Car hire and driving in Kochi
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at COK means 28 km (17 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Kochi
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi to Alappuzha | India | 51 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Kochi to Thrissur | India | 64 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Kochi to Ponnāni | India | 99 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Kochi to Palakkad | India | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Kochi to Kollam | India | 123 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Kochi to Malappuram | India | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Kochi to Kurichchi | India | 138 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Kochi to Coimbatore | India | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Kochi to Rajapalayam | India | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Kochi to Kozhikode | India | 155 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Kochi to Ooty | India | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 36 min |
| Kochi to Sivakasi | India | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Kochi to Mumbai | India | 1,079 km (670 mi) | about 16 h 27 min |
| Kochi to Bengaluru | India | 367 km (228 mi) | about 5 h 36 min |
| Kochi to Hyderabad | India | 861 km (535 mi) | about 13 h 8 min |
| Kochi to Ahmedabad | India | 1,507 km (936 mi) | about 22 h 59 min |
| Kochi to Chennai | India | 560 km (348 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Kochi to Surat | India | 1,304 km (810 mi) | about 19 h 53 min |
| Kochi to Pune | India | 989 km (614 mi) | about 15 h 5 min |
| Kochi to Nagpur | India | 1,282 km (797 mi) | about 19 h 33 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kochi?
The left, as everywhere in India.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.