Chennai → Coimbatore
Chennai to Coimbatore is about 505 km by road (8.8–10.6 hours via Salem), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹3,400 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 519 km.
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Chennai to Coimbatore at a glance
- Distance
- ~505 km
- Drive time
- 8.8–10.6 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹3,400
- Toll allowance
- ₹1,010
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹4,410
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹2,205
About these numbers: petrol ₹101/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Chennai to Coimbatore route
Chennai → Salem → Coimbatore
Not on the mapped road: Erode, Kanchipuram, Tiruppur (see distances below).
Road: NH48 · SH129 · NH38 · SH9 · MDR252 · SH6 · NH179B · MDR1241 · MDR328A
Towns on the way
- Kanchipuram ↗ · ~7 km off the mapped road
- Salem ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Erode ↗ · ~10 km off the mapped road
- Tiruppur ↗ · ~10 km off the mapped road
Weather in Coimbatore
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: TNSTC ↗.
Train
- Chennai: Chennai Central
- Coimbatore: Coimbatore Junction
Flight options
- Chennai: Chennai International Airport (MAA)
- Coimbatore: Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)
Things to do in Coimbatore
- Shopping: Textile & handloom markets
- With children: VOC Park & Zoo
- For adults: Day trip to Valparai hills
Local food to try: Kongunadu-style meals · Filter coffee.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Feb.
Return trip: Coimbatore to Chennai
Same 505 km back, about ₹4,410 each way or ₹8,821 for the round trip.