About Guruvayur
Guruvayoor, the holy abode of Lord Krishna, the Guruvayoorappan and Lord Shiva, the Mammiyurappan, is considered to be the Bhooloka Vaikundam due to the presence of both Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva, Upadevas and the holy ambience of Temples. Sree Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiripad, an eminent Sanskrit poet and devotee of Lord Krishna and the author of "Narayaneeyam" after his darshan of Lord Krishna at Guruvayur Temple was very expressive in his lines "Sakshath Gurupavanapure hantha bhaghyam jananam".

Location
Thrissur, the name derived from Thirusivaperoor vernacularised as Thrissivaperoor and shortened as Thrissur is the abode of Lord Vadakkumnatha, the Lord Shiva, enshrined in the ancient Temple on the appex of a small hillock. This temple is unique in its magnificent structures, sculptures, murals and religious rites and it is referred as dakshina Kailas. Thrissur the beautiful town, famous for its grand annual extravaganza, the "Thrissur Pooram", is the cultural capital of the God’s own country, Kerala.

How to Reach Guruvayur
By Road - Guruvayoor is well connected with the other parts of the country by road and rail. The National highway 17 is passing through Kunnamkulam which is just 8 kms away from Guruvayoor. The private bus stand is towards the south of the temple, near Manjulal (the banyan tree). It is half an hour drive by car from Thrissur and buses ply every 5 minutes from Thrissur to Guruvayoor.

Kerala state Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs bus services from all major locations of the state and few inter-state services to Gurvuvayoor. The bus stand is 200 meters to the south of the temple. Both KSRTC and private buses offer interstate services to all major South Indian cities like Madras, Madurai, Palani, Selam, Coimbatore, Thiruchandoor, Mysore, Mangalore, Uduppi, Mookambika etc.

By Rail - Guruvayoor has got a Railway Station towards the east of the temple which is connected to the Madras-Mangalore main line at Thrissur. It has got computerised ticket booking facility and tickets can be booked to any location from here. One from the Mangalore side can get down at the Kuttippuram station. Regular bus services are available from there to Guruvayoor. Those from the Madras/Trivandrum side can get down at Thrissur.

By Air - Kochi International Airport (Nedumbassery) is 80 kms from Guruvayoor and the Calicut Airport is 100 kms away. All major international flight services are operated from these Airports.