This hill town is well connected through different sources with other parts of country. With all three ways rail, road and airways, one can easily reach to the hill town. Let us discuss all connectivity sources one by one:

Road: this hill town has good road infra as it is directly connected with Chennai, Bangalore, Coonoor, Mysore, Kozhikode, Cochin etc.
Let me list out exact distance from different nearby cities:
Chennai: 540 kilometers
Coimbatore: 85 kilometers
Coonoor: only 20 kilometers
Mysore: 200 kilometers
Bangalore: 300 kilometers
Kochi: 280 kilometers
And so on….
You will have to first reach to either of the city and next go for the transportation. You may find that there would be many small things which do matter while picking from different locations. Ooty is district headquarter so you will find that even whole night traffic will be on the highway. There is nothing to worry about lack of transportation means because this place is perfect.

RAIL: mountain railway also the world heritage site is well known all across the world and this is also a tourist destination. Railway station name is Udhagamandalam. If you want to feel the nature closely then there is no better place than this one as go for the trip and enjoy the best possible scenic views.

Air: if you want to come through air then you will have to come in any nearby city like Coimbatore, Kozhikode, Bangalore. All these cities have airports and even Bangalore has international one.

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