Gandhi Central Bus Station is one of the largest private Bus terminals in Kochi and Kerala. Aluva KSRTC bus station is also an important bus station in the central Kerala. Apart from this, daily passenger bus of Karnataka RTC and Tamil Nadu's SETC do connect from places like Mysore, Mangalore, Bangalore, Trichy, Coimbatore, Salem, Palani, Kodaikanal etc. Privately operated Inter-state bus to Bangalore, Chennai, Mysore, Mumbai etc. do have stops in various points of Aluva. This bus stand also acts as an important node for Kochi city buses, with intra-city services to various parts like Fort Kochi, Tripunithura, Kakkanad, etc. It is a hub for various private bus companies in the city, like Kochi Wheels. Kochi Metro Rail Limited also runs a bus service from Aluva metro station to Cochin International Airport named Pavan Doot, using an electric bus. By Ferry Aluva is one major stop for National Waterway 3, scheduled to open by August 2010 which connects to Thiruvananthapuram in south and Kottapuram (Thrissur) in north. Tourism Tourists would find the Manappuram on the left as a long stretch of sand bank followed by a plain. Sivagiri Ashram has a small temple which worships Sree Narayana Guru. Popular tourist spots include: Sivarathri Manappuram (Sree Mahadeva temple) Aluva Palace Periyar banks Municipal Park Kunnathery Maqam (Mahlarathul Qadriya) Madrasa Noorul Irfan Arabic Collage, Kunnathery St. Dominic Syro-Malabar Church St John the Baptist CSI Church (Estd 1891) Mangalappuzha Major Seminary Kadungalloor Sree Narasimha Swamy temple Thiruvalloor Sree Mahadeva Temple Kunnil sree dharmashastha temple, Kadungalloor Cheerakkada Temple Desom Sree Pallippattukavu Bhagavathy Temple Desom Sree Ananthapuram Mahavishnu Temple Desom Sree Dhattha Anjaneya Temple Adwaitha Ashram Sree Krishna Temple St. Mary's Church Chowara, Aluva Parunthuranchi Manappuram Aluva Uliyannoor Sree Mahadeva Temple Pottachira Sree Krishna Temple Thuruthu, a small island in aluva Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Museum, Chunangamvely Aluva Settu JumaMasjid Kunjunnikara Juma Masjid Thottumughom Thangal Jaaram Thottumughom Padinjare Palli Juma Masjid Thevarkadu Sree Mahavishnu-Durga Temple, Near Chowwara Ferry, Aluva Thiruvairanikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple Janaseva Shishu Bhavan, Aluva Sree Kurumbakavu Bhagavathi Temple Edathala Pothiyil Sree Narasimha Moorthy -Sreekrishna Swamy Temple Aluva Brahmana Samooham Sree Mahaganapathi Dharmashastha Temple, Manappuram Culture The culture scene of Aluva is rich with those who are native of this town and those who have been attracted to it mainly due its proximity to the great river Periyar. Several popular Malayalam movie songs are dedicated to the river Periyar. Famous poets Changapuzha Krishna