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From Bangalore, get on to Hosur Road (NH7) and head towards Krishnagiri. The 4-lane National Highway is excellent and you should make it in less than 2 hours (crazy driving will get you elsewhere). At Krishnagiri, there's a toll-gate manned by the National Highways Authority. Pay your toll and at the second flyover (don't go over the flyover), take the service road towards the left. This road goes to Chennai. Take the left and for the next hour or so (approx. 50 kilometers), drive on NH46. You'll come to another toll-station. Pay and drive for a few minutes till you see Vanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School. Further up you'll see a sign 'Elagiri' (36 kms) indicated by a 'U' turn arrow (careful not to miss this sign) and that you need to keep left, take the 'U' turn, go under the bridge and on to the road towards Thirupathur. That's the road you need to get on to. Drive for about 7 kilometers (you'll see the winding road that leads up to the hills to your left). On the left, you'll see a big sign board 'Tamilnadu Tourism Department Welcomes You'. Turn left at this junction, there's a sign board pointing towards Yelagiri.

Fourteen hairpin bends and about half hour or so of driving uphill, you are in Athanur town. Hotel Hills is on the right side of that same main road (after the Yelagiri Hills police Station). You just can't miss it.

Take extreme caution while driving on the 4-lane expressways. It's not uncommon to see cyclists, two-wheelers or even cars and other vehicles coming towards you on the wrong side of the road.

By Rail

Nearest Railway Station is Jolarpettai connected to Chennai and Bangalore, Coimbatore, Jolarpettai to Yelagiri 21 Km from the hill station. It is a centrally located station to most trains that are south bound, so you could embark at Jolarpet and travel to Yelagiri by road. Cabs and buses are available in plentiful to help you complete the rest of the journey. Most trains from Bangalore, Chennai and Coimbatore too stop at Jolarpet Junction, like Kovai Express, Brindavan Express and Intercity. The journey takes roughly 4 hours from Chennai and less than that from Bangalore. Jolarpettai (one can alight at Jolarpet and take a cab or go to Tirupattur and then go to Yelagiri)

Yelagiri Hills is also accessible by train. Many trains stop at Jolarpet and from there, one could hire a cab to reach Yelagiri. The ideal thing to do is arrange for pickup transportation with Hotel Hills. They charge Rs. 80100 per head one way and that's a lot better than breaking your head haggling with the cabbie. Frequent buses come and go from Tirupattur and Jolarpet at the foothills

By Air

The two airports nearest to Yelagiri are at Chennai (260 Km) and Bangalore (180 Km). Both airports have international stature and are connected to various parts of the world, besides being linked to the rest of the country. Chennai Airport is 220 Km away and Bangalore Airport is 160 Km away.

By Road

The buses from Chennai, Salem, Hosur, Bangalore but a bus journey will eat into a major part of your day. Driving or taking the train is advisable. Because of its proximity to both Chennai and Bangalore, Yelagiri is well connected by road. It is close to the NH 46 & SH roads that link it to several key cities. If you happen to alight at Jolarpet, there are several buses from the railway station and from Tirupattur that take you to Yelagiri. The bus we caught had a pathetic top speed of 30 Km/ hr and took an exhausting 7 hrs to cross the 250 kilometer to Tirupattur (via Vellore, Walaja, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpet and Tirupattur). While public transport adds to your convenience, what is recommended by most tourists is that you make it to Yelagiri by your own transport, be it a 2wheeler or a 4wheeler. You can also take a private cab or auto from Jolarpet. We caught a bus to Tirupattur at the Koyambedu bus stand. It is well connected by Road Ponneri to Yelagiri 14 Km. buses are Availble, from Chennai, Tirupattur, Vellore and Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur to Yelagiri 27 k.m.