Attingal
Attingal is a municipality and a northern suburb of the Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan Area, Kerala, India.
It is the maternal home and ancestral residence of the Travancore Royal Family (Venad), and was ruled by the female royals as Attingal Thirumoopil Swaroopam under Travancore.
Getting to Attingal
Trivandrum Airport (TRV) 35 kilometres (22 mi). Has excellent bus services covering the entire Kerala state. Railway station, Chyrinkil 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), or Varkala 15 kilometres (9.3 mi).
Worth seeing
Varkala Beach, Hindu temples, akatumuri lagoon, backwaters, Anjengo (Anchuteng) Fort, sandmining at Poompara in near vicinity
Things to do
Shop, sightseeing marketplace, Sarkara Bagavathy temple at Chyrinkil around 3 miles away, June to September is rainy move with umbrella. Visit Government Homeopathy Hospital.
Where to eat
Vegetarian and non-veg hotels from 6AM to 10PM.
Getting around Attingal the local way
- Get aroundPlenty of taxis and cheaper auto rickshaws (threewheelers).
From Wikivoyage: Attingal, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.
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