Chelembra village connects to other parts of India through Feroke town. National highway No.66 passes through Idimuzhikkal and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Parappanangadi.

One of the earliest roads in Chelembra was Idimuzhikal- Cheloopadam- Kolakkuth road. The initial development of this road was met with resistance from local landlords. The movement to develop this road by local leaders including Andissery Narayanan, Appukkutty Master, Kalliyil Raman Nair and N Rajan heralded further development of the region. This road is now part of the PWD road network.

Chelembra is close to Kadalundippuzha, which allows access to water transportation extending all the way till Kozhikode and beyond.The nearest airport is Karippur international airport which is around 10 km from Idimuzhikkal.