Ernakulam district
Ernakulam district is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi.
Ernakulam district is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part of the state, spans an area of about 2,408 km2 (930 sq mi), and is home to over 9% of Kerala's population. Ernakulam is the third most populous district in Kerala with its headquarters located at Kakkanad. The district's principal urban centre is Kochi, which is known as the commercial and financial capital of Kerala.
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Worth seeing in and around Ernakulam district
10 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.
- 01Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, commonly known as Kaloor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India, currently used for association football. Opened in 1996, initially it had a capacity 100,000 spectators, gradually reduced to comply with operational safety, and now seating 41,000 spectators, although it got limited further during 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup under FIFA security guidelines.
3.2 km · International multi-purpose stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 02St. George's Catholic Forane Church
St. George's Forane Church, locally known as Edapally Church is a Syro Malabar Catholic pilgrimage church in Edapally, Kochi, India.
3.6 km · Syro-Malabar church in Kochi, India · Wikipedia - 03Thrikkakara Temple
Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple is one of the major Hindu temples in India dedicated to Vamana, a form of the god Vishnu. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi in the state of Kerala, India.
4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04Model Engineering College
Model Engineering College or MEC is a government cost-sharing technical institute and research centre in Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala, India. It was established by the Institute of Human Resources Development, an autonomous agency under the Government of Kerala, in 1989.
3.2 km · engineering College in Thrikkakkara, Kochi · Wikipedia - 05Changampuzha Park
Changampuzha Park is a recreational park and a venue for various cultural activities in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. Established in 1977, the park is situated at Edapally, the birthplace of the great poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, on the side of the National Highway leading to Aluva.
3.5 km · urban park in Kochi · Wikipedia - 06Edappally Juma Masjid
The Edappally Juma Mosque, also known as the Edappally Mahallu Juma Masjid, is a Friday mosque, located in Edappally, Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The mosque is situated on Old Cheranalllur Road, in Edappally.
4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 07LuLu International Shopping Mall
LuLu Mall, Kochi is a shopping mall located in Kochi, Kerala. Located at Edappally, it is the second the largest mall in Kerala with a total built up area of 2 million sq.ft.
3.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 08Oberon Mall
Oberon Mall is a shopping mall located in the Indian city of Kochi. The mall was opened formally on 2 March 2009, though it was launched in 2008.
2.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 09Gold Souk Grande Kochi
Gold Souk Grande is a shopping mall located in the Vytilla area of Kochi, India. The mall covered an area of approximately 500,000 sq ft, spread over five levels.
2.9 km · shopping mall in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 10Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology
Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology is an educational institution located in Kochi, Kerala, India, offering engineering education and research. RSET is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
2.9 km · Autonomous college affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ernakulam district
- Airports
- Cochin (COK), 18 km · Calicut (CCJ), 133 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 139 km
- Stations
- Vyttila water metro station, 3.6 km
- Calicut → Ernakulam district156 km · quickest by road, 4h · ₹1,250–1,570
- Coimbatore → Ernakulam district119 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · ₹1,130–1,410
- Thiruvananthapuram → Ernakulam district179 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · ₹1,430–1,790
- 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 Ernakulam 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 Ernakulam district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAs the financial capital of Kerala, Kochi is well-connected by air, road, rail and ferry from others parts of India, and to some other international destinations.
- Get inCATS also operates limo services as well as customised packages available for full/half day trips.
- Get inBy helicopter: Pawan Hans, in the departure gate of the domestic terminal, operates a wide range of helicopter services to almost all parts of city as well as state, which requires a prior booking.
- Get inCochin Airport has its own helicopter services with support of Bharat Airways.
- Get inScheduled and chartered helicopter services to pilgrimage centres like Sabarimala, Guruvayoor and major cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode are available.
From Wikivoyage: Kochi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Ernakulam district
Ernakulam district is 8 km from Kanayannur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ernakulamneighborhood in Kochi, Kerala, India3.9 km
- Vazhakkala, Ernakulamhuman settlement in India1.7 km
- Edathalahuman settlement3.5 km
- Kakkanadneighborhood in Kocihi, Kerala2.4 km
- Edappallyneighborhood in Kochi, Kerala3.6 km
- Thrikkakkaraneighborhood in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India1.9 km