Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 223367; http://srisaravanahotel.com ; 1/9A South Car St; r ?1395-2815; ) The best of the town-centre
hotels, Sri Saravana is friendly and clean with good service and spacious, colourful
rooms. Those towards the top have sea views (and higher rates).
HOTEL $$
Hotel Sunrise View
( 223434; www.hotelsunriseview.com ; 1/3G East Car St; r ?1463; ) This has sparkling wall tiles and
wooden furniture that's a tad better quality than at some other spots. It's acceptably clean
and some rooms do indeed have sunrise (and sea) views; just try to look at the ocean
rather than the rubbish on the ground.
Information
Siva Net (Middle St; per hr ?40;
8am-9pm Mon-Sat)
GOOGLE MAP (South Car St) Accepts international cards.
State Bank of India ATM
MAP
Getting There & Around
Buses run to Madurai (?110, five hours) every 30 minutes, and to Trichy (?180, 6½ hours)
every hour. 'Ultra Deluxe' (UD) services are scheduled twice daily to Chennai (?450, 12
hours) and Kanyakumari (?250, eight hours), but don't always run.
The three daily trains to/from Madurai (?24, four hours) have unreserved seating only.
The Sethu Express departs daily at 8pm for Chennai (sleeper/3AC/2AC ?246/665/1000,
12½ hours) via Trichy and Thanjavur. The Rameswaram-Kanyakumari Express leaves at
8.45pm Monday, Thursday and Saturday, reaching Kanyakumari (sleeper/3AC ?204/519)
at 4.05am.
Bus 1 (?4) shuttles between the bus stand and East Car St. Autorickshaws to the centre
from the bus stand or train station should be ?40.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin)
04652 / POP 23,844
There's a sense of accomplishment on making it to the point of the subcontinent's 'V',
past the final dramatic flourish of the Western Ghats and the green fields, glinting rice
paddies and slow-looping wind turbines of India's deep south. Like all edges, there is a
 
 
 
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