Air:

Indian air lines is on Museum Rd, next to the Mascot Hotel; the office is open from 10am to 5.35pm daily, with a lunch break from 1 to 1.45pm.

Contact numbers are:

Indian Airlines      438288

Jet Air                  61902

Air India               434837

Air Lanka             68767

Air Maldives         76341

Gulf Air                 67514

Kuwait Airways     68651

Bus:

The KSRTC  Bus terminal ,opposite the railway station

KSRTC                63796

Train:

The reservation office , on the first floor of the station building, is efficient and computerised  but you should reserve as far in advance  as possible because long distance trains out of Thiruvananthapuram are heavily booked. The booking office is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm and from 2.15 to 8pm; Sunday from 8am to 2pm . If  you're just making your way up the coast in short hopes or to Kochi (Cochin) , there is no need to book.