Connectivity

The city of Coimbatore is well connected by Airways, Road Transport and Railways to various parts of India and Tamilnadu.

By Air

Coimbatore is well connected to all major cities of India by the Coimbatore International Airport (IATA: CJB, ICAO: VOCB). Flight details connecting Coimbatore can be seen from https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore. Bharathiar University is approximately 24 Kilometres from the Airport and the approximate time to reach Bharathiar University from the airport by car is 45 minutes.

By Bus

Coimbatore has three major bus terminus.
1) Coimbatore Central Bus stand (Gandhipuram Bus Stand), situated at the city centre connects various parts of Tamilnadu and neighbouring states like Kerala and Karnataka. Bharathiar University is approximately 12 Kilometres from the Gandhipuram Bus Stand. Approximate time to reach Bharathiar University by local bus is 30 minutes. Large number of local buses plying towards Maruthamalai are available from the Town Bus stand, Gandhipuram to reach the Bharathiar University campus easily.

2) Singanallur Bus Stand is available on the Trichy road establishing a connection towards Karur, Tiruchy, Dindigul and Madurai. Bharathiar University is approximately 15 Kilometres from the Gandhipuram Bus Stand. Approximate time to reach Bharathiar University by local bus is 45 minutes.

3) Ukkadam Bus Stand mainly has a connection to buses from Kerala, Pollachi, Udumalpet. Bharathiar University is approximately 12 Kilometres from the Gandhipuram Bus Stand. The approximate time to reach Bharathiar University by local bus is 25 minutes. Local buses are available from Singanallur Bus Stand and Ukkadam Bus stand to Vadavalli Bus stand (3 Kms before Bharathiar University Bus Stop). From the Vadavalli bus terminus, there are alternate buses plying towards Maruthamalai is available to reach Bharathiar University. To get down at Bharathiar University, the Bus stop name is BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY Main Gate. The School of distance education campus of Bharathiar University can be reached from the second gate of Bharathiar University.

By Train

Coimbatore is well connected to all major cities of India by the railways network. Coimbatore Junction, also known as Coimbatore Main Junction (station code: CBE), is the primary railway station.

Train details connecting Coimbatore from various places can be seen from the section PassengerInfo/Timetable Information/Trains at a Glance from Indian railways website https://indianrailways.gov.in/. Bharathiar University is approximately 12 Kilometres from the Railway station. Local buses are available from the Railway station to the Vadavalli Bus stand (3 Kms before Bharathiar University Bus Stop). From the Vadavalli bus terminus, there are alternate buses plying towards Maruthamalai is available to reach Bharathiar University. The approximate time to reach Bharathiar University by local bus is 25 minutes.