Mantralayam is around 250 km from Hyderabad, the journey from Hyderabad takes about 6-8 hours by road. It takes about 10 Hours by road from Bangalore.

If you are driving from Hyderabad, you need to take the NH7 – the highway to Bangalore and take a diversion at Jadcherla. Various state roads will take you to Mahboobnagar and Raichur in Karnataka.

Mantralayam is around 600 km from Chennai. It can be reached through the route of Chittor. It is around 650 km from Mangalore. By road, one can take private buses from Mangalore to Bellary and from Bellary one can get ample number of KSRTC buses to Mantralayam. The journey takes almost 15 hours.

The nearest rail head is Mantralayam Road. It lies on the Mumbai-Bangalore, Delhi-Bangalore and the Mumbai-Chennai train routes. Regular rail service is available for this route. Apparently, many trains like Karnataka Express, Rajdhani, etc. stop at Mantralayam Road to refill water, even though the station is not on their official list of stops. Mantralayam is a techical stop for all long distance trains going through the the Mumbai-chennai, Mumbai-chennai, and all towards the down south routes . Trains stop there to fill up water, since The station is jst near the tungabhadra river, This is the only source of fresh drinking water on the entire 900km route. Even if the train doesnt have a scheduled passenger stop, but it has to stop for refilling there water for passenger compartments. It a reliable source.

There is one train that goes from Hyderabad Deccan station to Mantralayam Road en route Tirupati. Mantralayam Road is about 16 km away from Mantralayam. You can travel to Mantralayam from Mantralayam Road station by private Jeeps, taxis, autorickshaws or public bus. Approximate cost of travel per person is Rs.50 for private transport and Rs.10 for Public Bus.

The place is small enough to be covered on foot. If you drive into the temple complex, there is a charge of Rs. 15 for parking. The collection of parking charges is inconsistenly done, however. Rickshaws are available all over the place.