There are 8 ways to get from Varkala to Manipal by train, plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, fly to Bajpe Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Varkala to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bajpe Airport (IXE)plane TRV - IXE
- Take the bus from FlixBus Kulai to FlixBus Manipal - Syndicate Circlebus
7h 27mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kollam to Ernakulambus
- Take the bus from Ernakulam Vytila to Udupibus
13h₹1,270–1,845Train
- Take the train from Kollam Jn to Udupitrain 16346 / ...
16h 5mDrive 622.5 km
- Drive from Varkala to Manipalcar 622.5 km
9h 45m₹6,797–9,818Train, fly to Shivamogga, taxi
- Take the train from Varkala to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Shivamogga (RQY)plane TRV - RQY
- Take the taxi from Shivamogga (RQY) to Manipaltaxi
10h 56mTrain, fly to Kannur International Airport
- Take the train from Varkala to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Kannur International Airport (CNN)plane TRV - CNN
- Take the train from Kannur to Udupitrain
10h 54mTrain, bus via Aluva
- Take the train from Varkala to Aluvatrain 12076 / ...
- Take the bus from Aluva to Manipalbus
15h 59mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Varkala to Mangaloretrain 16347 / ...
- Take the bus from Mangalore to Manipalbus
16h 25m
Trivandrum (TRV) to Bajpe Airport (IXE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varkala to Manipal is to bus which costs ₹1,200 - ₹1,900 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Varkala to Manipal is to drive which takes 9h 45m and costs ₹6,500 - ₹10,000.
The distance between Varkala and Manipal is 651 km. The road distance is 622.5 km.
The best way to get from Varkala to Manipal without a car is to bus which takes 13h and costs ₹1,200 - ₹1,900.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Varkala to Manipal, including transfers.
The best way to get from Varkala to Manipal is to bus which takes 13h and costs ₹1,200 - ₹1,900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 16h 5m.
Yes, the driving distance between Varkala to Manipal is 623 km. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Varkala to Manipal.
There are 73+ hotels available in Manipal.
What companies run services between Varkala, India and Manipal, India?
You can take a train from Varkala to FlixBus Manipal - Syndicate Circle via Kollam Jn, Kollam, Ernakulam Vytila, Udupi, and FlixBus Udupi - Service Bus Stand in around 13h. Alternatively, Indian Railways operates a train from Kollam Jn to Udupi 4 times a day, and the journey takes 14h 13m.
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Trivandrum to Bajpe Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹4,200–15,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bajpe Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–16,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Kannur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹3,500–6,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trivandrum to Shivamogga via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,400–15,000
- Website
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Varkala to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Kollam Jn to Udupi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Kannur to Udupi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Varkala to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Varkala to Mangalore
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Kulai to FlixBus Manipal - Syndicate Circle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.in
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Kollam to Ernakulam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹170–250
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 9483992779
- kohinoorbus4u@gmail.om
- Website
- kohinoorbus.in
Bus from Ernakulam Vytila to Udupi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.kohinoorbus.in/search-results.html
- Sleeper
- ₹1,100–1,600
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Aluva to Manipal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–2,400
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Premium Sleeper
- ₹1,000–2,200
Bus from Mangalore to Manipal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹480–2,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Estimated price
- ₹3,900–4,700
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