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How To Reach Thekkady

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How To Reach Thekkady

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While Thekkady is an important and popular destination while travelling through Kerala, it does not have the best connectivity to the rest of the country. If you are wondering how to reach Thekkady, then read on to find out the best way. Lacking an airport and a train station both, getting to Thekkady is an exercise requiring some amount of planning but it is definitely worth it. This is a write-up explaining how to reach Thekkady, this beautiful, remote paradise.

By Air

The nearest domestic airport to Thekkady is Madurai airport, which is about 136 km away. There are flights connecting Madurai to various important Indian cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata. From Madurai airport, travellers can take cabs to reach Thekkady and Periyar.

The closest international airport to Thekkady is the Cochin International Airport. With flights coming from various Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian cities and countries, the airport is accessible to a number of international travellers. There are flights to and from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Bangkok among other cities from the Cochin International Airport. There also cabs available to take visitors from the airport to Thekkady.  

By Train

Thekkady also lacks a train station which means that directly reaching the city by train is out of the question. The nearest train station is in Kottayam which is roughly 110 kms away. Connected to other big junctions in the area, you can reach Kottayam from any Indian city including the ones that are fairly far like Delhi and Kolkata.

There are many trains to Kottayam from Ernakulam as well. From Kottayam, cabs are an option to take visitors onwards to Thekkady. State run buses are also available from Kottayam to reach Thekkady.

By Road

By road is the main and only approach that takes you directly to Thekkady. The two options when reaching by road are by bus and by car. There are Kerala State Department buses to Thekkady from a bunch of cities, including important travelling destinations such as Kochi, Kottayam and such. These buses are usually fairly comfortable and easy to travel in.

Thekkady can also be reached in cabs and self driven cars. With respect to cabs, they are also available from a number of places and cities in Kerala. However, they tend to be a little expensive. going by road to Thekkady is not a bad idea as the routes into this heavily forested area are scenic and worthy of travelling. By road, it’s a 4-5 hour journey from Kochi, around 160 kms. A drive from Bangalore is also possible as the route is roughly 9 hours long and some 510 kms long, coming through Karnataka and passing towns like Dharmapuri and Dindigul.

There are other routes available as well. However, they are both at least 50-60 kms longer. When driving to Thekkady, it is advisable to carry a certain amount of petrol/diesel with you as there are not that many fuel stops around. Also, inside Kerala, the roads can be tricky as they are in dense forest and rural areas. This is also something that needs to be noted when driving there.

By AirBy RoadBy TrainBy Sea
Alleppey to Thekkady-4.0 hours3.5 hours-
Bangalore to Thekkady-12.0 hours10.0 hours-
Trivandrum to Thekkady-5.0 hours2.0 hours-

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    Kurnool

    Md's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    Review of Our Kerala Trip with Travel Triangle & Wonder Sky Travels We recently completed a 4-day family trip to Munnar and Alleppey, Kerala, which was beautifully arranged by Travel Triangle in collaboration with Wonder Sky Travels. A special thanks to Ms. Divya , Ms. Radhika, Mr. Sandeep from Wo
    nder Sky Travels for their excellent coordination throughout the trip. They ensured everything went smoothly without any inconvenience. The hotel booked for us — The View Munnar — truly lived up to its name, offering breathtaking views and a peaceful stay. The houseboat experience in Alleppey was another highlight — a perfect place to relax and enjoy quality time with family and friends& Mararikulam Beach in Allpuzha. We would also like to appreciate our cab driver, Mr. Prajith, who made our journey even more delightful. He was very friendly, punctual, and jovial, and his driving skills were excellent. Overall, our Kerala trip organized by Travel Triangle and Wonder Sky Travels was a wonderful and memorable experience. We truly appreciate their efforts and would definitely recommend their services to others.
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    Kartik Sharma

    Delhi

    Kartik's 5 days trip to Thekkady

    Overall great experience, rooms at Kanyakumari could have been a little better, cab and driver were nice.
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    Mitali Narkar

    Mumbai

    Mitali's 5 days trip to Thekkady

    The agent messed up with the hotel booking in Munnar and were trying to portray that I was the cruel person for questioning them on why the booking was not done even after extra payment for the desired room. The hotel that was provided last minute did not have a proper food options and as i was trav
    elling with senior citizen parents it caused a lot of problem as the property was in the interior. Yet i was being portrayed as cruel for raising my voice against this issue
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    Rakshaupadhyay

    Ahmedabad

    Rakshaupadhyay's 6 days trip to Thekkady

    I booked my trip from Book It forget it. The overall experience was fine. But, few things needs to be improved. Their coordination with the hotel reservation managers was not up to the mark. I made a special request for cleaning the rooms which were not followed in 2 hotels out of 4. Hotels were als
    o okay not best.
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    DEVI AMMU

    Devi's 5 days trip to Thekkady

    Our kerala trip through tour & travels pacakge was awesome , we completed it fantastically. Mr.Ankit Khariya had provided very good service. a special mention about Mr. Ashraf who was our cab person, the car is well conditioned, he drove very safely. He is very polite and well mannered .whenever we
    need any specific information about the locality he suggested us perfect solutions. I recommend Ashraf with 5stat rating. Our kerala trip through tour & travels pacakge was awesome , we completed it fantastically. Mr.Ankit Khariya had provided very good service. a special mention about Mr. Ashraf who was our cab person, the car is well conditioned, he drove very safely. He is very polite and well mannered .whenever we need any specific information about the locality he suggested us perfect solutions. I recommend Ashraf with 5stat rating.
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    Vijayabooks

    Calicut

    Vijayabooks's 3 days trip to Thekkady

    Guruvair hotels not satisfied..
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    Poornima Sinnurkar

    Kerala

    Poornima's 3 days trip to Thekkady

    If dinner or lunch was included it would be great because we had to go in search of it every time
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    Senthil N

    Bangalore

    Senthil's 3 days trip to Thekkady

    We had a very good time with Family and everything was well organized. Right from booking, pick up from Airport, visiting places and travelling to other locations etc was excellent experience. Also, big thanks to Namaskaram travels for making it as a seamless experience
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    Dhruv Agarwal

    Mumbai

    Dhruv's 7 days trip to Thekkady

    Had a great experience and very good trip. Everything booked and planned as per the final itinerary. Our drive was very good and humble but Kerala being a more of wild natural place so he could have been more adventurous. Saying this bcos we wanted to go to Top Station in munaar to see sunset or su
    nrise and hotel staff and other drivers suggested that it’s very safe route but our driver told it’s dangerous bcos of elephant presence on the route and he won’t go and so we have to drop that location. Also driver should be more enthusiastic and suggest good shopping (spices etc) and other hidden gems rather he was more interested in taking us to shopping and activities where I think the commission was arranged. But other than this he covered all the places in itinerary and was very polite through out the trip. Had a great trip and lot of memories.
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    Spoorthilb

    Bangalore

    Spoorthilb's 3 days trip to Thekkady

    So we had booked a trip organised by gosamyati. Srikanth was a very nice agent. He made sure the trip was well organised and safe

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