How To Reach Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride

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How To Reach Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride

Here are complete details on how to reach Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Tamil Nadu:

Nilgiri Mountain Railway Route

Mettupalayam – Kellar – Coonoor – Wellington – Lovedale – Ooty

The Nigiri Mountain Railway ride begins from Mettupalayam, which is about 35 km north of the city of Coimbatore. There are regular taxi, train, and bus services from Coimbatore to Mettupalayam. From Mettupalayam Railway Station, this beautiful toy train crosses the Bhavani River and then the route starts to climb gently. The train passes through charming mountain towns like Kellar, Coonoor, Wellington, and Lovedale before reaching its terminus in Ooty or Ootacamund.

There are two steam locomotives of Nilrigi Mountain Railway between Ooty and Coonoor. While one train runs daily between Mettupalayam and Ooty via Coonoor. All the information about Nilgiri Mountain Railway route or Ooty toy train route is available at IRCTC website run by Indian Railways.

  • New Delhi to Coonoor

    By Air

    11.0 hours

    By Road

    41.0 hours

    By Train

    41.0 hours
  • Bangalore to Coonoor

    By Air

    -

    By Road

    7.0 hours

    By Train

    7.0 hours
  • Chennai to Coonoor

    By Air

    -

    By Road

    10.0 hours

    By Train

    14.0 hours
  • Pune to Coonoor

    By Air

    -

    By Road

    18.0 hours

    By Train

    32.0 hours
  • Mumbai to Coonoor

    By Air

    -

    By Road

    21.0 hours

    By Train

    34.0 hours
  • Hyderabad to Coonoor

    By Air

    5.0 hours

    By Road

    16.0 hours

    By Train

    18.0 hours

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Alokananda's 5 days trip to Coonoor

We had a very pocket-friendly trip at Coorg and Ooty, thanks to Travel Triangle for arranging such a wonderful trip. The timings were perfect coinciding with the nature's intricate way of displaying it's beauty throughout our trip. We started our trip from B'lore to Coorg and reached our destination at night due to traffic along the way but the Jungle Hill Resort was mesmerizing and quite well kept with a 4-bedded deluxe room. We visited the spectacular Golden Temple or one of the largest Tibetan Monastery which is also known as Namdroling Monastery. It encompasses the large school for the young monks and bave beautiful small cafes and eateries and souvenir shops for the tourist to check out. We found it had a beautiful view of the jungle and mountain view in the morning. The food was on the expensive side but we had breakfast buffet included in our package. Abbey Falls and the views of the meadows of Mandal petti were breathtaking. At Puspagiri National Park, it didn't feel like we were in India that showcased the best views of Nilgiri Hills adorned with the Nilkurungi plants. Rest of the places to visit were good but their slight overpriced such as Coffee Plantation tour, Dubbare Elephant Camp. Our hotels rooms at Ooty were disappointing. Rooms received from Kemp's Cave at their neighbouring building called The Baron's who gave us rooms with dirty linens, broken window lock, malfunctioning bathroom door and intercom. It was difficult to communicate with hotel staff although the reception staff were fast in sending help. Only the linens were changed and bathroom door was fixed. Rest were not fixed during our two days stay. The sightseeing was very good especially what made our day was the toy train ride from Ooty to Coonoor. The whole place was standstill due to traffic during public holiday so we had to resort to walking down the hill to reach the Ugadamandalam Railyway Station in Ooty. Pykara Falls and Lake, Wenlock Downs are picturesque places to remember in this trip. We opted out to visit Tea Factory and Doddabetta Peak due to heavy traffic. Mr. Rahul Kumar from All India Holiday has helped us before and throughout our trip to customise it and with payments at every juncture to make it a hassle-free ordeal. He have been very hospitable, content and patient in managing our trip . Travel Triangle and team has yet again made it possible for us to collect the best memories from hills of Ooty and Coorg. The best part of this trip was the journey through Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Madumalai Tiger Reserve when heading towards Ooty from Coorg via Bangalore-Mysore-Ooty Highway. We were surprised to spots innumerous deers, peacock, peahens, monkeys, wild Elephants and Giant Indian Squirrels. The reserves are well maintained with strict rules that are followed while traveling through them. We were lucky to get the glimpse of this reserve twice and both the times we have got to spot the animals.

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Mohamed's 6 days trip to Coonoor

Cab needed to be improved... Unfortunate breakdown occurred in middle of forest between Ooty and Mysore ... Took 2hrs to change car... Best service at Ooty both cab & hotel....

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FAQ's of Coonoor

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Train tickets can be booked from IRCTC website, just like for any other train in India.

 

INR 25 for second class coaches and INR 150 or INR 185 for first classes depending on the destination.

 

Yes, it’s possible to visit Ooty from Coonoor and return on the same day. The journey each side takes about one hour.

 

Yes. You can visit the government authorized IRCTC website, and book the ticket for Nilgiri mountain railway online without any hassle. 

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