Tourists, who want to take pleasure in nature and serenity, can visit Kanchipuram. This temple city has many transport modes like road, train, and air so that people can easily travel to this city by selecting their choice of mode of transport. The state government of Tamil Nadu operates buses from Kanchipuram to most major towns in Tamil Nadu regularly. This temple town has its own railway station and is well-served by trains. The nearest major cities of Kanchipuram are Coimbatore, Madurai, Bangalore and many more. After reaching Kanchipuram, people can easily avail of a host of private and public transport to explore in and around the city. Here you can get a brief about the best ways to reach Kanchipuram. Take a look:
Kanchipuram does not have its own airport. So, the closest airport in Kanchipuram is the Chennai International Airport. This International Airport is attached to several Indian cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Gujarat, Hyderabad, etc. via many airlines such as Spice Jet, Indigo, etc. From there, tourists can take the bus or hire a taxi to reach Kanchipuram. The distance between the Chennai International Airport and Kanchipuram is 75 km.
Kanchipuram is well-connected with the road networks so that the travelers can easily access Kanchipuram by road from many major South Indian cities. Transport Corporation of Kanchipuram operates various buses to and from there. The Chennai-Bangalore Expressway takes four and a half hours to reach Kanchipuram from Bangalore and this expressway takes an hour and a half from the outskirts of Chennai. But if the tourists are traveling from Tirupati by car, then this drive takes approximately 3 to 4 hours to reach there. The taxi or cab service is easily available in the city so that people can easily roam there.
Kanchipuram is connected with most of South Indian cities by the rail network system. Kanchipuram Railway Station offers several connecting trains available from Chennai as well. Pondicherry, Madurai, Chennai, and Nagarcoil, etc. rail lines are connected with Kanchipuram. Some popular train routes are Pune to Kanchipuram, Cuddapah to Kanchipuram, Thane to Kanchipuram, Mumbai to Kanchipuram and many more. However, tourists can opt to train journey according to their convenience. People can hire an auto-rickshaw from the railway station to the respective places and it is one of the most convenient modes of transport in the city.
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