Ooty is well connected by good roads. It is 535 km from Chennai (via Salem), 88 km from Coimbatore, 18 km from Coonoor, 155 km from Mysore (via Gudalur), 187 km from Calicut, 290 km from Bangalore, 281 km from Kochi (via Coimbatore and Palakkadu), 236 km from Kodaikanal (via Coimbatore and Palani).
Ooty is situated on National Highway 67. It is connected by road to travelers from the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka via the six main accepted Nilgiri Ghat Roads.