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Kanthalloor
Village in Kerala, India

Kanthalloor

Kanthalloor is a village in Devikulam taluk, Idukki district, Kerala.

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It is a village nestled in the Western Ghats of India. The salubrious climate and the picturesque landscapes and wide variety of tropical crops coupled with the close proximity to Munnar, has transformed this village into a tourist destination.

How locals move

Getting around Kanthalloor the local way

Kanthalloor sits 14 km off the Munnar – Udumalpet highway at Marayoor, so nearly everything is either a direct Munnar bus down the Marayoor road or a change at Marayoor onto whatever is going up the hill.

  1. 01
    KSRTC Munnar – Kanthalloor busbus

    Munnar – Marayoor – Kovilkadavu – Pius Nagar – Kanthalloor

    Where
    Leaves from the Munnar KSRTC stand; ask for the Kanthalloor or Marayoor service. Boards are in Malayalam. It is a fare-stage limited-stop bus, so it will pick you up at Marayoor or Kovilkadavu too.
    When
    From Munnar 06:40, 11:30, 12:30, 13:40, 15:20, 17:20, 18:10, 18:20. From Kanthalloor 05:45, 08:20, 09:15, 15:00, 16:00, 17:15 (Marayoor only), 18:00
    Fare (2026)
    ₹94 on KSRTC
    Takes
    About 1h 50m for roughly 50–55 km
    Season
    Year-round; landslides on the Munnar ghat in June–September can suspend services
    Booking
    None for the ordinary service, pay on board; depot enquiry 04865 230201

    Sources: tickettogetlost.com (2026-07) · tickettogetlost.com (2026-07) · tickettogetlost.com (2026-07) · confidence high

  2. 02
    Private buses down from Kanthalloor before dawnbus

    Kanthalloor to Marayoor and Munnar

    Where
    These are the buses the village actually uses to reach Munnar for work and markets, and they start long before any tourist is up. They are not on booking sites – stand at the Kanthalloor stand on the main road and ask.
    When
    02:50, 05:00, 07:00, 09:45 and 13:10 from Kanthalloor
    Fare
    Not confirmed; expect roughly the KSRTC level of about ₹94
    Takes
    About 1h 50m to Munnar
    Season
    Year-round
    Booking
    None, pay on board

    Sources: tickettogetlost.com (2026-07) · confidence medium

  3. 03
    Munnar – Udumalpet interstate bus, change at Marayoorbus

    Munnar – Marayoor – Chinnar – Udumalpet, on State Highway 17

    Where
    Use the Munnar stand signed for Udumalai and Coimbatore. This is the frequent service on the corridor; get down at Marayoor and cover the last 14 km to Kanthalloor by local bus, auto or jeep. It is also how you arrive from the Tamil Nadu side – TNSTC runs the same corridor as an express.
    When
    From Munnar 05:30, 07:15, 08:45, 10:00, 10:30, 15:00, 16:00, 18:00, 19:15. From Udumalpet 02:15, 03:15, 05:00, 10:00, 11:30, 13:15, 15:00, 19:30, 22:00
    Fare (2026)
    ₹122 for the full Munnar – Udumalpet run
    Takes
    About 3h 45m for the full 85 km; roughly an hour Munnar to Marayoor
    Season
    Year-round; the road crosses Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
    Booking
    None, pay on board

    Sources: tickettogetlost.com (2026-09) · en.wikivoyage.org (2026-02) · confidence medium

  4. 04
    Marayoor to Kanthalloor local hopshare auto

    Marayoor town up the hill to Kovilkadavu, Pius Nagar and Kanthalloor, 14 km

    Where
    Marayoor is the junction everything passes through. Autos and taxis wait near the Marayoor bus stand, and the Munnar – Kanthalloor buses also run this leg. For short trips inside Kanthalloor village, autos are the normal way to move.
    When
    Through the day, following the bus times; autos leave when they have a load
    Fare
    Not confirmed. No shared-seat fare for the Marayoor – Kanthalloor leg was found on any reachable page, and the one private-taxi figure traced for the 14 km is on a domain that now serves a for-sale parking page
    Takes
    25–40 minutes
    Season
    Year-round
    Booking
    None, agree the price before you get in

    Sources: grokipedia.com (2025) · olivegardenskanthalloor.com (2025) · confidence low

  5. 05
    Munnar day tour that doubles as a transfertour package

    Old Munnar to Kanthalloor and Marayoor: orchards, Anakottapara dolmens, sandalwood forest, Keezhanthoor and Erachilpara falls

    Where
    Booked from Munnar rather than in Kanthalloor, with hotel pickup. Useful if the bus times do not work or you are carrying luggage, since the vehicle is yours for the day.
    When
    Daily, departing about 09:00 from the Old Munnar meeting point, back by 19:00
    Fare (2025)
    ₹4,500 per car for up to 3 people, ₹5,500 per jeep for up to 6, including driver-guide and lunch
    Takes
    Full day
    Season
    Fruit season peaks around the September–March visiting window
    Booking
    Online or by phone in advance

    Sources: munnarinfo.in (2025) · confidence medium

  6. 06
    Village jeep hire in Kanthallooroffroad 4x4

    Kanthalloor and Marayoor off-road loops: waterfalls, sandalwood patches, viewpoints

    Where
    Drivers work out of Kanthalloor main road and take bookings on WhatsApp; most homestays will call one. A full round of Kanthalloor and Marayoor is quoted at 4h 30m to 5h. Check current legality first – see the gaps below.
    When
    On demand, including sunrise and night runs
    Fare (2025)
    The operator's own site gives two figures: safaris starting at ₹1,800, and full day, half day and sunset safaris from ₹2,500 per jeep
    Takes
    A full round of Kanthalloor and Marayoor is quoted at 4h 30m to 5h; the operator also sells half-day and sunset runs but gives no length for them
    Season
    Tracks are worst in the monsoon
    Booking
    Phone or WhatsApp

    Sources: kanthalloorjeepsafaristay.com (2025) · kanthalloorjeepsafaristay.com (2025) · marayoorjeepsafari.in (2025) · confidence low

Not yet confirmed: Kanthalloor to Vattavada looks close on a map but is not. The 1938 Kundala – Kanthalloor road, also called Sethuparvathipuram Road, is shut by the Forest Department where 800 m crosses Anamudi Shola National Park. A resident describes the old run as 35 km in 1.5 hours; the legal route is now about 100 km via Munnar and over 4.5 hours. Source: https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/10/28/kundala-kanthalloor-road-closed-vattavada-residents-protest-forest-department.html; In July 2025 Idukki district banned off-road jeep safaris in the Marayur and Kanthalloor region, affecting over 300 jeeps, with only the Kolukkumala route exempted. Operators still advertise, so confirm with the Idukki Motor Vehicle Department or DTPC before paying.; No published TNSTC timetable was found for Udumalpet direct to Kanthalloor. Ask at Udumalpet bus stand for anything going to Marayoor or Munnar and change there.; kerala.taxi, previously the only source here for a Marayoor – Kanthalloor taxi fare of ₹619.2 over 14 km, now serves a domain-for-sale page with no travel content. The figure can no longer be checked and has been dropped, along with a ₹88 KSRTC Marayoor – Kanthalloor ticket price that had no source at all.; redbus.in, previously cited for a lowest listed fare of ₹107 Munnar to Kanthalloor, would not load over either HTTP/2 or HTTP/1.1. The KSRTC ₹94 on tickettogetlost is the only fare that could be checked.; Private bus fares from Kanthalloor are not published on any booking site; expect roughly the KSRTC level.; Share auto and share jeep fares on the Marayoor – Kanthalloor leg are unconfirmed..

The field note on Kanthalloor reads this entry in full, one option at a time, with every source beside it.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.