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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. |
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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Reach Ooty by Car
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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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