| Ambayathode | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | 11.8646°N 75.8898°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
| Governing Body: | Kottiyoor Grama Panchayat |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 670651 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0490 |
| Registration Plate: | KL 78 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Niyamasabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Peravoor |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kannur |
Ambayathode is a town near to Kottiyoor temple town in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. Ambayathodu witnessed massive landslides during Kerala Floods 2018.[1]
Ambayathode is located between Boys Town in Wayanad district and Kottiyoor in Kannur district.[2] The town is the entry point for visitors to Kottiyoor temple from the Bangalore side.[3]
Ambayathode is very scenic and less crowded than Kottiyoor. There are five hairpin bends down from Boys Town to reach Ambayathode. The first landmark is a big church being built in memory of Father Chavara.There is a library dedicated to the memory of E.M.S.Namboodiripad.
There are two schools called St. George LP School and Ambayathode UP School.
The people are mostly farmers. Milk is a major product. There is a milk society here run by the cooperative society of shepherds.
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore.The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore–Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut.