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Ambattur

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Ambattur

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Madras Observatory

    Observatory

    9.8 km · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Puzhal Lake

    Reservoir in Puzhal, India

    7.7 km · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Valluvar Kottam

    Building in India

    10 km · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    SDAT Tennis Stadium

    Stadium in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    9.6 km · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Pachaiyappa's College

    College in Chennai, India

    8.2 km · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

    Private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India

    6.8 km · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Radha Regent Hotel, Chennai

    Building in India

    6.5 km · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Vadapalani Andavar Temple

    A Murugan temple in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu

    7.6 km · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Tiruvalidhayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple

    Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India

    2.8 km · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu

    Hindu temple of Shiva in Thiruverkadu, India

    5.9 km · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Ambattur

Airports
Chennai (MAA), 12 km · Tirupati (TIR), 90 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 266 km
Stations
Arumbakkam metro station, 6.8 km · Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, 5.9 km · Nungambakkam railway station, 8.5 km · Kodambakkam railway station, 9.1 km · Mambalam railway station, 9.8 km
  • Tirupati → Ambattur
    100 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · ₹880–1,100
  • Bengaluru → Ambattur
    279 km · quickest by road, 4h 52m · ₹2,060–2,580
  • Tiruchirappalli → Ambattur
    300 km · quickest by road, 5h 6m · ₹2,060–2,580
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Ambattur

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ambattur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
  • Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
  • Get aroundThe fares of Chennai auto-rickshaws have been an enormous political topic for many years and have contributed to the perception that the city's auto-rickshaw drivers never use meters and continually fleece passengers.
  • Get aroundHowever, despite the reputation, trips by auto rickshaw actually are quick, but rarely based on the metered price.
  • Get aroundAuto rickshaw meters are being outfitted with GPS and electronic digital receipt printers.

From Wikivoyage: Chennai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    453 km
  2. 02
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    456 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    468 km
  4. 04
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    470 km
  5. 05
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    474 km

If you know how people move in Ambattur – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Ambattur

Ambattur is 6 km from Avadi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Avadisuburb of Chennai and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India7.1 km
  • Poonamalleetown in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India7.7 km
  • ManapakkamVillage in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India9.7 km
  • MangaduVillage in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India8.6 km
  • Nandambakkamneighborhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India9.6 km
  • PorurVillage in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India7.1 km