Your Next Adventure Starts Here

Flights Hotels Trains Cruises Car Rentals and More!

AirOrSeaTravel — find your way there
Kollam · India

Car hire and driving in Kollam

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

OverviewFlightsHotelsTrainsBusesCar rentalTours

In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at TRV means 58 km (36 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 Kollam

Car rental from Kollam: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kollam to ThiruvananthapuramIndia60 km (37 mi)about 54 min
Kollam to AlappuzhaIndia73 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Kollam to NāgercoilIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Kollam to TirunelveliIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Kollam to KochiIndia123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Kollam to RajapalayamIndia124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Kollam to KanayannurIndia126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Kollam to SivakasiIndia147 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Kollam to ThoothukudiIndia171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Kollam to ThrissurIndia186 km (116 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Kollam to MaduraiIndia204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Kollam to PalakkadIndia211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Kollam to MumbaiIndia1,201 km (747 mi)about 18 h 19 min
Kollam to BengaluruIndia468 km (291 mi)about 7 h 8 min
Kollam to HyderabadIndia967 km (601 mi)about 14 h 45 min
Kollam to ChennaiIndia617 km (384 mi)about 9 h 25 min
Kollam to SuratIndia1,427 km (887 mi)about 21 h 46 min
Kollam to PuneIndia1,111 km (691 mi)about 16 h 57 min
Kollam to NagpurIndia1,390 km (864 mi)about 21 h 12 min
Kollam to CoimbatoreIndia240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
DiscoverCarsCompares local and international suppliers. Read the counter reviews before you pick.Check rental cars on DiscoverCars (opens www.discovercars.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
Every link above leaves this site.

We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.

Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kollam?

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.