Travel-to-Thanjavur


To travel to Thanjavur one can avail any of the three major means of communication, namely, roadways, railways and airways. The tourists often visit this place from different parts of the country and hence the airways, roadways and railways of the place are of great importance.

To reach Thanjavur by air, one has to avail the airport that is located at the shortest distance from the city. This airport is situated at a distance of around 65 kms to the east of the region called Tiruchi. From this airport, the tourists can easily board a flight for communicating to many other important places of the country as well as the rest of the world. Some major places around the world from where one can easily reach Thanjavur are Madurai, Colombo, Chennai and Middle East.

The railways of Thanjavur help the tourists to reach the city from a number of prominent places across India. There is a railway junction in the city, which helps to communicate with the city from Madurai, Nagore, Tiruchi and Chennai.

The roadways of Thanjavur link up the place with many other major destinations within the state of Tamil Nadu as well as the nearby states. Some of the important regions from where one can reach Thanjavur by road are Bangalore of Karnataka and Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi of Kerala. The buses run by the Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation and other state bus corporations of the neighboring places help to travel to Thanjavur. one can also avail a taxi, auto rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.

Last Updated on 06 December 2011