Karippur

Karippur is a small town in Malappuram District, in the Malabar region of Kerala, India, some 30 km from Kozhikode.

Kozhikode Airport

Understand

Kozhikode International Airport is situated here.

Get in

Air-conditioned buses are available from Kozhikode Railway Station (₹50). Taxis are available from Feroke Railway Station (₹400). Fast Passenger buses are available from Malappuram, Palakkad and Coimbatore.

By plane

• 🌍 Calicut International Airport (Karipur Airport CCJ  ^IATA). serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram.  

There are domestic flights from Coimbatore, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai, Mangalore, Thiruvanathapuram, Bangalore and Chennai.

There are international flights from:

• Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Sharjah
• Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam
• Muscat and Salalah
• Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait

Get around

Taxis are available from the airport to the city. (₹500)

Air conditioned buses are available to Kozhikode Railway Station. (₹50)

Mini buses are available to Kondotty town.(₹7)

See

• Hajj House, Airport Township. (updated Apr 2015)

Do

• Walking in the Hills. Karippur is a very scenic place suitable for trekking if your flight is delayed by several hours. But the humidity and heat makes any walking exercise difficult between 8 am and 6 pm. Early mornings are ideal for a leisurely stroll. You can spend the daytime watching television in one of the budget hotels near the airport. (updated May 2015)

Buy

• Malabar Sweets. Malabar sweets and other delicacies are available in the numerous shops near the airport market. (updated May 2015)

Eat

Sambar is a lentil based vegetable stew or chowder based on a broth made with tamarind.

• Indian Coffee House, ☎ [phone]. (updated May 2015)
• Pilot Restaurant, Allunkal, Pulikkal, Kozhikode Road (7 km). (updated Apr 2015)

Drink

• Apna Bakery, Thurakkal Junction (3 km). (updated Apr 2015)
• Arabian Chocolates, Airport Township. (updated Apr 2015)

Sleep

• Ayyadan Residency, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)
• Hotel Avinsha, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)
• Hotel Benzy Plaza, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)
• Nuhman Tourist Home, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)
• Pushpak Hotel, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)
• Riya Residency, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)
• Thekkeppuram Tourist Home, Near the Airport. (updated Apr 2015)

Connect

Go next

• Kondotty – the nearest town, 3 km
• Ramanattukara – the nearest bigger town, 15 km
• Tenhippalam, university town on a hillock. 8 km