• By air
• The closest airport from Varkala is located to 50km at Trivandrum, where taxis are available to reach Varkala in about 70 mins. The International Trivandrum Airport receive frequent and charter flights from Europe and the Middle East.
• By Railway
• The station of Varkala is located to 3km from the beach and the nearest main station from Varkala is Trivandrum to 41km from there, and other to 24 kilometers south in Kollam. In the first class service you can reach Varkala only in 55 minutes.
• By Road
• Varkala is 53 kilometers from Trivandrum and 37km from Kollam, there are regular buses to/from both cities, which stop at Temple Junction. The journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Varkala is about 75 min away on the bus and is a pleasant convenient place to pass time. Taxis also are available from Thiruvananthapuram direct to Varkala. Lots of the vehicles take the main highway, the National Highway 47.