Transport facilities:

Bus facilities are available to this place from Nagappattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar and Sirgazhi.

Local Transport: Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations operate town buses to nearby areas. Hired Vehicles like cars and auto rickshaws are available too.

Tourists have to alight at Mayiladuthurai Railway Junction, to proceed to Poompuhar by road. Visitors from Chennai who travel by train have to get down at Sirgazhi. Poompuhar is connected to Mayiladuthurai and Sirgazhi by road. The distance from Poompuhar to Mayiladuthurai is 24 kms and to Sirgazhi, 21 kms Tourists from Chennai to Poompuhar by private carriers can take the route via Tindivanam, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Sirgazhi. Those who come from Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli may proceed via Melur, Tiruppathur, Karaikudi, Tharangampadi and Akkur. They can also come via Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, and Mayiladuthurai.