Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 km2, making it the most populous city in Kerala. Wikipedia

Population 743,691 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in India

Visas and entry What your passport needs for India
Daylight 11 h 38 in Dec, dark by 18:06 · 12 h 37 in Jun
  1. January: 11 h 41 of daylight
  2. February: 11 h 51 of daylight
  3. March: 12 h 04 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 18 of daylight
  5. May: 12 h 30 of daylight
  6. June: 12 h 37 of daylight
  7. July: 12 h 34 of daylight
  8. August: 12 h 24 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 11 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 57 of daylight
  11. November: 11 h 44 of daylight
  12. December: 11 h 38 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. International Film Festival of Kerala

    International Film Festival of Kerala

    November – December

    The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India.

    Official site Wikipedia

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Used Book Market

    1. Monday: 08:00–19:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–19:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–19:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–19:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–19:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–19:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–19:00

    1.7 km from the centre

  • Chalai Market

    No hours mapped

    1.0 km from the centre

  • Connemara Market

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

  • Manacaud Market

    No hours mapped

    1.8 km from the centre

  • Karamana market

    No hours mapped

    2.1 km from the centre

  • Pettah Market

    No hours mapped

    2.4 km from the centre

  • Milma

    No hours mapped

    2.6 km from the centre

  • Idappazhinjin market

    No hours mapped

    2.6 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 28 places to eat

Getting around

More train stations: Thiruvananthapuram Pettah 2.1 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.