Chennai to Kodaikanal: every way to go
How to get from Chennai to Kodaikanal: 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 570 km, ₹6,210–₹8,550
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 + 5h 15m | ≈110 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹6,210–₹8,550 | any time | 11h 24m | ≈97 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 5h 15m: about 40m by road to MAA, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 2h 5m from IXM into Kodaikanal. 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 Kodaikanal
Train list: not available right now. Try again shortly, or search live.
Flights
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Bus
Typical, not live. Checked
By car
- 570 km
- about 11h 24m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹6,210–₹8,550
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 570 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
- Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu · airports: IXM
About 438 km apart in a straight line (569 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Also useful
Questions people ask
Is there a direct flight from Chennai to Kodaikanal?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
Does Hey Humsafar sell tickets?
No. We compare every seller and send you to the one you pick; sellers cannot pay to rank higher.
Here is every way from Chennai to Kodaikanal we could check right now.