Bus Services in Puducherry
Being an important tourist destination and a commercial hub of South India, the union territory of Puducherry features excellent bus connectivity to all other significant cities located across the country. The Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation, shortly called PRTC is the government-owned transport corporation of Puducherry serving all four districts of the territory, that is to say, Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam and Karaikal.

The Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation operates more than one hundred buses in assorted inter state and intra city bus routes. Frequent PRTC buses are operated on a daily basis from Puducherry connecting various destinations include Chennai, Tirupathi, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Villupuram, Kumily, Tirunelveli, and Chidambaram and so on. Find below the list of Private bus services in Puducherry and PRTC bus services in Pondicherry along with bus timings and more.
List of PRTC Bus Services in Puducherry
Puducherry to BangaloreStarting Point: Puducherry Main Bus Stand (New Bus Stand, MM Salai)
Destination: Bangalore
Bus Timings: 12:15 pm and 11:00 pm
Puducherry to Velankanni
Starting Point: Puducherry Main Bus Stand (New Bus Stand, MM Salai)
Destination: Velankanni
Bus Timings: 09:30 am
Puducherry to Kumuli
Starting Point: Puducherry Main Bus Stand (New Bus Stand, MM Salai)
Destination: Kumuli
Bus Timings: 05:00 pm
Puducherry to Nagercoil
Starting Point: Puducherry Main Bus Stand (New Bus Stand, MM Salai)
Destination: Nagercoil
Bus Timings: 06:30 pm
Puducherry to Mahe
Starting Point: Puducherry Main Bus Stand (New Bus Stand, MM Salai)
Destination: Mahe
Bus Timings: 05:30 pm
Karaikal to Chennai Bypass
Starting Point: Karaikal Bus Stand
Destination: Chennai - Bypass
Bus Route: Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Puducherry, Tindivanam
Bus Timings: 08:30 am and 10:00 pm
Karaikal to Chennai ECR
Starting Point: Karaikal Bus Stand
Destination: Chennai - ECR
Bus Route: Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Puducherry, ECR
Bus Timings: 10:30 am, 01:15 pm, 02:15 pm, 10:15 pm and 10:30 pm
Karaikal to Coimbatore
Starting Point: Karaikal Bus Stand
Destination: Coimbatore
Bus Route: Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Trichy, Karur, Erode
Bus Timings: 09:30 pm
Karaikal to Neyveli
Starting Point: Karaikal Bus Stand
Destination: Neyveli
Bus route: Chidambaram, Vridachalam
Bus Timings: 04:30 am, 04:50 am, 05:20 am, 05:50 am, 05:35 am, 06:15 am, 06:35 am, 10:35 am and 02:35 pm
Karaikal to Puducherry
Starting Point: Karaikal Bus Stand
Destination: Puducherry
Bus route: Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Cuddalore
Bus Timings: 04:20 am, 07:10 am, 12:30 pm, 03:35 pm, 06:15 pm and 08:40 pm
Karaikal to Tiruchirappalli
Starting Point: Karaikal Bus Stand
Destination: Tiruchirappalli
Bus route: Kumbakonam, Thanjavur
Bus Timings: 09:00 am
Private Bus Services in Puducherry
Apart from the PRTC buses, the union territory houses a lot of private bus services that operate daily buses to various locations, connecting Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Coimbatore, Kodaikanal, Palakkad, Kozhikode etc.KPN Travels India Limited
No 265, Near New Bus Stand, Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-9442613199, +(91)-413-2203369, 4205657
Kallada Tours & Travels
Opposite Parveen Travels, Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-9364555000, 9364455500
Diwakar Travels
No 261, Near New Bus Stand Opp To Sharma Travels, Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-8220700400
Kesineni Tours & Travels
No 255, Near New Bus Stand, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-8870002898, 8754472377, +(91)-413-4302555
Seenu Travels
No 129, Orleanpet, M M Salai, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-9842320552, +(91)-413-2206532, 6451277, 2290552
Olivea Travels
Inside Ginger Hotel, Hospet Municipality Saram Revenue Village Old Venus Theatre, Kanuvadi Kuppam Main Road, Pondicherry HO, Pondicherry - 605001
Phone Number: +(91)-8754571905, 18001021905
Jai Travels
268, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-9894051034, 9894651034
Calppana Bus Service
No 15, Pavazha Nagar, Villianur Road, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-9443728882
KPK Bus Service
No 173, Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Pondicherry Bazaar, Pondicherry - 605001
Phone Number: +(91)-413-6536434
Sri Vinayaka Travels
No 224, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-9443493276
Jak Bus Service
No 248, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Saram, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-413-2205959
SKD Travels
No 226, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-9345410814
DSM Bus Service
No 270, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005
Phone Number: +(91)-413-2206464
Sri Rajesh & Yogesh Travels
228, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-9443646345, +(91)-413-2293534
Sri Durgadevi Travels
Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-9789543882, 9486623247
KBR Travels
No 242, Near New Bus Stand, Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry - 605013
Phone Number: +(91)-9443046576, 9677474756
Om Sairam Bus Services
No 75, Adjacent To Krishnaswamy School, Nellikuppam Main Road, Sekar Nagar, Pondicherry, Pondicherry - 605003
Phone Number: +(91)-9944430049, 9944430039
Siva Subramaniyam Transport
No 17, Rainbow Nagar Near Chil Park Marapalam Junction,ECR Indian Oil Dealer Chandra Agency, 3rd Cross Street, Pondicherry, Pondicherry - 605003
Phone Number: +(91)-9842329295, 9843285317
Thangam Travels
No 257, Opposite Bus Stand, Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Pondicherry, Pondicherry - 605003
Phone Number: +(91)-9345429900, 9677743700