Neighbourhood, Kochi, Kerala, India
Fort Kochi
Fort Kochi, formerly also known as Fort Cochin, is a region of Kochi city in Kerala, India.
Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Kochi, the first European fort on Indian soil, controlled by the Portuguese East Indies. This is part of a handful of water-bound islands and islets toward the south-west of the mainland Kochi, and collectively known as Old Kochi or West Kochi. Adjacent to this is the locality of Mattancherry. In 1967, these three municipalities along with a few adjoining areas, were amalgamated to form the Kochi Municipal Corporation.
How locals move
Getting around Fort Kochi the local way
- 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.
- Get inOutside Ernakulam Junction, there is a pre-paid taxi stand where you can stand in line for a receipt and take an auto-rickshaw to other parts of Kochi.
- Get inA pre-paid auto rickshaw to Fort Kochi cost ₹179 as of 2014.
- Get inThere is a direct ferry service between Kochi and Lakshadweep.
From Wikivoyage: Kochi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Ijasmuhammed (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.
