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Udhagamandalam (Ooty) , is spread over a large area amongst rolling hills and valleys. Between the lake and the racecourse are the railway station and bus stand . From either of these it's a 10 minute walk to the market area ans 20 minutes to Ooty's real centre, Charing Cross (the junction of Coonoor, Kelso and Commercial roads ).

Bus the state bus companies all have reservation offices at the bus stand, most open daily from 9 am to 5.30 pm. There are 20 buses daily to Mysore ( five hours ) and many continue to Banglore ( eight hours ) . There are buses every 30 minutes to Coimbatore ( three hours ) three buses a day to Chennai (15 hours ) and also direct services to Kanyakumari (14 hours ), Thanjavur (10 hours ) and Tirupathi ( 14 hours ).