Travelling To Rameswaram

When to go

Rameswaram is a tropical area and the weather is hot and humid all the year round. The coolest months are November and December. However it is also the rainy season in Tamil Nadu.

How to go

By Air

The nearest airport is in Madurai (174 km).

By Road

Madurai is connected to Rameswaram via NH-49.
Even connecting Trains & Buses from Madurai is always available.
Chennai (556 km) is connected to Rameswaram as well via East Coast Road (ECR ) upto Ramnad & then NH- 49 follows.

By Bus

If you’re travelling by road, there are well-organised bus and private taxi services from Trichi, Coimbatore and Madurai.
Daiwik Hotels – one of the best hotels in Rameswaram, is next to the main bus stand in Rameswaram on NH 49.

By Rail

If you are travelling by train, there are direct trains from Chennai, Madurai, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, and Benares. You’ll know you’re approaching someplace special when you wake up to an early morning view of the Pamban Bridge with the sea on either side.
Following is a Train schedule upto February 2015 :

Train No.	Train Type	From	To	Departure	Arrival	Days
15119	Exp	Rameshwaram	Manduadih	11:00:00 PM	4:45:00 AM	Wed
15120	Exp	Manduadih	Rameshwaram	9:00:00 PM	12:35:00 AM	Sun
16851	Exp	Chennai Egmore	Rameshwaram	7:15:00 PM	8:35:00 AM	Daily
16852	Exp	Rameshwaram	Chennai Egmore	5:00:00 PM	6:35:00 AM	Daily
16617	Exp	Rameshwaram	Coimbatore Jn	7:00:00 PM	6:40:00 AM	Wed
16618	Exp	Coimbatore Jn	Rameshwaram	7:45:00 PM	6:30:00 AM	Tue
16733	Exp	Rameshwaram	Okha	10:00:00 PM	1:50:00 PM	Friday
16734	Exp	Okha	Rameshwaram	7:30:00 AM	7:30:00 PM	Tue
16779	Exp	Tirupati	Rameshwaram	1:00:00 PM	7:35:00 AM	Sun, Tue, Fri
16780	Exp	Rameshwaram	Tirupati	4:00:00 PM	10:15:00 AM	Mon, Thu, Sat
16793	Exp	Rameshwaram	Faizabad Jn	11:00:00 PM	8:30:00 AM	Sun
16794	Exp	Faizabad Jn	Rameshwaram	11:55:00 PM	7:10:00 AM	Wed
18495	Exp	Rameshwaram	Bhubaneshwar	8:40:00 AM	6:55:00 PM	Sun
18496	Exp	Bhubaneswar	Rameshwaram	12:00:00 PM	11:00:00 PM	Friday
22621	Exp	Rameshwaram	Kanyakumari	8:55:00 PM	4:10:00 AM	Mon, Thu, Sat
22622	Exp	Kanyakumari	Rameshwaram	10:00:00 PM	5:20:00 AM	Sun, Tue, Fri
22661	Exp	Chennai Egmore	Rameshwaram	5:50:00 PM	4:35:00 AM	Daily
22662	Exp	Rameshwaram	Chennai Egmore	8:15:00 PM	7:05:00 AM	Daily
56721	Pass	Madurai	Rameshwaram	12:15:00 PM	4:35:00 PM	Daily
56722	Pass	Rameshwaram	Madurai	11:15:00 AM	3:10:00 PM	Daily
56723	Pass	Madurai	Rameshwaram	6:45:00 AM	10:30:00 AM	Daily
56724	Pass	Rameshwaram	Madurai	5:25:00 AM	9:20:00 AM	Daily
56725	Pass	Madurai	Rameshwaram	6:10:00 PM	10:30:00 PM	Daily
56726	Pass	Rameshwaram	Madurai	6:00:00 PM	10:00:00 PM	Daily
56829	Pass	Tiruchchirapalli	Rameshwaram	6:40:00 AM	12:45:00 PM	Daily
56830	Pass	Rameshwaram	Tiruchchirapalli	1:55:00 PM	10:25:00 PM	Daily

Hotel Location
From Ramanathaswamy Temple 3 km
From Rameswaram bus stand on NH 49 100 m
From Rameswaram railway station 2.5 km

For Further Information, Please contact :
Tamil Nadu Tourism website www.tamilnadu-tourism.com Or you may get in touch with :
Tamil Nadu Tourist Office
Bus Stand Complex, Rameswaram – 623526