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Coimbatore Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

How to reach

Access

Coimbatore is connected by road to all major places in South India. There are regular bus services from important places such as Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem, Udhagamandalam, etc. There are also inter-state buses from Palakkad, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Bangalore and Mysore. Coimbatore is a major railway junction on the Southern Railways and has trains to Chennai, Rameswaram, Madurai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kanyakumari, Kozhikode, Mettupalayam, Kochi and Delhi.

Road

Coimbatore is well connected by buses to Chennai (500 km), Bangalore (363 km), Cochin (183 km), Ooty (98 km), Coonoor (83 km), and Kodikanal (138 km). Bangalore, Chennai, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Pondicherry, Rameshwaram and Thiruvananthapuram are well linked with Coimbatore through road.

Bus Stand

The Coimbatore Corporation is planning to renovate its bus stand opposite the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.If the plans turn into a reality, the Bus stand will help passengers wait inside for buses.At present, they wait for buses at the exit near the main road (Tiruchi Road) under the sun or in rain while vagabonds use the stand as their home.

Walkable distance from Gandhipuram Bus Stand in Heritage Inn

Rail

The city is a major junction and it is from here that the metre gauge track to Ooty starts. Trains link Coimbatore to Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin, Trivandrum, and Delhi.

Coimbatore is a major railway junction.

Railway Stations

Coimbatore is a major railway junction on the Southern Railways and has trains to Chennai, Rameswaram, Madurai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kanyakumari, Kozhikode, Mettupalayam, Kochi and Delhi.

Air

Coimbatore has direct flights to Chennai, Bangalore, and Madurai. Trivandrum Nizamuddin Express - Transportation for Coimbatore,Coimbatore Travel, How to reach Coimbatore, Coimbatore Tours, Coimbatore Tourism, visit Coimbatore Coimbatore Airport is 12 km from the city and is well connected with Mumbai, Chennai and Kozhikode (Calicut).

Peelamedu airport is 10km from the city.

Getting Around

Buses, autorickshaws, cabs the choice is yours. Autos are never by the meter, so haggling is unavoidable.

Distances

  • 40 km west from Siruvani Waterfalls
  • 90 km from Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
  • 65 km from Monkey Falls
  • 102 km from Valparai