Vellakovil is connected by roads to many major towns in the district. Vellakovil is located on
National Highway 81. Another National Highway
NH 381A connects Vellakovil with
Erode and further connects to
Salem by joining
NH 544 near Sankagiri.
State Highway SH 84A connects Vellakoil connects
Mulanur and further connects to Oddanchathram. Vellakovil is about 46 km South-East of
Tirupur, 48 km South of
Erode, 86 km East of
Coimbatore, 18 km east of Kangeyam, 42 km West of
Karur, 35 km north of
Dharapuram. Vellakovil Municipal town has 1 bus station and a Major stop in NH 81. New bus stand was initially constructed in 1985 and later in 2002 it was upgraded when period of AIADMK, Chief Minister Selvi J Jayalalithaa opened the new upgraded bus stand. Vellakovil is one of the well connected town in road network thats why recently it was shown significant growth in economy boosts it to get special grade municipality status of May 2025 New bus stand is situated in erode road in which all far away buses come regularly for Coimbatore, Trichy, Tiruppur, Karur, Erode, and Dharapuram. There are frequently buses available for long distance cities like Madurai, Dindugal, Ooty, Oddanchatram, Tanjavore, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Jayamkondam, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Aranthangi, Thondi, Rameshwaram, Ariyalur, Avudayarkovil, Meemisal, Karaikudi, Palani, Mettupalayam, and Avinashi. One old bus stand (100 years old) was established by Collector of Coimbatore region during the British Empire as a minor stop Connecting Coimbatore and Tiruchinopoly (Trichy). The old bus stand is situated in NH 81 which is in between Coimbatore and Trichy Megacities. So, all buses stop here without any hesitation and it's one of the major stops in NH81. ==River & irrigation==