subject: How To Reach From Coimbatore To Madurai [print this page] Coimbatore and Madurai are two major cities in the state of Tamilnadu. Madurai is famous for the number of temples present here. It is also famous as a pilgrimage center among the Hindus. These two cities have a distance of about 221 km between them and it takes a travel of about 4 hours and 10 minutes by road to reach Madurai from Coimbatore. Madurai is easily accessible from Coimbatore via railways and roadways.
One of the best possible manners to reach Madurai from Coimbatore is the numerous train services available to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai. There are direct trains available to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai. Trains to Madurai depart from 1 station in Coimbatore, namely Coimbatore Junction. These direct trains from Coimbatore to Madurai take about 5 to 6 hours to reach Madurai from Coimbatore.
The main trains available to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai are, Cbe Tn Link Express No: 16612 which starts from the Coimbatore Junction at 8:30 pm and reaches Madurai Junction at 2:00 am taking a travel time of about 5 hours and 30 minutes on all the days and, Nagarcoil Express No: 16610 which starts from the Coimbatore Junction at 8:30 pm and reaches Madurai Junction at 2:00 am taking a travel time of about 5 hours and 30 minutes on all the days.
Unfortunately there is no airport at Madurai and so reaching Madurai from Coimbatore via air is not possible.
Another good option to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai is by bus which takes about 6 hours of travel time to reach Madurai from Coimbatore. There are private and government buses plying between the two cities of Coimbatore and Madurai. They charge from about 300 to 500 rupees per traveler depending upon the type of bus chosen to travel. There are buses ranging from air-conditioned semi-sleeper buses to air buses available to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai.
A lot of private taxis and cabs are also available to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai. It takes about 6 hours to reach Madurai from Coimbatore in a private taxi. These taxis and cabs charge from about 4000 to 7000 rupees round the trip depending upon the type of vehicle chosen to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai.
Journey by bus and train are equally comfortable to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai. Journey by bus is liked by individual travelers and youngsters to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai. Journey by trains the best suited for senior citizens and those with traveling sickness. Journey by car has the advantage of stopping at ones convenience. This the best suitable mode of transportation to travel from Coimbatore to Madurai for the group travelers and families with kids.
