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How to Reach Kochi – Train, Bus and Flight
To get to Kochi from Bangalore and other nearby places, you can use either of train, bus and flight. You can also easily reach Kochi from Chennai as well travel from Hyderabad to Kochi.
How to Reach Kochi by Flight
Cochin has an international airport which is largest in Kerala and has an excellent connectivity specially with the gulf countries. The Kochi airport is located bit outside the city at a distance of 30 kilometers. If you are looking for temporary stay near the airport you’ll find numerous budget hotels and also a few inexpensive restaurants to dine-in.
To travel from airport to Kochi city, you can use the KSRTC bus service which is fairly cheap and runs regularly at an interval of 15-20 minutes. There are different types of buses operated by KSRTC, I recommend you to get in the KSRTC Orange Bus which is an AC Volvo bus and takes you directly to Fort Kochi at a fair of less than 100/- INR. The bus also makes a stop in Cochin city if you wish to get down.
How to Reach Kochi by Train
The Kochi train station is in Ernakulam. From Bangalore you have a direct overnight train to Ernakulam which takes around 8 hours for the entire journey. A train ticket in sleeper between Bangalore-Kochi costs about 150/- INR.
KSR Bengaluru departing at 17:00 and Island Express departing at 20:00 are two best choices to travel by train between Bangalore and Kochin.
How to Reach Kochi by Bus
There are several buses available to Kochi from Bangalore daily. Remember to book at-least a week in advance as the tickets disappear very quickly. The prices of the ticket in private Volvo buses two days before journey can go as high as 1400-1500/- INR. The regular price of Bangalore-Kochi Volvo A/C semi-sleeper is around 800/- INR.