Distance from Mangalore to Cochin?

Hi All!
We are going to be in Mangalore and were hoping to hire a driver to take us to Cochin.Is this doable? Anyone know the distance roughly and the state of the roads?
Thanks!
Jennifer

It is 402 Km from Mangalore to Kochi. I wouldn't want to drive it in one day!

hi i too am going to mangalore the 1st wk of dec and will be visiting kerala and
bangalore. i guess the best way to go to cochin is by train or pvt taxi.

unless your mangalorean driver knows malayalam, he will be like a "fish out of water" in cochin. take the train and then hire a car/driver in cochin.

We hired a bus to transport our wedding entourage from Cochin to Mangalore.

It's an all day drive for sure. I believe there's a conveniant overnight train that will get you there much more comfortably.

Train 6603 departs Mangalore (Mon, Wed, & Fridays only) at 22:00 and gets to Ernakulam Junction (for Cochin) at 07:50.

2-tier air con = Rs 785
Sleeper Class = Rs 190 (not air con)

Thank you for the info! I leave for India three weeks from tomorrow! This is my first of many trips I hope
jenn

I suggest you take the train.
In case you still want to drive down; you can do it.
Its a nice drive.

While in Mangalore, feel free to contact me; in case you need any help.

I recently took a cab from Kannur to Mangalore to get to the airport.

the journey took just over four hours. The roads were ok but not great i.e. not tarmacadamed all the way and with the usual potholes. You couldn't go at any speed.

As previous poster says - it would take most of the day to get down as far as Cochin.