Madurai to Tuticorin Flights

Intrastate connectivity has been simplified for you with the help of comfortable and relaxing IndiGo flights from Madurai to Tuticorin. No need to go through the ordeal of driving long hours when you can simply book Madurai to Tuticorin flight tickets with IndiGo and travel on a budget. To know more about the several offers available with IndiGo, feel free to check out the IndiGo official website.

When you are given the assurance of Madurai to Tuticorin lowest airfare, the choice becomes all the more easier in terms of travel options within Tamil Nadu. Besides, IndiGo also has attractive in-flight services that help make your flying experience hassle-free.

Tuticorin is most famous for being known as the “Sea Gateway” of Tamil Nadu because it is the hub of pearl fishing as well as home to a bustling shipbuilding industry. Moreover, Thoothukudi, as it was earlier known, used to be a prime maritime trading post of India for the last 2000 years.

Things Tuticorin is best known for

• Heritage monuments: Kalugumalai, Kattabomman Memorial Fort, Ettaiyapuram Palace, Vettuvan Koli Temple.
• Religious sites: Thiruchendur Murugan Temple, Our Lady of Snows Basilica, Sri Vaikuntam Temple, St. James Church, Tiruchendur Sri Subrahmanya Swami Devasthanam.
• Shopping hubs: Velavan Hyper Market, and several other local flea markets where tourists can purchase souvenirs like local seashells.
• Parks and gardens: Kalakkad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tuticorin Beach

Airport address: Tuticorin Airport Terminal Building, Tuticorin, Airport, Airport Rd, Vagaikulam, Tamil Nadu 628103

IATA code: TCR

The Tuticorin International Airport is a rather small single terminal airport that can handle around 70 to 72 passengers daily. However, IndiGo flies more than 20 flights from here each week.

One of the IndiGo flight duration from Madurai to Tuticorin is 5 hours 5 minutes long. These connecting flights have a layover of barely 2 hours at Chennai. If you book a round trip on your Tuticorin to Madurai flight tickets, you can expect to have a return journey to Tuticorin that takes 5 hours 5 minutes.

This historic city is famous for being dotted with ancient and medieval temples and palaces making it an ideal tourist destination for families, couples, groups of friends, and even solo backpackers. This ancient city has also been mentioned in the texts of the ancient Greek traveller Megasthenes.

The most attractive tourist sights of Madurai

• Meenakshi Sundershwara Temple – Also known as the Meenakshi Amman Temple, it is practically one of the oldest and largest temples of India and has great mythological as well as historical value.
• High Wavy Mountains – Locally known as the Meghamalai Hills, these lush green hills feature plantations of cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, and even tea.
• Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal – The palace of the ancient King Thirumalai Nayak is iconic to the landscape of Madurai as it displays the convergence of Dravidian and Islamic architecture.
• Vaigai Dam – Inaugurated in 1959, this dam capping the Vaigai river is an example of fine Indian engineering and also a popular tourist spot.
• Alagar Koyil – More popularly known as the Azhagar Kovil, this 13^th-century temple is a brilliant ode to the golden Sangam Age of southern India.
• Samanar Caves – The Samanar Hills house some 2000-year-old caves that were resided by ancient Jain Monks and are today a popular trekking trail.
• St. Mary’s Cathedral Church – Built in 1864, this enormous cathedral is more popularly known as the Church of Our Lady Dolores and boasts a rich heritage that is about 150 years old.
• Yanaimalai – This 300 feet high range of hills sports rock sculptures, a few mysterious caves as well as an ornamental Shiva Temple.
• Thirumohoor Kalamegaperumal Temple – Yet another architectural marvel dating back to the Sangam Age, this temple has perfectly preserved the rich heritage that the Sangam literature speaks of.
• Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple – According to Madurai legends, this is the legendary site where Lord Murugan defeated the demon named Surapadman in an epic battle and married the daughter of Lord Indra, Deivayani.

Airport address: Airport Rd, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625022

IATA code: IXM