Planning to visit Kerala during Vishu season, Bengaluru Malayalees? There is struggle ahead

BENGALURU: Malayalees, planning to visit Kerala during the upcoming Vishu season, will have to book tickets now or else give up their plans. Tickets for the daily trains to Kerala on April 10, 2026, were sold out within two hours of the booking opening. Even though Vishu is on the 15th, most people are returning home on Friday, the 10th.

The waiting list for sleeper seats in the regular trains from Bengaluru, KSR Bengaluru - Kanyakumari Express, is 155. It is 35 in the 3rd Economy and 62 in 3rd AC. The waiting list for sleeper seats in the Mysuru - Thiruvananthapuram North Express is 70 and 5 in 3rd AC. The booking for sleeper seats in the SMVT Baiyappanahalli - Thiruvananthapuram North AC Humsafar Express has been stopped. The waiting list for 3rd AC is 37.