 Coimbatore is 35 km by road from Mettupalayam and the nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport.There is proposal for byepass road from Sulur Kangeyampalayam via neelambur for Mettupalayam via odanthurai to Ooty.National Highway 181 (India) connecting Gundlupete in Karnataka state to Nagapattinam passes through Mettupalyam.