The nearest airport is Trichy – 163 kms. Other options are Coimbatore or Bangalore for convenient air connections. Coimbatore is 190 kms away. They are all connected to Madras ( Chennai ) which has an international airport. Trichy is also connected to Colombo (Sri Lanka).

Ideal would be to take the Yercaud Express from Madras ( Chennai ). Salem is 335 km from Madras on the main railway line. Salem Junction is 36 Kms away from Yercaud and Salem Town is 33 Kms. Since Salem station is a junction, all south bound trains passing via Salem do stop over at Salem.Trains link Salem to Cochin, Erode, Trivandrum and Mangalore.

Regular bus services ply from Madras, Salem and other important points.Yercaud 30kms away and an hour's drive from Salem, can be reached by bus or taxi. (National Highway No 47 from Bangalore.) Yercaud is well connected by road and is
163 kms from Trichy,
271 kms from Madurai,
358 kms from Chennai,
222 kms from Bangalore,
190 kms from Coimbatore.

Yercaud is connected by road to Salem and there are frequent buses to and from Salem,from where it is possible to get buses to any other place in Tamil Nadu . There are buses every half hour. The last bus going up in the night is at 10:30 . The mid night service is at 2:00 in the morning after which regular service resumes at 4:30 in the morning. Buses, both private and government-owned, ply throughout the day to Salem. Bus services operate from Salem Junction and Salem bus stand to Yercaud frequently. There is no town bus service in Yercaud, but certain buses coming from Salem ply through Yercaud and connect the important Villages like Cauvery Peak, Valavanthi, Nagalur, Velakkadai, etc., with Yercaud.There are nearly 20 hairpin bends that afford panoramic views of the hills and valleys.

Private Taxis are available. Maruti van conveys visitors to all points for Rs 250. Hotel vans are also available and are a bit costly to reach far out destinations..