Ana Vandi
Kerala · FAST PASSENGER · 1980s–2000s
Kerala’s beloved “elephant bus”. Red and gold, monsoon-proof, always slightly late.
The bus
- OPERATOR
- KSRTC (Kerala)
- STATE
- Kerala
- CLASS
- FAST PASSENGER
- ON THE ROAD
- 1980s–2000s
What it plays
Board the Ana Vandi and the radio comes up in Malayalam (मलयालम) — starting with Malare by Vijay Yesudas. Open the Malayalam playlist on YouTube Music ↗
Where it runs
Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru — about 640 km of it, with the scenery, the light and the weather of the 1980s to drive through.
The rest of the fleet
- Safarnama Express · Safarnama
- Tiranga Rider · Safarnama
- Lalpari · MSRTC
- Asiad · MSRTC
- Shivneri Express · MSRTC
- Rajahamsa · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- Airavat · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- Himmat · HRTC
- Sethu Express · TNSTC / SETC
- Kantara Express · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- K-Swift · KSRTC (Kerala)
- DTC Premium · DTC
- PRTC Express · PRTC
- Janrath · UPSRTC
- Bhagirathi Express · WBTC
- GSRTC Volvo · GSRTC
- Marudhar Express · RSRTC
- Kadamba · Kadamba
- JKSRTC Service · JKSRTC
- State Express · Haryana Roadways
- Assam Rajani · ASTC
- Kakatiya Express · TSRTC
- Amaravathi · APSRTC
- Devbhumi Express · UTC
- Bodhi Express · BSRTC
- Kanchenjunga Express · SSRTC
- Heritage Express · MPSRTC
- Baibhav · OSRTC