NIT, Tiruchirapalli is located on the Trichy Thanjavur Highway and is about 22 km from Tiruchurapalli Central Bus stand. The institute can be reached by all the three modes of transport- road, rail and air.

Roadways: Tiruchirapalli is well connected to south Indian cities by regular bus service. There are direct buses for Chennai and Madurai, which are located at a distance of 320 km and 140 km respectively. Moreover, there are various city buses in Tiruchirapalli that makes frequent visit from bus stand to city and vice versa.

Railways: Tiruchirapalli has a good rail link with south Indian cities like Madras, Thanjavur, Madurai, Tuticorin, Tirupati, Rameswaram, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Cochin, and Mangalore. It also has trains from Delhi and Calcutta. To know your train click on to the Rail

Airways: Tiruchirapalli boasts of an international airport, which makes flying to the city easier for people residing in countries like Singapore, Colombo, Kuwait, Sharjah, Calicut.

Some of the domestic Airlines directly connect Trichy with Chennai.