By Air :- Cochin International Airport links Lakshadweep with the mainland. Onward flights from Cochin are available to most of the airports in India and to selected foreign destinations. 

By Ship :-  Four passenger ships- MV Tippu Sultan, MV Bharat Seema, MV Amindivi and MV Minicoy operate between Cochin and Lakshadweep. The passage takes between 14 to 20 hours. The ships offer different classes of accommodation. The ships have cafeteria and snack bars, entertainment lounge, video shows and upper-deck promenade etc.

Best time to visit Minicoy is October To May.

Minicoy Island or Maliku is the only inhabited island of Maliku Atoll. It is the second largest and the southern-most among the islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago. The locals, the Malikun, call their island "Maliku," as do the Maldivians, while it is "Minikkoy" in Malayalam.

The island is administered by India under the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep. On the southern side of the island lies the uninhabited islet of Viringili. The nearest island is Thuraakunu in the Republic of Maldives.

Minicoy has a culture very different from that of any other island in Lakshadweep. Dress, language, and food are similar to what obtains in the Maldive islands to the south of Minicoy. Mahl is the language spoken on the island. The language employs the unique Thaana script, written from right to left.