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The railway station (phone 0495/701234), served by a handful of coastal expresses and several passenger trains, is close to the centre. Trains heading north on the Konkan Railway include the fast, all a/c Rajdhani Express #2431 (Fri & Sat) which stops at Madgaon (Goa) on the way to Delhi, but the most convenient, in terms of departure time, is the Netravati Express #6636 (daily 9.45am). Neither trains stop at Mangalore but at a nearby town, Kankanadi. Trains south include the Mangala Lakshadweep Express #2618 (daily 7.35am) to Ernakulam and the overnight Malabar Express #6330 (daily 10.40pm) to Thiruvananthapuram. Of the three bus stands,the most important is the KSRTC stand, Mavoor Road (aka Indira Gandhi Road), from where buses run daily to destinations as far afield as Bangalore, Mysore, Ooty, Madurai, Coimbatore and Mangalore. From the New Mafussil private stand, 500m away, on the other side of Mavoor Road, you can get local buses and services to northern Kerala. The Palayam stand is for city and infrequent long-haul buses and destinations further south, such as Palakkad, Thrissur, and Guruvayur. Private deluxe buses to Thiruvananthapuram or Kochi leave from in front of the KSRTC bus stand. Kozhikode's airport (nearly always referred to as Calicut in timetables) lies at Karippur, 23km south of the city. Taxis cost Rs300, or take an auto-rickshaw to the Kozhikode-Palakkad highway, from where you can catch a bus. Indian Airlines flies twice a day to Mumbai,daily to Delhi and Coimbatore,and twice a week to Chennai ; Jet Airways also flies twice a week to Mumbai. Indian Airlines flies twice a week (Mon & Fri) to Goa and has several international flights to Sharjah, Kuwait and Bahrain in the Gulf. Air India also flies to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat.
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For airline tickets try Century Travels, Bank Road (phone 0495/766522); or directly at Indian Airlines, Eroth Centre, 5/2521 Bank Rd (phone 0495/753966) or Jet Airways, 29 Mavoor Rd (phone 0495/356518). Air India is also at Eroth Centre (phone 0495/673001). The friendly Government of Kerala tourist information booth (Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; phone 0495/700097), at the railway station, can tell you about travel connections and sites around Kozhikode. KTDC Information Centre (phone 0495/722391) in their Malabar Mansion Hotel,at the corner of SM Street, can supply only limited information about the town and area. There is a left-luggage facility at the railway station but, as is always the case, they only accept locked luggage. With so much Gulf money floating around, you shouldn't have any difficulty changing money in Kozhikode. A good place to change any currency or travellers' cheques is at PL Worldways, 3rd Floor, Semma Towers, Mavoor Road (phone 0495/722564). Banks that change money include the Standard Chartered Bank on Town Hall Road and the State Bank of India at Manachira Park. Internet facilities are available on the first floor (10am-10pm daily), in the block to the right of Nandhiniee Sweets,MM Ali Road, at Rs30 per hour. For backwater cruises in the Kozhikode region try the small, friendly and efficient Malabar House Boats at either of their three city offices including 1/335 Purakkatri, Thalakalthur (phone 0495/452045, fax 765066). Their kettu vallam cruises start at Purakkatri, 12km north of the city but they will arrange transport to the boat with prior notice. A 24hr cruise costs Rs6250 for two people, including meals; a day cruise will set you back Rs3000 for up to six people.
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