Popular Airport | Hangzhou Xiaoshan Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5066 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Kochi City Center
Cochin Intl. Airport
Kochi is located in the state of Kerala, India and lies approximately 37 kilometers away from Cochin International Airport. You can take taxis, buses and rent a car or get on a train and then switch to another vehicle in order to go to the airport from the city center.
Taxi
If you are going to take a taxi for your transfer to the airport from the city center of Kochi, it is possible for you to call a taxi online. The fares requested per kilometer can differ according to the model, brand and the comfort status of the cars. You can also request UBER and OLA if you wish. It is possible to determine the total fee of the transfer by entering the points the car is going to travel between in the online application.
Bus
You can make choices for alternative trips for the buses leaving from the city center of Kochi. The bus services provided by the Kerala State Road Transport are categorized as Super-Fast, Express and Premium. The super-fast buses are green-red, the fast-express buses are white-blue, and the premium buses are orange and comfortable with air conditioners. The orange buses leave every half an hour and the other buses every 10-20 minutes, which is same for those leaving from the airport. Quickness, comfort and price are the criteria to consider while selecting the vehicle. You can learn the departure times from the bus terminal in the city center and complete an economical transfer. You pay minimum 1.5 USD for your journeys by the buses.
Train
Kochi is a station where long-distance trains stop. The trains are significantly crowded; however, they are among the most economical transfer alternatives. Because the train station between the city and the airport is under construction, you can travel by changing your vehicles. Firstly, you go to Aluva (10 kilometers south) or Angamally (6 kilometers north) stations from Kochi by train, and then to the airport from here; then you reach the airport cargo terminal area with the three-wheel local cars.
Car Rental
If you would like to rent a car to go to the city center from Cochin Airport, you can obtain such a service from the taxi fleet companies. Or you can rent a car from corporate companies with service understanding like AVIS and Zoom. You must have an international driver’s license in order to drive a car. NH 544 & NH 66 is the one with the shortest length among the roads of Kochi heading towards the airport. You can reach the airport on NH 47, NH 17 and NH 49 in half an hour.
Hotel Transfer
You can ask while making your reservation whether the hotel you are going to stay at in Kochi provides airport transfer or not. Not every hotel provides transfer, but they can find solutions upon your request.
Airport Information
Cochin International Airport is the biggest and the 4th busiest airport in the state of Kerala, India. Located approximately 37 kilometers away from the city center, the airport was visited by around 69.000 airplanes and 10.2 million passengers in 2017-2018. There are 3 terminals in the airport, which is the first solar-powered airport of the world; domestic flights are executed from two terminals and international flights from the other one.
Cochin Airport provides private air taxi service for the pilgrimages in Kerala and for traveling to the cities such as Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.
Transportation to Hangzhou City Center from Airport
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Intl. Airport
Airport buses and taxis that can take you from Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport to Hangzhou city center within the shortest time will be waiting for you just outside of the terminal building. If you are looking for a more comfortable alternative for transportation, you can try car rental companies located at the terminal. No matter which transportation option you choose, you will be in the city center in about 1 hour.
Bus
Transportation from the airport to the city center is very easy with airport buses. With these buses, you can go to Hangzhou city center, Zheijang or Jiangsu from Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport. After you buy your ticket from sales office located inside the terminal building, you should head to Tiyuchan Road and take the bus that goes to Hangzhou city center. Airport buses leave the airport every 15-30 minutes for Hangzhou. The most popular stations for the airport bus are Chengzhan Train Station and Marco Polo Hotel in the city center. Besides airport buses, you can prefer shuttle buses that go from the airport to Hangzhou in one hour.
Taxi
If you are going to use the taxi option in order to go to Hangzhou city center from Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, you will have to pay approximately 100-160 Chinese Yuan. If you prefer airport taxi that serves within Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, you will travel in a cheaper way. As the prices of airport taxis are not variable, you can go to Hangzhou with airport taxi and you can know exact amount that you will pay.
Car Rental
If you prefer domestic car brands of China while you rent a car from the car rental companies inside the airport, it will cost less. With the car that you rent in Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, you can go to Hangzhou city center in 35-40 minutes. This may take less if you use “Airport Road” between the airport and the city center.