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Chennai to Ooty

Ooty is well connected by road also. Some of the nearest road distances from Ooty are: Bombay- 1320 kms, Bangalore- 290 kms, Calicut- 178 kms, Coimbatore- 89 kms, Coonoor- 19 kms, Kotagiri- 29 kms, Madumalai- 64 kms, Chennai- 535 kms, Mysore- 160 kms, Trivandrum- 498 kms, Tiruchirapally- 302 kms.

The nearest airport is at Coimbatore. It is 89 km away from Ooty and is connected to Bombay, Calicut, Chennai and Madurai by Indian airlines flight.

Route from Chennai to Ooty:
Chennai - Dindivanam - ulundurpet - Aatur - Salem - Perundurai - Avinashi - Mettupalayam - Kotagiri - Ooty. (Distance 564 km)

Chennai-Ooty Trains
Nilgiri Express runs between Chennai Central Railway Station and Mettupalayam Railway Station. It covers a distance of 532 km and takes less than a day for the journey. The train operates daily and the main cities on the way are Arakkonam, Salem, Erode, Tirupur and Coimbatore.