Rajapalayam has two bus stands to cater to the needs of the population. The old bus stand currently serves as the city bus stand. The new bus stand on Sankarankoil Road is where all the mofussil buses stop by. Buses frequently shuttle between Madurai and Rajapalayam. There are buses, every 15 minutes, from Rajapalayam to Tirunelveli travel via sankarankovil and every 30 minutes to Virudhunagar and vice-versa.
Many private buses leave for Chennai & Bangalore during nights. There are also the state-run SETC buses to Chennai & Bangalore. Buses between Chennai/Bangalore and Tenkasi/Sengottai travel via Rajapalayam.
RAIL EXPRESS TRAINS
The Podhigai Express SuperFast train bearing no (12661) from Chennai Egmore to Sengottai reaches Rajapalayam every day at around 6.30 AM. Similarly the Podhigai Express SuperFast train bearing no (12662) from Sengottai to Chennai Egmore reaches Rajapalayam every night at around 08.20 PM. Sengottai Chennai Egmore Express bearing no (06804) from Sengottai to Chennai Egmore reaches Rajapalayam at around 03.45 PM on every Wednesday evening. Similarly Chennai Egmore Sengottai Express bearing no (06803) from Chennai Egmore to Sengottai reaches Rajapalayam at around 5.05 AM on every Wednesday morning. There are also special trains available from Chennai to Sengottai and vice versa via Rajapalayam almost throughout the year. Trains from/towards Tirunelveli can be caught at Virudhunagar Junction.
PASSENGER TRAINS
There are 3 passenger train services from Madurai to Sengottai that pass through
