There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Kochi by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus, fly to Cochin International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cochin International Airport (COK)NBO - COK
12h 51m₹20,624–65,820Bus, fly to Calicut International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)NBO - CCJ
- Take the bus from Kuttipuram to Thrissur
- Take the train from Thrisur to Aluva
17h 14m₹20,337–62,610Drive 13,153.5 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Kochi13,153.5 km
7d 22h₹138,756–200,426Bus, fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)NBO - CJB
- Take the train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jn
18h 17m₹20,639–56,970Bus, fly to Trivandrum, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Trivandrum (TRV)NBO - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jn
15h 50m₹25,579–32,900
Nairobi (NBO) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Kochi is to bus and fly and train which costs ₹25,000 - ₹33,000 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Kochi is to bus and fly which takes 12h 51m and costs ₹20,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Nairobi and Kochi is 4621 km. The road distance is 13153.5 km.
It takes approximately 12h 51m to get from Nairobi to Kochi, including transfers.
Kochi is 2h 30m ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 10:43 AM in Nairobi and 1:13 PM in Kochi.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Kochi is 13154 km. It takes approximately 7 days 22h to drive from Nairobi to Kochi.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Kochi.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Kochi, India?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Kochi. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Cochin International Airport (COK), take the taxi to Aluva, then take the subway to Maharajas College. Alternatively, you can drive from Nairobi to Kochi in around 7d 22h.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cochin International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–65,000
Flights from Nairobi to Calicut International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–60,000
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Nairobi to Cochin International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–95,000
Flights from Nairobi to Coimbatore International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–95,000
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–100,000
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–120,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cochin International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–65,000
Flights from Nairobi to Coimbatore International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
Flights from Nairobi to Calicut International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cochin International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–100,000
Flights from Nairobi to Calicut International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cochin International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Nairobi to Calicut International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–100,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Calicut International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cochin International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Nairobi to Coimbatore International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Nairobi to Trivandrum via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–120,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Thrisur to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹75–110
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Kuttipuram to Thrissur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹65–140
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
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