It takes only about an hour to reach Kerala from Bangalore by flight. You can arrange your pick up from the airport by asking your hotel to send a car or book a prepaid cab. Bangalore To Kerala By Train: Taking a train is the most convenient way to go to Kerala from Bangalore.
There were 5 KSRTC zones till 2018: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode. But it has been reduced to three in 2018. The Thiruvananthapuram (south) zone, which includes three districts, has more buses. The north zone (which includes six districts) has 945 buses, most long-distance.
The travelling public can book the above services through KSRTC booking Counters, authorized franchises Booking Counters, Online and Mobile booking, 30 days in Advance.
For effecting refund, passenger shall
cancel the
ticket in reservation portal with in 30 days from date of travel. After
cancellation, amount will be credited back only to the bank account from which payment was made.
Cancellation Policy.
| Cancellation Fee | Duration |
|---|
| Fee at 25% of the basic fare | Up to 24 hours before the departure time. |
KSRTC Official Website for Online Bus Ticket Booking - KSRTC.in.
CASUAL CONTRACT RATE DETAILS w.e.f. 07-03-2019
| Category | Seat | Rate per km |
|---|
| Sleeper AC | 32 | 75/- |
| Fly bus | 40 | 105/- |
| Airavat Clubclass Multiaxle (BS-IV) | 47 | 75/- |
| Airavat Clubclass Multiaxle 14.5 meter chasis | 51 | 85/- |
Bus services will be operational from 7 am to 7 pm during the lockdown period. Moreover, only officials involved in essential services will be allowed to travel via buses.
Does KSRTC have Sleeper buses? A: Yes. KSRTC has a Sleeper bus, it operates as Ambaari besides it also operates Volvo AC Sleeper buses for long-distance routes.
National Travels (Non AC seater/sleeper 2+1) at 11:05 pm. It arrives at 6:30 am and costs INR 300 per person. The bus has 29 seats and covers Bangalore to Chennai distance in 7 hours 25 minutes. Seabird Tourists (AC Semi-Sleeper Volvo bus) departs Bangalore at 11:00 pm and reaches Chennai at 6:00 am.
There are over 35 buses run by TSRTC between the two cities. The Hyderabad to Bangalore bus timings of the state-run TSRTC are as follows: 1 pm, 3 pm, 3:45 pm, 5 pm, 5:30 pm, 6 pm, 6:40 pm, 7 pm, 7:15 pm, 7: 20 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:15 pm, 8:30 pm, 8:45 pm, 9 pm, 9:30 pm.
Expected Time of Arrival at your bus can be checked through SMS as well as on VTMS commuter portal (vtms.kstrc.in).
Eticket / mticket after booking confirmation will be sent to this email ID and mobile number only. For ticket cancellation and printing of tickets, transaction password will be generated by the system and sent to user with mticket. This transaction password is mandatory for these conducting these transactions.
It is the largest and busiest bus terminal in Kerala with 7.41 acres serving the buses traveling on all routes in Kerala and other inter-state destinations such as Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Nagercoil, and Kanyakumari.
| Central bus station Thiruvananthapuram |
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| Structure type | At grade |
| Platform levels | 12 |
| Parking | Yes |
| History |
The Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation (KURTC) is a state-run bus company which operates more than 500 low-floor buses (A/C & NON A/C) in Kerala. KURTC runs complete and individual services in Ernakulam & Thiruvananthapuram districts.
The premium portfolio of KSRTC includes 33 "Super Deluxe", 20 "AC" and 3 "AC Garuda" buses. Super Deluxe buses are non-AC buses with Air-Suspension and 40 push-back executive seats.
