Chennai to Coimbatore: every way to go
How to get from Chennai to Coimbatore: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- car 556 km, ₹6,060–₹8,340
Trains checked — · car rates
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | not checked yet | not checked yet | not checked yet | ≈15 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 35m | ≈107 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹6,060–₹8,340 | any time | 11h 6m | ≈95 kg per car |
Figures as checked in the sections below, latest
Services: trains listed in the timetable (not all run every day); buses a day for the bus. Time is the fastest scheduled train and the typical bus, station to station. Flight time is shown as the air time plus 3h 35m: about 40m by road to MAA, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 25m from CJB into Coimbatore. Those are our assumptions, not airline rules; the air time is on each flight card. CO₂ is an estimate per person (the car per car) from distance × published UK government (DESNZ/DEFRA) factors, which are not India-specific. Factors checked .
Trains from Chennai to Coimbatore
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Flights
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Bus
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By car
- 556 km
- about 11h 6m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹6,060–₹8,340
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 556 km); the road route was not checked. Driving time assumes about 50 km an hour including stops. Not included: Tolls and state entry tax: not in our table for this road, Parking.
Checked · Source: Humsafar estimate from seller per-km quotes
The two places
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu · stations: Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central (MAS), Chennai Egmore (MS), Tambaram (TBM) · airports: MAA
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · stations: Coimbatore Junction (CBE), Podanur Junction (PTJ) · airports: CJB
About 428 km apart in a straight line (556 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Coimbatore’s stations
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