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How to get there
Air
Kerala is well connected by Airways. Kerala
airports are easily accessible from all major towns and cities
of the state. Trivandrum and Cochin are the two International
Airports in Kerala. The other main airport in Kerala is Calicut
Airport located in Malapuram district of Calicut. These airports
have daily international flights to major countries like Dubai,
Muscat, Singapore, etc and are also linked with other countries.
Rail
Kerala is linked with all parts of India through
Railways. The State has a total railway route length of 1,050
km and covers 13 railway routes. It has 933 km of broad gauge
lines and 117 km of meter gauge lines. The Southern Railway
connects all major towns in Kerala except the two districts
Idukki and Wayanad. Kerala's major railway stations are
Trivandrum Central, Kollam Junction, Ernakulam Junction, Thrissur,
Kozhikode, Shoranur Junction, and Palakkad Junction.
Ports
Among 16 ports, Kochi is the only major port
in the State. There are three intermediate ports (Neendakara,
Alappuzha, Kozhikkode ) (Intermediate Ports) and 12 minor ports
(Vizhinjam, Valiyathura, Thankasserry, Kayamkulam, Manakkodam,
Munambam, Ponnani, Beypore, Vadakara, Thalasserry, Manjeswaram,
Neeleswaram, Kannur, Azhikkal and Kasaragode). Inland water
transport system is available in the districts of Kollam, Alappuzha,
Kottayam and Ernakulam. Boats are used in certain areas for
public transport.
Road
The state is well connected to all the major
cities of the country through a network of highways. It has
a wide road net work of 21467.492 kms including National Highways,
State highways and other Major District Roads. Kerala State
Road Transport Corporation provide public bus service to parts
of Kerala and to other parts of South India like Nagercoil,
Chennai, Kanyakumari, Bangalore and Managlore etc. It runs approximately
4704 buses everyday for public transit service. Besides the
State Transport, there are several private buses connecting
every towns and villages. Luxury, Semi-luxury coaches and tourist
taxis can be hired. The facility of renting a car with or without
chauffeur for intra or inter city drive is available. A very
commonly mode of transport is metered Auto rickshaw. Even though
the taxi and auto rickshaws are metered, make sure, before
start, that the driver agrees to use the fare meter. |
