SETC have already launched the service in Hosur to Kollam sector with tripcode 1630HOSKLM and route no. 772UD. The timing of the service from Hosur is 4:30 PM and reach Kollam at 6:30 PM. The schedule will cover 682 kilometres in 14 hours will pass through Salem Shencottah Punalur.

The charges for the service per adult is fixed at Rs. 735 excluding reservation charges. Passengers can book the service in redbus or official website www.tnstc.in

Hosur is an industrial city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Bangalore, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Krishnagiri, 82 kilometres from Dharmapuri, 174 km West of Vellore and 306 kilometres (190 mi) west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is the gateway to Karnataka’s Capital City from Tamil Nadu and serves as the satellite town of Bengaluru.

Kollam (IPA: [koɭɭəm]) About this soundpronunciation (help·info), also known by its former name Quilon About this soundpronunciation (help·info) and Coulão (in Portuguese) and Desinganadu, is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast of the Indian state of Kerala.The city is on the banks Ashtamudi Lake.Kollam has a strong commercial reputation since the days of the Phoenicians and Romans.Fed by the Chinese trade, it was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four year travels.Desinganadu’s rajas exchanged embassies with Chinese rulers while there was a flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam. In the 9th Century, on his way to Canton, China, Persian merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir found Kollam to be the only port in India visited by huge Chinese junks. Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who was in Chinese service under Kublai Khan in 1275, visited Kollam and other towns on the west coast, in his capacity as a Chinese mandarin.

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 Puduchery.

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SETC, the premium bus services operator of Tamilnadu Transport Department serving the public have announced the launch of two ac sleeper buses from Chennai CMBT to Gandhipuram SETC Bus Stand.

The route designated for the latest AC Sleeper is 460AS, at present two services are scheduled operate from Chennai CMBT on daily basis. The first service will start at 8:30 PM and second service is scheduled at 9:30 PM.

The first AC Sleeper schedule operated at 8:30 pm to Coimbatore will connect Erode City and have a dropping point at Erode at 3:30 am before reaching coimbatore at 5:30 am the next day.

The schedule have additional pick up points at Ashok Pillar at 8:45 PM, Alandur Subway Bridge at 9:00 PM, Chromepet at 9:15 PM, Tambaram at 9:30 PM and final boarding point Perungalathur at 9:40 PM.

The total travel time for first schedule is 9 hours covering 510 kilometres, travel time and distance may vary due to traffic and road conditions enroute to destinations.

The fare for the service per adult passenger seat is Rs.1020 excluding the reservation charges.

The second schedule operated at 9:30 PM does not go to Erode City and will be directly operated to Coimbatore Non Stop.

The schedule have additional pick up points at Ashok Pillar at 9:45 PM, Alandur Subway Bridge at 10 PM, Chrompet at 10:15 PM, Tambaram at 10:30 PM, Perungalathur at 10:40 PM.

The total travel time for first schedule is 9 hours covering 510 kilometres, travel time and distance may vary due to traffic and road conditions enroute to destinations.

The fare for the service per adult passenger seat is Rs.1020 excluding the reservation charges.

The passengers can book their seat online advance in 30 days at www.tnstc.in or at nearest SETC computerised ticket booking centre.

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SETC operates buses from Cumbam to Chennai via Uthamapalayam Chinnamanur Theni Trichy Villupuram. The bus service is blessing to Cumbam and Theni for traveling to State Capital Chennnai.

The bus operated for the service is a non ac variant with air suspension body and push back seat for passenger comfort. The bus starts from Cumbum bus stand and ends its trip at Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminal situated at Koyamedu.

The bus route dedicated for this service is 172 UD and Total time taken to cover a distance of 533 kilometres is 12 hours. At present there are 5 buses operating with Online reservation facility.

The buses to chennai depart from Cumbam at 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm. The passengers can book the tickets online from www.tnstc.in 30 days advance of travel. The 7:00 pm bus doesn’t have boarding point at Uthamapalayam Chinnamanur instead they have a boarding point at Batlaguntu.

Passengers booking from Uthamapalayam Chinnamanur Theni request you to search Cumbam to Chennai and select boarding point as required. The ticket fare for the service is 385 per passenger excluding reservation charges.

SETC Chennai to Bangalore of Hosur Depot TN01 AN1129 Flower City Express 

The bus service is operated by the Hosur SETC branch.  The service is a hit among the passengers. 

The service uses a non ac variant ashok leyland bus.