The easiest route to get to Coonoor via road is the road from Mettupalayam to Ooty. Coonoor is in the middle of this route. You can board a bus from Gandhipuram at Coimbatore straight to Coonoor or you can drive all the way to Coonoor along this route. You can also board a bus from Mettupalayam and get off at Coonoor. The ride uphill from Mettupalayam to Coonoor takes about 3 hours. State buses, as well as private services are available from all major cities of Tamil Nadu to the town of Coonoor. Luxury buses and Volvo buses are also available from major South Indian cities such as Bangalore and Chennai.
Head northwest on Vittal Mallya Rd
Take the 1st left onto Kasturba Rd/Rajaram Mohan Roy Rd/Vittal Mallya Rd
Turn right onto Kasturba Rd/Rajaram Mohan Roy Rd
Take the 1st right to stay on Kasturba Rd/Rajaram Mohan Roy Rd
At Corporation/Hudson Cir, take the 1st exit onto Bangalore - Mysore Rd/Kasturba Rd
Sharp right at IBS Bangalore to stay on Bangalore - Mysore Rd
Turn left to stay on Bangalore - Mysore Rd
Turn right onto Bangalore - Mysore Rd/Bangalore Nilgiri Rd/Telephone Exchange Road
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bangalore Nilagiri Road/Chamaraja Double Road
Slight left toward Kozhikode-Mysore-Kollegal Hwy/NH 212/SH 33
Continue straight onto Kozhikode-Mysore-Kollegal Hwy/NH 212/SH 33
Continue onto Coimbatore Ooty Gundelpet Hwy/NH 67
Slight left at Forest Information Centre
Sharp left
Turn left toward Coimbatore Ooty Gundelpet Hwy/NH 67
Turn left onto Coimbatore Ooty Gundelpet Hwy/NH 67
Turn left onto Church Hill Rd
Slight right toward Coimbatore Ooty Gundelpet Hwy/NH 67
Continue straight past NDCC Bank onto Coimbatore Ooty Gundelpet Hwy/NH 67
Turn left at Mt Pleasant Rd
Turn right toward Mount Road
Take the 2nd left onto Mount Road
Slight right
Slight right