Kollam is blessed with fairly good natural infrastructure facilities like road, railways , airways , waterways and communication facilities. Kollam district has industrial land in the form of Development areas, Mini industrial estates and industrial sheds.
Road Transport
| SL NO | Type of Road | Total No | Length(Kms) |
| 1. | State Highways | 7 | 123.790 |
| 2. | Main district Roads | 517 | 2179.369 |
| 3. | National Highways (NH66, NH744, NH183, NH183A) | 4 | -NA- |
Railway Transport
16 Railway Stations
Kollam Junction: 3rd Busiest Railway Station in Kerala & 2nd longest Railway platform in India
Kollam Jn – MEMU headquarters of Kerala.
Upcoming: Sub Urban Rail – Tvm->Kollam->Haripad/Chengannur
Air Transport
New Helipad at Ashramam, Kollam has increased the air connectivity of kollam district.
Kollam district is served by Trivandrum International Airport which is only 60 Kms from Kollam.
Kerala Seaplane: Inaugural flight was a great leap forward in the air connectivity of Kollam District.
Water Transport
Kollam KSTWD Boat Jetty operates services with suburban areas of Kollam District.
District Tourism Promotion Council conducts boat Services between Kollam & Alappuzha
Kollam Port – Thangasseri is the 2nd largest port in Kerala – started in 2013
Proposal of Water Metro to be completed by 2018 which is cheaper than Kochi will be a great boon to water trasport infrastructure in Kollam.
DA/DP Details
Kollam District has two development areas at mundakkal and chatannoor.
| Items | DP Mundakkal | DP Chathannur | Total |
| Total Extent of land (in acres) | 20.667 | 20.75 | 41.417 |
| Extend of land allotted for common amenities and other Govt. purpose | 9.08 | 14.63 (KSRTC, PHC, etc.) | 23.71 |
| Total allotable Land (in acres) | 12.0868 | 5.73 | 17.8168 |
| Total Land allotted (in acres) | 12.0868 | 1.50 | 13.5868 |
| Remaining land to be allotted (in acres) | 0 | 4.23 | 4.23 |
| No. of units allotted | 53 | 1 | 54 |
| Total No. of working units | 50 | 1 | 51 |
| Total No. of units to be resumed/under litigation | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| No. of Dormant Units | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Mini Industrial Estates in Kollam District
| Sl.No | Mini Industrial estate | Land Acquired (Cents) | No. of Sheds | No. of Working Sheds | No. of Dormant Sheds |
| 1 | Chavara | 105 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Kareepra | 100 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Perinadu | 100 | 10 | 10 | Nil |
| 4 | Sasthamkotta | 106 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Thevalakkara | 120 | 10 | 10 | Nil |
Industrial Sheds under District Panchayaths in Kollam
| Details of shed | Puyappally | Karavalur | Thalavur | Nilamel | Piravanthur | Total |
| Extent of Land (acres) | 1.5 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 1.67 | 1.35 | 6.05 |
| Total Shed | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 |
| Allotted | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 |
| Working Units | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
| Not Working/ Defunct | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |