How to reach
Air :
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport located at Valiyathura is 6kms
from the city. Many international air carriers operate daily international
flights to Middle East, Male and Sri Lanka from Thiruvananthapuram. Indian
Airlines has direct communications to Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi.
Jet Air (Gulf Air) has daily flights to Mumbai and Chennai.
Road :
Thampanoor (opposite the Railway Station - Ph: 0471-2323886) is the main
bus terminal in Thiruvananthapuram. All of the long distance buses leave
from here. The city bus terminal (Ph: 0471-2463029)is situated at Fort
from where most of the city service originates. State and National Highways
connect Thiruvananthapuram to all major Indian cities.
Kerala State Transport operates a comprehensive service from Thiruvananthapuram,
throughout the state and to Tamil Nadu. Buses operate regularly to destinations
north along the coast including Kollam 11/2 hours, Allapuzha 31/4 hours,
Ernakulam 5hours and Thrissur 63/4hours. Buses depart 2 hour trip to Kanyakumari.
There are buses daily for the 8 hours trip to Thekkady (to Periyar Wild
life sanctuary).
Most of the bus service to destination in Tamil Nadu are operated by
Tamil Nadu State Buses. It has services to Chennai (17hours), Madurai
(7 hours), Pondicherry (16hours), Coimbatore as well as Nagarcoil and
Erode.
Rail
Thiruvananthapuram is an important railway terminus on the southwestern
coast. The main railway station is the Central station located at Thampanoor.
The booking office is opened Monday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm and 2.15-8pm.
Sunday from 8am to 2pm. Railway enquiry Ph: 131 .
Numerous trains runs up the coast via Kovalam and Ernakulam to Thrissur.
There are daily train such as Parasuram express, Malabar express, Cannanore
express. There are additional daily express to Kochi including the Venad
express, the Kerala express and the Vanchinad express. For long-haulers
there is the Friday only Himsagar express to Jammu Tawi which goes via
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