You Can Now Travel To Pondicherry Without An E-Pass!The Puducherry Government has withdrawn the need for an e-pass for interstate and intrastate travels.
The nearest airports to Pondicherry are Puducherry Airport and Chennai International Airport. The top domestic airlines including Jet Airways, Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet have regular flights to Pondicherry via Chennai International Airport.
Puducherry railway station (station code: PDY) is a terminal railway station serving the city of Pondicherry.
From Chennai, one can take a bus to Pondy from one of Asia's largest bus depots CMBT (Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus). Non-AC as well as AC buses are available from CMBT at a nominal ticket fare. The road from Chennai to Pondicherry is called the East Coast Road (ECR), which is a scenic road, we must tell you!
You have to take a local bus (bound to Kanakachetikulam/Kalapet) to reach University, which is 11 kms away from Pondicherry Town on ECR. The bus travel would cost you Rs 6/- while the auto rickshaw will charge INR 200/- to drop you at the Bioinformatics Centre located inside the University.
The best way to get from Puducherry to Villupuram is to bus which takes 26 min and costs . Alternatively, you can line 16116 train, which costs ₹75 - ₹85 and takes 48 min.
When you come out of Chennai Airport, you will find a Metropolitan Transport Corporation AC Bus (blue/white in color) which goes to CMBT. Be aware that the journey to Pondy is 3+ hours - you won't be in Pondy much before 02:30.
You can reach Pondicherry from Chennai by travelling in a train. Chennai to Pondicherry train takes approximately 4 h 05 m. You can catch a train from Chennai and get down at Pondicherry. The price of the train ticket is approximately Rs.
The cheapest way to reach from Thiruvananthapuram to Munnar is train to Ernakulam Jn, then cab to Munnar and takes 7h 16m. The fastest way to reach from Thiruvananthapuram to Munnar is cab to Munnar and takes 2h 54m. The recommended way to reach from Thiruvananthapuram to Munnar is cab to Munnar and takes 2h 54m.
Re: How many days are sufficient to visit Pondicherry ? 2-3 days are more than sufficient. Since you will be travelling with kids and a car, book yourself into a resort with beach access so that the kids can enjoy some time in the sea.
The time between October and March is known to be the best time to visit Pondicherry city. The temperature in Pondicherry during this time ranges from 15 degree Celsius or 59 degrees Fahrenheit to 30 degrees Celsius or 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pondicherry is pretty safe for female travellers when compared to other cities in India. However, visiting a place without knowing much about it can be daunting, especially as a non-native. Here are my personal tips to help make your trip memorable: The culture of Pondicherry is straightforward and not as open as Goa.
5 best hotels in Pondicherry that you should consider staying
- The Promenade. Tucked in the hub of French Quarter, The Promenade hotel is around 5-min walk from the Pondicherry Beach.
- La Villa.
- La Closerie Bay of Bengal.
- Palais De Mahe.
- The Richmond Hotel.
Distance Between Chennai to Puducherry
| Distance between Chennai to Puducherry by Road is | 163 Kms |
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| Distance between Chennai to Puducherry by Flight is | 136 Kms |
| Travel Time from Chennai to Puducherry by Road is | 3:1 hrs |
| Nearest Airport in Chennai | Chennai International Airport (13.08, 80.27) |
The most popular driving route from Chennai to Pondicherry is the picturesque East Coast Road (ECR) that runs along the Bay of Bengal coastline. Here's a fab idea to make the most of your trip-hop in a cab so you can focus all your attention on the scenery instead of keeping your eyes on the road all the time!
There is only one airline that connects Delhi to Pondicherry, which is SpiceJet. The flight between Delhi to Pondicherry is at 06:00 am.
Pondicherry to Cochin
| Aerial Distance | 424Km |
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| Road Distance | 538Km |
A: The most preferred airlines from Chennai to Pondicherry are Indigo, Air India, Vistara, Go Air .
