You can reach Thrissur by bus from select locations such as Bangalore, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Kannur, Kozhikode, Kochi etc. There are various private and Government buses that provide these services. This might prove to be more expensive and may not make for a comfortable journey.
Head northwest on Tamasi Bandat Rd toward Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd
Take the 1st left onto Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd
Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd turns slightly left and becomes Station Rd
Turn left toward Eastern Express Hwy/NH 3
Continue straight onto Eastern Express Hwy/NH 3
Slight left onto Sumannagar Bridge
Continue onto VN Purav Marg
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Yaswanth Rao Chavan Marg
Continue onto Vashi Bridge
Continue onto Sion-Panvel Express Hwy
Keep left to continue on Belapur Flyover
Merge onto Sion-Panvel Express Hwy
Continue onto Mumbai - Pune Expy/मुंबई-पुणे द्रुतगती महामार्ग
Keep right to stay on Mumbai - Pune Expy/मुंबई-पुणे द्रुतगती महामार्ग
Take the exit on the right toward Mumbai Pune Bypass Rd/Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Slight left onto Mumbai Pune Bypass Rd/Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Turn left toward Connecting Rd
Continue straight onto Connecting Rd
Turn left onto Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Continue straight to stay on Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Turn right onto Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Turn left toward ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ-ಹಿರಿಯೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ
Turn right onto ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ-ಹಿರಿಯೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto SH 19
Turn left onto NH 234/SH 148/SH 19
Turn right at Priya Gift Gallery onto Mahalakshmi Layout Main Rd
Turn left onto CN Halli-Tiptur Rd
Take the 1st right onto DVP Campus Rd
Take the 1st right onto Chowki Mutta Rd
Take the 2nd left to stay on Chowki Mutta Rd
Turn left at Shiva darshini lodging onto BH Rd
Make a U-turn at Shiva darshini lodging
Continue onto SH 19
Slight left to stay on SH 19
Turn right to stay on SH 19
Take the 1st left to stay on SH 19
Turn right onto Bangalore - Mysore Rd
Turn left to stay on Bangalore - Mysore Rd
Turn right onto Bangalore - Mysore Rd/Bangalore Nilgiri Rd/Telephone Exchange Road
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bangalore Nilagiri Road/Chamaraja Double Road
Slight left toward Kozhikode-Mysore-Kollegal Hwy/NH 212/SH 33
Continue straight onto Kozhikode-Mysore-Kollegal Hwy/NH 212/SH 33
Continue onto Coimbatore Ooty Gundelpet Hwy/NH 67
Turn right onto Calicut - Vythiri - Gudalur Rd/Gudalur- S Bathery Rd/Gudalur - Sulthan Bathery Rd
Turn left onto Kozhikode-Nilambur-Gudalur Rd/SH 11
Slight left onto Valanchery-Nilambur Rd/SH73
Continue onto Ooty-Nilambur Rd
Continue onto Ooty Rd/Perumbilavu-Nilambur Rd/SH 39
At SBT ATM,PERINTHALMANNA, continue onto Pattambi Rd/SH23/Shornur - Perinthalmanna Hwy
Turn right onto Pattambi Rd/Perumbilavu-Nilambur Rd/SH23/SH 39
Turn left onto Perumbilavu-Nilambur Rd/SH23/SH 39
Turn left onto SH23
Turn right at Micro Infotech onto SH 22/SH23
Slight left onto Shoranur - Thrissur Rd/TUDA Rd