Tiruvallur is well connected by road and rail. The Chennai International Airport lies just 42 km (26 mi) Southeast of the town which could be reached in about 45 mins by road. This lies on chennai-Bangalore broad gauge railway line and Chennai-Tirupati Trunk road. There are two major roads connecting Chennai and Tiruvallur. One route is through Avadi, Ambattur and Villivakkam. and the another one is through Poonamallee and Koyembedu.
Tiruvallur lies in the Main Broad Gauge line and some of the WestNorth bound trains stop here. There are two Suburban railway line alone Tiruvallur which are West line and WestNorth line. West line is from Chennai Central to Arakkonam and WestNorth line is from Chennai Central to Tiruttani. These two line have many Suburban trains running from Tiruvallur to Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Arakkonam and Tiruttani. Fast train is also available which will start at Tiruvallur and stops at Thirunindravur, Avadi, Ambattur, Villivakkam, Perambur, Basin Bridge and finally reach Chennai Central Station. Besides, there are facilities for advanced computerised reservation of train tickets. Frequent trains between Tiruvallur and Chennai Central are available.
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs an extensive city bus system which plays the important role in tiruvallur transportation. This MTC bus service available from tiruvallur to most of the important places in chennai city and Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA)
