madurai to kovalam

cookieblaauw · Jan 15th, 2008, 20:14

Does Anyone Know How Expensive It Would Be To Drive From Madurai To Kovalam? How Much Would Driver Cost? How Long Would It Take? Are The Roads In Good Condition? Thanks For Any Info!

dhans · Jan 15th, 2008, 22:21

If you don't want to do anything in between, you should take the (night)train! E.g. the 727 to trivandrum and then a taxi or bus on to kovalam.

Did you consider Varkala? Also a nice beach and a bit less touristy.

Hans

cookieblaauw · Jan 16th, 2008, 10:51

Train Would Be Nice But I Would Love To See The Ghats And Different Villages As We Travel Any Suggestions?

pmvelu · Jan 16th, 2008, 16:03

Normal route from Madurai to Trivandrum is via NH 7 via Virudhunagar-Tirunelveli , Nagercoil and you won't see much scenery in this road. If you prefer Scenic Drive, you could try out the following:

Madurai - Tirumangalam- Srivilliputhur-Rajapalayam-Tenkasi-Courtallam-Senkottah-Trivandrum (This is NH 208 which actually runs from Madurai to Kollam and For Trivandrum you will take a left after Thenmala) but run thru a Picturesque route . Road is really good upto Shenkottah and followed by bad patches in the Ghat road , followed by good road upto Trivandrum.

Srivilliputhur Temple - is big and Architecturally good and Tamilnadu government Emblem itself is Main Gopuram of this temple
Tenkasi Sivan Temple - Exceptionally big temple and it's very sacred and considered as "South Varanasi
Courtallam - Exceptionally beautiful waterfalls (If you want more info,I can post)
Thenmala - From Shencottah , when you climb up the ghat road , you will reach this place and it's a nature lover's paradise (http://www.thenmalaecotourism.com/)

And once after Tirumangalam , all along you can see the mighty western ghats at your right and this will be a nice drive.

If you compare to the proper Route (NH 7 Vs NH 208) ,I would say this might be equal or 10 to 20 kms more BUT this is worth a try . If you take the travelling time, Definitely , the second route which I suggest will take atleast 3 hours more than the NH7 route.

For making this journey, car is ideal and an early start from Madurai is preferred.

If you need more info on any of the above,feel free to post

And I am not sure about the Car / Driver cost as I did this route in Bus & Train..
Hope this helps.

Jan 15th, 2008, 20:14	#1
cookieblaauw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 4	madurai to kovalam Does Anyone Know How Expensive It Would Be To Drive From Madurai To Kovalam? How Much Would Driver Cost? How Long Would It Take? Are The Roads In Good Condition? Thanks For Any Info!

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dhans Uru Buru member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,440	If you don't want to do anything in between, you should take the (night)train! E.g. the 727 to trivandrum and then a taxi or bus on to kovalam. Did you consider Varkala? Also a nice beach and a bit less touristy. Hans __________________ Tips for trips to India with (young) children: India with kids Stories about our travels in India: Journal

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cookieblaauw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 4	Train Would Be Nice But I Would Love To See The Ghats And Different Villages As We Travel Any Suggestions?

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pmvelu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 441	Normal route from Madurai to Trivandrum is via NH 7 via Virudhunagar-Tirunelveli , Nagercoil and you won't see much scenery in this road. If you prefer Scenic Drive, you could try out the following: Madurai - Tirumangalam- Srivilliputhur-Rajapalayam-Tenkasi-Courtallam-Senkottah-Trivandrum (This is NH 208 which actually runs from Madurai to Kollam and For Trivandrum you will take a left after Thenmala) but run thru a Picturesque route . Road is really good upto Shenkottah and followed by bad patches in the Ghat road , followed by good road upto Trivandrum. Srivilliputhur Temple - is big and Architecturally good and Tamilnadu government Emblem itself is Main Gopuram of this temple Tenkasi Sivan Temple - Exceptionally big temple and it's very sacred and considered as "South Varanasi Courtallam - Exceptionally beautiful waterfalls (If you want more info,I can post) Thenmala - From Shencottah , when you climb up the ghat road , you will reach this place and it's a nature lover's paradise (http://www.thenmalaecotourism.com/) And once after Tirumangalam , all along you can see the mighty western ghats at your right and this will be a nice drive. If you compare to the proper Route (NH 7 Vs NH 208) ,I would say this might be equal or 10 to 20 kms more BUT this is worth a try . If you take the travelling time, Definitely , the second route which I suggest will take atleast 3 hours more than the NH7 route. For making this journey, car is ideal and an early start from Madurai is preferred. If you need more info on any of the above,feel free to post And I am not sure about the Car / Driver cost as I did this route in Bus & Train.. Hope this helps.

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