Routes to Sabarimala

Routes to Sabarimala   There are three routes to Sabarimala (0929 North 7706 East) (a) The Erumeli route (b) The Vandiperiyar route (c) The Chalakayam route. The Erumeli route is the most arduous and the pilgrims cover about 61 km on foot through forest and hill track. The Vandiperiyar route starts at 94.4 km stone on the Kotayam - Kumili road. The Sannidhanam is about 12.8 km from here. TheChalakayam route is the easiest of all. Chalakayam is near Pampa river. Sannidhanam is just 8 km from here. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Bus Schedule - Regular Services from Pampa (irrespective of pilgrimage season)
Frequency	From	To	Via
Daily	Pampa	Pandalam	Pathanamthitta
Daily	Pampa	Kottayam	Erumeli
Daily	Pampa	Ernakulam	Vaikkom
Daily	Pampa	Thiruvananthapuram	Kottarakara
Daily	Pampa	Thiruvananthapuram	Punalur
Daily	Pampa	Pathanamthitta	Punalur
Daily	Pampa	Erumeli	Mukootuthara
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation additional Services from Pampa during the period 1st to 5th of each Malayalam calendar month
Frequency	From	To	Via
Daily	Pampa	Kottayam	Thiruvalla
Daily	Pampa	Ernakulam	Alapuzha
Daily	Pampa	Kottayam	Thiruvalla
Daily	Pampa	Punalur	Pathanamthitta
Daily	Pampa	Kalikkavalli	Kottarakara
Daily	Pampa	Guruvayoor	Pampa - Guruvayoor
Daily	Pampa	Guruvayoor	Pampa - Guruvayoor
Daily	Pampa	Pathnamthitta	Pampa - Pathanamthitta
Daily	Pampa	Chengannur	Pampa - Chengannur
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus services to Pampa from other bus stations
Frequency	From	To	Bus Route
Daily	Pathanamthitta	Pampa	Vaikkom - Pampa
Daily	Pathanamthitta	Pampa	Kottarakara - Pampa
Daily	Pathanamthitta	Pampa	Thiruvananthapuram - Pampa
Daily	Pathanamthitta	Pampa	Pathanamthitta - Pampa
Daily	Pathanamthitta	Pampa	Pandalam - Pampa
Frequency	From	To	Bus Route
Daily	Erumeli	Pampa	Erumeli - Pampa
Daily	Erumeli	Pampa	Kottayam - Pampa
Frequency	From	To	Bus Route
Daily	Kottayam	Pampa	Vaikkom  - Pampa
Daily	Kottayam	Pampa	Kottayam - Erumeli - Pampa
Frequency	From	To	Bus Route
Daily	Vaikkom	Pampa	Vaikkom - Pampa
Daily	Thiruvanathapuram	Pampa	Thiruvanathapuram - Pampa
Daily	Kottarakara	Pampa	Kottarakara - Pampa
Daily	Pandalam	Pampa	Pandalam - Pampa
From Tamil Nadu: 1. Shencottai - Punalur - Pathanamthi--170 Kms. 2. Kumali - Vandiperiyar - Erumeli - Plappalli--180 Kms. Nearby Railway Stations: 1. Chengannur 2. Thiruvalla 3. Changanasseri 4. Kottayam The department of Southern Railways of India and Local Road Transport Corporations arrange for Sabarimala Specials during the Mandala and Makara seasons. Nearby Airports: Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode