The prominent Mahamaham tank is 3 km away from the Central Bus Station.

There are two bus stands one for mofussil services and one for town services opposite to moffusil bus stand.

In future Kumbakonam need a Integrated bus stand at Chennai bypass road considering the four laning of Thanjavur Kumbakonam Vikravandi NH 36.

The present bus stand is well inside the town as it was proposed in 1980s and started to function from 1989.

[citation needed] The terminus is about 200 metres (660 ft) away from Kumbakonam Town Bus stand and about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) away from Kumbakonam railway station.