How to get fromDurban to Kochiby plane, train, or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Durban to Kochi by plane, train, or bus

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Fly to Cochin International Airport
best
1. Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane DUR - COK
20h 1m
₹41,286–121,440
Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, bus
cheapest
1. Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane DUR - CJB
2. Take the bus from Coimbatore to Aluvabus
22h 33m
₹34,166–93,890
Fly to Calicut International Airport, train
1. Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane DUR - CCJ
2. Take the train from Parpanangadi to Shoranur Jntrain
3. Take the train from Shoranur Jn to Ernakulam Jntrain
22h 43m
₹34,991–94,220
Fly to Trivandrum, train
1. Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane DUR - TRV
2. Take the train from Kochuveli to Ernakulam Jntrain
24h 14m
₹35,661–95,220

King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights

37Weekly Planes

19h 30mAverage Duration

₹40,318Cheapest Price

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Distance: 6,621.7 km
Duration: 20h 1m

What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Kochi, India?

Emirates, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Cochin International Airport (COK) 5 times a day.

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Kochi(opens in a new window), India(opens in a new window)

Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).

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