Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Connectivity

Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 300 meters from Vadakkunathan Temple Bus Stop, 400 meters from Vadakke Bus Stand, 800 meters from Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station, 1.5 Kms from Thrissur Railway Station, 2 Kms from Shaktan Thampuran Bus Stand, 2 Kms from Punkunnam Railway Station, 28 Kms from Guruvayur, 52 Kms from Cochin International Airport, 85 Kms from Cochin, 102 Kms from Calicut Airport, 125 Kms from Coimbatore Airport and 279 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram.

By Road:

Thrissur is connected to the North-South Corridor National Highway (India) via the four-lane National Highway 47. The highway traverses through the entire length and breadth of the city from different points and provides access to the nearby cities such of Kochi, Palakkad and Coimbatore. NH 47 provides two main exit points at Mannuthy and which is bypass to the Thrissur city and Thalore. The city is largely dependent on private buses, Taxis and auto rickshaws (called autos) for public transport. A transit terminal mobility hub situated in Puzhakkal.

State-owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs inter-state, inter-district and city services. Thrissur has three bus stations, the Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand, Thrissur in Sakthan Thampuran Nagar, Vadakke Stand (Northern Bus Stand) and the Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station near the Thrissur Railway Station. State Highway (SH 69) Thrissur-Kuttippuram Road, SH 22 Kodungallur – Shornur Road, SH 75 Thrissur – Kanjani – Vadanappally Road are the three state highways which connect city with its suburbs and municipalities. Frequent bus services are available from all cities in Kerala to Thrissur.

By Train:

Thrissur is a major railhead in the Southern Railway. Thrissur is well connected by trains to all major stations in India. There are four railway stations in Thrissur city. Thrissur Railway Station, one of the four A+ railway station in Kerala provides trains to three directions and lies on the busy Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section. It has a satellite station, Punkunnam railway station and two minor stations, Ollur Railway Station and Mulankunnathukavu Railway Station. Thrissur Railway Station also connects to the temple town of Guruvayur by Thrissur-Guruvayur Section. In addition, Southern Railways is running a suburban railway system connecting Thrissur to Kochi and Palakkad using Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit services (MEMU).

By Air:

Thrissur is served by Cochin International Airport (Nedumbassery). Calicut International Airport and Coimbatore Airport are the other nearest Airports.