Route and Road Condition : Bangalore to Kodaikanal to Velankanni

[CJP]

Folks, need advise on the route and road conditions from Bangalore to Kodaikanal to Velankanni. I did some research here and from earlier posts - the route to Kodaikanal seems fairly straight forward.

Bangalore to Dindigul (thru Salem) onto Kodai Road to Kodaikanal. Does anyone here know about the condition of the Kodai Road. The rest is all National Highway and should be ok, I guess.

I need help on the route from Kodaikanal to Velankanni, distance, road condition etc., any information will help.

Plan to travel during the Pooja holidays, the car is an Accent CRDi, spouse + 2 kids, aged 6 and 11.

thanks

[blorebuddy]

The route to Velankanni from Kodai will be Kodai - Dindigul - Trichy - Tanjore - Velankanni

Sorry I do not know the distance and road condition

[PRADEEP KUMAR]

Originally Posted by blorebuddy

The route to Velankanni from Kodai will be Kodai - Dindigul - Trichy - Tanjore - Velankanni

Sorry I do not know the distance and road condition

Hi,
Kodai to Dindigul- 65+ km
dindigul to trichy- 98 km
trichy to tanjore- 56 km
tanjore - needmangalam- tiruvarur- nagapattinam- 85 km
nagapattinam- velnakanni- 12 km.

Watch out for the right turn before entering nagai for velankanni.
Use the bye pass as you enter trichy and and also as you enter tanjore.
drive safe.

[joecherian]

A better route to Kodai would be Blr-Hosur-Rayakottai-Palakkodu-thopppur-mettur-bhavani-Kangayam-Dharapuram.At Dharapuram, ask for Palani route and on this route you can deviate to Kodai.
This route is very less in traffic, excellent route (up to Dharapuram I can vouch) and after that also, it should be fine.This way, you can skip Dindigul.

[csentil]

Do not go via Salem. Salem - Namakkal stretch is pretty pathetic from what I hear and would not recommend it.

Route mentioned by joecherian works best.

[joecherian]

Velankanni is approximately 330-350 kms from Kodai

[CJP]

thanks, guys, great suggestions all
any recommendations on hotels in Kodai? The internet is full of very contradicting reviews for the same hotels :-(

[balan]

Originally Posted by CJP

thanks, guys, great suggestions all
any recommendations on hotels in Kodai? The internet is full of very contradicting reviews for the same hotels :-(

My schedule
(I dont like night driving)
26th 1430 Bangalore to Salem (stay at Salem castle)
27th Early morning (means 7 am to 8am) Salem Namakkal Karur Dindugal Vatlagundu Kodai (since I am more familiar with these routes and all towns have bypass)
Can sombody suggest alternative routes? Salem Erode kangeyam tharapuram palani kodai
I need to know if these towns have bypasses to avoid the hectic city traffic especially erode / kangeyam
Kodai I am staying at Kumaragiri not sure if links are allowed here to hotels. buzz me in private.
best regards
bala