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Getting Around Kochi: A Rider's Guide to the Metro, Water Metro, Buses and Autos
A train on stilts, electric boats with AC, buses that stop for a wave and autos with mostly honest meters. The…
3 August 2026 · 5 min read
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The Most Photogenic Spots in Kochi and When to Shoot Them
A photographer's guide to Kochi: the Chinese fishing nets at first light, Mattancherry's painted walls, Marine…
2 August 2026 · 5 min read
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Kochi Metro's Brussels Moment: What the UITP Impact Award Means for Your Commute
Kochi Metro has won a UITP Impact Award in Brussels for weaving its trains, ferries, electric buses and cycles…
30 July 2026 · 4 min read
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The Rain Comes Back: Kochi's Monsoon Finds Its Second Wind
After weeks of a strangely dry spell, the southwest monsoon is regaining strength over Kochi this week, with t…
27 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi's Pink Line: The Metro's Long Reach to Infopark
The 11.2 km Phase 2 will finally carry the Kochi Metro from JLN Stadium into the Kakkanad IT corridor. Here is…
22 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi's Ro-Ro Ferries Are About to Get Free for Women
The Kochi Corporation has cleared free rides for women on its Fort Kochi-Vypeen Ro-Ro ferries, one of those qu…
21 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi Water Metro Is Heading South To Alappuzha And Kollam
Kerala plans to stretch the Kochi Water Metro network down the coast to Alappuzha and Kollam, turning the back…
18 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi's Third Ro-Ro Ferry Is Coming, and Your Car Rides the Backwater
A new Ro-Ro service on the Fort Kochi to Vypin route was inaugurated on July 12, and a third double-ended vess…
14 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi's Water Metro Charts a Course to the Airport
KMRL has signed a feasibility pact to float the Water Metro from Aluva to Cochin airport along the Periyar. He…
13 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Neighbourhood Guide: Why Everyone's Talking About Panampilly Nagar
Once a quiet residential grid, Panampilly Nagar has become Kochi's after-work capital, a leafy square mile of …
9 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Every Beach Near Kochi, Ranked for a Perfect Day Out
From the long golden sweep of Cherai to the quiet sands of Kuzhupilly and the far-off calm of Marari, here is …
9 July 2026 · 4 min read
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A Self-Guided Heritage Walk Through Mattancherry
Dutch palaces, a 400-year-old synagogue, spice warehouses and antique lanes: here is a walkable route through …
9 July 2026 · 5 min read
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The Complete Kochi Travel Guide: Everything a First-Time Visitor Needs
Your practical, up-to-date guide to visiting Kochi, Kerala: the best time to go, how to reach Cochin airport, …
6 July 2026 · 4 min read
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The Best Places to Visit in Kochi: A Complete Attractions Guide
From the Chinese fishing nets at Fort Kochi to the 1568 Paradesi Synagogue, Hill Palace Museum and Cherai Beac…
6 July 2026 · 6 min read
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How the Kochi Metro Reshaped a City: KMRL, the Water Metro and What's Next
From Aluva to Tripunithura, the Kochi Metro has redrawn how Kerala's port city moves, works and connects. Here…
6 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi Metro Phase 2 Is Coming: Every New Station That Will Change Your Commute
The Phase 2 Pink Line runs 11.2 km from JLN Stadium at Kaloor to Infopark at Kakkanad, with 11 stations along …
20 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Kochi Water Metro: How Electric Boats Are Rewriting the Daily Commute
From Vypeen to High Court in about 25 minutes. South Asia's first integrated public water transport system run…
17 May 2026 · 5 min read
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The Perfect Cherai Beach Day Trip: Everything You Need to Know
An hour from the city, Cherai delivers dolphins, Chinese fishing nets, and some of Kerala's best seafood shack…
16 May 2026 · 3 min read
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Vyttila Mobility Hub: The Long Road to India's Biggest Transit Project
Sixteen years after the blueprint, Kochi's 35-acre Vyttila Mobility Hub is finally taking shape. Phase 1 hums …
15 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Five Mega Projects Reshaping Kochi by 2030: A Ground-Level Guide
From a metro extension that finally reaches InfoPark to a deepwater port shift that could rewire South India's…
14 May 2026 · 5 min read
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8 Things Kochi Does Better Than Any Other Indian City
The backwaters, the food, the coffee, the art scene, the metro that floats. Eight things this old port city on…
13 May 2026 · 4 min read
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The Complete Kochi Shopping Guide: Where To Buy Spices, Gold, Craft And Everything In Between
Jew Town spices and antiques, Broadway and MG Road for fashion and gold, the Edappally malls, Fort Kochi craft…
11 May 2026 · 3 min read
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The Kochi-Muzhiris Heritage Trail: Your Complete Self-Guided Walking Tour
From Chinese fishing nets to 500-year-old synagogues to Dutch-era streets, this 4km walk through Fort Kochi te…
9 May 2026 · 3 min read