Arappalayam
Arappalayam or Arapalayam is a neighbourhood in Madurai city of Tamil Nadu State, India.
Arappalayam or Arapalayam is a neighbourhood in Madurai city of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is on the south bank of the River Vaigai. The PIN code for Arasaradi-Arappalayam is 625016.
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Worth seeing in and around Arappalayam
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.
- 01Meenakshi Temple
Meenakshi Temple, also known as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort Sundareswarar.
2.4 km · historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Kazimar Big Mosque
The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH and is the oldest mosque in the city.
2.7 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Gandhi Memorial Museum
Gandhi Memorial Museum, established in 1959, is a memorial museum for Mahatma Gandhi located in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Known as Gandhi Museum, it is now one of the five Gandhi Sanghralayas in the country.
3.8 km · memorial museum for Gandhi located in Madurai · Wikipedia - 04Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a palace located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty who ruled Madurai from 1623 to 1659, and was completed in 1636.
3.1 km · 17th-century palace in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 05Goripalayam Mosque
The Goripalayam Mosque is a large mosque and dargah complex, located in the Goripalayam area of Madurai City, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque contains the tombs of the Sultan of Yemen, Khaja Syed Sultan Alauddin Badusha Razi, and a former Sultan of Madurai, Khaja Syed Sulthan Shamsuddin.
2.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 06St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai
St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine or Church of Our Lady of Dolours is a Roman Catholic church situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in India.
3.4 km · church building in Madurai, India · Wikipedia - 07Thiru Aappanoor
Thiru Aappanoor is a Hindu temple of the god Shiva in Sellur, Madurai, India. The Pandya Kings and the Royal Sethupathi kings made many contributions to this temple.
2.1 km · Shiva Temple in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 08Sungam Mosque
The Sungam Mosque, also known as the Sungam Pallivasal is a mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was founded by Muslim Jamath people, and was completed in 1840 in the Mughal style.
2.7 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 09American College, Madurai
The American College, often referred to as American College, is one of the oldest colleges in India, located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1881 by American Christian missionaries.
3.1 km · co-educational college in India · Wikipedia - 10Madurai Central Prison
Madurai Central Prison is located in Madurai, India. The prison complex occupies 31 acres.
600 m · building in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Arappalayam
- Airports
- Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 114 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 168 km · Cochin (COK), 188 km
- Stations
- Madurai Junction railway station, 1.8 km
- Tiruchirappalli → Arappalayam118 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · ₹850–1,060
- Coimbatore → Arappalayam172 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · ₹1,340–1,670
- Kochi → Arappalayam202 km · quickest by road, 5h 59m · ₹1,790–2,230
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Arappalayam
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 Arappalayam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe buses required to get around will all mostly be available in Periyar bus stand and you can also get an auto rickshaw (you should know to negotiate and bargain the cost of the ride) or a cab or rent a car.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are readily available in the city and they are not equipped with meters.
From Wikivoyage: Madurai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Arappalayam
Arappalayam is 2 km from Madurai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Maduraicity of Tamil Nadu in southern India2.4 km
- VilangudiVillage in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India1.5 km
- Anaiyurhuman settlement3.1 km
- Sellur (Madurai)neighborhood in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India2.7 km
- Tallakulamneighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India3.8 km
- Thathanerineighbourhood in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in India900 m