Kodaikanal to Mysore

1. Straight(0.1 km) on Lake Rd
   
2. 1st Right onto Lake Rd, go 0.5 km
   
3. Slight 1st Right onto Lake Rd, go 0.9 km
   
4. Slight 3rd Left onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
   
5. Slight 3rd Left onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
   
6. Left onto Convent Rd, go <100m
   
7. Slight 1st Right onto Convent Rd, go 0.2 km
   
8. Continue down Naidpuram Rd: 0.4 km
   
9. Continue down : 7.7 km.
   Enter Dindigul District.
   
10. Take Left, go 5.2 km
    
11. Take Right, go 15 km
    
12. Take Slight Left, go 2.6 km
    
13. Take Right, go 3 km
    
14. Slight Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 2.6 km
    
15. Slight Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 1 km.
    Enter Palani.
    
16. 1st Left onto NH209 Hwy, go 0.5 km
    
17. Continue down : 32 km.
    Leave Palani at 1.4 km.
    Enter Erode District at 16 km.
    Via Kolathupalayam at 29 km.
    
18. Take Slight Left, go 1.2 km.
    Enter Dharapuram.
    
19. Take 1st Right, go 38 km.
    Leave Dharapuram at 1.8 km.
    Via Kangeyam at 32 km.
    
20. Take Slight Left, go 12 km
    
21. Take Right, go 0.6 km
    
22. Take 1st Left, go 13 km.
    Via Chennimalai, Ottapparai, Mukasipidariyur at 2.7 km.
    
23. Continue down NH47 Hwy: 0.3 km.
    Enter Perundurai.
    
24. Take 1st Left, go 1.7 km.
    Leave Perundurai at 1.2 km.
    
25. Take Slight 2nd Right, go 48 km.
    Via Kolappalur at 21 km.
    
26. Slight Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 74 km.
    Via Sathyamangalam at 2.1 km.
    Leave Tamil Nadu at 37 km.
    Enter Karnataka at 39 km.
    
27. Slight Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 0.8 km.
    Enter Chamarajanagar.
    
28. 1st Left onto SH17B Hwy, go 37 km.
    Leave Chamarajanagar.
    Via Mysore District, Chamarajanagar District at 16 km.
    Enter Mysore District at 19 km.
    Enter Nanjangud at 35 km.
    
29. Right onto NH212 Hwy, go 16 km.
    Leave Nanjangud.
    Enter Mysore at 15 km.
    
30. Sharp Left (past Hotel Mahasagar on the left) onto NH212 Hwy, go 3.9 km
    
31. Take Slight Left, go 0.1 km
    
32. Slight 3rd Left onto Chamaraja Rd, go 0.2 km
    
33. 1st Right onto SH17D Hwy, go 0.7 km
    
34. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto SH88A Hwy, go 0.1 km overall
    
35. Continue down Shayaji Rao Rd: 0.3 km (Past City Bus Stand on the right)
    
36. 2nd Left onto Dhanvantri Rd, go 0.2 km
    
37. Arrive at destination
    

Note 1:
Climbing Routes: Kodaikanal can be climbed by two different routes from the plains - one from Palani and the other from Batlagundu/Genguvarpatti. The Batlagundu route is wider, less gradient and easier to drive, it is called the "Ghat Road". The Palani route is useful only if you are driving from Coimbatore/Udumalpet/Pollachi/Palghat direction, it is narrower, steeper and tough to climb. Both these routes meet at Perumalmalai Junction from where Kodaikanal is 12 km.

Note 2:
Munnar Route: Kodaikanal to Munnar direct road has been closed due to some inter-state issues. Only dare-devil two-wheelers can use that route (via Berijam). If you have to travel west of Kodaikanal (Munnar/Thekkady/Cochin/Kollam/Trivandrum), it is best to take the Ghat Road towards Batlagundu, turn right at Ghats Road Junction towards Periyakulam and procced via Theni/Bodi.

Note 3:
Some map sites show a short, straight route from Periyakulam to Kodaikanal. This road was the only track to Kodaikanal during pre-independence days. It is surprising to see the map sites still showing that trail as a "road" now. It is a steep 18km hiking trail only for the seasoned mountain climbers. It is not a "Road", it's a trekking route via Kumbakarai/Vellagavi Village. Please do not confuse Periyakulam to Kodaikanal route as a Road.

Reverse Route
Mysore to Kodaikanal


Detailed Route maps and travel directions:

Kodaikanal to Mysore - Yahoo! Maps

Kodaikanal to Mysore - Google Maps