The nearest airport is the domestic airport at [wiki=0516e11882b5424bd2ec45545bf06d4f]Coimbatore[/wiki] 50 km away. The nearest international airport is in [wiki=f2a4c9bc3a751d6476e9eed10de1df38]Kochi[/wiki]. There are three airports in 2-3 hr travel distance (Kochi, Coimbatore and Calicut).
Palakkad is well connected and one of the railway divisional headquarters. Serviced by rail from all major cities in India like [wiki=02a342794409deaf5f29216201d9da30]Hyderabad[/wiki], [wiki=a2eafd9ad1ac51a9b5bb0ecb5dac547a]Kozhikode[/wiki], [wiki=90edde4ecc403ea91eaa3443872111dc]Mangalore[/wiki], [wiki=0d84244dcb0e48129b22d7faec9d5ded]Kochi[/wiki], [wiki=3cdbf6a40d207be766d497aaf4a53b14]Thiruvananthapuram[/wiki], [wiki=1bc99cb2f4153c2d0d8025ee5575b2a0]Bangalore[/wiki], [wiki=8ebaad59980c95ade797c903761fa815]Mumbai[/wiki], [wiki=361961d900d8171b305cb8f79b1aabc2]Chennai[/wiki], [wiki=44bef2ee415c62f0ce01fbe6c5566250]Kolkata[/wiki].
You can also reach here by bus from big cities like [wiki=f2a4c9bc3a751d6476e9eed10de1df38]Kochi[/wiki], [wiki=a2eafd9ad1ac51a9b5bb0ecb5dac547a]Kozhikode[/wiki], [wiki=90edde4ecc403ea91eaa3443872111dc]Mangalore[/wiki], [wiki=1bc99cb2f4153c2d0d8025ee5575b2a0]Bangalore[/wiki], [wiki=3cdbf6a40d207be766d497aaf4a53b14]Thiruvananthapuram[/wiki], [wiki=361961d900d8171b305cb8f79b1aabc2]Chennai[/wiki], [wiki=8ebaad59980c95ade797c903761fa815]Mumbai[/wiki], [wiki=0516e11882b5424bd2ec45545bf06d4f]Coimbatore[/wiki],[wiki=3c4e668f9b041a61bb9a754326ca9869]Salem[/wiki]. However there is no direct bus from Hyderabad.
Palakkad is well connected to other cities [wiki=361961d900d8171b305cb8f79b1aabc2]Chennai[/wiki], [wiki=a2eafd9ad1ac51a9b5bb0ecb5dac547a]Kozhikode[/wiki], [wiki=a23f03ade042afdd1f4b98aa7f4a2d02]Ooty[/wiki], [wiki=e9a716f89e8aa085d9de59f8789b0644]Palani[/wiki], [wiki=e63861a37ad87c01e1ad11324fbf7905]Kodaikkanal[/wiki], [wiki=f2a4c9bc3a751d6476e9eed10de1df38]Kochi[/wiki], [wiki=1bc99cb2f4153c2d0d8025ee5575b2a0]Bangalore[/wiki], [wiki=0516e11882b5424bd2ec45545bf06d4f]Coimbatore[/wiki], [wiki=3c4e668f9b041a61bb9a754326ca9869]Salem[/wiki], [wiki=a7834b486c58ab5a9d571af716db8634]Madurai[/wiki] by road. National Highways NH 47 and NH 217 pass through Palakkad.
More than a century old, established by British during colonisation.
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* Set among the Western Ghats, the reservoir of this dam is surrounded by majestic mountains and presents a spectacular view. An easy 1 hour drive from Palakkad on the Palakkad-Kozhikode national highway, with a turn off at Chirakalpadi. A very attractive garden too.
* Beautiful green lands, the great Palace of Kollengode Kovilakam.
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The famous tourist spot of [wiki=e79f6523b9712b7af4136a4c9add8f8e]Malampuzha[/wiki] is situated just 8 km away from Palakkad.
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* waterfals
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A Shiva temple consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru
* Car festival during winter
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Asmarkovil : A religious worship centre of godess apasmara .. 30 kms from palakkad
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* Bus available every 5 min from Palakkad Town Bus Stand. Board Rly Colony bus and get down at kallekulangara bus stop.
* The giant walls of this temple is at least 1 1/2 times taller than an elephant, built of stones unbelievable in size. There are no stone quarry nearby from where this has could have been taken. These stones are laid one on top of another without any sealing in between. They have been standing like that for centuries just on gravity. Also on the walls are writings in some very old language.
* It is a reservoir built across Ayalur river as an irrigation project in 1968. It provide water to Nenmara and Ayalur villages. It is in a valley just below the Nelliyampathy Hills.