About Pondicherry
Thrissur to Pondicherry distnce : 492 km
Estimated travel time : 9.5 hours
Thrissur to Pondicherry is a very popular route among tourists looking for fun-filled vacations away from hustling & bustling of the city. Pondicherry is a small city but provides a true blend of architecture, culture, and history.
Pondicherry or Puducherry or Pondy, is also known as 'The French Riviera of the East' as it was a former French colony and has retained all of its old-world French charms, and despite being miles away from France, the city comes close to giving you a very authentic feel of the French culture and allure. That's the reason the opening scenes of the famous movie 'Life of Pi' are set in the Pondicherry of the hero's early life. The cool beaches, a peaceful small city life, yoga, meditation, culture, french architecture and history, Pondicherry has a lot to offer. Every year the town attracts thousands of the tourists to enjoy the Food, ocean view, coconut trees, clean air, and peaceful shores, this place has a color for everyone and is definitely a great weekend getaway from Chennai or Bangalore.
Taxi from Thrissur to Pondicherry is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Thrissur to Pondicherry by car is well connected through NH544 and NH79 and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Thrissur to Pondicherry distance is 492 Km and is 9.5 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Pattikkad - Pattathippara Water Falls, Shri Krishna Temple, Hiking Area, Church
Vadakkencherry - Hanuman Temple, Shiv Temple, Mangalam River
Alathur - pothundy dam & reservoir, Thiru Kachamkuruissi, Tipu sultan fort
Kuzhalmannam - Saju KN, Maruthur Sree Krishna Kshetram, Kottamala forest range
Palakkad - Sree Manappullikkavu Bhagavathy Temple, Fort, Sri Kodungallur Bhagavathi Temple, Hanuman Temple
Kanjikode - Malampuzha dam & garden, rock garden, virgin valley Pathrakadvu, Dhoni waterfalls
Walayar - Muniyappan Temple, Dam View Point, Garden, ST Stanislaus Church
Coimbatore - Car Museum, Amusement Park, Arulmigu Eachanari Vinayagar Temple, Forest Museum, Hill View Point
Avinashi - Commercial hub having industries like Rudra cotton mills, Tribhuvan apparel etc and Shri Shirdi Sai baba Temple, Masjid Quran Devarayampalayam
Tirupur - Sowparnika Industries, Shri Bhagvathy Aman oil mill and Temples
Perundurai - Jain Temple, Sri Sukreeswarar Temple, Sangameshwar Temple
Komarapalayam - Kottamedu Bhatrakali Amman Temple
Erode - Turmeric city. Also famous for white silk, cotton, plantain and coconut production
Salem - Linga Bhairavi, Siddhar Temple, Sri Kottai Mariamman Koil, Mookaneri, Murugan Temple, Lake, Museum
Vazhapadi - Attanur Amman Temple, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Malai Kovil
Attur - Vellai Pillayar Temple, Sri Kaleeswaraswamy Temple, Kailasanathar Temple
Thalaivasal - Lake, Narasimha swami Temple, Thalaivasal Thirukarugavur Temple, St. Joseph's Church
Kallakurichi - Alathur Lake, Periyar Falls, Kalvarayan Hills, Alathur Shivan Temple
Ulundurpet - Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Murugan Temple, Church
Viluppuram - Shri Vaitheeswaran Alayam, Park, Lake, Sri Ragavendra Temple, Murugan Temple
Viluppuram - Shri Vaitheeswaran Alayam, Park, Lake, Sri Ragavendra Temple, Murugan Temple
Thirukkanur - Mari Amman Temple, Sri MuthuMariamman Temple, Shri Senkeni Amman Temple