 The shortest route connecting Kozhikode with Palakkad (via Manjeri - Pandikkad - Melattur - Mannarkkad, 134 km) passes through Melattur.From Melattur Panchayat bus stand, buses are available to Perinthalmanna,Pandikkad,Manjeri, Kozhikode, Mannarkkad,Palakkad,Coimbatore,Thuvvur,Karuvarakundu,Kalikavu, Nilambur,Edathanattukara,Moonadi,Kalpetta,Thamarassery,Pattambi,Vytilla Hub,Guruvayur, Thrissur and Kanjirappalli

The Shoranur-Nilambur Railway Line passes through here and all trains got stop in Melattur.Trains to Nilambur,Shoranur,Palakkad, Kottayam,Kochuveli will be available from here.