 95 05 35 65
- Website
- smarttaxiservice.in
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