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How to Reach Ooty
Reach Ooty by Air
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The Coimbatore airport is the closest
to the Ooty. It takes 3.1/2 hours by road to reach
Ooty. There are flights into Coimbatore from Singapore,
Sharjah, Colombo and most parts of India including
Mumbai (Air Deccan, Indian Airlines,Jet and Go Air),
Chennai ( Air Deccan, Paramount, Indian Airlines and
Jet Airways) and Bangalore. |
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By Train (Awesome Journey.
Don't Miss)
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The Queen of Hills is connected
to the Chennai City (Capital of Tamilnadu state) by
a train at night hours. The train called as Nilgiris
Express or Blue Mountain Express which leaves
from Chennai at night, and reaches Mettupalayam a
small town at the foothills of the Nilgiris early
the next morning around 6.30am. The train The
Nilgiri Mountain Railway (Toy Train) leaves
Mettupalayam at7.10am. The train is very smaller one
and can only accommodate few passengers. A through
ticket from Chennai to Ooty will ensure a place in
the smaller train, although many prefer the faster
route of taking a cab or a bus from Mettupalayam. |
The steam train takes a
very scenic route, and the pace of travel will let
you take in the beautiful scenery at leisure with
stops at stations for the engine to take on water
(the journey takes about 5.1/2 hours compared to 2
hours by road). The train often travels only at 5
- 10 Kmph, allowing some adventurous passengers to
disembark from the train and walk along the train.
Mettupalayam can prove to be a bottle-neck during
the peak season of April-June with cabs charging exorbitant
rates. The train is often quite regular in this part
of the country, and is by far the most comfortable
way to get here. There are other trains from Chennai
to Coimbatore also. |
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The Nilgiris are in Tamilnadu
state (South india) but it is not far to the borders
of neighboring karnataka and Kerala. The hills consequently
can be reached from within Tamil Nadu by traveling
up a heavily forest winding road, with many sharp
hair pin bends. The road trips from any state is quite
scenic, although the Coimbatore-Ooty road is the most
& frequently travelled and well maintained. |
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Road Ways:
Ooty
is connected by good roads.
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To Coimbatore
89 Kms |
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To Mysore 160 Kms. |
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To Bangalore 290 Kms. (Via
Mysore) |
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To Calicut 187 Kms. |
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To Cochin
281 Kms. (Via Coimbatore, Palakkad) |
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To Kodaikanal 256 (Via Coimbatore,
Palani) |
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To Trichy 302 Kms. (Via
Coimbatore, Karur) |
Local Transport - By Bus
City Bus, Taxi and Auto available
Ooty is connected by good roads.
| Bus Timings From
Ooty: (Subject to change) |
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Bangalore
- AM: 6.30, 9.30, 10.30. - PM: 12.30,2.00,8.00,9.30,10.30 |
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Calicut
- AM: 6.30, 7.45. - PM: 1.45, 3.15 (Kerala State) |
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Coimbatore
- Every 20 Minutes from 5.30 A.M. to 8.00 P.M. |
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Erode -
AM: 7.15, 8.45, 9.00, 10.40, 11.30. - PM: 12.50, 2.50,
4.30 |
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Dindigul
- 4.20 PM |
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Karur -
AM: 8.20. - PM: 1.20,5.20 |
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Kanyakumari
- 5.45 PM |
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Kodaikanal
- 6.30 AM |
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Chennai -
PM: 4.30, 5.00, 6.30 |
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Mettupalayam
- Every 20 minutes from 5.30 A.M. to 9.00 P.M. |
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Mysore
- AM: 8.00, 9,00, 11.30. - PM: 3.30, 1.30, 5.30 |
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Salem -
1.30 PM |
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Tanjore
- 8.00 AM & 6.15 PM |
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Thirupathi -
5.30 PM |
Mountain Railway:(Timings
- Subject to change)
Mettupalayam to Ooty
Dep: 07.45 a.m. / Arrival: 12.10 Noon
Ooty to Mettupalayam
Dep: 02.55 p.m. / Arrival: 06.30 p.m.
Train Fare:
First Class Rs. 70.00. Second Class Rs 9.00.
Timing:
Ooty - Coonoor : 09.30 a.m, 02.55 p.m,
06.00 p.m.
Coonoor - Ooty : 08.00 a.m, 11.00 a.m,
03.00 p.m.
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