State Express Transport Corporation operates bus services from Madurai to Pondicherry and Pondicherry to Madurai on daily basis. The service operated by SETC is a Non AC Ultra Deluxe Service with Push back seats for travel comfort.
The service is a hit among the passengers traveling in this route and widely recommended service among the regular passengers. The service departs at 9:30 PM from Pondicherry (Puducherry) with a pick up point at Villupuram enroute the destination at 10:15 pm.
Sl. No
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City
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Land Mark
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Dep. Time
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1
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PUDUCHERRY
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PUDUCHERRY
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21:31
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2
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VILLUPURAM
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VILLUPURAM
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22:15
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3
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MADURAI
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MADURAI
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06:00
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The service takes 8 hours and 30 minutes to complete 350 kilometers, the journey hours and kilometers may vary due to traffic and road conditions.
In the opposite direction,the service starts from Madurai at 9:05 pm and reaches Pondicherry at 05:35 am. The service approximately takes 8 hours and 30 minutes complete 350 kilometers between starting point and destination.
Sl. No
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City
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Land Mark
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Dep. Time
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1
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MADURAI
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MADURAI
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21:05
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2
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PUDUCHERRY
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PUDUCHERRY
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05:35
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The passenger charges per seat is just Rs.250 excluding the reservation charges, the passengers can reserve their seats in advance of 30 days by visiting the official booking site www.tnstc.in or by visiting the nearest SETC booking centre.
The route no. of the service is tagged as 847 UD for services between Madurai and Puducherry as well for Pondicherry to Madurai.
State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) (formerly known as Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation) is a state-owned transport corporation that runs long distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and major cities in adjoining states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry.