By Air: The nearest airport is in Coimbatore, 100km away. You can catch a direct flight to Coimbatore from Chennai, Kozhikode, Bangalore and Mumbai. Indian Airlines flies Delhi-Kochi via Mumbai and Coimbatore.
By Train: Trains connect Udagamandalam indirectly to the rest of the country. One can take a train up to Coimbatore and then the enchanting Nilgiri Mountain Railway,better known as the toy train.The nearest broad gauge railway head from Udhagamandalam is in minor Mettupalayam, which is 46km away. Mettupalayam is connected to Udhagamandalam by a four-hour journey on the Mountain Railway.The major broad-gauge railway junction however, is Coimbatore.
By Train: The NMR (UNESCO World Heritage Site) passes through Lovedale.
Lovedale is the second last railway station on route to Ooty from Mettupalayam and is also the highest station through the same travel.
By Road: Lovedale is situated just 5km from Ooty and one can take a taxicab or bus from there.