Travelling by road may very well be the best option if one wants to get to Kotagiri. Starting from the plains, getting to Coonoor by any vehicle is easy enough. The Kotagiri Ghat road route, which is also the oldest known route to the Nilgiris from the plains, is the best way you can get. Getting on this route from Mettupalayam, you can pass through Aravenu and then reach Kotagiri. The distance from Mettupalayam to Kotagiri along this route is a mere 33 kilometres. The fact that the road is well maintained only adds to its appeal.
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
Turn left toward ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ-ಹಿರಿಯೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ
Turn right onto ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ-ಹಿರಿಯೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto SH 19
Turn left onto NH 234/SH 148/SH 19
Turn right at Priya Gift Gallery onto Mahalakshmi Layout Main Rd
Turn left onto CN Halli-Tiptur Rd
Take the 1st right onto DVP Campus Rd
Take the 1st right onto Chowki Mutta Rd
Take the 2nd left to stay on Chowki Mutta Rd
Turn left at Shiva darshini lodging onto BH Rd
Make a U-turn at Shiva darshini lodging
Continue onto SH 19
Slight left to stay on SH 19
Turn right to stay on SH 19
Take the 1st left to stay on SH 19
Turn right onto 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 SH 15
Turn left at NDCC Bank onto SH 15
Turn left onto Kotagiri Rd/Ooty - Kotagiri Hwy
Turn right onto Ooty - Kotagiri Hwy
Continue onto Kotagiri-Kattabettu-Ooty Rd/SH 15
Turn right onto Main Bazar Rd
Sharp right