routes and modes to reach sabarimala
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Ultimate Sabarimala Travel Guide: Rail,Road and Air
Sabarimala is one of the most popular pilgrimage centre inSouth India . Located in the Western Ghats in Pathanamthittadistrict of Kerala .
The temple is open for worship foronly three months in the year –November, December, and January.
In other months, it is open for fivedays.
Sabarimala - The Lord Ayyappa Temple
Routes and Modes to reach Sabarimala
How to reach Sabarimala by Air............
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, andNedumbassery are the major airportsin Kerala. All these places are wellconnected with Sabarimala by othermodes of transportation likeroad,train.
Pilgrims coming from the South of Kerala, journey via Adoor isthe easiest
Similarly Pilgrims from the north have to travel throughKottayam district.
Pilgrims coming from Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram airportswill have to travel about the distance of 160 km and 170 km toreach Sabarimala.
Pilgrims coming from the major airports in Tamil Nadu namelyMadurai and Coimbatore, It is about 315 km and 250 km byroad to reach Sabarimala.
How to reach Sabarimala by Train......
No direct railway station inSabarimala.Chengannur is thenearest railway station,which is 90km away from Sabarimala.
It is the easy routes for people from Alappuzha, Kollam, andPathanamthitta.
For pilgrims from Thiruvananthapuram : You can takeThiruvalla or Chengannur journey by road to reach Sabarimala.
Alternate routes for people who are not able to reachChengannur by train:Reach Alappuzha by train and reachChanganassery or Erumely by road. Or reach Kayamkulam bytrain and proceed via Adoor to Pathanamthitta district.
How to reach Sabarimala by road......
This mode of transportation isusing a majority of Sabarimalapilgrims.As the reason of thisitself, There are very efficientbus and travel servicesavailable for pilgrims.
Devotees coming from Mangalore or Mysore, you can reachThrissur which is in the central part of Kerala.Then takeMuvattupuzha, Kottayam route to Sabarimala.
Devotees from the Southern parts of Tamil like Nagercoilcan reach through Thiruvananthapuram-Kottarakara-Adoor.
Pilgrims coming from Andhra Pradesh,and Tamilnadu canreach Thrissur via Guddalore or Coimbatore.
Total distance from Nagercoil to Sabarimala is 250 km
Total distance from Ernakulam to Sabarimala is 165 km.
From Sabarimala can reach through Vaikom- Kottayam-Kanjirapally- Erumeli route to Sabarimala.
From Alappuzha, Sabarimala is 125 km
From Alappuzha,take the route of Thiruvalla-Kozhencherry-Pathanamthitta-Sabarimala
