Bus
BartaraBilaspur Jn (BSP)
245 km by road
Distance is the real road, not the map line — allow for landslide halts and a night stop.
₹370–₹740
4.5h
Train
Bilaspur Jn (BSP)Dornakal Jn (DKJ)
12851 Bilaspur–Chennai Express · 3A · 676 km
₹1,350–₹1,580
14.3h
Train
Dornakal Jn (DKJ)Chennai Central (MAS)
12270 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Chennai Duronto · 3A · 592 km
₹1,220–₹1,430
7h
Shared jeep
Chennai CentralSunnambu Kulathur
Shared Sumo/Bolero · 24 km
Shared jeeps leave the stand between 05:00 and 07:00 and then stop for the day. Be early or lose a day.
₹150–₹300
1h
Total for 1 traveller: ₹3,090–₹4,050 one way
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