There are 6 ways to get from Kochi to Research Triangle by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)COK - RDU
26h$487–1,509Train, bus to Calicut International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aluva to Thrisur
- Take the bus from Thrissur to Kuttipuram
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)CCJ - RDU
30h 13m$475–1,430Fly Cochin International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)COK - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
30h 13m$479–1,451Fly Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)COK - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
32h 37m$535–1,569Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Krishnarajapurm
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)BLR - RDU
35h 38m$506–1,831Fly Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)COK - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
32h 40m$624–1,931
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Research Triangle is to train and bus and fly which costs $470 - $1,500 and takes 30h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Research Triangle is to fly which takes 26h and costs $480 - $1,600.
The distance between Kochi and Research Triangle is 8939 miles.
It takes approximately 26h to get from Kochi to Research Triangle, including transfers.
There are 407+ hotels available in Research Triangle.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and Research Triangle, NC, USA?
Etihad, JetBlue Airways, and five other airlines fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Doha, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Doha, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Doha, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Doha, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dubai, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dubai, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dubai, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Kuwait, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dubai, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Aluva to Thrisur
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–28
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $9–12
- Second AC (2A)
- $13–17
- First Class (1A)
- $22–28
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Thrissur to Kuttipuram
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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