About Calicut
Trivandrum to Calicut distnce : 374 km
Estimated travel time : 11 hours
Trivandrum to Calicut is very famous route for tourism. Calicut, famous as city of spices, is the amalgamation of sun-kissed beaches, verdant jungles, and a rich historical legacy.
Calicut was formerly known as Kozhikode is located in state of Kerala, India. City is famous for its centuries old trade in cotton and spices with jews, Arabs, Phoenicians and Chinese. Vasco da Gama discovered India when he set his foot on the remote beach of Kappad in Calicut in 1498. City is business hub for commodities like pepper coconut, coffee, rubber, lemongrass oil etc. City is exporter of these commodities and famous as โthe noble emporium of Indiaโ among international travellers. On 7 June 2012, Calicut was given the tag of โCity of Sculpturesโ (Shilpa Nagaram) because of the various architectural sculptures located in various parts of the city.This town has several attractions for each kind of tourists. Town is blessed with beaches, historical monuments, forts, trade and even street food is also attractions here.
Taxi from Trivandrum to Calicut is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Trivandrum to Calicut by car is well connected through NH 66 and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Trivandrum to Calicut distance is 374 Km and is 11 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Vakkom - Kannamangalam Temple, Kayaking & Golden Island Boating, Kayal View Point
Kollam - Thevally Palace, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Police Museum, Beach, Sambranikodi Island
Karunagappalli - Nagaraja Temple, Sree Ayyappa Temple, Jumna Masjid, Sree Ayyappa Temple
Haripad - Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja Temple, Dharmasastha Temple, Nagaraja Temple
Alappuzha - Museums, Beaches, Punnamada Lake, HouseBoats, Lighthouse
Cherthala - St. Mary's Forane Church, Shri Mahadev Temple, Sri Dhanwanthari Temple
Ezhupunna - Durga Mata Mandir, Catholic Church, Shree Krishna Temple
Kochi - Mattancherry Palace, Veeranpuzha Lake, Willingdon Island, Marine Drive, Beach, Church
Kodungallur - Nediyathali Siva Temple, Kottappuram Muziris Fort, Juma Mosque, Periyar River
Vadanapally - Nakshathra Beach, Vadanapally Beach, Sun Set View, Karuvannur River
Chavakkad - Mini Vagamon, Thiruvathra Beach, Kalathil Temple, Dwaraka Vishnu Temple
Ponnani - Ponnani Beach, Karma Road View Point, Nila Scenic Point, Valiya Juma Masjid, Biyyam Kayal
Tirur - Unniyal Beach, Paravanna Beach, Thunchan Memorial Trust & Research Center, Karuvattukavu Temple,
Parappanangadi - Ottummal Beach, Parappanangadi Beach View Point, Juma Mosque