Tiruvallur lies 42 kilometres west of Chennai and is well connected by trains and buses.
By Rail
It lies on the Chennai-Bangalore railroad. There are many local trains from the Chennai Central Suburban station and some trains from Chennai Beach station to Tiruvallur.
By Road
The government-run buses to Tiruttani and Tirupathi Routes : 97 series and 201 connect Tiruvallur from Chennai.There are two major roads connecting Chennai and Tiruvallur. One route is through Porur and Poonamalle and the another one is through Avadi and Ambattur. Tiruvallur is connected from chennai by MTC bus routes from T.Nagar, CMBT, Broadway..etc
