Reaching Vellore

Vellore is situated on the lower slopes of the Eastern Ghats, 140 km from Chennai (Madras) and 200 km from Bangalore.

It is easily accessible by road from Chennai through the Chennai-Bangalore highway. Travel time by taxi from Chennai airport is approximately three hours. Buses ply from Chennai every ten minutes and take two and a half hours to reach Vellore, while buses from Bangalore ply every hour or so during the day and take about five hours.

Vellore is well connected by rail, with trains from Chennai and Bangalore plying through the Katpadi railway junction which is the station serving Vellore. In addition, trains from Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi, pass directly through Katpadi. Convenient trains depart Chennai every morning reaching Katpadi station in approximately two hours. Train reservations should generally be made well in advance.

In Vellore, the common modes of local transporation used are buses, call-taxi and autorickshaws. The Katpadi railway station, CMC Hospital and the CMC College campus in Bagayam (conference venue) are well connected by regular buses (No. 1 and 2) which ply every 10-15 minutes. Call-taxis are usually metered while autorickshawas are unmetered and usually charge arbitrary amounts for travel.