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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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    Bendre Vikas

    Mumbai

    Bendre's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    There is some communication gap between travel agent and cab owner where you have to work on that. Overall experience is good.
    FS

    Farhana Shaik

    Hyderabad

    Farhana's 5 days trip to Thekkady

    Rooms are good in munnar and Alleppey but in the lady it's ok ok. Driver helping and behavior is good but he is not having knowledge on the places which we visited. Due to peak season, drivers were not available hence that driver was provided. It would have been good if we got driver who is having k
    nowledge on the places. Overall trip is good only, always willing to choose travel triangle.
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    Libranpravita

    Chennai

    Libranpravita's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    The trip was really wonderful and had a wonderful experience
    RM

    Ram Mangrulkar

    Mumbai

    Ram's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    Good trip, Munnar hotels were good. But the hotels at allepi was very bad. Overall trip was good except last moment miscommunication where driver was not releasing us due to third party payment issue. Stay and sightseeing at Munnar
    GR

    Ghaja Rg

    Malaysia

    Ghaja's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    Me and my spouse had a wonderful 4D4N trip, covering Cochin, Aleppey, Thekkady, Munnar, and back to Cochin. Thanks to TT, we partnered with 7C Destination for the trip, with Renjith handling the planning and Shanavas serving as our driver. Renjith was extremely helpful and communicative throughout
    the trip planning process. He arranged fantastic hotel stays in Thekkady and Munnar, as well as a comfortable houseboat experience in Aleppey, which provided delicious food and a smooth cruise. Shanavas, on the other hand, was focused and tireless, driving us around without any sign of fatigue. However, there were a few areas where the experience could have been improved: Thekkady – Periyar Boating: Our primary goal upon arriving in Thekkady was to experience the Periyar Boating, but we were surprised to find that tickets had sold out due to high demand. It would have been helpful if the tour agent had informed us earlier, allowing us to book tickets online in advance. Jeep Safari in Thekkady: We were advised that the Jeep Safari would be a great alternative to the Periyar Boating, but it did not live up to expectations. We later learned that the Jeep Safari in Munnar is much more enjoyable and exciting. Waterfalls: The itinerary mentioned visiting beautiful waterfalls along the way, but due to the season, we didn't see any. We were also unaware that the Athirappilly Waterfalls would have provided a much better experience. Had we known, we could have adjusted our itinerary to include this stop. Overall, I hope the agency will consider factors such as crowd sizes and weather conditions when curating itineraries, to ensure a smoother and more enjoyable experience for guests. Despite these few issues, the trip was still fantastic, and we are immensely grateful to Renjith and Shanavas for their support and excellent service throughout. 7C Destination - Recommended tour agency.
    BK

    Bisheshwar Kumar

    Andhra pradesh

    Bisheshwar's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    Full of satisfaction Nice trip cordination Must visit god land kerla lap of nature
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    Sandeep Chavan

    Mumbai

    Sandeep's 4 days trip to Thekkady

    House boat on day one was not as expected. It was small compared to other possible options. No TV and no hotel water for bath. Hotel for 3rd day had no extra bed for which I had to pay seperately. Even after all the confirmation, basic things were missed out as mentioned.
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    Vikaskalia

    New delhi

    Vikaskalia's 5 days trip to Thekkady

    Do not plan thekehary in your itinerary list because it's a total wastage of money. It's better you can plan two days in trivendram Kovalam and Verkala beaches
    MM

    Mfplquality Manager

    Mumbai

    Mfplquality's 7 days trip to Thekkady

    Golden sand beach resort at kovalam is best experience also travel agent was really good at service l. Used to attend calls at midnight too. Really recommend NAMASKARAM travel
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    Dhananjayshingne

    Pune

    Dhananjayshingne's 6 days trip to Thekkady

    We planned our Kerala trip with Travel Triangle and Wondersky Travels. Hotels for Kochi was below average, Hotel in Munnar was the only hotel in entire trip which we felt great. Hotel for Thekkady was 12 kms away from Thekkady when we finished our activities in Thekkady we couldn't explore local ma
    rket as the hotel was 12 kms away from town and we had to go there. Houseboat in Allepy was of average quality. Although the houseboat staff was very polite and helpful we didn't felt that bad. Hotel in Kovalam was pathetic. The room which we got initially when we reached was very bad and smelly the linen and towels were very dirty and bathroom was in very bad condition. Our entire time for that day after check in got spoiled in bad mood. We called Sandeep from wondersky and explained the situation about room then he asked for images on whatsapp as proofs and had to ask him to change the room and all. Then he upgraded our room to a good room. The cab driver was friendly.

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