Village in Kerala, India

Vakathanam

Vakathanam is a Panchayat in Kottayam district of Kerala, India.

Every way there

Kochi → Vakathanam
58 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · ₹510–640
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Thiruvananthapuram → Vakathanam
122 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · ₹920–1,150
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Coimbatore → Vakathanam
171 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · ₹1,620–2,020
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The field note

What is in and around Vakathanam, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Vakathanam has

YScheduled flightsKochi (COK), 73 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
YFerriesKodimatha Boat Jetty, 9 km; sailings estimated
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Changanācheri, 10 km.

9.519°, 76.577°

It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Kottayam. Vakathanam panchayat consists of two villages: Vakathanam and Thottakkad.

How locals move

Getting around Vakathanam the local way

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. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.