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Airport transfer

Cochin Airport to Thekkady Taxi

Four hours inland through the spice belt. The last hour climbs through cardamom and pepper estates and the air changes noticeably. The Periyar boat ride is the reason most people come, and the 7:30am boat is the one worth catching.

Distance
160 km
Drive time
about 4 hours
From
₹6,540
Via
Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha
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What it costs

Every vehicle we run to Thekkady, priced

One-way drop from Cochin International Airport. Each figure includes tolls and 5% GST, and it is the figure you pay — we confirm it in writing before you travel.

Taxi fares from Cochin International Airport to Thekkady by vehicle.
Vehicle Seats Bags One-way fare
Swift Dzire Sedan · AC 4 2 ₹6,540
Toyota Innova MUV · AC 6+1 4 ₹8,274
Innova Crysta Premium MUV · Dual AC 6+1 5 ₹9,887
Tata Winger Van · AC 12 10 ₹11,096
Force Urbania Luxury van · Dual AC 17 14 ₹14,725
Force Traveller Mini coach · AC 26 20 ₹17,951

What is included — the drive, the driver, fuel, tolls on this route and 5% GST. The car returns to Nedumbassery empty and you are charged for part of that run, not all of it.

Night running — driving between 10pm and 6am adds ₹315 once, shown as its own line. An airport pickup at 2am counts.

Flight delays — give us the flight number and we track it. The driver waits and the fare does not change.

Stops on the way — the ones named below cost nothing extra. Tell the driver at the start so he paces the drive.

Worth knowing

What we tell people booking Thekkady

The route runs via Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha, Kattappana, Vandiperiyar. These are the things that actually change how the day goes.

  • Periyar boat tickets sell out. The 7:30am and 9:30am departures are the ones with animals at the water; book them the day before at the Ecotourism counter, not through a hotel tout.

  • Kumily is the town, Thekkady is the reserve gate. They are two kilometres apart and every hotel calls itself Thekkady. Give us the hotel name and we will get it right.

  • The Tamil Nadu border is four kilometres past Kumily. If you are carrying on to Madurai we arrange the inter-state permit in advance and quote it inside the total.

  • Cardamom estate stops on the Vandiperiyar stretch cost nothing and take twenty minutes. Ask the driver rather than the roadside agents.

Questions

Cochin airport to Thekkady, answered

How far is Thekkady from Cochin airport?

About 160 km via Thodupuzha and Kattappana. Four hours with one tea stop.

What does a cab from Kochi airport to Thekkady cost?

See the table on this page — a Dzire is the entry price, larger vehicles scale from the same rate card. Tolls and GST are included and the figure is fixed before you travel.

Can we do Munnar and Thekkady in one trip?

Yes, and it is the more sensible way to do it — Munnar to Thekkady is only about 90 km. Our 5N/6D circuit covers Munnar, Thekkady and Alleppey with one driver throughout.

Is the road to Thekkady difficult?

Less so than the Munnar road. It climbs steadily rather than in hairpins. The surface past Kattappana is patchy in monsoon but nothing that needs a four-wheel drive.

Staying longer

Circuits that take in Thekkady

A multi-day circuit keeps one driver and one vehicle for the whole trip, and works out cheaper than separate transfers.

  • Munnar · Thekkady · Alleppey

    5N / 6D · 640 km

    The classic loop. Hill stations, the Periyar spice belt with a dawn boat ride, and the backwaters to finish.

    ₹14,404

    See the breakdown →

  • Grand Kerala

    7N / 8D · 1180 km

    Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey, Kovalam and Kanyakumari. One driver the whole way; the TN permit is in the price.

    ₹25,815

    See the breakdown →

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What we have written about Thekkady

Road conditions, timings and the things that decide whether a day goes well.

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