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Madurai Airport Taxi Guide: Temple City and Hills Transfers
Landing at Madurai (IXM)? Here's how transfers work and the easiest onward routes to Kodaikanal, Rameswaram and the deep south.
Karthik V.11 Dec 2025 4 min read
Madurai Airport (IXM) at Avaniyapuram is a compact, easy terminal about 12 km from the temple city. It's the handiest landing point for the southern temples and the Palani hills.
Popular onward transfers
- Kodaikanal — about 3 hours up the Batlagundu ghat.
- Rameswaram — the Char Dham pilgrimage, around 3.5 hours.
- Munnar and Thekkady — across into Kerala via Theni.
- Kanyakumari and the deep south via Tirunelveli.
Share your flight number when you book; your driver tracks the arrival and waits if the flight is late, at the same agreed fare.
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