How to get fromKottayam to Kochiby train, subway, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Kottayam to Kochi by train, subway, bus, car, or taxi

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Train, subway
best
1. Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain 16310 / ...
2. Take the subway from Tripunithura to Ernakulam Southsubway Kmrl
1h 12m
₹152–1,000
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Kottayam to Angamalybus
2. Take the bus from Angamaly to Ernakulambus
3h 12m
₹147–301
Drive 65 km
1. Drive from Kottayam to Kochicar 65 km
1h
₹726–1,048
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Kottayam to Kochitaxi 65 km
1h
₹1,400–1,800

Kottayam to Kochi by bus

209Weekly Buses

3h 12mAverage Duration

₹147Cheapest Price

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Distance: 59.2 km
Duration: 1h 12m

What companies run services between Kottayam, India and Kochi, India?

You can take a bus from Kottayam to Ernakulam via Angamaly in around 3h 12m.

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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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