Air:
The nearest airport is at Madurai (120 km from Kodaikanal).
Rail:
The nearest railway stations are the Kodai Road Railway Station(80-km) and the Palani Railway Station (64-km).
Road:
Kodaikanal is connected by road with Chennai (520-km), Ooty(264-km), Trichy (197-km), Coim Palani,Kodaikanal Road, Theni, Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Kumuli (Thekkady) and Coimbatore. Additional buses ply during the season.
By car:
Taxis and vans are available for local transportation. There are no uto-rickshaws in Kodaikanal.
Suggestion:
* Its better to hire a vehicle (specially if traveling with a family or group) at the start point to pick up from downhill or any other nearest destination.
* While travelling uphill, please see to it that the back seats are horizontal as it is very comfortable and not parallel as in jeeps.
* The rates for traveling upwards to Kodai from Kodai road ranges from Rs.100/- to Rs.125/- per person by cab. [ Skill for bargaining required if arrangements not made earlier]
* For sight seeing - one can hire cabs from the several travel services offered with a Qualis available for 9 at Rs.1000/- for a day.
The nearest airport is at Madurai (120 km from Kodaikanal).
Rail:
The nearest railway stations are the Kodai Road Railway Station(80-km) and the Palani Railway Station (64-km).
Road:
Kodaikanal is connected by road with Chennai (520-km), Ooty(264-km), Trichy (197-km), Coim Palani,Kodaikanal Road, Theni, Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Kumuli (Thekkady) and Coimbatore. Additional buses ply during the season.
By car:
Reach Kodai Road 80kms Rs.1000/- aprrox,Dindigul or Madurai and then take a cab to Kodaikanal. Ask the resort to arrange for the pick-up. The drive from Kodai road takes approximately 2 hrs while the drive from Madurai takes approximately 3 1/2 hours and from Dindigul it takes about 2 hrs.From Cochin/Kochi(kerala) it is 295 kms via the hill station of Munnar(kerala).The route to be taken is Kochi-Muvattupuzha-Kothamangalam-Adimali-Munnar-Devikulam-Poopara-Bodi-Theni-Kodaikanal which is the NH49 Kochi-Madurai.From Alappuzha or Kottayam, the route is via Kumily along Kottayam-Kumily road, KK Road
Local Transporation at Kodaikanal:Taxis and vans are available for local transportation. There are no uto-rickshaws in Kodaikanal.
Suggestion:
* Its better to hire a vehicle (specially if traveling with a family or group) at the start point to pick up from downhill or any other nearest destination.
* While travelling uphill, please see to it that the back seats are horizontal as it is very comfortable and not parallel as in jeeps.
* The rates for traveling upwards to Kodai from Kodai road ranges from Rs.100/- to Rs.125/- per person by cab. [ Skill for bargaining required if arrangements not made earlier]
* For sight seeing - one can hire cabs from the several travel services offered with a Qualis available for 9 at Rs.1000/- for a day.
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