Travel Guide To Tiruchherai Saranathan Temple
By Air: The nearest airports are Trichy and Chennai.
By Train: The railway station is just east of the Mahamakam Tank, about 2km from the main temple area. There are trains to Chennai (8 hr, 4 daily), Chengalpattu (6½ hr), Tiruchirappalli (3 daily), Chidambaram, and Thanjavur (3 daily). There is a good train to Chennai at about 8.30 am which takes about 8 hours.
By Bus: The bus station is north of the Mahamakam Tank, southeast of the center of town, about a ten-minute auto-rickshaw ride from the main temple area. There are regular buses to Chidambaram, Pondicherry, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli (4 hr), Chennai (7½ hr, 4 daily), Tiruvannamalai and Bangalore. Buses depart to Thanjavur (half-hour) via Dharasuram and Gangaikondacholapuram every few minutes.
Kumbakonam is on the bank of the Kaveri River, 68km southwest of Chidambaram and 311km south of Chennai.
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