s. The Tamilnadu Tourist Development here Corporation operates one of its hotels at Chidambaram. Chidambaram is located on the Chennai Tiruchirappalli Main line, between Villuppuram and Thanjavur. It is well connected with Chennai by a host of train and bus services.
By road it is only 235 kilometers South of Chennai. Thanjavur is only about 100 kilometers away from Chidambaram. Chidambaram is literally the Northern gateway to the temple trough of Tamilnadu – the Thanjavur – Tiruvarur – Nagapattinam districts featuring hundreds and hundreds of ancient temples, which can be easily accessed from the towns of Mayiladuturai, Kumbhakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam.
How to Reach the Temple
i. By Roadways the Chidambaram is well connected by roads. Non-stop luxury buses operate from Chidambaram to Chennai Chidambaram is 245 km from Chennai and is well connected with several towns in the state. From here, there are bus services to Chennai, Pondicherry, Nagapattinam and Madurai.
ii. Through Railways Chidambaram is located on the Madras-Thiruchirapalli main line of the Southern Railway, which is connected withThiruchirapalli, Chennai, Bangalore, Madurai, Rameswharam and Tirupati. It is also connected with meter gauge rail link, main link going to Rameswaram via Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and Trichirappali.
iii. Through Airways The nearest Airport is Thiruchirapalli, 195 kms away and from where Indian Airlines connections are available to Chennai, Madurai and Sri Lanka. Umpteen buses ply daily to Chidambaram and via Chidambaram to various places.