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Air
Thiruvananthapuram is an
international airport and is connected to some of the important centres
of the Gulf, Europe and the U.S.A. by direct flights of Air India and other
airlines. On the national network, Indian Airlines connect the city with
Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi. Gulf Air,
Air Maldives and domestic air carriers NEPC & East-West Airlines also
link Thiruvananthapuram with major Indian cities.
Thiruvananthapuram Airport
is only 6 km. from the downtown. The airport is not very large but all
important services needed by a tourist are readily available Tourist information
office and hotel reservation counters are located in the Arrival Hall.
For transfer to the city, taxis and auto-rickshaws are easily available
and take about 20 minutes to cover the distance.
Air India, VeIlayambalam,
Tel.: 434837
Indian Airlines, Mascot
Square, Tel.:
438288
Air Lanka, Vazhuthacaud
Tel.: 68767
Gulf Air, Vellayambalam
Tel.: 68003
East West Airlines, Overbridge
Tel.: 77707
British Airways, Vellayambalam
Tel.: 66604
Oman Airways, Sasthamangalam
Tel.: 68950
Kuwait Airways, Panavila
Jn. Tel.:
63436
KLM, Spencer Jn
Tel.: 77531
NEPC Airlines, Medical
College Tel.:
445333
Air Maldives, M. G. Road
Tel.: 69557
Aviation Travels, Panvila
Junction. GSA for Swissair and Singapore Airlines,
Tel.: 330764
Rail
Thiruvananthapuram is an
important railway terminus on the south-western coast with train services
from all parts of the country. Within the region too Thiruvananthapuram
is connected with express train services to all major centres. Chennai is
only a little more than an overnight's train journey and to Kanniyakumari,
the southern-most tip of mainland India, it takes just under two and half
hours.
Thiruvananthapuram Central
Railway Station is close to downtown section of the city. Taxis, auto-rickshaws
and buses are easily available at the railway station for transfer to different
parts of the city.
Thirunvanathapuram Central
Railway Station, Enquiry
Tel.: 131, 132, 133.
Bus
Thirunvanathapuram is excellently
connected by regular bus services to all major centres of south India.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and some Transport Corporations
of Tamil Nadu, like TTC, JJTC and Nesamony, operate regular services to/from
Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Kanniyakumari, Chennai, Madurai, Nagapattinam,
Nagarcoil, Tirunelveli, etc. To places within Kerala KSRTC provides an
extensive network of services.
The Central Bus Station
is at Thampanoor and opposite the Central Railway Station. Taxis, Auto-rickshaws
and city bus service are the main modes of transport to other parts of
the city and surroundings.
KSRTC, Central
Bus Station, Thampanoor, Tel.: 63886.
J. Jayalalitha Transport
Corporation (JJTC), Tel.:
67756.
Road
At the junction of four
National Highways, Nos. 7, 17, 45 and 47 Thiruvananthapuram is covered
by very good network of roads that links the city to all parts of the southern
India. The State's own network of highways and other roads provide road
communication to all parts of Kerala. Road distances to some important
centres in the state and region are:
Alleppey 155 km., Calicut
445 km., Kochi 219 km., Idukki 285 km., Kovalam 16 km., Thekkady (Periyar
National Park) 271 km., Trichur 300 km., Coimbatore 410 km., Kanniyakumari
87 km., Chennai 784 km., and Bangalore 720 km.
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