Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.
Alappuzha district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to Alappuzha in 1990. Alappuzha is the smallest district of Kerala. Alleppey town, the district headquarters, was renamed Alappuzha in 2012.
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Worth seeing in and around Alappuzha district
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Set in the Kerala Backwaters, the bird sanctuary is visited by many migratory bird species.
3.5 km · national park in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 02Neelamperoor Palli Bhagavathi Temple
Neelamperoor Palli Bhagavathi Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Bhagavathy, situated at Neelamperoor in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. The temple is known for padayani festival.
1.9 km · Buddhist temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Alappuzha district
- Airports
- Cochin (COK), 74 km · Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 122 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 182 km
- Kochi → Alappuzha district19 km · quickest by road, 48 min · ₹150–185
- Thiruvananthapuram → Alappuzha district123 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · ₹930–1,160
- Coimbatore → Alappuzha district176 km · quickest by road, 4h 55m · ₹1,640–2,060
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Alappuzha district
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Alappuzha district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrequent ferries (run by the Kerala State Water Transport Corporation) from Alappuzha (Alleppey) run throughout the day.
- Get aroundLocal taxis are also available, though they are considerably more expensive than autorickshaws.
From Wikivoyage: Kottayam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district is 56 km from Kochi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Nilambururvillage in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India2 km
- Kainadyvillage in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India1.9 km
- Kumaramkarivillage in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India3.5 km
- Thamarakkulamvillage in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India1.3 km
- Narakatharavillage in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India3.6 km