Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (pop. 826,225 in 1991) of the state of Kerala in South India. The city is part of a district, also called Thiruvananthapuram , one of the 14 districts of Kerala.

Thiruvananthapuram lies at the southern-most part of the state. The district is home to Kovalam Beach.

Table of contents
1 Understand
2 Get in

2.1 By plane
2.2 By train
2.3 By bus
2.4 By car

3 Get around

3.1 By bus
3.2 By autorickshaw
3.3 By taxi
3.4 By car
3.5 By two wheelers
3.6 By foot

4 See

4.1 Museums and Galleries
4.2 Landmarks

5 Sleep
6 Eat
7 Drink
8 Get out
9 External links

Understand

Get in

By plane

By train

The central railway station is located at Thampanoor in the heart of the city, 8 km from the airport. It is very well connected and serviced by rail to all major cities in India like Cochin, Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Bombay, New Delhi, Calcutta. Thiruvananthapuram is the first major city along the second longest train route in the world, Kanyakumari to Jammu.

By bus

The long distance bus station is located next door to the railway station. Buses ply to all major towns and villages in the state as well as with the big cities like Cochin, Bangalore, Madras, Kozhikode, Coimbatore and Madurai. The city bus stand is located 1 km away at East Fort, near the Padmanabha Swamy Temple. Both state-run and private short distance buses connect the various important urban and suburban centres. City bus depots are also located at Peroorkada, Vikas Bhavan, Pappanamcode, Kaniyapuram and Vellanad

By car

Thiruvananthapuram is well connected to other cities Kochi (230km), Kozhikode (420km), Madras (780km), Bangalore(791km), Coimbatore(400km), Madurai by road.

Get around

By bus

Local bus service system is cheapest way get around Thiruvananthapuram. But not all route descriptions are in English, route descriptions on the buses are mainly in Malayalam, the official language of Kerala.

By autorickshaw

This is a cheap way of transport between attractions.

By taxi

Local taxis are also available at cheap rates.

By car

There are many Car rental companies offering cars with drivers or self drive.

By two wheelers

Scooters and motorcycles are the favoured means of personal transportation on the roads.

By foot

Many places of attractions are near by other so you could walk between them.

See

  • Kowdiar Palace - The King's residence
  • Shree Padhmanabhaswamy, temple complex - an important place of worship in the city.
  • The Zoo
  • Veli Lake - a lagoon, boat club, picnic spot.
  • Vizhinjam Beach - a port with beach, situated near to Kovalam
  • Attingal Palace - the residence of the women of the erstwhile Venad royal family is round 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram city on NH-47.

Museums and Galleries

  • The Museum - Thiruvananthapuram museum building itself is an architectural splendour. It is adjoining to the Zoo and also includes napier museum, the natural history museum, the reptile house and the Shri Chitra Art Gallery.
  • Science and Technology museum
  • The Kanakakunnu Palace - venue for many cultural meets and exhibitions.

Landmarks

Sleep

Eat

There are plenty of hotels in Thiruvananthapuram serving South Indian food. There are also quite a few eating places serving other cuisines, such as North Indian, Chinese and American food.

Some good restaurants - Muthoot Plaza, South Park", Kalavara, Park Field, Sindhoor, Buddha's Delight

Drink

Get out

  • Ponmudi - A pleasant hill resort 61 kms away from city, elevation 912m above sea level.
  • Kovalam - famous for its beaches finest beaches in India. 12 km from city.
  • Varkala - a pilgrimage centre for the devotees of Sree Narayana Guru. 51kms away from Thiruvananthapuram city.
  • Kanyakumari - 87kms away in Tamilnadu sate.

Other placeses in Tamilnadu sate like Kuttalam water falls, Madurai, Palani, Thanjavoor, Nagercoil...

External links