NIT-Trichy is located about 22 km from Tiruchirappalli Junction / Central Bus stand on the Trichy-Thanjavur Highway.

The simplest and most economical way to reach NIT-Trichy is by bus. Any city Bus at Tiruchirapalli Junction will take you to the central bus stand. Board Thanjavur bound mofussil or route bus. The journey time from Trichy will be around 40 minutes.

The executive way of reaching NIT-Trichy will be hiring a taxi. Taxis may charge around Rs.400/-

Trichy is connected by road to Chennai (320 km) and to all major towns in South India by regular bus services. Tiruchirapalli is an important junction on the Southern Railway. It connects Chennai, Thanjavur, Madurai, Tuticorin, Tirupati, Rameswaram, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Cochin and Mangalore. It has an International airport and is connected with Chennai (Madras), Singapore, Colombo, Kuwait, Sharjah, Calicut.