How to reach: Air : The nearest international
airport is Cochin International Airport Nedumbassery, at Ernakulam located
60km north from Thrissur.
Rail : The nearest railway station is at Irinjalakuda
20 km from Thrissur. Thrissur is an important railhead of the southern
railway and linked to most major towns inside and outside Kerala. The
railway station is about 1km south-west of the town centre and just 350
meters from the temple premises.
Road : From Trichur there are frequent buses to
Kodungallur (40 kms- 11/2 hours). Azhikode Jetty is 6km away from Kodungallur.
Buses ply every 15 minutes through this route. The shrine is a 5 mn. walk
along the riverside from Azhicode Jetty. From Alwaye to Kodungalloor the
distance is 25kms. Pilgrims coming from Kochi can take the route via Alwaye
or via Vypeen island where you should cross the river at Munambam to reach
the shrine.
There are frequent buses from Thrissur along NH47 to
different destinations. The KSRTC bus stand is at the south west of the
town center in Trichur. There are buses to Kochi (3 hrs), Thiruvananthapuram
(8 hrs), Kozhikode (31/2 hrs), Kottayam, Palakkad (11/2 hrs), Chennai
(12hrs)etc. The large, private bus stand Sakthan Tampuran is south of
the city center, the smaller, private Priyadarshini bus stand is north
of the city. Private buses have frequent services to places close by like
Guruvayur and small towns like Mallapuram and Shornur near by.
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