You may feel at home in munnar as Tamil is the most spoken language in Munnar. Munnar will unwind, relax and give you the much awaited holiday. Chennai to munnar distance is around 600 Km.

There are direct flights from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cochin International Airport (COK). Cochin / Kochi airport is located outside Cochin. It is near Anagamaly. Once you reached Cochin airport, you have to depend on cab to reach munnar. There is no direct bus from airport to munnar. Pre-paid Taxies available from airport for around 2400 for a munnar drop (for a non a/c indica). Or for the best of your comfort and relaxation you can book holiday heaven munnar tour packages that start from Cochin.  Peelamedu Airport, Coimbatore (CJB) or Madurai Airport (IXM) ( both are almost same distance from munnar) is also another option but from there also there is no direct bus and you have to book a cab. If we take our package holidays we will pick you from Coimbatire airport. Please see our Munnar tour packages

Ernakulam  is the nearest railway station when travelling from Chennai. There are plenty of services from Chennai to Munnar.  There is no train service from Ernakulam to Munnar. You have depends on road transport. There are plenty of buses from Ernakulam but it will take minimum 4-5 hours to reach munnar. Roads are not that great so the journey may be quite tiring in a public transport. Cab is option if you take a packaged taxi so they will pick you from Cochin and sightseeing in munnar and drop back to munnar. See munnar tour packages from Holiday heaven. 

There are daily bus services from Chennai to munnar. They are luxury semi-sleepers and back breaking ordinary buses. Normally buses start in the evening and reach munnar by morning. The same buses will leave munnar by evening. It roughly it takes around 11 hours.

Chennai to munnar via road is approximate 600 kms (depends on the shortcut you make).
Following the main towns you cover en-route to munnar.

Chennai - Coimbatore - Pollachi – Udumalaipettai – Marayoor - Munnar. (Distance given below are approximate) 

Route A


CHENNAI- COIMBATORE (426)
          COIMBATORE - POLLACHI (40 kms)
POLLACHI - MUNNAR(63 Kms)


        Route B
  
        CHENNAI - TIRUCHI   (306)
        TIRUCHI  -THENI        (160)
        THENI  -POOPARA      (28)
        POOPARA  - MUNNAR (22 )

If your hotel is in Chinnakanal, please take route B.  Chinnakanal is before munnar in Route B.  The total time to travel may take around 10 hours. Please check the location of your resort before you travel. Most of the popular resorts in munnar are located in Chinnakknal and it is 15 kms before munnar.