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Kottayam to Tambaram by train, with one change

No train runs the whole way from Kottayam to Tambaram. Changing at Dindigul Jn takes 13 hr 56 min, and the quickest pairing is 16343 then 20666.

1 change · 539 km apart · fastest 13 hr 56 min · Daily

Check seats for your dateKottayam (KTYM) to Tambaram (TBM)

Day by day

The quickest journey with one change, for each day a connection runs.

  • Monday16 hr 28 minarrives next day
    13:55 16361 ERS VLNK EXP · Mail/Express → Virudunagar Jn (VPT) 22:13
    22:50 12694 PEARL CITY EXP · Superfast → arrives 06:23
    37 min to change at VPT — tightTypically 8 min late here, leaving about 12 min spare. It usually works, but there is little room.12694 often runs late
  • Tuesday to Sunday13 hr 56 minarrives next day
    23:22 16343 AMRITHA EXP · Mail/Express → Dindigul Jn (DG) 08:05
    08:45 20666 MS VANDE BHARAT · Shatabdi → arrives 13:18
    40 min to change at DG — tightTypically 9 min late here, leaving about 13 min spare. It usually works, but there is little room.20666 often runs late

Other ways to make the trip

Slower pairings, or a change at a different junction.

  • Saturday15 hr 35 minarrives next day
    20:05 12696 TVC MAS SF EXP · Superfast → Arakkonam (AJJ) 08:33
    09:15 11017 LTT KARAIKAL EXP · Mail/Express → arrives 11:40
    42 min to change at AJJ — tightTypically 14 min late here, leaving about 11 min spare. It usually works, but there is little room.11017 often runs late
  • Saturday16 hr 28 minarrives next day
    13:55 16361 ERS VLNK EXP · Mail/Express → Virudunagar Jn (VPT) 22:13
    22:50 12694 PEARL CITY EXP · Superfast → arrives 06:23
    37 min to change at VPT — tightTypically 8 min late here, leaving about 12 min spare. It usually works, but there is little room.12694 often runs late
  • Monday16 hr 57 minarrives next day
    11:51 22647 KRBA TVCN SF EXP · Superfast → Kollam Jn (QLN) 13:30
    14:55 20636 ANANTAPURI EXP · Superfast → arrives 04:48
    1 hr 25 min to change at QLN — tightTypically 49 min late here, leaving about 17 min spare. It usually works, but there is little room.22647 often runs late
  • Monday17 hr 3 minarrives next day
    09:35 17229 SABARI EXPRESS · Mail/Express → Coimbatore Jn (CBE) 15:35
    16:00 16160 MAQ CHENNAI EXP · Mail/Express → arrives 02:38
    25 min to change at CBE — tightTypically 3 min late here, leaving about 4 min spare. It usually works, but there is little room.
  • Tuesday17 hr 13 minarrives next day
    09:35 17229 SABARI EXPRESS · Mail/Express → Salem Jn (SA) 18:10
    21:30 22154 SA CHENNAI EXP · Superfast → arrives 02:48
    3 hr 20 min to change at SA — comfortableTypically 11 min late here, still leaving about 169 min to change.22154 often runs late

Kottayam to Tambaram by train

Is there a direct train from Kottayam to Tambaram?
No. No single train runs from Kottayam to Tambaram. The journey takes one change, at Dindigul Jn, and the fastest combination takes 13 hr 56 min.
What is the fastest way from Kottayam to Tambaram by train?
16343 AMRITHA EXP departs Kottayam at 23:22 and reaches Dindigul Jn at 08:05. 20666 MS VANDE BHARAT then departs at 08:45 and arrives Tambaram at 13:18. Total 13 hr 56 min, with 40 min to change.
Where do you change trains between Kottayam and Tambaram?
Dindigul Jn (DG) is the interchange on the fastest route, with 40 min between the arriving and departing trains.
Which days can you travel from Kottayam to Tambaram?
A connection is available every day of the week.

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