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Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram · Ajithpithu (CC BY-SA 3.0)
What is there

Worth seeing in and around Thiruvananthapuram

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

    West Syriac Catholic Church based in India

    4.6 km · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Padmanabhaswamy Temple

    Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

    700 m · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    University of Kerala

    State public university in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    2 km · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Palayam Juma Masjid

    Mosque in India

    2 km · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Napier Museum

    Museum in Thiruvananthapuram district, Keralam, India

    2.7 km · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum

    Church in Kerala, Republic of India

    4.7 km · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

    State public university in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    7.9 km · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Shankumugham Beach

    Beach in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India

    4.2 km · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica

    Church in Kerala, Republic of India

    1.9 km · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Attukal Temple

    Hindu shrine

    2.1 km · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Thiruvananthapuram

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 3 km · Cochin (COK), 195 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 283 km
Stations
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, 3.2 km · Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station, 300 m · Thiruvananthapuram North Railway Station, 6.4 km · Nemom railway station, 7.6 km
  • Kochi → Thiruvananthapuram
    179 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · ₹1,380–1,730
  • Coimbatore → Thiruvananthapuram
    280 km · quickest by air, 5h 42m · ₹4,640–7,150
  • Calicut → Thiruvananthapuram
    333 km · quickest by road, 8h 11m · ₹2,460–3,070
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Thiruvananthapuram

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Thiruvananthapuram. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inIt has direct flights from the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, as well as seasonal charter flights to Russia, the UK and less frequently to other parts of Europe.
  • Get aroundAuto-rickshaws, or simply "autos", are a cheap way of travelling between attractions.
  • Get aroundThe minimum charge for the autorickshaw is ₹25 and the running charge per km is ₹12 (as of Dec 2021).
  • Get aroundThere are pre-paid autorickshaw counters available near the airport and the railway station.
  • Get aroundComplaints related to auto-rickshaws in Thiruvananthapuram can be made to RTO Trivandrum, .

From Wikivoyage: Thiruvananthapuram, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    GaviIN

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    109 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    120 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    176 km
  4. 04
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    192 km
  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    194 km

If you know how people move in Thiruvananthapuram – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram is 60 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Thiruvananthapuram districtdistrict of Kerala, India1.2 km
  • PalayamVillage in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India3.6 km
  • Thumbaneighborhood in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India9.6 km
  • Akkulamplace in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India6.5 km
  • East Fortneighborhoods in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India400 m
  • Anchuthengutown in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.6 km