Car hire and driving in Palakkad
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 CJB means 51 km (32 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 Palakkad
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palakkad to Kurichchi | India | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Palakkad to Coimbatore | India | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Palakkad to Thrissur | India | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Palakkad to Malappuram | India | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Palakkad to Ooty | India | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Palakkad to Ponnāni | India | 80 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Palakkad to Tiruppur | India | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Palakkad to Kanayannur | India | 99 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Palakkad to Kochi | India | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Palakkad to Kozhikode | India | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Palakkad to Erode | India | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Palakkad to Kumarapalayam | India | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Palakkad to Mumbai | India | 1,008 km (626 mi) | about 15 h 22 min |
| Palakkad to Bengaluru | India | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 2 min |
| Palakkad to Hyderabad | India | 760 km (472 mi) | about 11 h 36 min |
| Palakkad to Ahmedabad | India | 1,429 km (888 mi) | about 21 h 48 min |
| Palakkad to Chennai | India | 471 km (293 mi) | about 7 h 11 min |
| Palakkad to Surat | India | 1,229 km (763 mi) | about 18 h 44 min |
| Palakkad to Pune | India | 912 km (567 mi) | about 13 h 55 min |
| Palakkad to Nagpur | India | 1,182 km (735 mi) | about 18 h 2 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 Palakkad?
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.