Trains from Tirupati to Palakkad
10 direct trains · 525 km · fastest 8 hr 47 min on the 17230 SABARI EXPRESS
Check live seats and faresTirupati (TPTY) to Palakkad (PGT)Trains and seats
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RAC is not a confirmed berth and a waitlist number is not a seat. Fares are our estimate from the published tables, confirmed at IRCTC checkout — never a quote.
If the direct trains are full
3 ways to Palakkad with one change of train, on the date chosen above.
- One change at Katpadi JnKPD14:559 hr 12 min00:07+1 arrives the next day
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 2 min to change at KPD — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,75,536 paired days.
22615 often runs late
TPTY — KPD
Checking seatsKPD — PGT
Checking seats - One change at Katpadi JnKPD14:509 hr 17 min00:07+1 arrives the next day
30 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 2 min to change at KPD — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,75,536 paired days.
22617 often runs late
TPTY — KPD
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Checking seats - One change at Salem JnSA14:359 hr 32 min00:07+1 arrives the next day
45 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 8 min to change at SA — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 54,164 paired days.
17421 often runs late
TPTY — SA
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Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed.
Which of these arrives on time
The share of days each train has reached Palakkad within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 9 of 10 trains on this route have enough of a record to rank; the rest we have not tracked enough to say. A booked timetable is a promise — this is what has actually happened.
- 16381 KANYAKUMARI EXPMost punctualtypically 10 min late at Palakkad64%
- typically 9 min late at Palakkad57%
- typically 13 min late at Palakkad54%
- typically 17 min late at Palakkad44%
- typically 18 min late at Palakkad42%
Runs late more often than not
- 22851 MAQ VIVEK SF EXP — arrives on time only 8% of the time, typically 95 min late
- 12660 GURUDEV EXP — arrives on time only 21% of the time, typically 36 min late
- 20629 SABARI SF EXPRES — arrives on time only 29% of the time, typically 26 min late
Fares
Estimated from the published tables for 525 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.
| Class | Fare | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| SL Sleeper | ₹330 | from observed fares |
| 3E AC 3 economy | ₹809 | from observed fares |
| 3A AC 3 tier | ₹882 | from observed fares |
| 2A AC 2 tier | ₹1,244 | from observed fares |
| 1A AC first class | ₹2,053 | from observed fares |
One adult, General quota, for the 525 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 5 of the 10 trains above belong to. Which classes a particular train actually carries is not in our timetable, so this is what the distance costs in each class rather than a list of what is on any one train; the seat check below reads the real classes live. Every figure is an estimate confirmed at IRCTC checkout, never a quote, and flexi-fare trains are priced at the floor because occupancy pricing cannot be known before booking.
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