The name Vyttila is said to be evolved from the word "Vayal Thala" meaning the main part of the paddy field.

Once the Puthenpalam bridge that connected Chilavennoor Lake and Chettichira was the only link from Vayalthala with Ernakulam.

The November 1967 order of the Kerala Legislative Assembly amalgamated Vyttila to the newly formed Kochi Corporation.

Vyttila is home for the Vyttila Mobility Hub, which converges different modes of surface transport (namely, local as well as long-distance buses, rail, Metro Rail and inland water transport) to the city of Kochi onto a single node.

[5][3] well before completion of the phase, owing to a political decision to inaugurate the terminal before declaration of the State Election which is anticipated on 1 March 2011.

The mobility hub is located north-east of the Vyttila Intersection, in the area between Kaniyampuzha Road and Poonithura Village Office.

Vyttila is the node of the city that connects it to the neighbouring districts viz, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Idukki.