The buses connect Pondicherry to other tourist places like Chidambaram, Thirunallar, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Mayiladudhurai, Thiruvarur, Tanjore and many places in Tamilnadu State. Many private and public buses with registration of Pondicherry Union Territory and Tamilnadu State are plying in this region. Long distance buses operated by Tamilnadu Government from Nagapattinam to Madras via. Pondicherry, pass through this place. Government owned bus services and Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) also runs long distance bus services between Pondicherry and Karaikal, Pondicherry and Mahe.

Local Transport:

The most popular public transport available is the tempo operated by private parties. Earlier these tempos made trips to and from Danvantri nagar (Gorimedu) only, because of the presence of Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), which is one of the leading hospitals in the country.   Nowadays, these tempos cover almost all major places.

Pondicherry is connected to various Places of tourist interest. The places and their distances are given below.