Kerala Backwater Routes

You can board at Kollam (Quilon), Alumkadavu, Thottapally, Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kottayam, Kumarakom or Kochi (Cochin), or any other backwater dock, and spend a day or several, cruising to your destination, pausing to take in local sites.

Ferry - Allappuzah: 5hrs
Kumarakom: 4hrs
Road/Rail - Kottayam: 76 km
Appappuzha: 64 km
Kollam: 151 km
Air: Thiruvanathapuram: 4mins
Chennai/Mumbai: 1.5 hrs

Ferry - Kochi: 2.5 hrs
Appappuzha: 3.5hrs
Kumarakom: 2.5hrs
Road - Kottayam: 42 km
Kochi; 40 km

Ferry - Appappuzha: 3hrs
Road/Rail - Kochi: 76 km
Kumarakom: 15 km
Kollam: 106 km

Ferry - Kumarakom: 2.5hrs
Kottayam: 3hrs
Changanserri: 3hrs
Kollam: 7hrs
Pathiramanal: 2hrs
Rail/Road - Kochi: 64 km
Kollam: 87 km

Ferry - Allappuha: 1.5hrs
Kollam: 5.5hrs
Rail/Road - Allappuzha: 15 km
Kochi: 79 km
Kollam: 72 km

Gerry - Allappuzha: 3hrs
Kottayam: 18 km

Ferry - Allappuzha: 7hrs
Road/Rail - Kochi: 151 km
Kottayan: 106 km