WelcomHeritage Calve
Old No. 36,Vysial Street, Puducherry, Puducherry, India - 605001
Tel:
(91) (413) 222 3738,
Fax:
(91) (413) 222 2613 |
Email: holidays@welcomheritagehotels.com
The closest airport is in Chennai, which is around 135 kms from Puducherry (approx. 2 ½ hrs. journey). Chennai has excellent connections with almost all cities in India and direct connections to Europe, USA, Middle East and South East Asia. Trichy airport is 220 kms away. Bengaluru (320 kms) and Madurai are the other nearby airports.
Puducherry is connected through a meter gauge railway line with Villupuram. There is only one railway station between Puducherry and Villupuram i.e. Villianur. Most people generally do not prefer trains and take buses instead.
Puducherry is well connected to all districts and major towns of various states like Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Puducherry is best accessible by road, either by bus or by taxi. There are frequent buses, almost every 15 minutes in the day from Chennai’s new bus stand in Koyembedu. The express buses takes 3 ½ hours to reach Puducherry. Preferably take the buses coming by the East Coast Road via Mahabalipuram,instead of the National Highway, as the ECR is far more scenic with shimmering sea to give you company most of the way. There are frequent buses to Puducherry from places like Chidambaram, Thanjavur, Trichy and Coimbatore. Especially private luxury buses are connecting Puducherry with other major cities in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru.