Coimbatore or “Kovai” in Tamil, famous for its culture and hospitality lies in the western parts of Tamil Nadu. With more than 40,000 small, medium and large scale industries, this majestic city is a major commercial centre. Located on the banks of the river Noyyal and in the shadow of the Western Ghats, Coimbatore is called the "Manchester of South India". If you want to travel to Coimbatore then Gandhipuram Bus Stand may be the finest possible alternative as it is considered to be the main bus stand. You can also get the
bus tickets from Gandhipuram Bus Stand to Erode, Tirupur and Salem districts within Tamil Nadu. Other bus stands from where you can avail intercity as well as intrastate bus facility may be Singanallur Bus Stand, Ukkadam Bus Stand and Mettupalayam Bus Stand. You can easily get the bus tickets for Madurai, Trichy, Pallakkad, Palani, Dindigul, Kodaikonal,
Chennai and many other cities within Tamil Nadu from the above mentioned bus stands. Alternatively you can also avail bus tickets for
Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram,
Pondicherry and many other cities outside Tamil Nadu. You can easily avail the bus tickets of State Express Transport Corporation which operates its buses from the above mentioned bus stands from “make my trip” travel partner as per your tour itinerary. The fleet of buses consists of A/C, Non A/C, Volvo, Super Volvo, Video coach and Sleeper along with deluxe class of buses. The State Express Transport Corporation has more than 900 buses which ply everyday. The fare typically starts from approximately 100-150 INR and may vary upon the length of trip and the kind of bus used. Alternatively you can also avail the services of private intercity and intrastate bus operators of Coimbatore as well. The major private bus operators in Coimbatore are Voyager Travels, COR Travels and GREEMS HOLIDAYS. All these private operators ply their buses from Coimbatore to Kodaikonal, Ooty, Yercaud, Munnar, Valparai, Chennai, Podanur and many other districts in Tamil Nadu. Other prominent bus operators are A-1 Cabs & Travels India Private Limited, S.K.B. Tours and Travels, S.S. Travels and Shana Travels which operate intercity and intrastate bus service from the city of Coimbatore. Bus fare usually starts from 300-350 INR and may vary from time to time. All these bus operators can be booked from “make my trip” travel associate without any problems.
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Situated 498 kms from Chennai, Coimbatore is the third largest city in Tamil Nadu. The excellent city is well-renowned for automobile spare parts manufacturing, textile industries, engineering firms, botanical gardens and soothing weather. Coimbatore, an excellent South Indian tourism destination, serves as an entry and exit point to the most popular hill station, Ooty. Tamil, English, Telugu and Malayalam are the most spoken languages of this metropolitan city. Acclaimed as Detroit of South India, Coimbatore is well-known for its divine shrines and majestic temples.It is therefore well-connected with the rest of the country, and apart from an international airport and a major railway station, Coimbatore has 5 major bus stands efficiently providing both local and out-station bus services to all the states in South India, and popular nearby destinations include Kodaikanal, Ooty, Yercaud, Tirupur, and Erode. Bus customers also have the convenience of online bus bookings, easily booking bus tickets for a wide range of buses, from budget to Volvo, sleeper and luxury buses.
