Bangalore → Kochi
Bangalore to Kochi is about 550 km by road (9.5–11.7 hours via Thrissur), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹3,850 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 512 km.
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Bangalore to Kochi at a glance
- Distance
- ~550 km
- Drive time
- 9.5–11.7 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹3,850
- Toll allowance
- ₹1,100
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹4,950
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹2,475
About these numbers: petrol ₹105/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Bangalore to Kochi route
Not on the mapped road: Erode, Palakkad, Tiruppur (see distances below).
Road: NH44 · NH844 · NH544H · SH158 · NH544 · NH66 · NH966B
Towns on the way
- Erode ↗ · ~9 km off the mapped road
- Tiruppur ↗ · ~10 km off the mapped road
- Palakkad ↗ · ~7 km off the mapped road
- Thrissur ↗ · ~5 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Karnataka into Kerala (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Kochi
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: KSRTC ↗ · Kerala RTC ↗.
Train
- Bangalore: Bangalore Cantonment
- Kochi: Ernakulam Junction
Flight options
- Bangalore: Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)
- Kochi: Cochin International Airport (COK)
Things to do in Kochi
- Shopping: Jew Town antiques · Broadway Market
- With children: Kerala Folklore Museum
- For adults: Kathakali dance show
Local food to try: Kerala fish curry · Appam with stew.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Kochi to Bangalore
Same 550 km back, about ₹4,950 each way or ₹9,900 for the round trip.