Air
The closest airport is at Trichy, 54 km away. Trichy Airport receives flights from Chennai and Madurai and from Sharjah, Kuwait City and Colombo (Sri Lanka).
Rail
Thanjavur is on the route of many trains travelling between Chennai, Madurai and Kanyakumari. It also has direct connections to and from Chennai’s Egmore Station. Trichy is an important junction of Southern Railways and is on the route of almost all southbound trains to Kanyakumari, Madurai or Rameswaram. Passenger trains ply between Trichy and Thanjavur, but roadways buses are better with frequent services.
Bus
54 km from Trichy, Thanjavur is connected by excellent roads to Trichy (NH 67), to Madurai, Chennai (NH45) and Kanyakumari (NH7). Inter city buses, taxis and tourist buses are available at Trichy
