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Transport and Communication
Air - Trivandrum international airport ( 6 kms from the city). International
and domestic flights of major companies operate to cities and countries
from here. Airport International Ph: 2500140, Domestic - 2702311.
Rail - From the central railway station there are direct trains to all the
main towns in Kerala and to the major cities in India.Railway station,
Thampanoor - Ph: 2321568. Railway enquiry - Ph: 139, 1397.
Road - Thiruvananthapuram is connected by road with several tourist
centres and cities in India.Long distance buses operate from the Central
Bus Station, Thampanoor - Ph : 2323886.
Local Transport - Buses, Taxis and Autorikshaws. Short Distance buses
operate from the City Bus Station, East Fort - Ph: 2463029.
Tourist Information Offices - Tourist Facilitation Centre, Department of Tourism,
Park View - Ph: 2321132, 2326812. Tourist information centre, domestic airport
- 2501085. Tourist information centre, international airport - 2502298. Tourist
Facilitation Centre, Kovalam - 2480085. Tourist Reception Centre (KTDC),
Thampanoor - 2330031. District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC),
Vellayambalam- Ph: 2315397.
Places Interested
Natural History Museum: The Natural History Museum is housed in a modern
spacious 2 stored building at an elevated ground at the eastern end of the
Museum and Zoo complex, Thiruvananthapuram. The varied and rich
collections in Natural History which started with the personnel collection of
minerals and books prese-nted by General Cullen in 1885 has found
satisfactory housing in this new building in 1964. The Museum has separate
galleries for Mammals, Birds, Lower Vertebrates, Invertebrates, separate room
for Index collections, Skeleton gallery, Ethnology gallery Library, Laboratory
and office accommodations. There is also an outdoor exhibit of Fossil tree
trunks near the entrance of the Museum.
Priyadarsini Planetarium: Show times 1030, 1200,1500 and 1700 hrs. Entrance
Fee: Adults Rs. 15.00 Children Between 3-10 yrs Rs. 10.00
Fascinating Destinations
Agasthyakoodam | Akkulam Lake and Tourist Village | Aruvi Waterfalls/Vaiyantho |
Aruvikkara Dam | Attukal Sree Bhagavathy Temple | Chacha Nehru Children's Museum
| Chowara | Kanakakkunnu Palace | Science and Technology Museum | Kovalam |
Kowdiyar Palace | Koyikkal Palace | Kuthiramalika Palace Museum | Meenmutty
Waterfalls | Napier Museum | Neyyar Dam | Observatory | Padmanabha Swamy
Temple | Padmanabhapuram Palace | Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary | Ponmudi | Poovar
| Priyadarsini Planetarium | Rock Cut Cave | Sankhumukham Beach | Santhigiri Ashram
| Science and Technology Museum | Secretariat | Sivagiri Mutt | Sree Chithra Art Gallery
| Sree Chithra Enclave | Thiruvallam | Varkala | Veli Tourist Village | Vizhinjam |
Vyloppilly Sanskrithi Bhavan | Zoological Park
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