Kolkata to Kanyakumari Trains

About Kolkata City

Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is known as the City of Joy and considered to be the cultural capital of India. Also a major port of call, Kolkata serves a large portion of India�s maritime cargo needs. The city is easily accessible from all over India, with a bus air travel sector with thousands of daily international and domestic flights, offered by major airlines, some of which offer budget and discounted tickets. Kolkata is also a major hub of the Indian Railways, and offers many trains to the rest of the country. These tickets can also be purchased through online reservations and enquiries systems. There are also numerous bus services offered by government and private operators, many of whom offer the advantage of cheap bus tickets as well as online bus bookings. Accommodation in Kolkata is famous for its sheer variety, with everything from budget to luxury hotels available, and many hotels offer cheap flight plus hotel packages.

Kolkata is very well-connected city that offers daily flights and numerous bus services and trains to various places across the country, as well as to nearby getaway destinations. These destinations are diverse and accessible, giving visitors the chance to take a weekend break from the City of Joy: Mandarmoni (180 km), Digha (187 km), the Sunderbans, Shantiniketan (172 km), Vishnupur (132 km), as well as Darjeeling (654 km), and many more. The Indian Railways offers customers the convenience of making their train reservations online, and now, many private and government bus operators also provide bus tickets via online bus bookings systems.

About Kanyakumari City

A spectacular and much visited destination, Kanyakumari is the southern most point of the Indian Peninsula, and lies at the confluence of the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. The city is known for its beautiful views of sunrise and sunset, and its most famous landmarks include the Gandhi Memorial, Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari Beach, Kanyakumari Temple, and the Thiruvalluvar Statue. The city is well connected with plenty of trains passing through the Kanyakumari Railway Station (an important hub of the Indian Railways), and thousands of bus services available from the Central Bus Station. The nearest airport is the Trivandrum International Airport (93 km), which offers cheap air travel with daily flights and budgeted tickets offered by a variety of airlines. The city also has numerous accommodation options, with even star rated hotels offering cheap packages, apart from budget properties.

A beautiful city, Kanyakumari attracts thousands of visitors to its shores every year with its spectacular sunsets and sunrises, as well as the confluence of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. There are also beautiful beaches to be found here. Nearby destinations such as Vattakottai, Nagercoil, Suchindram Temple, Udayagiri Fort, Padmanabhapuram, Rameshwaram, Madurai, Thiruvanthapuram, Kovalam, and many other are accessible by trains in the most part. The Kanyakumari Railway Station is an important hub of the Indian Railways, and offers electronic reservations systems. The longest running train in India, the Himsagar Express (to Jammu), also originates from here.