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The railway station is on the east of town, a three-kilometer auto-rickshaw ride (Rs15-20) from the jetty. Numerous daily trains each way run from Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram and beyond. On platform 4, the tiny District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) tourist information counter (Mon-Sat 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-5pm) will book hotels for travelers; you have to pay one night in advance, but the only extra charge is for the phone calls. They also have a tourist office (Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm; tel 0474/742558) at the boat jetty (for boat details, see below), but will only provide details on their own tourist ferry service. By contrast, the local Allepuzha Tourism Development Council (ADTC) office on the opposite side of the road is very friendly and dispenses unbiased information about both tourist and local ferry services; they also have a good number of rice boats available for backwater cruises. Both outfits operate a daily cruise from Kollam to Alappuzha, which departs at 10.30am and takes eight hours (Rs150) with stops for lunch and tea. While the cruise is popular, many visitors feel that you get a far better impression of backwater life by hopping between villages on the very cheap local ferries. Tickets for both the DTPC and ATDC ferries can be bought on the morning of the trip in the respective tourist offices; tickets for the local ferries are purchased at the booth on the jetty. Note that the ATDC ferry leaves from a pier 100m to the west of the main jetty.
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The jetty and KSRTC bus stand are close together on the edge of Ashtamudi Lake. Book able express buses are available south to Thiruvananthapuram (1hr 30min) and north to Kochi (3hr) via Alappuzha (1hr 15min).
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Explore Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Cardamom Hills
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