Bangalore to Coonor

Hi.

Need help with my trip, here is my itenary
26th Jul - Morning start from Bangalore (drive by Car)
reach coonor, we have Booked our COmpany Guest house near SIM's park for 4 days
27th Jul- Board Toy train from metuplayam to OOTy

Can you folks please tell me how i can reach Metupalyam in time for Train (7:30AM morning), we are three (we two and 3 year old Kid)

Option 1 - can we get A driver for hire who can drop us at Metupalyam and again get the Car to Ooty, so that we can use our car in Ooty and get back to coonor in evening

Option2- Take a bus from Coonor to Metupalyam (will there be buses which can get us to metupalyam in Time in early morning), and after Ooty get Back to Coonor by Bus

Option 3: Get a CAB from coonor to Metuplayam, and after OOty trip get back to Coonor by CAR

Please suggest
Raghu

yes can hire a cab in ooty , but they are expensive. please do find out at the local busstand if there is a bus early in the morning at 4am . it takes 2.5 hours to reach mettupalayam from ooty. from conoor the travel time would be 2 hours . i remember there is a bus at 4.45 am from connoor and that reaches in time.

Could your company guest house arrange for a driver? Your second options looks a bit risky as in everything needs to be in time.

Kraghum, you could stay the night in Mettupulayem. A few accomodation options there. Zamba.

I think the OP is planning to drive from Bangalore to Ooty in his car.

Hi Raghu.

I am a bit confused. What is your route, and how many days, and in what order?

Driving from Bangalore to...???

Staying in Coonoor for 4 days at END of trip?

I agree with Zamba, esepcially as i hate to wake up extremely early, and unless you spend the night in Mettupalyam, it is going to be a VERY early morning drive to get on the train

Mettupalyam has a nice amusement park for you and your 3 yr old called Black Thunder. Pretty scenery, and a water play area. So IF it fits in your schedule, i would go to Mettupalyam the afternoon before you get on the train, enjoy the park, and spend the night (There is accommodation at the Park, but i dont know if it is good, or its price).

Here is another thought. It is going to be a lONG time for the three yr old to sit on the train, as beautiful and fun a journey as it is, still a long time for a toddler. Have you considered takingthe train just one "leg" for example, Coonoor to Ooty, (which is what we did) or vice versa, and saving yourself the trip down to Mettupalyam? Yo may not see as much, but the scenery is still gorgeous, and the ride through the tunnels nad past the villages was great fun

Thanks guys, i will take "rebeccam" advise going from Coonor to Ooty. about my Journey i will starting from Bangalore on 26th Jul morning reaching coonor by afternoon, return jouney starts on 29th Sunday from Coonor

Now i have made reservation in Train for journey

1 - Metupalyam to Ooty (2nd class) 1 Ticket is CNF and 2dn ticket in Waiting list 1, so if board at Coonor for same ticket, will i still get a Seat?
2 - First class ticket which i book from coonor to Ooty in in waiting list 8 &9, don't know if it go down in next few days

Regards
Raghu