How to get there Air : Nearest airport: Nedumbassery (90 km), Thiruvananthapuram (160 km) Rail : Kottayam is well served by express train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam.  The railway station is situated 2 km from the central bus station and is connected to the major cities of India. Road : Private bus stand is in the centre of the town, near to the railway station. KSRTC bus terminal is at the south of the city on T.B Road. There are frequent bus connections with Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thekkady and three buses daily to Madurai. An excellent network of roads connects the district to all the major towns and cities of India. Ferry There are two ferry stations at Kottayam. The town jetty is about 1.5 Km away from the KSRTC bus stand and 3 km away from the railway station. During summer season the boats operates from Kodimatha jetty which is about 1 Km away from KSRTC bus terminal and 2.5 Km from railway station.

Train Timings
Monday-1, Tuesday-2, Wednesday-3, Thursday-4, Friday-5, Saterday-6, Sunday-7
Train No	Train Name	Timings		Days
		Arr.	Dep.
1081	Mumbai CST-Kanniyakumari Express	06:00	06:05	Daily
1082	Cape Mumbai Express	11:30	11:35	Daily
2515	Trivandrum-Guwahati Express	15:40	15:45	7
2516	Guwahathi - Trivandrum Express	20:05	20:10	3
2623	Chennai - Trivandrum Mail	07:55	08:00	Daily
2624	Trivandrum - Chennai Mail	17:30	17:35	Daily
2625	Trivandrum- New Delhi Kerala Express	14:05	14:10	Daily
2626	New Delhi- Trivandrum Kerala Express	11:00	11:05	Daily
2659	Nagarcoil - Howrah Gurudev Express	19:05	19:10	7
2660	Howrah - Nagarcoil Gurudev Express	16:50	16:55	3
2695	Trivandrum Express	04:15	04:20	Daily
2696	Tvc Chennai Express	20:20	20:25	Daily
2697	Trivandrum Express	03:50	03:55	7
2698	Tvc Chennai Express	22:55	23:00	6
6301	ShoranurJn-TrivandrumVenda Express	18:32	18:35	Daily
6302	Trivandrum-Shoranur Venda Express	08:15	08:18	Daily
6303	Trivandrum  Vanchinad Express	07:10	07:13	Daily
6304	Ernakulam Vanchinad Express	20:47	20:50	Daily
6311	Jodhpur - Trivandrum Express	23:53	23:58	2
6312	Trivandrum - Jodhpur Express	18:20	18:25	6
6317	Kanniyakumari- Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express	19:05	19:10	5
6318	Jammu Tawi -Kanniyakumari Himsagar Express	15:55	16:00	1
6327	Bilaspur Trivandrum Express	14:15	14:20	3, 5
6328	Trivandrum-Bilaspur Express	07:20	07:25	1, 4
6329	Mangalore Malabar Express	22:10	22:15	Daily
6330	Trivandrum Malabar Express	04:50	04:55	Daily
6333	Hapa Trivandrum Express	23:53	23:58	4
6334	Trivandrum - Hapa Express	18:20	18:25	1
6335	Gandhidham Nagarcoil Express	23:53	23:58	5
6336	Nagarcoil Gandhidham Express	18:20	18:25	2
6343	Amritha Express	02:00	02:05	Daily
6344	Amritha Express	03:05	03:10	Daily
6347	Trivandrum -Cannanore Express	23:58	00:03	Daily
6348	Mangalore- Trivandrum Express	01:10	01:15	Daily
6349	Trivandrum-Mangalore Parasuram Express	09:35	09:40	Daily
6350	Mangalore-Trivandrum Parasuram Express	14:50	14:53	Daily
6525	Kanniyakumari-Bangalore City Express	16:20	16:25	Daily
6526	Bangalore-Kanniyakumari Express	11:25	11:30	Daily
7229	Trivandrum - Hyderabad Sabari Express	10:05	10:10	Daily
7230	Hyderabad - Trivandrum Sabari Express	15:05	15:10	Daily