exit 5 nj turnpike Tirupathi station is well served by express trains, running to Chennai (2nd-class chair/ chair ( 62/

Tirupathi station is well served by express trains, running to Chennai (2nd-class exit 5 nj turnpike chair/ chair ( 62/206, three hours), Bengaluru (sleeper/3AC/2AC exit 5 nj turnpike 168/470/628, seven hours), Hyderabad/Secunderabad (sleeper/3AC/2AC 284/764/1047, 12 hours) and Vijayawada (sleeper/3AC/2AC 198/502/674, seven hours). The reservation office (%2225850; h8am-8pm Mon-Sat, 8am-2pm Sun) is across the street.

Indian Airlines (%2283992; Tirumala Bypass Rd; h9.30am-5.30pm), 2km from town, has daily flights to Delhi via Hyderabad. Kingfisher Red (%9849677008) plies the same route, including Bengaluru and Visakhapatnam. Book with Mitta Travels (%2225981; Prakasam Rd; h9am-7.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-12.30pm Sun), next to Manasa Fast Foods, 2km from the train station.