Ooty
The hub
Railhead at Mettupalayam (NMR toy train) or road via the Kallar ghat from Coimbatore (~85 km).
Plan your visit
Getting here, weather & roads
Everything you need before you set out — current conditions across the hills, the state of the ghat roads, and how to reach each town.
Updated · 30 May 2026
Weather across the hills
Ooty
Light mist, clearing by noon
17°C
Coonoor
Partly cloudy
20°C
Kotagiri
Cloudy with light breeze
19°C
Road conditions
Mettupalayam–Coonoor (NH 181 ghat)
CautionSingle-lane near Kallar for repairs until June 6. Expect delays.
Ooty–Coonoor (via Wellington)
OpenClear. Normal traffic.
Kotagiri–Mettupalayam (Kookalthorai ghat)
OpenOpen; drive cautiously in mist.
Ooty–Gudalur (Naduvattam)
CautionPatchy fog in the early morning and evening.
The three towns
Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri form a triangle in the upper Nilgiris.
Getting to each town
Coonoor
Tea country
On the NMR line between Mettupalayam and Ooty; by road ~19 km below Ooty.
Kotagiri
Local favourite
By road from Mettupalayam (~30 km) or Ooty (~28 km); the least-trafficked of the three approaches.