Pachalam
Pachalam is a region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India.
Pachalam is a region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India.
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Worth seeing in and around Pachalam
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.
- 01Syro-Malabar Church
The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or Edtha Qatholiqi d'Malabar Suryaya, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a sui iuris particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
2 km · East Syriac Catholic Church based in India · Wikipedia - 02Jawaharlal 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.
2.3 km · International multi-purpose stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 03Vallarpadam Church
The National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, more commonly referred to as Vallarpadam Basilica is a minor basilica and a major Christian pilgrimage centre in Vallarpadam, a suburb in Ernakulam, in the city of Kochi, in Kerala, India. Around 5 million Christians visit the basilica every year.
3.5 km · church in India · Wikipedia - 04St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Basilica
The St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral in Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
2 km · church in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 05St. 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.
3.7 km · Syro-Malabar church in Kochi, India · Wikipedia - 06Vembanad Rail Bridge
Vembanad Rail Bridge is a railway bridge over the Vembanad Lake in Kerala, India. With a total length of 4.62 km, it is the ninth longest railway bridge in India.
2.5 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 07Bolgatty Palace
Bolgatty Palace is a former palace built by the Dutch in India on Mulavukad in Kochi, Kerala, India. It is believed to be one among the oldest Dutch palaces outside of the Netherlands.
2.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 08Ernakulam Shiva Temple
Ernakulam Shiva Temple, also known as Ernakulathappan Temple, is one of the major temples of Kerala, located in heart of Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, India. The temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is considered as the city temple, with the presiding deity as the protector of the city, as per local Hindu faiths and traditions.
3.5 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 09Goshree bridges
Gosree bridges is a system of three bridges that link the mainland side of the city of Kochi to the islands lying to the north of the backwaters. It provides the vital road connectivity to the islands of Bolgatty and Vallarpadam and also links the western island of Vypin to the mainland.
2.4 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 10St. Teresa's College
St. Teresa's College is an autonomous women's college located at Kochi, Kerala, India, formed under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Verapoly.
2.7 km · Woman's College in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pachalam
- Airports
- Cochin (COK), 21 km · Calicut (CCJ), 131 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 142 km
- Stations
- Ernakulam Junction railway station, 3.6 km · Cochin Port, 3.8 km · International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi, 3.6 km · Ernakulam Town Railway station, 1.2 km · Ernakulam Terminus, 1.5 km
- Calicut → Pachalam149 km · quickest by road, 3h 58m · ₹1,090–1,360
- Coimbatore → Pachalam135 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · ₹1,160–1,450
- Thiruvananthapuram → Pachalam184 km · quickest by road, 4h 36m · ₹1,380–1,730
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pachalam
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 Pachalam. 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 Pachalam
Pachalam is 4 km from Kanayannur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kochicity in Kerala, India3.7 km
- Ernakulamneighborhood in Kochi, Kerala, India2.4 km
- Mulavukadneighborhood in Kachi, Kerala2.9 km
- Kanayannur taluktaluk in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India4 km
- Ramanthuruthvillage in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India3.1 km
- Kannamalivillage in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India3.3 km