352 km · 2 toll plazas · about 8 h 10 min on the road. Change the vehicle, fuel or mileage below and every number updates.
Kozhikode to Varkala is a comfortable one-day drive of 352 km, mostly on Calicut-Valanchery-Kuttipuram Highway.
You cross 2 toll plazas. For a car the published fees add up to ₹45 one way, about ₹0.13 per km, cheaper than most highway corridors. 1 plaza on this route does not publish fees in the NHAI dataset; budget about ₹80 extra to be safe.
Fees for a single journey with FASTag. Return fees apply when you come back through the same plaza within 24 hours; a monthly pass covers 50 single journeys in a month.
Totals for all 2 plazas, including our estimate for 1 plaza without published fees. “No FASTag” is the 1.25x UPI rate.
| Vehicle class | One way (FASTag) | Return in 24 h | No FASTag (UPI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car / Jeep / Van | ₹125 | ₹230 | ₹156 |
| LCV / Mini bus | ₹200 | ₹360 | ₹250 |
| Bus / Truck (2 axle) | ₹410 | ₹750 | ₹513 |
| 3-axle commercial | ₹470 | ₹860 | ₹587 |
| 4–6 axle (MAV) | ₹655 | ₹1,190 | ₹819 |
| 7+ axle (oversized) | ₹790 | ₹1,435 | ₹988 |
One way, 352 km, at Kerala prices (petrol ₹114.57/L, diesel ₹103.43/L). Typical highway mileage; change it in the calculator for your car.
| Car type | Petrol | Diesel | CNG | Electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchback | ₹2,240 | ₹1,655 | ₹1,340 | ₹880 |
| Sedan | ₹2,688 | ₹1,916 | ₹1,584 | ₹1,006 |
| SUV / MUV | ₹3,666 | ₹2,600 | ₹2,050 | ₹1,280 |
For the same sedan, fuel for one way costs ₹2,688 on petrol, ₹1,916 on diesel and about ₹1,006 on electric (public fast charging at ₹20/kWh; home charging is far cheaper). An EV with ~350 km real range needs about 1 charging stop on the way.
The pass costs ₹3,075 for 200 crossings (₹15.38 per crossing) on NHAI plazas. This trip uses 1 crossing one way — worth about ₹15 of pass value against ₹45 in regular fees. If you drive highways often, the pass pays off on this route.
Return within 24 hours and the car toll for the round trip is ₹70 instead of ₹90 — a 22% discount that FASTag applies automatically.
About ₹125 one way with FASTag across 2 plazas — ₹45 in published fees plus ~₹80 estimated for 1 plaza that don't publish rates. A return within 24 hours costs ₹230. Without FASTag you pay 1.25x by UPI: ₹156.
2 on the fastest route: Kumbalam, Kollam.
About 23 litres for a car doing 15 km/l (₹2,688 at Kozhikode prices). A hatchback at 18 km/l needs ~20 L; an SUV at 11 km/l needs ~32 L.
Around ₹2,813 one way for a petrol sedan (fuel ₹2,688 + toll ₹125), or ₹5,607 for a same-day return. Split between four people that is ₹703 each, one way.
Plan on about 8 h 10 min including short breaks. Free-flowing traffic can do it in 5 h 55 min, but towns, trucks and plaza queues usually add time.
One way with FASTag: bus/2-axle truck ₹410, 3-axle ₹470, 4–6 axle ₹655, 7+ axle ₹790 (includes estimates for plazas without published fees).
Yes, plazas charge the same fee in both directions, so the Varkala to Kozhikode toll is the same ~₹125 for a car. Fuel cost differs only if you fill up at Varkala's state price.
Fees are revised every 1 April and some plazas change mid-year, so treat results as a close estimate. Spotted a wrong fee or a missing plaza? Tell us — we fix reported errors within 72 hours and log them on our corrections page.
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Last updated: 24 October 2026