Accessing Kottayam
Telephone access code: +91- 481
Air: Nearest airport: Kochi (76 km), Thiruvananthapuram (160 km)
Rail: The railway station is situated 2 km from the central bus station and is connected to the major cities of India.
Road: An excellent network of roads connects the district to all the major towns and cities of India.
Backwater ferry services: There are two ferry stations. The Town Jetty is about 3 km from the railway station and operates services during the monsoon. During summer, boats are operated from the Kodimatha Jetty.
Tourist Information Offices
- District Information Officer Ph: 2562558
- KTDC, Kavanattinkara Ph: 2525861 / 2525864
- Central Reservation, KTDC, Mascot Square Ph: 0471-2316736
- DTPC Ph: 2560479
Distance of a few major towns from Kottayam
- Aluva: 91km (3 hrs)
- Alappuzha: 50 km (1 hr)
- Changanacherry: 18 km (1 hr)
- Devikulam: 155 km (5 hrs)
- Ilaveezhapoonchira: 60 km (2 hrs)
- Ettumanoor: 13 km (25 mts)
- Kochi: 76 km (2 hrs)
- Guruvayoor: 171 km (5 hrs)
- Idukki: 130 km (5 hrs)
- Kanyakumari: 243 km (6.30 hrs)
- Kannur: 352 km (8.30 hrs)
- Kozhikode: 265 km (6 hrs)
- Kaladi: 85 km (2 hrs)
- Kollam: 106 km (3 hrs)
- Kumily: 112 km (4 hrs)
- Kumarakom: 15 km (30 mts)
- Madurai: 250 km (8 hrs)
- Malampuzha: 226 km (6.30 hrs)
- Munnar: 146 km (5 hrs)
- Pala: 30 km (50 mts)
- Palakkad: 214 km (6.60 hrs)
- Pathanamthitta: 57 km (1.45 hrs)
- Sabarimala: (Pamba) 129 km (6 hrs)
- Thekkady: 115 km (4.45 hrs)
- Thodupuzha: 57 km (1.45 hrs)
- Thrissur: 134 km (4 hrs)
- Thiruvananthapuram: 160 km (4 hrs)
- Vaikom: 42 km (1 hr)
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