Coorg or Kodagu is the south-western district of Karnataka bordering Kerala. It is situated on the western mountainous region of South India. It has an area of 1595 square miles or 4102.3 sq. km with a population of 4,85,299 as per the 1991 census. In relative terms, Coorg is four times larger than Hong Kong, and seven times larger than Singapore.

Getting to Coorg

Air: The nearest airport are Mangalore (135 kms) and Bangalore (260 kms).

Train: The nearest railheads are at Mysore, Mangalore and Hassan (146 kilometers).

Road: From Bangalore, there are two routes to Coorg. Both routes are almost the same distance (around 250-260 kilometers).
The route via Mysore, is the oft-frequented route. The stretch after Hunsur is scenic and the drive through the coffee plantations is absorbing.
The other route is via Neelamangal, Kunigal, Chanrayapatna, all of which are located on the National highway. After Chanrayanapatna, the state highway route takes you to your destination

Bus: The  bus service in Madikeri has connections to almost every place in Coorg, except Kushalnagar, for which you have to hop onto a bus to Bangalore. Alternatively, there are regular buses to Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Shimoga.

Distance from important cities:
Mangalore: 136 kms 
Mysore: 120 kms 
Bangalore: 256 kms 
Hassan: 115 kms 
Dharmasthala: 133 kms 
Subramanya: 87 kms 
Karwar: 400 kms 
Goa: 525 kms 
Tellechery: 110 kms 
Kasargod: 106 kms 
Calicut: 170 kms 
Cannanore: 110 kms 

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