To reach Ooty follow any of the following ways:
Reaching Ooty by Air
Since Ooty does not have its own civilian airport, the nearest airport for Ooty is Coimbatore Airport, around 100 km from Ooty. Coimbatore receives many domestic flights from most of the major Indian cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, which ply regularly. Coimbatore Airport also serves as an International Airport and receives direct flights from Singapore, Sharjah and Colombo.
Since Ooty does not have its own civilian airport, the nearest airport for Ooty is Coimbatore Airport, around 100 km from Ooty. Coimbatore receives many domestic flights from most of the major Indian cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, which ply regularly. Coimbatore Airport also serves as an International Airport and receives direct flights from Singapore, Sharjah and Colombo.
The other nearest airport for Ooty is Bangalore Airport which is located around 290 km away.
Reaching Ooty by Rail
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is the famous mountain railways of India and one of the oldest now to be listed as World Heritage Sites. This narrow gauge line of Ooty is connected to broad gauge line at Mettupalayam which is 47 km away from Ooty. Mettupalayam is connected directly by means regular trains from Coimbatore and Chennai.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is the famous mountain railways of India and one of the oldest now to be listed as World Heritage Sites. This narrow gauge line of Ooty is connected to broad gauge line at Mettupalayam which is 47 km away from Ooty. Mettupalayam is connected directly by means regular trains from Coimbatore and Chennai.
Another main broad gauge line for Ooty is Coimbatore around 100 km away. Coimbatore is directly connected by means of regular trains to all the major cities in India. From here a traveler has the option to take a train to Mettupalayam and then take the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, or hire a private cab or take a bus to Ooty.
One also has the option of getting down at Mettupalayam and going by road to Ooty via Kotagiri.
Reaching Ooty by Road
Ooty is very well connected with roads to all the major cities in India. Ooty is located on NH 67 and is accessible via Nilgiri Ghat Roads from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Ooty is easily accessible by roads from cities like Calicut, Kanyakumari, Thanjavur, Tirupathi, Cochin and Mysore by means of regular bus service.
Local transport of Ooty
In Ooty local transport is not at all a problem, since it is readily available in form of cabs, private taxis, autorickshaws and tourist cabs along with city buses. If you visit Ooty without any travel package, yet there is nothing to worry as Tousirst Development and private tour operators in Ooty conduct regular sightseeing tours which you can avail of.
Ooty is very well connected with roads to all the major cities in India. Ooty is located on NH 67 and is accessible via Nilgiri Ghat Roads from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Ooty is easily accessible by roads from cities like Calicut, Kanyakumari, Thanjavur, Tirupathi, Cochin and Mysore by means of regular bus service.
Local transport of Ooty
In Ooty local transport is not at all a problem, since it is readily available in form of cabs, private taxis, autorickshaws and tourist cabs along with city buses. If you visit Ooty without any travel package, yet there is nothing to worry as Tousirst Development and private tour operators in Ooty conduct regular sightseeing tours which you can avail of.
Distance of Ooty from major cities in India
Chennai - 535 km
Coimbatore - 100 km
Coonoor - 18 km
Mysore - 155 km
Calicut - 185 km
Bangalore - 295 km
Kochi - 280 km
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