OOTY (The Queen of Hill Stations in India)
Air:
Nearest Airport is Coimbatore (100 kms).
Coimbatore is connected to Bombay, Bangalore and Chennai
Train:
Nearest broad gauge railway head is Mettupalayam (46 kms). Major broadgauge railway junction is Coimbatore. It is connected with all major cities. Mettupalayam to Ooty, is connected by a Mountain Railway which is 4 hours journey.
Road Ways:
Ooty is connected by good roads.
To Madras 535 Kms. (Via Salem)
To Coimbatore 89 Kms
To Coonoor 18 Kms. (Via Gudalur)
To Mysore 160 Kms.
To Calicut 187 Kms.
To Bangalore 290 Kms.
To Cochin 281 Kms. (Via Coimbatore, Palakkad)
To Trichy 302 Kms. (Via Coimbatore, Karur)
To Kodaikanal 256 (Via Coimbatore, Palani)
Local Transport:
City Bus, Taxi and Auto available
Bus Timings From Ooty: (Subject to change)
Bangalore - AM: 6.30,9.30,10.30, PM: 12.30,2.00,8.00,9.30,10.30
Calicut - AM: 6.30,7.45, PM: 1.45,3.15 (Kerala State)
Coimbatore - Every 20 Minutes from 5.30 A.m to 8.00 P.M
Erode - AM: 7.15,8.45,9.00,10.40,11.30, PM: 12.50,2.50,4.30
Dindigul - 4.20 PM
Karur - AM: 8.20, PM: 1.20,5.20
Kanyakumari - 5.45 PM
Kodaikanal - 6.30 AM
Chennai - PM: 4.30,5.00,6.30
Mettupalayam - Every 20 minutes freom 5.30 A.M to 9.00 P.M
Mysore - AM: 8.00,9,00,11.30, PM: 3.30,1.30,5.30
Salem - 1.30 PM
Tanjore - 8.00 AM & 6.15 PM
Thirupathi - 5.30 PM
Mountain Railway:(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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