- The CSIR campus is approximately 4 kms away from Adyar Canal /Madhya Kailash Temple/ CLRI /Regional Labour Institute bus stop and is located on the CSIR Road, Taramani.
- The CSIR campus can be reached by the following bus routes numbers:
- 5 / 5C/ M5C from Parrys/Madras Central Railway Station ( Alight at CSIR bus stop)
- 5T from Vadapalani / T.Nagar Bus Terminus/Saidapet ( Alight at CSIR bus stop)
- 23C from Egmore Railway Station (upto Adyar Madhya Kailash Temple /Canal Bus Stop)
- M70/M70T/70K from Koyembedu Bus Terminus to Thiruvanmiyur (Alight at Tidel Park)
- MRTS Train Route: Get down at Thiruvanmiyur Station in the Chennai Beach – Velacherry Route