| Country: | IND |
| Type: | NH |
| Route: | 544 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | Map of the National Highway in red |
| Length Km: | 340 |
| Image Notes: | NH 544 Expressway at Chithode near Erode, between Salem and Coimbatore |
| Direction A: | North |
| Direction B: | South |
| Terminus A: | in Salem, TN |
| Junction: | |
| Terminus B: | in Edappally, KL |
| Previous Type: | NH |
| Next Type: | NH |
| Previous Route: | 44 |
| Next Route: | 66 |
| States: | Kerala 146km (91miles) |
| Destinations: | Salem - Erode - Coimbatore - Palakkad - Thrissur - Kochi |
National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (old number NH 47)[1] is a 340adj=midNaNadj=mid National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also called the Salem-Kochi Highway. The highway runs through the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, connecting various important cities and towns such as Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur and Kochi. It is a spur of National Highway 44, which forms the North South Corridor of the National Highway network of India.It passes south of Coimbatore. NH544 is the only highway in kerala which is fully 4lane (partially 6 lane also) including kuthiran Road Tunnel . It was formerly designated National Highway 47.[2]
Starts from NH44 near Salem and passes through Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, and ends at junction with NH66 at Edapally in Kochi.
| scope=col | State | scope=col | District | scope=col | Location | scope=col | km | scope=col | mi | scope=col | Destinations | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | Salem | Salem | km= 0km (00miles) | - Bangalore, Namakkal, Chennai | Western end of the highway. | ||||||||
| Coimbatore | Neelambur | km= 144km (89miles) | Coimbatore | Coimbatore bypass starting. | |||||||||
| Saraswathi Hospitals | km= 151km (94miles) | - Coimbatore, Karur | |||||||||||
| Eachanari Pirivu | km= 164km (102miles) | - Coimbatore, Pollachi | |||||||||||
| Kerala | Palakkad | Palakkad | km= 204km (127miles) | - Kozhikode | |||||||||
| Kannadi | km= 209km (130miles) | - Chittur | |||||||||||
| Thrissur | Kodakara | km= 282km (175miles) | - Kodungallur | ||||||||||
| Potta | km= 288km (179miles) | - Irinjalakkuda | |||||||||||
| Chalakkudy | km= 291km (181miles) | - Athirappilly | Athirapilly waterfalls | ||||||||||
| Ernakulam | Angamaly | km= 305km (190miles) | - Muvattupuzha, Munnar, Kottayam | SH 1 - Angamaly to Thriuvananthapuram | |||||||||
| Athani | km= 312km (194miles) | Expressway to Cochin International Airport | 5 km to airport. | ||||||||||
| Aluva | km= 321km (199miles) | - Perumbavoor, Kothamangalam, Adimali, Munnar | Aluva-Munnar Road. | ||||||||||
| Kalamassery | km= 325km (202miles) | - International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi | International Container Terminal Road | ||||||||||
| Edapally | km= 328km (204miles) | - Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari, Kozhikode | |||||||||||