Car hire and driving in Kozhikode
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 CCJ means 23 km (14 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 Kozhikode
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kozhikode to Malappuram | India | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Kozhikode to Ponnāni | India | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Kozhikode to Thrissur | India | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Kozhikode to Ooty | India | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Kozhikode to Palakkad | India | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Kozhikode to Coimbatore | India | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 1 min |
| Kozhikode to Kurichchi | India | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Kozhikode to Kanhangad | India | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Kozhikode to Mysuru | India | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Kozhikode to Kanayannur | India | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Kozhikode to Kochi | India | 155 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Kozhikode to Tiruppur | India | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 38 min |
| Kozhikode to Mumbai | India | 924 km (574 mi) | about 14 h 5 min |
| Kozhikode to Bengaluru | India | 275 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 12 min |
| Kozhikode to Hyderabad | India | 741 km (460 mi) | about 11 h 18 min |
| Kozhikode to Ahmedabad | India | 1,353 km (841 mi) | about 20 h 38 min |
| Kozhikode to Chennai | India | 530 km (329 mi) | about 8 h 5 min |
| Kozhikode to Surat | India | 1,150 km (715 mi) | about 17 h 32 min |
| Kozhikode to Pune | India | 835 km (519 mi) | about 12 h 44 min |
| Kozhikode to Nagpur | India | 1,156 km (718 mi) | about 17 h 37 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 Kozhikode?
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.