Kochi & Central Kerala · Western Coastal Strip
How to reach
By air
- Cochin International Airport (COK) — The state's busiest, and the first airport in the world to run fully on solar power on a net annual basis.
- Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) — Best for the far south, Kovalam and Kanyakumari.
- Calicut International Airport (CCJ) — Gateway to Malabar, Wayanad and Thalassery.
- Kannur International Airport (CNN) — Closest to the Theyyam belt and Bekal.
By rail
- Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)
- Ernakulam Junction (ERS) — With Ernakulam Town (ERN) and Aluva (AWY) for the airport.
- Shoranur Junction (SRR) — The largest junction in Kerala; almost everything changes here.
- Kozhikode (CLT)
By road
NH 66 — the coastal spine, Kasaragod to ThiruvananthapuramNH 544 — Salem–Palakkad–KochiNH 85 — Kochi–Munnar–TheniKSRTC long-distance and low-floor city services
By water
State Water Transport Department ferries, Alappuzha and KollamKochi Water Metro — battery-electric ferries linking ten islandsNational Waterway 3, Kollam to Kottapuram
Getting around
Autos are metered in the cities and negotiated outside them. KSRTC buses reach almost every panchayat. For the backwaters, a shared public ferry costs a few rupees and shows more than a chartered houseboat.
How to reach Kochi & Central Kerala by air, rail, road and water, and how to get around once there. (8)