Chennai to Kannur: every way to go
How to get from Chennai to Kannur: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 3 trains listed
- fastest 20h 12m (Mumbai LTT SF Express 12164)
- train from ≈₹630 (SL, approx)
- car 688 km, ₹7,500–₹10,320
Trains checked · car rates
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ≈₹630 | 3 | 20h 12m | ≈44 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 20m | ≈132 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹7,500–₹10,320 | any time | 13h 48m | ≈117 kg per car |
Figures as checked in the sections below, latest
Services: trains listed in the timetable (not all run every day); buses a day for the bus. Time is the fastest scheduled train and the typical bus, station to station. Flight time is shown as the air time plus 3h 20m: about 40m by road to MAA, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 10m from CNN into Kannur. Those are our assumptions, not airline rules; the air time is on each flight card. CO₂ is an estimate per person (the car per car) from distance × published UK government (DESNZ/DEFRA) factors, which are not India-specific. Factors checked .
Trains from Chennai to Kannur
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22160 | Mumbai CSMT SF Express Superfast | 13:15 MAS → 11:22 TNA (+1 day) | 22h 7m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹655 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 12164 | Mumbai LTT SF Express Superfast | 18:25 MAS → 14:37 TNA (+1 day) | 20h 12m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹655 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 11018 | Mumbai LTT Weekly Express Mail/Express | 22:15 MS → 19:53 TNA (+1 day) | 21h 38m | Mon | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹630 SL, approx | Check seats now |
Flights
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Bus
We haven’t checked bus facts for this route yet.
By car
- 688 km
- about 13h 48m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹7,500–₹10,320
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 688 km); the road route was not checked. Driving time assumes about 50 km an hour including stops. Not included: Tolls and state entry tax: not in our table for this road, Parking.
Checked · Source: Humsafar estimate from seller per-km quotes
The two places
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu · stations: Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central (MAS), Chennai Egmore (MS), Tambaram (TBM) · airports: MAA
- Kannur, Kerala · stations: Kannur (CAN) · airports: CNN
About 529 km apart in a straight line (688 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Kannur’s stations
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Chennai to Kannur?
Mumbai LTT SF Express (12164), scheduled at 20h 12m from MAS to TNA, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:36 IST.
How many trains run from Chennai to Kannur?
3 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 13:15 and the last at 22:15 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:36 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Chennai to Kannur?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
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3 trains go from Chennai to Kannur; the fastest takes 20h 12m, and fares start at about ₹630.