How to get fromPalladam to Wayanadby bus, car, taxi or train

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There are 4 ways to get from Palladam to Wayanad by bus, car, taxi, or train

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Avinashi to Thissurbus
2. Take the bus from Thissur to Kalpettabus
7h 58m
₹1,456–3,310
Train, bus
cheapest
1. Take the train from Tiruppur to Thrisurtrain 12677 / ...
2. Take the bus from Thissur to Kalpettabus
8h 44m
₹862–2,416
Drive 224.2 km
1. Drive from Palladam to Wayanadcar 224.2 km
3h 57m
₹2,395–3,459
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Palladam to Wayanadtaxi 224.2 km
3h 57m
₹5,000–6,500

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Distance: 389.8 km
Duration: 7h 58m

What companies run services between Palladam, India and Wayanad, India?

You can take a vehicle from Palladam to Kalpetta via Avinashi and Thissur in around 7h 58m.

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Kalpetta, India(opens in a new window)

Kalpetta is a major City, Town and municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters, Capital of Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is a bustling city, town surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km from Kozhikode and 140 km from Mysore.

Things to do in Kalpetta

Chembra Peak(Opens in a new window)

Chembra Peak (ചെമ്പ്ര കൊടുമുടി) is the highest peak in Wayanad, at 2100 m above sea level. Chembra is located near the town of Meppadi and is 8 km south of Kalpetta. It is part of the Wayanad hill ranges in Western Ghats, adjoining the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu and Vellarimala in Kozhikode district in Kerala. Visits to this peak organized by 'the Chempra Peak VSS' under the control of South Wayanad Forest Development Agency, guides are provided for trekking. Chembra Peak is accessible by foot from Meppady. District Tourism Promotion Council provides guides and trekking equipment on hire charges to tourists. Permission from the forest office in Meppadi is required for trekking up to Chembra Peak. A heart shaped lake on the way to the top of the peak is a major tourist attraction. The lake is believed to have never dried up. You can find the lake halfway to the peak, after getting to the lake need to trek through about a km or two of dense trees. A 5 km journey from Meppadi town through tea estates to Erumakkolli.

Banasura Sagar Dam(Opens in a new window)

Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Karamanathodu tributary of the Kabini River, is part of the Indian Banasurasagar Project consisting of a dam and a canal project started in 1979. The goal of the project is to support the Kakkayam Hydro electric power project and satisfy the demand for irrigation and drinking water in a region known to have water shortages in seasonal dry periods.

Edakkal Caves(Opens in a new window)

Edakkal Caves (Malayalam: ഇടക്കൽ ഗുഹകൾ) are two natural caves at a remote location at Edakkal, 25  km from Kalpetta in the Wayanad district of Kerala in India's Western Ghats. They lie 1200  m above sea level on Ambukutty Mala, near an ancient trade route connecting the high mountains of Mysore to the ports of the Malabar coast. Inside the caves are pictorial writings believed to date to at least 6,000 BCE, from the Neolithic man, indicating the presence of a prehistoric civilization or settlement in this region. The Stone Age carvings of Edakkal are rare and are the only known examples from South India.

Pookode Lake(Opens in a new window)

Pookode Lake is a scenic freshwater lake in the Wayanad district in Kerala, South India. Pookode is a natural freshwater lake nestling amid evergreen forests and mountain slopes at an altitude of 770 meters above sea level. It is 15 km away from Kalpetta. It is the smallest and highest freshwater lake in Kerala.

Places to stay in Kalpetta

Woodrose Resort(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Olives The Boutique Resort(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

The Four Seasons(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Rock Haven Wayanad(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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