Advice needed on route between kochi and Goa

Ollyputt · Oct 8th, 2009, 21:43

Hello,

Loving this site!
i'm off to Trivandrum next Sunday 18th October and flying back to the UK from Mumbai on Saturday morning 31st Oct...

Going to go Varkala / Backwaters / Kochi till thurs 22nd I think... should give us eough time. This is where we get stuck...
Ideally we'd like to go from Kochi to Wayanad (sounds less touristy than Periyar), then on to Hampi and Goa.. spend a couple of days on a beach in southern Goa then fly back to Mumbai on the Friday 30th...

Any suggestions on a suitable route from Kochi/Ernakulam to Goa via wayanad and Hampi? Is this too ambitious? We don't want to feel like we've spent our entire trip on a bus/train!

any feedback would be much appreciated!

can't wait!!!

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 03:34

Cochin to wayanad can be done either on taxi or by train+bus..
it will take maximum 6 hours..
From cochin get a train to calictu and from there get a bus to wayanad..
From wayanad you can reach mysore and get a train for hampi and travel from hampi to goa again by train..
Else you can directly catch train from cochin to goa which takes around 16 hours time..

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 03:35

You need not prebook for cochin to calictu, you can get day trains..

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 04:26

As per my knowledge the expert on these routes is pm velu..
So Pm pm velu for details..

Ollyputt · Oct 12th, 2009, 22:10

Thanks very much for the feedback... At the moment the Itinerary is looking like this...

Date Day
16th October Friday Mumbai
17th October Saturday Mumbai
18th October Sunday Mumbai -> Trivandrum -> Varkala (lunchtime flight to Trivandrum)
19th October Monday Varkala -> Quillon -> Alleppey
20th October Tuesday Alleppey -> Cochin
21st October Wednesday Cochin -> Calicut -> Wayanad
22nd October Thursday Wayanad
23rd October Friday Wayanad
24th October Saturday Wayanad -> Hampi
25th October Sunday Hampi
26th October Monday Hampi -> Goa
27th October Tuesday Goa
28th October Wednesday Goa
29th October Thursday Goa -> Mumbai (evening flight
30th October Friday Mumbai
31st October Saturday London

Oh course this is flexible.. but do you think this is manageable? Hopefully we can get overnight journies in some cases....

Oct 8th, 2009, 21:43	#1
Ollyputt Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Posts: 5	Advice needed on route between kochi and Goa Hello, Loving this site! i'm off to Trivandrum next Sunday 18th October and flying back to the UK from Mumbai on Saturday morning 31st Oct... Going to go Varkala / Backwaters / Kochi till thurs 22nd I think... should give us eough time. This is where we get stuck... Ideally we'd like to go from Kochi to Wayanad (sounds less touristy than Periyar), then on to Hampi and Goa.. spend a couple of days on a beach in southern Goa then fly back to Mumbai on the Friday 30th... Any suggestions on a suitable route from Kochi/Ernakulam to Goa via wayanad and Hampi? Is this too ambitious? We don't want to feel like we've spent our entire trip on a bus/train! any feedback would be much appreciated! can't wait!!!

Oct 10th, 2009, 03:34	#2
tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	Cochin to wayanad can be done either on taxi or by train+bus.. it will take maximum 6 hours.. From cochin get a train to calictu and from there get a bus to wayanad.. From wayanad you can reach mysore and get a train for hampi and travel from hampi to goa again by train.. Else you can directly catch train from cochin to goa which takes around 16 hours time.. __________________ Ente keralam ethra sundaram.. www.sarathkumar.blog.com

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Oct 10th, 2009, 03:35	#3
tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	You need not prebook for cochin to calictu, you can get day trains..

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tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	As per my knowledge the expert on these routes is pm velu.. So Pm pm velu for details..

Oct 12th, 2009, 22:10	#5
Ollyputt Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Posts: 5	Thanks very much for the feedback... At the moment the Itinerary is looking like this... Date Day 16th October Friday Mumbai 17th October Saturday Mumbai 18th October Sunday Mumbai -> Trivandrum -> Varkala (lunchtime flight to Trivandrum) 19th October Monday Varkala -> Quillon -> Alleppey 20th October Tuesday Alleppey -> Cochin 21st October Wednesday Cochin -> Calicut -> Wayanad 22nd October Thursday Wayanad 23rd October Friday Wayanad 24th October Saturday Wayanad -> Hampi 25th October Sunday Hampi 26th October Monday Hampi -> Goa 27th October Tuesday Goa 28th October Wednesday Goa 29th October Thursday Goa -> Mumbai (evening flight 30th October Friday Mumbai 31st October Saturday London Oh course this is flexible.. but do you think this is manageable? Hopefully we can get overnight journies in some cases....