TNSTC operates frequent buses from Kilambakkam Bus Terminus (KCBT), Chennai’s main bus stand, to 15+ destinations across Tamil Nadu, including Trichy, Salem, Villupuram, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, and Kumbakonam. Below, you’ll find the complete first-bus-to-last-bus schedule for each route, updated as of [Month Year], along with early morning and late-night bus options. Jump to your destination using the table of contents above.
Note: Bus timings may shift slightly during peak hours, weekends, or festival periods. For real-time updates, you can also check with the TNSTC control room or official app.
Kilambakkam to Tiruvannamalai Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Tiruvannamalai (திருவண்ணாமலை) departs at 00:05, and the last bus leaves at 24:00 (midnight), with buses running approximately every 5-10 minutes throughout the day – making it one of the most frequent routes from KCBT.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:05 | 00:10 | 00:15 | 00:20 | 00:25 | 00:30 |
| 00:40 | 00:45 | 00:50 | 00:55 | 01:00 | 01:05 |
| 01:10 | 01:20 | 01:30 | 01:40 | 01:50 | 02:00 |
| 02:10 | 02:20 | 02:30 | 02:40 | 03:00 | 03:20 |
| 03:40 | 04:00 | 04:30 | 05:00 | 05:15 | 05:30 |
| 05:45 | 06:00 | 06:10 | 06:30 | 06:40 | 06:50 |
| 07:00 | 07:10 | 07:30 | 07:40 | 07:50 | 08:00 |
| 08:10 | 08:20 | 08:25 | 08:40 | 08:50 | 09:00 |
| 09:10 | 09:20 | 09:30 | 09:40 | 09:50 | 10:00 |
| 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:30 | 10:40 | 10:50 | 11:00 |
| 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:30 | 11:40 | 11:45 | 11:50 |
| 12:00 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:35 | 12:40 |
| 13:00 | 13:10 | 13:20 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 13:50 |
| 14:10 | 14:20 | 14:30 | 14:40 | 14:50 | 15:00 |
| 15:10 | 15:20 | 15:30 | 15:40 | 15:50 | 16:00 |
| 16:10 | 16:20 | 16:25 | 16:30 | 16:35 | 16:40 |
| 16:50 | 17:00 | 17:05 | 17:10 | 17:15 | 17:20 |
| 17:25 | 17:30 | 17:35 | 17:40 | 17:45 | 17:50 |
| 17:55 | 18:00 | 18:05 | 18:10 | 18:15 | 18:20 |
| 18:30 | 18:35 | 18:40 | 18:45 | 18:50 | 18:55 |
| 19:00 | 19:10 | 19:15 | 19:20 | 19:30 | 19:40 |
| 20:00 | 20:10 | 20:15 | 20:20 | 20:30 | 20:40 |
| 21:00 | 21:10 | 21:20 | 21:30 | 21:40 | 21:45 |
| 21:50 | 22:00 | 22:05 | 22:10 | 22:15 | 22:20 |
| 22:25 | 22:30 | 22:35 | 22:40 | 22:45 | 22:50 |
| 22:55 | 23:00 | 23:05 | 23:10 | 23:15 | 23:20 |
| 23:25 | 23:30 | 23:35 | 23:40 | 23:45 | 23:50 |
| 23:55 | 24:00 | ||||
Kilambakkam to Trichy Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Trichy (திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி) departs at 00:15, and the last bus leaves at 23:30, with buses running approximately every 10-20 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:15 | 00:30 | 00:45 | 01:00 | 01:20 | 01:40 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | 03:30 | 04:00 | 04:15 | 04:30 |
| 04:45 | 05:00 | 05:10 | 05:20 | 05:30 | 05:40 |
| 05:50 | 06:10 | 06:20 | 06:30 | 06:40 | 06:50 |
| 07:00 | 07:10 | 07:20 | 07:30 | 07:40 | 07:50 |
| 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:40 | 08:50 | 09:00 |
| 09:10 | 09:20 | 09:30 | 09:40 | 09:50 | 10:00 |
| 10:15 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:30 |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 13:00 |
| 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:15 | 14:30 |
| 14:50 | 15:00 | 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:00 |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 17:00 | 17:10 | 17:20 |
| 17:30 | 17:40 | 17:50 | 18:00 | 18:10 | 18:20 |
| 18:30 | 18:45 | 19:00 | 19:20 | 19:40 | 20:00 |
| 20:20 | 20:35 | 20:55 | 21:15 | 21:30 | 21:45 |
| 22:00 | 22:15 | 22:30 | 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 |
Kilambakkam to Cuddalore Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Cuddalore (கடலூர்) departs at 00:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:30, with buses running approximately every 30-40 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:00 | 00:30 | 01:30 | 02:00 | 04:30 | 05:30 |
| 06:00 | 08:00 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:30 |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:20 | 17:40 |
| 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| 21:30 | 22:00 | 22:30 | 23:00 | 23:30 | |
Kilambakkam to Pondicherry Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Pondicherry (புதுச்சேரி) departs at 00:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:30, with buses running approximately every 15-20 minutes throughout the day – one of the more frequent routes.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:00 | 00:15 | 00:30 | 01:15 | 01:30 | 02:00 |
| 04:30 | 05:30 | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:15 | 07:45 |
| 08:00 | 08:30 | 08:45 | 09:00 | 09:15 | 09:45 |
| 09:50 | 10:00 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 10:30 | 10:40 |
| 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:30 | 11:40 |
| 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:30 | 12:40 |
| 12:50 | 13:00 | 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 14:00 |
| 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 15:00 | 15:15 | 15:30 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 17:10 | 17:20 |
| 17:30 | 17:40 | 17:50 | 18:00 | 18:15 | 18:30 |
| 18:45 | 19:30 | 19:45 | 20:00 | 20:15 | 20:20 |
| 20:30 | 20:45 | 21:00 | 21:30 | 21:40 | 21:50 |
| 22:00 | 22:10 | 22:15 | 22:20 | 22:30 | 22:40 |
| 22:50 | 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 | ||
Kilambakkam to Polur / Vandhavasi Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Polur / Vandhavasi (போளூர் / வந்தவாசி) departs at 00:30, and the last listed bus leaves at 16:40, with buses running approximately every 15-20 minutes during service hours.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:30 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:20 | 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:30 | 06:00 | 06:30 | 06:50 | 07:15 | 07:30 |
| 07:45 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:45 | 09:00 |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | 09:45 | 10:00 | 10:15 | 10:30 |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 12:00 |
| 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 13:15 | 13:30 |
| 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 15:00 |
| 15:20 | 15:40 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:20 | 16:30 |
| 16:40 | |||||
Kilambakkam to Villupuram Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Villupuram (விழுப்புரம்) departs at 00:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:45, with buses running approximately every 15-20 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:00 | 00:15 | 00:30 | 00:45 | 01:00 | 01:15 |
| 01:30 | 01:45 | 02:00 | 02:15 | 02:30 | 02:45 |
| 03:00 | 03:15 | 03:30 | 03:45 | 04:00 | 04:15 |
| 04:30 | 04:45 | 05:00 | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:15 |
| 07:45 | 08:15 | 10:10 | 11:40 | 12:05 | 12:10 |
| 12:15 | 12:20 | 12:55 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 14:50 |
| 17:00 | 17:10 | 17:20 | 17:30 | 17:45 | 18:00 |
| 18:15 | 18:30 | 18:40 | 18:50 | 19:00 | 19:10 |
| 19:15 | 19:20 | 19:30 | 19:40 | 19:50 | 20:00 |
| 20:10 | 20:15 | 20:20 | 20:30 | 20:50 | 21:00 |
| 21:05 | 21:10 | 21:20 | 21:30 | 21:40 | 21:50 |
| 22:00 | 22:10 | 22:15 | 22:30 | 22:40 | 22:45 |
| 23:15 | 23:30 | 23:45 | |||
Kilambakkam to Salem Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Salem (சேலம்) departs at 00:30, and the last bus leaves at 23:45, with buses running approximately every 15-25 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:30 | 00:50 | 01:30 | 04:30 | 05:10 | 05:45 |
| 06:00 | 06:45 | 07:15 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 08:15 |
| 08:30 | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:30 | 09:45 | 10:00 |
| 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:15 |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 13:15 |
| 13:30 | 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:00 |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 17:00 | 17:15 |
| 17:30 | 17:45 | 18:00 | 18:15 | 18:45 | 19:00 |
| 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:00 | 21:10 | 21:20 |
| 21:30 | 21:40 | 21:50 | 22:00 | 22:15 | 22:30 |
| 22:45 | 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 | 23:45 | |
Kilambakkam to Kumbakonam Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Kumbakonam (கும்பகோணம்) departs at 01:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:30, with buses running approximately every 20–30 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 01:00 | 01:30 | 02:30 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 04:15 |
| 04:30 | 05:00 | 05:15 | 05:30 | 06:00 | 06:30 |
| 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:30 |
| 09:00 | 09:35 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 |
| 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 18:45 | 19:15 | 19:30 |
| 19:45 | 20:00 | 20:10 | 20:20 | 20:30 | 20:45 |
| 21:00 | 21:15 | 21:30 | 21:45 | 22:00 | 22:15 |
| 22:30 | 22:45 | 23:30 | |||
Kilambakkam to Kallakurichi Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Kallakurichi (கள்ளக்குறிச்சி) departs at 01:15, and the last bus leaves at 23:30, with buses running approximately every 20-30 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 01:15 | 01:30 | 01:45 | 02:00 | 02:30 | 03:00 |
| 03:30 | 03:45 | 04:00 | 04:30 | 05:00 | 05:30 |
| 06:15 | 07:30 | 08:00 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 09:30 |
| 09:45 | 10:05 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| 12:00 | 13:40 | 14:00 | 14:10 | 14:30 | 14:50 |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:20 | 16:40 | 17:15 |
| 17:30 | 17:45 | 18:15 | 18:45 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| 21:15 | 22:00 | 22:30 | 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 |
Kilambakkam to Virudhachalam Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Virudhachalam (விருத்தாசலம்) departs at 01:00, and the last bus leaves at 24:00 (midnight), with buses running approximately every 45–60 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 01:00 | 02:00 | 04:30 | 05:00 | 05:15 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:15 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:00 |
| 17:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:15 | 22:45 |
| 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 | 23:45 | 24:00 | |
Kilambakkam to Kattumannarkoil Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Kattumannarkoil (கட்டுமன்னார்கோயில்) departs at 04:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:30, with only about 10 buses running per day – this is a limited-frequency route, so passengers should plan around the listed times rather than expecting a bus every few minutes.
| Timings | |||||
| 04:00 | 05:20 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:30 | 16:20 |
| 18:00 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 23:30 | ||
Kilambakkam to Chidambaram Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Chidambaram (சிதம்பரம்) departs at 01:30, and the last bus leaves at 24:00 (midnight), with buses running approximately every 60-75 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 01:30 | 04:45 | 05:45 | 05:50 |
| 06:00 | 07:45 | 09:15 | 10:00 | 11:30 | 11:50 |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:30 | 18:45 | 20:00 | 20:15 | 22:15 | 23:00 |
| 23:45 | |||||
Kilambakkam to Neyveli Arch Gate Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Neyveli Arch Gate (நெய்வேலி ஆர்ச் கேட்) departs at 01:30, and the last bus leaves at 24:00 (midnight), with buses running approximately every 45 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 01:30 | 04:00 | 04:40 | 05:20 | 05:40 | 06:00 |
| 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:20 | 10:45 | 12:20 | 13:20 |
| 13:40 | 14:00 | 14:20 | 14:40 | 15:30 | 16:20 |
| 17:20 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 20:30 | 20:45 |
| 21:30 | 21:45 | 23:00 | 23:30 | 24:00 | |
Kilambakkam to Neyveli T.S Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Neyveli T.S (நெய்வேலி டி.எஸ்) departs at 02:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:15, with buses running approximately every 60 minutes throughout the day.
| Timings | |||||
| 02:00 | 04:40 | 05:00 | 06:30 | 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:45 | 10:15 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:15 | ||||
Kilambakkam to Thittakudi Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Thittakudi (திட்டக்குடி) departs at 05:15, and the last bus leaves at 22:45, with only about 9 buses running per day – a limited-frequency route, so check the full schedule below before planning your trip.
| Timings | |||||
| 05:15 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 | 17:00 |
| 17:30 | 21:15 | 22:45 | |||
Kilambakkam to Thirukoilur Bus Timings
The first bus from Kilambakkam to Thirukoilur (திருக்கோவிலூர்) departs at 07:00, and the last bus leaves at 23:00, with only 6 buses a day and a notable gap between the late-morning and late-evening departures – passengers should plan around the exact times listed below rather than expecting frequent service.
| Timings | |||||
| 07:00 | 11:10 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:30 | 23:00 |
Kilambakkam to Tiruchendur Bus Timings
| 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 17:15 | 17:30 |
| 18:30 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:00 | 20:30 |
Kilambakkam to Ariyalur Bus Timings
| Timings | |||||
| 06:10 | 07:00 | 10:40 | 21:00 | 21:50 | 22:15 |
| 22:40 | 23:00 | 23:50 | |||


Please mention Chengam bus timings from Kilambakkam Bus Stand (KCBT)