Cuddalore–Ariyankuppam Bus Route

Ariyankuppam is extensively connected with Cuddalore by the Pondicherry–Cuddalore Road Corridor. The frequency is 2 minute per bus. As this corridor is always over crowded, people of Ariyankuppam has to go Cuddalore by standing in these buses.

Dedicated Bus Service
Earlier Tamil Nadu Government ply Bus Route No 26A from Cuddalore to Chinna Irusampalayam, a hamlet of Kilinjikuppam Panchayat Village, Cuddalore District. But due to very narrow road and with a lot of bends in Chinna Irusampalayam, it became difficult for the drivers to operate bus. This led to the reduction of Route 26A to Ariyankuppam. Thus Ariyankuppam got a dedicated Bus Service (Route No. 26A) from Cuddalore. Aged people and Ladies prefer this bus to Cuddalore instead of regular route bus from Pondicherry to Cuddalore.

Route
Route No. 26A connects Ariyankuppam with Cuddalore via. Thavalakuppam, Reddichavadi, Kirumampakkam, Kanniyakoil and Manjakuppam which is the regular route for Pondicherry–Cuddalore Buses. Another bus, Route 391 also connects Ariyankuppam with Cuddalore. This bus runs alternatively between Cuddalore–Chidambaram and Cuddalore–Ariyankuppam route. It is an express bus and so it has individual seating arrangement.

Timings
Route 26A - Cuddalore to Ariyankuppam

Route 391 - Cuddalore to Ariyankuppam

Note: Route 391 does not run on Sundays and on Full Moon and New Moon Days