The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport. Nilambur is around 60 km from the airport.
The nearest town to Nilambur is Malappuram, which is around 46 km away. One can reach Nilambur from Malappuram by road.
Nilambur is a railway station located in the Malappuram district of Kerala. The station lies on the Shoranur-Mangalore section of the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Nilambur is well connected to most major cities in India such as Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
There is no railway station in Nilambur. The nearest railway station is at Vaniyambalam, which is about 15 km from the town. There are buses from Nilambur to Vaniyambalam.