Kochi Transportation

Take a train.

The 2076 JAN SHATABDI Express leaves Trivandrum Central station TVC at 06.00 in the morning to reach Ernakulam Junction in Cochin ERS at 09.15 am. It covers the distance of 200 km in 03.15 hours. It has AC Chair Car; very comfortable - like an airline seating.

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Just four hours and you land at Cochin.. a journey which took many of the malayalees of malaysia nearly one month to accomplish about sixty years ago!
convenient schedules, not needing to spend a night on the plane. efficiency of air asia and the price is right.

As you leave the Customs area, directly in front of you is the Pre Paid Taxi office. They have set fees to take you to Cochin, fares depending upon where you wish to go. I am told there is a bus running to downtown ernakulam but after a flight with some luggage, i opted for the taxi
510 indian rupees slightly over ten dollars for the air conditioned white ambassador car to Hotel Metropolitan near the Railway station in Ernakulam

Air Asia from KL arrived on time at 1600. Doors opened at 1605. I was first out of the plane and the first on the Immigration Line. 1610 had already been through immigration and Collected the bags. 1615 paid for the taxi and 1620 I was inside the taxi on my way to Metropolital Hotel in Ernakulam.
I have noticed that since they stopped checking people and their baggage going back about 10 years, the immigration and customs procedures are a breeze. Good on You Cochin

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I daresay things will be different now but none of the vehicles we travelled in were air-conditioned, and some might even have been described as bone-shakers.Rural roads were often bumpy and driving habits sometimes on the scarey side - particularly in traffic. However in spite of constant hooting of the horn. It did not appear to be aggressive driving. None of our journeys by road were very long but it was good to have bottled water because it did get very hot.
Look out for the colourfully painted buses and lorries!

I arrived in Ernakulum on the train from Coimbatore after visiting Ooty and took an auto-rickshaw to the ferry jetty for Kochi. Ferries, here, depart every 40 minutes or so and operate from between 6am and 9.30pm and cost Rs3. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Kochi.

Greetings from Cochin.. i am here just for the day.. and Sunil from the Touristland Tours and Travels tells me that one and half hours for the ride from the port to the airport and then at least one hour before the flight. you might want to ask the taxi driver to show you some sights on the way..if you have any questions sunil will answer for you +919387777113
you can check my tips on the frustrations about transport in and around Cochin.

Ernakulum is actually the name of a place in Cochin city, its like Brooklyn in New York. So most of the time the train is sold or advertised as say Delhi-ernakulum or Bombay-ernakulum and you are like looking to go to Cochin but cant find transport that takes you there.

So guys here it is, the worst kept secret, Ernakulum is actually in Cochin city, so go ahead and book that ticket to Ernakulum and you will definitely land in Cochin, trust me!!