KSRTC to run special inter-State services to Bengaluru, Mysuru and Chennai for the Mahanavami, Vijayadashami and Deepavali season

2 October 2026

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation will operate special inter-State services from October 14 to November 14 to meet the additional travel demand during the Mahanavami, Vijayadashami and Deepavali festive season.
The additional services will connect Bengaluru, Mysuru and Chennai with destinations in Keralam, and services will also run from depots in Kerala to those cities.
Services from Bengaluru have been arranged to Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Nilambur, Ponnani, Ernakulam, Changanassery, Pala, Alappuzha, Kollam, Punalur, Kottarakkara, Cherthala, Haripad, Kottayam, Adoor, Kannur, Payyannur, Kanhangad and Thiruvananthapuram.
Services will operate from Mysuru to Kannur and Madurai, and from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam.
The Chennai-Ernakulam services will be operated using multi-axle air-conditioned buses.
On some routes the buses will operate on alternate days, and more buses will be deployed if the passenger rush increases.
Online reservation has been opened, and tickets can be booked on the website keralartc.com, through the 'Ente KSRTC Neo OPRS' mobile application, through WhatsApp ticketing on 9447071021, and at all KSRTC reservation counters.