Kochi → Madurai
Kochi to Madurai is about 270 km by road (4.8–5.8 hours on NH966B), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,872 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 275 km.
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Kochi to Madurai at a glance
- Distance
- ~270 km
- Drive time
- 4.8–5.8 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,872
- Toll allowance
- ₹540
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,412
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,206
About these numbers: petrol ₹104/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Kochi to Madurai route
Not on the mapped road: Theni (see distances below).
Road: NH966B · NH85 · SH15 · SH44 · NH185 · SH19 · SH40 · SH283 · NH183 · SH227
Towns on the way
- Theni ↗ · ~8 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Kerala into Tamil Nadu (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Madurai
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: Kerala RTC ↗ · TNSTC ↗.
Train
- Kochi: Ernakulam Junction
- Madurai: Madurai Junction
Nearest airports
- Kochi: Cochin International Airport (COK)
- Madurai: Madurai Airport (IXM)
Things to do in Madurai
- Shopping: Puthu Mandapam market (textiles)
- With children: Sound & light show at Nayak Palace
- For adults: Meenakshi Temple evening puja
Local food to try: Jigarthanda (drink) · Madurai-style biryani.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Madurai to Kochi
Same 270 km back, about ₹2,412 each way or ₹4,824 for the round trip.