Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Eleven daily trains head to Thanjavur (2nd-class/3AC/2AC ?35/218/610, 30 minutes to
one hour) and Trichy (?46/218/610, two to 2½ hours). Four daily trains to/from Chennai
Egmore include the overnight Rock Fort Express (sleeper/3AC/2AC/1AC ?191/524/785/
1340, 9½ hours), via Thanjavur and Trichy, and the daytime Chennai Express/Trichy Ex-
press (?158/428/635/1075, six to seven hours).
Government buses from the
bus stand
:
Chennai
?156 to ?230, seven to eight hours, every 15 minutes
Chidambaram
?48, 2½ hours, every 20 minutes
Karaikal
?26, 2¼ hours, every 30 minutes
Thanjavur
?29, 1½ hours, every 10 minutes
