Travel to Trivandrum for TUG'25

Visa needed: Trivandrum (aka Thiruvananthapuram) is in India, the state of Kerala. If you are coming from the United States or most other countries, you will need a visa, which can be a nontrivial undertaking. A tourist visa should suffice, assuming you are planning tourist activities. For information or recommendation letters from the conference organizers, please email us.

Fly into the Trivandrum airport, code TRV. Terminal 1 is for domestic flights and Terminal 2 is for international flights. They are about 5 km apart. Often the best connection will be through a Gulf country (Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, etc.), and reach Trivandrum at an early-morning time. You may want to make use of the lounge facilities at the airport; the standard checkin time at the Hyatt Regency is 3pm, and there is usually a substantial extra charge for early checkin.

Airport pick-up: please either 1) contact the Hyatt Regency (phone: +91 471 258 1234) directly >with your arrival details to arrange a pickup by them, or 2) use the pre-paid taxi counter at the airport, which has police assistance. The regular taxis at the airport are notorious for overcharging.

Tourist information about Kerala, as well as hotel information, are on separate pages. This page is about getting to/from the city.

Travel from/to airport by taxi

• If accommodation is registered with the conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency in Trivandrum, they can arrange for pick up at the airport for an additional (discounted) charge. Parking and transportation for the Hyatt.
• There are taxi services at airport, prepaid or otherwise (Ola, Uber). A few more details are available here.
• The prepaid counter and taxi pickup/drop off are at the exit of Terminals 1 & 2.
• The city is less than 10 km from the international airport.

Travel from/to airport by public transport

• There are public transport buses—and auto rickshaws, if you fancy a ride—outside the gates of both terminals.
• The transport buses usually end at Trivandrum bus station, named “Thampanoor KSRTC Bus Station”, which is next to the train station “Thiruvananthapuram Central” as well.
• On the way to the airport, make sure which terminal your flights are from. Terminals 1 & 2 are about 5 km apart.
• The journey between city centre and airport usually takes 30 min, but can take twice as much during heavy traffic. It is advised to leave early to reach the airport on time during peak hours.

Other conference pages:

• Conference home page.
• Register for the conference.
• Conference program.
• Submit proposal / call for papers.
• Advice for presenters.
• List of conference participants.
• Workshop information.
• Visitor information.