Vettuvan Koil, Kalugumalai, Thoothukudi - Connectivity
Kalugumalai
is around 20 km from Kovilpatti. Kazhugumalai is 150 km from Madurai 60 km from
Thirunelveli and 25 km from Sankarankovil. All the buses to Sankarankovil via
Kovilpatti will stop at Kalugumalai. Kovilpatti is well connected with Madurai
and Tirunelveli. Kalugumalai Vettuvan koil is about 600 mts towards
north from the mofussil bus stand and can be reached by walk.
By Road:
Kalugumalai is
only 15kms off the National Highway NH7. Coming from Madurai towards
Kanyakumari, follow the signs and take a right to Kalugumalai just after
Kovilpatti. The 15 km stretch from the highway to Kalugumalai is narrow
but good and there is very little traffic. Most of them are buses
that ply between Kovilpatti and Sankarankovil. Kalugumalai is well
connected by bus from Kovilpatti and Sankarankovil.
By Train:
The
nearest train station is Kovilpatti though it would be nearly equidistant from
Kadambur and Sankarankovil stations too. All trains going towards Kanyakumari
will stop at Kovilpatti. Many passenger trains and long distance trains passing
through Kovilpatti also stop at Kadambur, including trains from Bombay, Mysore,
Chennai, Coimbatore and Erode. Trains from Chennai, Senkottai and Nagercoil
stop at Sankarankovil station. The best tip would be to get off at Kovilpatti
and take a local bus or taxi to Kalugumalai.
By Air:
The
nearest airport is Madurai International airport which is around 110 kms. Air
India, Jet Airways and Spice Jet fly into Madurai. The other option is
Tuticorin airport which would be nearly the same distance as Madurai
airport. Only Spice Jet from Chennai flies into Tuticorin. Thoothukudi airport
is closest to the Kazhugumalai (80km) to fly from Chennai.
