By plane
The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport at Karippur which is 45 km away. Calicut airport is well connected to international destinations of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Rasal Khaima, Ajman, Fujairah, Al Ain UAE, Jeddah KSA, Bahrain, Doha Qatar, Muscat, Salalh Oman, Kuwait, Colombo Sri Lankaand Indian cities of Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Goa, Mangalore and Thiruvanathapuram.
Hire a taxi from the airport to Nilambur 60 minutes journey or take an autorickshaw to Kulathur Jn on NH 213 2 km away from where you will get frequent limited-stop buses running both private and KSRTC to Nilambur [80 minutes journey].
SKS Travels
Deluxe Private buses are daily operating from Bangalore to Manjeri via Nilambur. The bus leave at 9.00PM every daynow there is a night travelling prohibition thruh this rout