About Kerala
Bangalore to Kerala distnce : 550 km
Estimated travel time : 10.5 hours
Bangalore to Kerala is a very popular route for both tourism and business. Kerala is crowned as "God's Own Country". It offers everything from pristine beaches, scenic hill stations, wildlife sanctuaries to ancient temples, churches and palaces.
Situated on the tropical Malabar Coast, Kerala is famous for its beautiful beaches and backwaters. Beaches at Kovalam, Alappuzha, Muzhappilangad, Bekal and Kappad are most popular. Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam offers most beautiful backwaters and lake resorts. Kerala is home to hill stations like Munnar, Wayanad, Nelliampathi, Vagamon and Ponmudi. It equally attracts wildlife lovers with its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries at Wayanad, Periyar, Parambikulam, Silent Valley National Park and Eravikulam National Park. Thousands of devotees visit Kerala at its religious festivals like Thrissur Pooram, Attukal Pongala, Beema Palli Uroos, and Chettikulangara Bharani. Kerala has very prominent religious diversity. Most popular pilgrimage destinations in Kerala are Guruvayur, Sabarimala, Malayatoor, Paradesi Synagogue, St. Mary's Forane Church Kuravilangad, Attukal Pongala and Chettikulangara Bharani.
Taxi from Bangalore to Kerala is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Bangalore to Kerala by car is well connected via NH44 & NH544 and is very comfortable drive. The central and most popular location is Kochi. Bangalore to Kochi distance is 550 Km and is 11 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this routes and nearby are:
Ernakulam - Chottanikkara temple, Puthuvype beach, Bhoothathankettu dam, St Mary's Cathedral Basilica
Angamaly - Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi sthamba Mandapam, Sri Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram, Kuzhipilykavu Jaladurge temple
Thrissur - Puthur Zoological park, St Thomas Forane Church, College of Forestry
Krishnapuram - Thiruvanikavu temple
Kannara - Banana research station
Pananchery - Peechi dam, Vazhani wildlife Sanctuary, Vazhani dam, Waterfalls
Kuthiran - Ayyappan temple
Vadakkencherry - Sree Mangottukavu Bhagavati Temple,Thamara Kulam,Viswanathaswamy temple
Alathur - pothundy dam & reservoir, Thiru Kachamkuruissi, Tipu sultan fort
Kannadi - Palana institute of medical sciences
Palakkad - Palakkad fort
Kanjikode - Malampuzha dam & garden, rock garden, virgin valley Pathrakadvu, Dhoni waterfalls
Walayar - forest training institute
Coimbatore - Vydehi falls, Adiyogi Shiva Statue, Marudhamalai hill temple, Velliangiri hill temple, Sree Ayyappan temple
Komarapalayam - Kottamedu Bhatrakali Amman temple
Sulur - Muthugoundan pudur temple, Pilliyar temple
Karumathampatti - an education hub, house of Tamilnadu school of engineering, Tamilnadu school of architecture, Tejaa shakthi institute of technology for women
Tirupur - Sowparnika industries, Shri Bhagvathy Aman oil mill and temples
Avinashi - commercial hub having industries like Rudra cotton mills, Tribhuvan apparel etc and Shri Shirdi Sai baba temple, Masjid Quran Devarayampalayam
Vijayamangalam - Annamar Swamy temple
Perumanallur - Sri Selvakumar electrical, Maple motor, Ashok leyland
Uthamacholapuram - Karapuranathar temple
Salem - Kailasanathar temple, Kottai Mariamman, Siddhar temple, Bhathrakaliamman temple, Sankagiri fort, 1008 lingam temple, Kalipatti Kandaswamy temple, Kurumbapatti Zoological park, Oothumalai hill
Omalur - Sugavaneshwara temple
Poosaripatti - Amman Kovil vidu, Arulmigu Veera mallamal temple, Vinayagar kovil Jodukuli
Dharmapuri - Sri Theerthagirishwarar temple, Crocodile rehabilitation, Chenraya Perumal temple
Sappanipatti - Kamatchi Amman temple, Masjid,Sri Nagamman temple
Paiyur - Sri Pachaiyamman silks, Sri Laxmi Venkateswara mobiles, Sri Linga Bhairavi textiles
Krishnagiri - Dam & reservoir, Fort, Kellavarapalli dam Park, Chandra choodawarar temple
Hosur - Shree Parshwa Susheel Dham Swetamber jain temple, Sri Chandra Choodeshwara temple, Muthanallur lake and many industries