Cities & culture
Coimbatore → Madurai
Coimbatore to Madurai is about 215 km by road (3.9–4.8 hours on SH162), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,448 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 210 km.
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Coimbatore to Madurai at a glance
- Distance
- ~215 km
- Drive time
- 3.9–4.8 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,448
- Toll allowance
- ₹430
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹1,878
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹939
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
Coimbatore to Madurai route
Road: SH162 · NH181 · NH81 · SH174A · NH381 · NH83 · SH37 · NH44 · MDR955 · SH282
Weather in Madurai
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: TNSTC ↗.
Train
- Coimbatore: Coimbatore Junction
- Madurai: Madurai Junction
Nearest airports
- Coimbatore: Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)
- Madurai: Madurai Airport (IXM)
Things to do in Madurai
- Shopping: Puthu Mandapam market (textiles)
- With children: Sound & light show at Nayak Palace
- For adults: Meenakshi Temple evening puja
Local food to try: Jigarthanda (drink) · Madurai-style biryani.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Madurai to Coimbatore
Same 215 km back, about ₹1,878 each way or ₹3,755 for the round trip.