Popular Airport | Galatina Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 6610 Km |
Kochi is located in the state of Kerala, India and lies approximately 37 kilometers away from Cochin International Airport. You can take taxis, buses and rent a car or get on a train and then switch to another vehicle in order to go to the airport from the city center.
If you are going to take a taxi for your transfer to the airport from the city center of Kochi, it is possible for you to call a taxi online. The fares requested per kilometer can differ according to the model, brand and the comfort status of the cars. You can also request UBER and OLA if you wish. It is possible to determine the total fee of the transfer by entering the points the car is going to travel between in the online application.
You can make choices for alternative trips for the buses leaving from the city center of Kochi. The bus services provided by the Kerala State Road Transport are categorized as Super-Fast, Express and Premium. The super-fast buses are green-red, the fast-express buses are white-blue, and the premium buses are orange and comfortable with air conditioners. The orange buses leave every half an hour and the other buses every 10-20 minutes, which is same for those leaving from the airport. Quickness, comfort and price are the criteria to consider while selecting the vehicle. You can learn the departure times from the bus terminal in the city center and complete an economical transfer. You pay minimum 1.5 USD for your journeys by the buses.
Kochi is a station where long-distance trains stop. The trains are significantly crowded; however, they are among the most economical transfer alternatives. Because the train station between the city and the airport is under construction, you can travel by changing your vehicles. Firstly, you go to Aluva (10 kilometers south) or Angamally (6 kilometers north) stations from Kochi by train, and then to the airport from here; then you reach the airport cargo terminal area with the three-wheel local cars.
If you would like to rent a car to go to the city center from Cochin Airport, you can obtain such a service from the taxi fleet companies. Or you can rent a car from corporate companies with service understanding like AVIS and Zoom. You must have an international driver’s license in order to drive a car. NH 544 & NH 66 is the one with the shortest length among the roads of Kochi heading towards the airport. You can reach the airport on NH 47, NH 17 and NH 49 in half an hour.
You can ask while making your reservation whether the hotel you are going to stay at in Kochi provides airport transfer or not. Not every hotel provides transfer, but they can find solutions upon your request.
Cochin International Airport is the biggest and the 4th busiest airport in the state of Kerala, India. Located approximately 37 kilometers away from the city center, the airport was visited by around 69.000 airplanes and 10.2 million passengers in 2017-2018. There are 3 terminals in the airport, which is the first solar-powered airport of the world; domestic flights are executed from two terminals and international flights from the other one.
Cochin Airport provides private air taxi service for the pilgrimages in Kerala and for traveling to the cities such as Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.
Since the airport in Lecce only serves as a military airport, you can reach the city through Brindisi-Salento Airport, which is the closest airport to the city. Renting a car is a popular way of transportation in Lecce. If you can afford, you can also prefer to take a taxi. If you want to travel by a less costly means of transport, you can take a direct bus to Lecce departing from Brindisi-Salento Airport.
In addition to the international car rental companies such as Hertz, Sixt, and Avis, there are also the offices of local car rental companies at the airport. You can easily get to Lecce by renting a car without sacrificing your comfort. Your journey takes about half an hour when there is no traffic density. If you want to go to Lecce city center from Brindisi-Salento Airport by car, you need to go straight on the SS613 road southwardly.
It is possible to arrive at Lecce city center from Brindisi-Salento Airport in about 30 or 35 minutes by taking a taxi; however, you should keep in mind that the distance from the airport to Lecce is about 40 kilometers and taxi fare may be costly.
There are also the bus services from Brindisi-Salento Airport to Lecce city. Bus services are available between 6 am and 11:45 pm every day of the week and the buses depart at 2 or 3-hour intervals depending on passenger density. The bus journey takes about 40 minutes under normal traffic conditions.