There are frequent buses to Covelong from the towns of Karaikal, Pondicherry and Tranquebar. The tickets are cheap, depending on the class of travel, but rarely come above 50 Rupees. You can also board a bus to Covelong from Chennai, or the nearby towns of Chidambaram, Villupuram and Kanchipuram.
Head northwest on Tamasi Bandat Rd toward Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd
Take the 1st left onto Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd
Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd turns slightly left and becomes Station Rd
Turn left toward Eastern Express Hwy/NH 3
Continue straight onto Eastern Express Hwy/NH 3
Slight left onto Sumannagar Bridge
Continue onto VN Purav Marg
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Yaswanth Rao Chavan Marg
Continue onto Vashi Bridge
Continue onto Sion-Panvel Express Hwy
Keep left to continue on Belapur Flyover
Merge onto Sion-Panvel Express Hwy
Continue onto Mumbai - Pune Expy/मुंबई-पुणे द्रुतगती महामार्ग
Keep right to stay on Mumbai - Pune Expy/मुंबई-पुणे द्रुतगती महामार्ग
Take the exit on the right toward Mumbai Pune Bypass Rd/Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Slight left onto Mumbai Pune Bypass Rd/Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Turn left toward Connecting Rd
Continue straight onto Connecting Rd
Turn left onto Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Continue straight to stay on Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Turn right onto Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Continue straight to stay on Asian Highway 47/NH 4
Take the exit
Continue straight
Slight left to merge onto NICE Ring Rd
Exit onto Service Rd
Turn right at Venkateshwara Theatre onto Hewlett Packard Avenue
Take the 1st left onto Kanyakumari Rd
Slight left to stay on Kanyakumari Rd
Slight left onto AH 45
Take the ramp to AH 45/NH 46
Turn left onto AH 45/NH 46
Sharp right to stay on AH 45/NH 46
Turn right at Sripermuthur Juction onto Singaperumalkoil-Sriperumbadur-Thiruvallur-Redhills Rd
Turn left onto Tambaram-Mudichur-Sriperumbudur Rd/SH 110
Turn right to stay on Tambaram-Mudichur-Sriperumbudur Rd/SH 110
Turn left to stay on Tambaram-Mudichur-Sriperumbudur Rd/SH 110
Turn right onto Marmalong Bridge-Irumbuliyur-Mudichur-Oraga Dam-Walajabad Rd/Mudichur Rd/SH 48
Turn left onto Vandalur Rd
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto SH 121
Turn left onto Vandalur-Kelambakkam Rd
Turn right onto OMR/Rajiv Gandhi IT Expy
Turn left onto Kelambakam-Kovalam Rd
Continue onto Dargah Rd
Turn left