Kozhikode or Calicut City, Kerala

Travel by Roadway
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and several private bus operators provide lots of regular bus services from Kozhikode to other major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Ernakulam, Trivandrum, Ooty etc. NH-17 connects Kozhikode to Mumbai, Mangalore, Goa and Kochi. NH-212 connects Kozhikode to Bangalore, Mysore and Gundlupet. NH-213 connects Calicut to Palakkad.

Travel by Railways
If you plan to visit Kozhikode with rail then Calicut Railway Station is the destination to you. It falls under Palakkad division of Southern Railway Zone of India and it is well connected with Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Kannur, Mangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi by regular basis passenger and express trains.

Travel by Airways
Caripur International Airport is located just 21 km away from kozhikode at Karipur. Regular domestic flights are operated from this airport to Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, etc. The airport provide several international flights to also the Middle East countries like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Dammam, Riyadh, and Colombo.

Krishna Menon Museum is located about 6 km away from Calicut Railway Station at East Hill. Another attraction of Kozhikode city, Pazhassi raja Museum, is just besides of this museum. It was established in 1975 in Kozhikode (Calicut) as residential address of the former president of India, late Shri V.K. Krishna Menon. It is easily accessible through the Karipur Airport which maintains a distance of about 25 km.

Kozhikode Beach is located about 1.6 Km away from city center. Major entertaining elements of the beach are the Dolphin's Point, Lions Club Childrens Park, lots of ice-cream parlors, Fishermen boats, golden sandy shores, a lighthouse and a marine aquarium. The beach is famous for its breathtaking sunset at evening with its lovely view when you can make a long walk along with shoreline.

Beypore is a small town of Kozhikode District located about 12 km away from the city on Kallayi road. The City is famous for its traditional ship building yard where the world famous "URU" is build, a port and the beautiful beach of Beypore with fishing harbor. You can easily access this city with regular bus services from Kozhikode city center.

Kadalundi Bird sanctuary is a place for migratory birds located about 24 km away from Kozhikode. Several migratory birds like Tern, Gull, Heron, Sand piper; Whimbrel, etc reaches here to during the month from November to April. So the month from December to April in the early hours of the day is best to visit the sanctuary.

Kappad Beach is located about 15 km away from Calicut railway station of Kozhikode City and 22 km from Karipur International Airport. Private transport vehicles are available to reach destinations from Calicut Municipal Bus stand. It is a must see place in Kozhikode if you plan to visit to this city.

Kakkadampoyil water falls are located in a small rural village in Malappuram District about 42 km away from Calicut City. You have to reach at Valanthod or Koyilpara to visit this waterfall. This fall stand on the Western top of the Western Ghats inside dense forest and deep valleys.

Some other place to tourism in the city are Kozhikode Science Planetarium, Kalipoika boating centre, Malabar House Boats, Kozhippara Water Falls, Panniyankara Bhagavati Temple, Lokanarkavu Temple, Payyoli, Tali Siva Temple, Thiruvannur Siva Temple, Vellari Mala, etc.