Routes To Ayyappan Temple

Om Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

There are three ways to reach Sabarimala By Train, By Flight, By Bus, From Pampa to Sabaimala, Kerala Map and Distance

How to Reach Sabarimala from
Ahmedabad	Bangalore	Belgaum	Calcutta	Chandigarh	Chengannur
Chennai	Chitradurga	Cochin	Coimbatore	Ernakulam	Erode
Guntur	Gurgaon	Hyderabad	Kottayam	Kozhikode	Madurai
Mahape	Mangalore	Mumbai	Mysore	Nanded	Nellore
New Delhi	Noida	Pondichery	Pune	Sivakasi	Thanjavur
Thrissur	Tirupati	Trivandrum	Vellore	Vijayawada	Visakhapatnam
Warangal

By Train: You can arrive at Kottayam & Chengannur by Rail and from there by BUS to Pampa.

Nearest Railway Stations
Kottayam - (0481) 2563535
Chengannur - (0479) 2452340
Pamba Railway Enquiry Counter - (04735) 203605

Kottayam (Towards South)
Train No.	Train Name	Time
16348	Mangalapuram – Trivandrum Express	1.00
16344	Palakkad Town – Trivandrum Amrutha Express	2.55
12697	Chennai – Trivandrum Super Fast (Monday)	3.25
12695	Chennai – Trivandrum Super Fast Express	4.10
16630	Mangalapuram – Trivandrum Malabar Express	4.55
56305	Kottayam – Kollam (Passenger)	5.40
16381	Mumbai-Kanyakumari (Jayanthi Janatha Express)	6.25
16303	Ernakulam – Trivandrum Vanchinad Express	6.10
12623	Chennai – Trivandrum Mail	7.40
56385	Ernakulam – Kottayam Passenger	9.25
12081	Kozhikode – Trivandrum Jansathabdhi Express (Except Wednesday & Sunday)	10.51
12626	New Delhi – Trivandrum (Kerala Express)	11.05
16526	Bangalore – Kanyakumari (Island Express)	11.30
56387	Ernakulam – Kayamkulam Passenger	13.13
16327	Korba – Trivandrum Express (Monday, Friday)	14.20
16649	Mangalapuram – Trivandrum (Parasuram Express)	14.53
17230	Hyderabad – Trivandrum (Sabari Express)	15.10
16318	Jammuthavi – Himasagar Express (Thursday)	15.35
12660	Shalimar – Nagercoil Express – Gurudev (Friday)	16.55
12201	Lokmanyathilak – Kochuveli Sabareerath (Tuesday, Saturday – Via Konkan)	20.10
56393	Kottayam – Kollam Passenger	17.45
16301	Shornnur – Trivandrum (Venad Express)	18.33
56391	Ernakulam – Kollam Passenger	19.45
12516	Guvahathi – Trivandrum Express (Friday)	19 .05
56389	Ernakulam – Kottayam Passenger	22.00
16333	Veraval – Trivandrum Express (Friday – Via Konkan)	2.20
16311	Bickaneer – Kochuveli Express (Thursday – Via Konkan	2.20
16335	Gandhidham – Nagercoil Express (Saturday – Via Konkan)	2.20
12777	Yeswanthpur – Kochuveli Super Fast Express (Thursday)	3.25
12257	Yeswanthpur – Kochuveli Sabarirath Express (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)	9.30
12288	Dehradoon – Kochuveli Express (Wednesday, Via Konkan)	15.28

Chengannur (Towards South)
Train No.	Train Name	Time
16311	Bickeneer – Trivandrum Express (Friday)	0.20
16333	Veraval – Trivandrum Express (Saturday)	0.20
16335	Gandhidham – Nagercoil Express (Sunday)	0.20
16348	Mangalapuram – Trivandrum Express	1.40
16344	Palakkad – Trivandrum (Amrutha Express)	3.35
12777	Hoobli – Kochuveli Express (Thursday)	4.00
12695	Chennai – Trivandrum Super Fast	4.50
16630	Mangalapuram – Trivandrum Malabar Express	5.40
56305	Kottayam – Kollam Passenger ç	6.20
16303	Ernakulam-Trivandrum (Vanchinad Express)	6.50
16381	Mumbai – Kanyakumari (Jayanthi Janatha Express)	7.15
12623	Chennai – Trivandrum Mail	8.30
12257	Yeswanthapuram – Kochuveli Sabareerath Express (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)	10.07
12081	Kozhikode – Trivandrum Janshathabdhi Express (Except Wednesday & Sunday)	11.25
12626	Newdelhi – Trivandrum Kerala Express	11.45
16526	Bangalore – Kanyakumari Island Express	12.10
12288	Dehradoon – Kochuveli Express (Wednesday)	12.30
56387	Ernakulam – Kayamkulam Passenger	13.55
16649	Mangalapuram – Trivandrum Parasuram Express	15.35
17230	Hyderabad-Trivandrum Sabari Express	15.55
16327	Korba-Trivandrum Express (Monday, Friday)	15.00
16318	Jammuthavi – Kanyakumari Himasagar Express (Thursday)	16.20
12209	Lokmanyathilak-Kochuveli Sabarirath Express (Tuesday, Saturday)	17.35
12660	Shalimar-Nagercoil Gurudev Express (Friday)	17.35
56393	Kottayam – Kollam Passenger	18.35
16301	Shornnur- Trivandrum Venad Express	19.13
56391	Ernakulam – Kollam Passenger	20.25
12516	Guvahathi-Trivandrum Express (Friday)	19.50

Kottayam (Towards North)
Train No.	Train Name	Time
16347	Trivandrum – Mangalapuram Express	23.58
16343	Trivandrum – Palakkad Town Amrutha Express	1.30
56385	Kottayam – Ernakulam Passenger	5.25
1352	Kollam – Ernakulam Passenger	6.40
16328	Trivandrum – Korba Express (Monday, Thursday)	8.35
16302	Trivandrum – Shornnur Venad Express	8.18
16650	Trivandrum –Mangalapuram Parasuram Express	9.40
17229	Trivandrum – Hyderabad Sabari Express	10.20
56394	Kollam-Kottayam Passenger	10.50
12202	Kochuveli-Lokmanyathilak Sabareerath (Sunday, Thursday (Via Konkan)	11.30
16382	Kanyakumari – Mumbai Jayanthi Janatha Express	11.40
12625	Trivandrum – New Delhi Kerala Express	14.10
12515	Trivandrum – Guvahathi Express (Sunday)	15.45
16525	Kanyakumari – Bangalore Island Express	16.25
12082	Trivandrum-Kozhikode Janshathabdhi Express (Except Tuesday, Saturday)	16.50
56390	Kottayam – Ernakulam Passenger	17.15
12624	Trivandrum – Chennai Mail	17.35
56388	Kayamkulam – Ernakulam Passenger	17.50
16334	Trivandrum – Veraval (Monday, (via) Konkan)	18.25
16336	Nagercoil-Gandhidham Express (Tuesday-Via Konkan)	18.25
16312	Kochuveli – Bickaneer Express (Saturday-Via Konkan)	18.25
16317	Kanyakumari – Jammuthavi (Friday) Himasagar	19.10
12659	Nagarcoil – Shalimar Gurudev Express (Sunday)	19.10
56304	Nagercoil – Kottayam Passenger	19.50
12696	Trivandrudm – Chennai Super Fast Express	20.25
16304	Trivandrudm – Ernakulam Vanchinad	20.50
16629	Trivandrudm – Mangalapuram Malabar Express	22.15
12698	Trivandrudm – Chennai Central Super Fast (Saturday)	23.05
12287	Kochuveli – Dehradoon (Friday (via Konkan)	11.30
12778	Kochuveli – Yeswanthpur Super Fast Express (Thursday)	15.45
12258	Kochuveli – Yeswanthpur Sabareerath Express (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Chengannur (Towards North)
Train No.	Train Name	Time
16343	Trivandrum – Palakkad (Amrutha Express)	0.40
56392	Kollam - Ernakulam Passenger	5.40
16302	Trivandrum - Shornnur (Venad Express)	7.25
16328	Trivandrum - Korba Express (Monday, Thursday)	7.45
16650	Trivandrum - Mangalapuram (Parasuram Express)	8.45
56394	Kollam - Kottayam Passenger	9.15
17229	Trivandrum - Hyderabad (Sabari Express)	9.30
12202	Kochuveli - Lokmanyathilak Sabarirath (Sunday, Thursday)	10.40
12287	Kochuveli - Dehradoon Express (Friday)	10.40
16382	Kanyakumari - Mumbai Jayanthi Janatha Express	10.30
12625	Trivandrum – New Delhi Kerala Express	13.20
12515	Trivandrum – Guwahati Express (Sunday)	14.50
2778	Kochuveli – Hoobli Express (Thursday)	14.50
16525	Kochuveli – Bangalore Island Express	15.25
12082	Trivandrum- Kozhikode Janasathabdhi (Tuesday, Saturday)	16.12
12624	Trivandrum – Chennai Mail	16.35
56388	Kayamkulam – Ernakulam Passenger	17.07
16312	Trivandrum – Bikkaneer Express (Saturday)	17.15
16334	Trivandrum – Veraval Express (Monday)	17.15
16336	Nagercoil – Gandhidham Express (Tuesday)	17.15
16317	Kanyakumari- Jammuthavi Himasagar Express (Friday)	18.15
12659	Nagercoil – Shalimar Gurudev Express (Sunday)	18.15
56304	Nagercoil – Kottayam Passenger	18.40
12258	Kochuveli-Yeswanthapuram- Sabarinath Express (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)	19.10
12696	Trivandrum – Chennai Super Fast	19.30
16304	Trivandrum – Ernakulam Vanchinadu Express	20.00
16629	Trivandrum – Mangalapuram Malabar Express	21.10
16347	Trivandrum – Mangalapuram Express	23.12

By Flight: You can reach Thiruvananthapuram or Kochi by Air and from there reach Pampa by Rail or Bus/Road.
- Trivandrum International Airport is located at a distance of 175 km from Sabarimala.
- Nedumbassery International Airport at Kochi is at a distance of about 190 km from Sabarimala.


From Pampa to Sabaimala Sannidhanam is just 8 km from Pampa.

By Bus:In a move to facilitate the pilgrimage to Sabarimala, KSRTC has introduced bus services from Pampa to Coimbatore, Palani, and Thenkasi. Additionally, the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments have been authorized to run buses to Pampa. A connecting service is available between the Pampa and Nilackal base camps.
KSRTC Bus route:

From	To	Distance
Erumeli	Pampa	56 Kms
Kottayam	Erumeli	72 Kms
Kottayam	Pampa	128 Kms
Chengannoor	Pampa	93 Kms
Thiruvalla	Pampa	99 kms
Ernakulam	Pampa (via) Kottayam	200 Kms
Alleppy	Pampa (via) A.C. Road	137 Kms
Punalur	Pampa	105 Kms
Pathanamthitta	Pampa	69 Kms
Pandalam	Pampa	84 kms
Thiruvananthapuram	Pampa	175 Kms
Ernakulam	Erumeli (via) Palai, Ponkunnam	175 Kms

Kerala Map


Arulmigu Ananda Ayyappan Temple

(Sri Ramakrishna Iyer Ayyappa Baktha Sabai),
Pattabiraman Kovil Street, Aruppukottai - 626101
Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India
+91 9443418999, 9865128511, 9962511010