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Fly to Cochin International Airport
best
1. Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cochin International Airport (COK)RDU - COK
25h 57m
₹49,540–170,927
Fly to Calicut International Airport, bus, train
cheapest
1. Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)RDU - CCJ
2. Take the bus from Kuttipuram to Thrissur
3. Take the train from Thrisur to Aluva
30h 10m
₹47,242–162,339
Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
1. Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)RDU - CJB
2. Take the train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jn
29h 48m
₹49,855–173,145
Fly to Trivandrum, train
1. Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Trivandrum (TRV)RDU - TRV
2. Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jn
30h 56m
₹54,850–149,735

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights

24Weekly Planes

27h 29mAverage Duration

₹48,994Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Research Triangle to Kochi.

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Distance: 14,301.5 km
Duration: 25h 57m

What companies run services between Research Triangle, NC, USA and Kochi, India?

Air France, IndiGo Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cochin International Airport (COK) 3 times a day.

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Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mumbai

Ave. Duration: 25h 35m
When: Saturday and Sunday
Estimated price: ₹49,000–180,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru

Ave. Duration: 28h 5m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹50,000–180,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Frankfurt, Mumbai

Ave. Duration: 28h 30m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹50,000–180,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Frankfurt, Madras

Ave. Duration: 29h 50m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹55,000–190,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad

Ave. Duration: 24h 50m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ₹46,000–210,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru

Ave. Duration: 28h 10m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹50,000–180,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Frankfurt, Madras

Ave. Duration: 29h 5m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹55,000–190,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Frankfurt, Hyderabad

Ave. Duration: 29h 30m
When: Thursday and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹55,000–190,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Trivandrum via Frankfurt, Bengaluru

Ave. Duration: 30h 50m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹55,000–190,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Trivandrum via Frankfurt, Madras

Ave. Duration: 31h 50m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹55,000–200,000

Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru

Ave. Duration: 30h 5m
When: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ₹50,000–170,000

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Kochi(opens in a new window), India(opens in a new window)

Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).

Things to do in Kochi

Mattancherry(Opens in a new window)

Mattancherry is a locality in the city of Kochi, India. It is about 9 km from Ernakulam town. Previously, the neighbourhood was notable for trading spices and tea. It is a tourist destination with several notable sights.

Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica(Opens in a new window)

The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica at Fort Kochi is one of the eight Basilicas in Kerala. Counted as one of the heritage edifices of Kerala, this church is one of the finest and most impressive churches in India and visited by tourists the whole year round. It is a place of devotion as well as a center of historic significance, endowed with architectural and artistic grandeur and colours of the gothic style.

Mattancherry Palace(Opens in a new window)

The Mattancherry Palace is a Portuguese palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.

St. Francis Church(Opens in a new window)

St. Francis CSI Church, in Fort Kochi (a.k.a. Fort Cochin), originally built in 1503, is the oldest European church in India and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle in the subcontinent. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India. His body was originally buried in this church, but after fourteen years his remains were removed to Lisbon.

Places to stay in Kochi

The Fern Kochi, Series by Marriott(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Sea Hut Homestay(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

The Postcard Mandalay Hall, Kochi(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Daffodils Spice Court(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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