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Thiruvananthapuram · India

Car hire and driving in Thiruvananthapuram

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at TRV means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Thiruvananthapuram

Car rental from Thiruvananthapuram: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Thiruvananthapuram to KollamIndia60 km (37 mi)about 54 min
Thiruvananthapuram to NāgercoilIndia63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Thiruvananthapuram to TirunelveliIndia85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Thiruvananthapuram to RajapalayamIndia126 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Thiruvananthapuram to AlappuzhaIndia131 km (81 mi)about 2 h
Thiruvananthapuram to ThoothukudiIndia134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Thiruvananthapuram to SivakasiIndia142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Thiruvananthapuram to KochiIndia179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 43 min
Thiruvananthapuram to KanayannurIndia181 km (112 mi)about 2 h 46 min
Thiruvananthapuram to MaduraiIndia205 km (127 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Thiruvananthapuram to DindigulIndia238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 38 min
Thiruvananthapuram to ThrissurIndia240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Thiruvananthapuram to MumbaiIndia1,256 km (781 mi)about 19 h 9 min
Thiruvananthapuram to BengaluruIndia504 km (313 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Thiruvananthapuram to HyderabadIndia1,003 km (623 mi)about 15 h 18 min
Thiruvananthapuram to ChennaiIndia628 km (390 mi)about 9 h 34 min
Thiruvananthapuram to SuratIndia1,481 km (920 mi)about 22 h 35 min
Thiruvananthapuram to PuneIndia1,165 km (724 mi)about 17 h 46 min
Thiruvananthapuram to NagpurIndia1,426 km (886 mi)about 21 h 45 min
Thiruvananthapuram to CoimbatoreIndia280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Thiruvananthapuram?

The left, as everywhere in India.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.