Chidambaram Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances
How to reach
Chidambaram is well connected by road with several towns in the state. There are bus services to Pondicherry, Chennai, Nagapattinam and Madurai. It is also served by the Chennai - Trichy (main) metre gauge line and has rail connections to Chennai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Trichy and Rameswaram. The nearest airport is Trichy from where Indian Airlines connections are available to Chennai, Madurai and Srilanka.Air
Chidambaram doesn't have its own airport the Nearest airport is at Trichy.The nearest airports are Tiruchirapalli (195 km) and Chennai (245 km). From Tiruchirapalli, Indian Airlines flights can be taken to Chennai (Madras). Chennai is connected to all the major cities in India and abroad through regular flights.
Rail
Chidambaram is well connected by rail to Trichy, Madurai and Madras. Chidambaram is situated on the Madras-Tiruchirapalli main line of the Southern Railway.It is connected by rail with chennai, Kumbakonam, thanjavur, Trichy and Madurai.
Road
Chidambaram is connected by road to all major towns.The town of Chidambaram is situated in the east-central part of Tamil Nadu state of southeastern India extending 11.24°N and 79.44°E. The town is in the Coleroon River Valley on the Madras-Thanjavur road and rail system.
Frequent bus services are available to various places in Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Pondicherry states from Chidambaram. There are non-stop bus services and express bus services to major cities like Chennai.