- Distance
- About 100 km by road
- Drive time
- 2 hours one way
- Pickup
- Coimbatore
- Destination
- Erode, Tamil Nadu
- Trip type
- Same-day return possible
- Vehicles
- Sedan, SUV, tempo traveller, coach
About the trip
Erode is a busy textile and turmeric trading town on the Kaveri, known for its handloom markets and wholesale cloth shops. Visitors come for business, shopping and nearby sights like the Sangameswarar temple at Bhavani, where three rivers meet, and the Kodiveri dam. The road runs east on NH 544 through Avinashi and Perundurai, an easy four-lane drive.
What to see in Erode
- Textile and handloom markets
- Sangameswarar Temple, Bhavani
- Kodiveri Dam
- Periya Mariamman Temple
- Chennimalai Murugan Temple
- Bhavanisagar Dam
On the road
NH 544 via Avinashi and Perundurai. Leave by 7:30 am; Erode's cloth markets are busiest on Monday and Tuesday market days.
A same-day plan
- 7:30 AMPickup from your place in Coimbatore
- 9:30 AMReach Erode and visit the Periya Mariamman Temple
- 10:30 AMShopping in the textile markets
- 1:00 PMLunch in town
- 2:00 PMSangameswarar Temple at Bhavani
- 3:30 PMKodiveri Dam, then start back
- 7:00 PMDrop at your place in Coimbatore
Timings are a guide — tell us when you want to leave and what you want to see, and the driver will work around it.
Choose your vehicle
Airport runs, couples and small families on short trips.
The usual pick for family trips, ghat roads and long days on the highway.
Extra room and comfort for special occasions and senior guests.
Extended families, pilgrimage parties and office outings.
Weddings, school trips and temple tours with a big party.
Every car is air-conditioned and comes with an experienced driver. Our quote is all-inclusive — fuel, tolls, parking, interstate permit and driver batta — and is confirmed in writing before you book.
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