Tiruchirappalli or Trichy, situated on the banks of river Cauvery, is famous for the ranganatha temple at srirangam. 

Temperature (deg C): Summer- Max. 37, Min. 26; Winter- Max. 29, Min. 20. 
Best Season : October to March. 
STD Code : 0431. 


Air : Trichy is directly connected by Indian Airlines flights to Cochin & Madras Fare: Calcutta-Trichy via Madras (Mon,Thu,Fri) Rs.5114 (Y). 

Rail: Trichy is an important rail junction connected to Bangalore, Coimbatore, Cochin, Madras, Madurai, Quilon, Rameshwaram, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli. Fare (approx): Calcutta-Trichy via Madras Rs.1950 (AC-2A), Rs.1600 (I), Rs.500 (II). 

Road: Trichy is connected by regular buses with Bangalore (345 kms), Coimbatore (203 kms), Tanjore (56 kms), Kumbakonma (95 kms), Madurai (142 kms), Ooty (302 kms), Madras (320 kms), Kanyakumari (384 kms), Chidambaram (162 kms) Rameshwaram (228 kms), Palani (135 kms) etc. 

Places To Visit 

Rock Fort, Sri Jambukeshwara Temple, Tiruvannaikaval, Srirangam, Museums & Art Galleries (0900-1230 & 1400-1700 hrs. Friday closed). 

Excursions

Viralimalai (30 kms), Kodumbalur (36 kms), Sittannavasal (13 kms), Thanjavur (59 kms).