Calicut (Kozhikode) City has its moderately defined infrastructure for Transport systems. City has fairly well defined Traffic Systems, even though the existing roads are insufficient to cope up with the increased number of vehicles.  Kozhikode is well connected by Air, Rail and Road network.

BY AIR
The Calicut International Airport is 26 km from Calicut city at Karipur. Air India Express (Kochi, Mangalore, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram); Indian Airlines (Chennai, Coimbatore, Goa, Kochi, Mumbai); Jet Airways (Mumbai) and Kingfisher Airlines (Goa, Kochi, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram) are the domestic airlines catering to the Calicut International Airport. Air India Express (Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Muscat, Salalah, Sharjah); Air India (Dammam, Jeddah, Kuwait); Indian Airlines (Doha, Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah); Jet Airways (Doha, Muscat); SriLankan Airlines (Colombo) are the international airlines served by the airport.  Other foreign airlines operating from Calicut are Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines and  Ethihad Airways..

BY RAIL
Kozhikode (Calicut) can be reached from other cities like Kochi (Cochin), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Chennai, Mangalore, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta by train. The railway line of  Palakkad division enters Kozhikode district at Kadalundi & runs through the district covering Feroke, Kallai, Kozhikode, Vellayil, West Hill, Elathur, Chemancheri, Pantahalayani, Thikkodi, Payyoli, Iringa, Vadakara & Nadapuram road stations. The total length of broad-gauge railway in the district is 17.48kms.  With the commissiong of  Konkkan Railway line there are daily trains to New Delhi, Mumbai etc. and bi weekly or tri weekly trains to other north Indian destinations like Jaipur, Bikkanir etc. Kozhikode Railway station is on an expansion path and doubling of railway line is nearing completion. 

BY ROAD
The district has a fairly extensive road network. The National Highway stretches to 77kms, major district roads to 313kms, other district roads to 245kms & village roads to 639kms. NH 17, 210 and 212 are running  through the city. The National Highway runs almost parallel to the coastal line linking the headquarters of the 3 taluks, i.e. Kozhikode, Koyilandy & Vadakara. 3 Reaches of  National Highway Bye Pass have been thrown open to traffic.  Vehicles coming from Wayand area and beyond can now reach Malappuram or Calicut Airport without touching the city.  Kozhikode is well connected to other cities Mangalore, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore by road. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates buses from the city to all major destinations in South India, besides to all the districts in the state. Private operators also ply buses within and outside the state


BY WATER
The District has an intermediate port at Kozhikode (including Beypore) and a minor port at Vadakara. The coast line of the Kozhikode port extends from Elathur cape to the south bank of Kadalundi River and treads roughly in straight line. There is another minor Port at Badagara. Even though the port is opened for traffic, there has been no traffic during the recent years. The Port of Kozhikode, Beypore and Badagara are open for foreign and coastal trade.