T h u l i r
Route to Sittilingi
Sittilingi is roughly equi-distant [about 80 kms] from
Thiruvannamalai to its North East,
Dharmapuri to its West, and
Dharmapuri to its West, and
Salem to its South West.
The nearest Village is Kottapatti to its North.
The nearest Railway Stations are:
- Morappur [55 kms]-- Trains to Chennai, Coimbatore and Mangalore stop here.
- Vazhapady [45 kms] -- Train to Chennai Egmore and Vriddhachalam junction. [Trains to Bangalore and Pondicherry to be introduced soon]
By car from Chennai:
The route is Thindivanam, Thiruvannamalai, Thandrampet, Thanipady, Naripalli, Kottapatty. [280 kms]
By car from Bangalore:
The route is Hosur, Krishnagiri, Uthangarai, Anumantheertham, Theerthamalai, Kottapatty. [220 Kms]
By bus from Chennai:
Take a bus to Thiruvannamalai [about 4 hrs from Koyambedu]. From Thiruvannamalai take the bus to Salem via Kottapatty [this is important as the usual Salem buses take another route] at 10.15 am. or the 3.15 pm bus to Vazhapady again via Kottapatty. The buses take about 3 hours to reach Sittilingi.
By train from Chennai:
Take Kovai Express upto Morappur. From there take buses to Harur and change to bus to AK Thanda at 10 30 am [this will reach Sittilingi at 12.15 pm].If you miss this bus there is a bus to Kottapatty at 11 am. You will reach Kottapatty at 12.15pm and there is a connecting bus at 1 pm to Sittilingi.
The new overnight train from Chennai Egmore is the other option. Get off at Vazhapady and there is a bus to Thiruvannamalai via Thumbal and Sittilingi at 5.45 am. This will reach Sittilingi at 7.15 am.
By Bus from Bangalore:
To Reach Harur, take bus to Krishnagiri and change. Alternatively, take any bus going to Thirvannamalai or Pondicherry and get off at Uthangarai and change a bus to Harur.
At Harur, you will get buses to AK Thanda, which goes via Sittilingi, at 5.15 am,7.30 am, 10.30 am, 1.15 pm, 2.45 pm and 7.15 pm. In between there are buses to Kottapatty which is 10 kms from Sittilingi.
A convenient connection is to take the morning Ernakulam train from Bangalore upto Dharmapuri. It reaches at 8.30 am there. At 9.15 am there is a direct bus to Kottapatty which will reach at 12.15 at Kottapatty. There is a bus to Sittilingi at 1 pm from there.
Recently a direct bus from Krishnagiri has been introduced. This leaves Krishnagiri at 10 30 am. It is a bus going to a place called "Kombai" via Harur, Kottapatti and Sittilingi.
Important: Sittilingi is a small village and there are no lodges/ boarding facilities in the village or in nearby villages. We have very limited accomodation and so please conatct us in advance, if you plan a trip!!