Road
Kerala State Highway SH 59 passes through Ulikkal town which connects nearby towns and villages in the hilly terrains of Kannur district. Taluk HQ Iritty is 7.5 km away. The road to the east of Ulikkal connects to Mysore and Bangalore.

National Highway NH 66 passes through Taliparamba town of 43 km away. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Shoranur-Mangalore section line.

The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport 27 km away.Thalassery, Kannur and Taliparamba are equidistant from Ulikkal.