Arumbakkam
Arumbakkam is a residential locality in Chennai.
Arumbakkam is a residential locality in Chennai.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Arumbakkam
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.
- 01Madras Observatory
The Madras Observatory was an astronomical observatory which had its origins in a private observatory set up by William Petrie in 1786 and later moved and managed by the British East India Company from 1792 in Madras. The main purpose for establishing it was to assist in navigation and mapping by recording the latitude and maintaining time standards.
4 km · observatory · Wikipedia - 02Valluvar Kottam
Valluvar Kottam is a monument in Chennai, dedicated to the classical Tamil poet philosopher Valluvar. It is the city's biggest Tamil cultural centre.
4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 03Pachaiyappa's College
Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In addition, it is the first sole Indian college in Madras Presidency.
2.5 km · college in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 04SDAT Tennis Stadium
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium, commonly known as SDAT Stadium, sometimes also called Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium, is located in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The stadium was built in 1995 by the Government of Tamil Nadu on the occasion of South Asian Federation Games held in Chennai that year.
3.6 km · stadium in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 05Radha Regent Hotel, Chennai
Radha Regent Chennai, earlier called as Radha Park Inn, is a four-star hotel located at Arumbakkam in Chennai, India. The hotel is the second hotel of the Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in India and the first of star hotels to open on Inner Ring Road, Chennai.
800 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 06Vadapalani Andavar Temple
Vadapalani Andavar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Muruga. It is located in Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2.2 km · A Murugan temple in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia - 07Tiruvalidhayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple
Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, located at Padi, a north-western neighbourhood of Chennai, India. Shiva is worshiped as Thiruvalleswar meaning as Divine God of Valiyan, referring to Maharishi Bharadwaj, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Jagathambikai.
3.7 km · Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 08Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, Chennai
Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil is a Hindu Temple dedicated to the deity Ayyappan in Chennai, India. It is located at the junction of 6th Main Road and 2nd Avenue in Anna Nagar.
1.4 km · Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Ayyappan in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 09Chetput Lake
Chetpet Lake is a lake spread over 16 acres in Chetpet, Chennai, India. It is located to the north of Chetpet railway station.
3.5 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 10Loyola College
Loyola College is a government aided private Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1925 by the French Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram, along with other European Jesuits.
2.8 km · college in Madras, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Arumbakkam
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 10 km · Tirupati (TIR), 96 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 271 km
- Stations
- Arumbakkam metro station, 1.1 km · Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, 700 m · Nungambakkam railway station, 2.6 km · Kodambakkam railway station, 3.2 km · Thirumangalam metro station, 1.7 km
- Tirupati → Arumbakkam67 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · ₹620–770
- Bengaluru → Arumbakkam283 km · quickest by road, 4h 56m · ₹2,080–2,600
- Tiruchirappalli → Arumbakkam300 km · quickest by road, 5h 10m · ₹2,080–2,600
- 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 Arumbakkam
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 Arumbakkam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- 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.
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Next door to Arumbakkam
Arumbakkam is 6 km from Ambattur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- NerkunramVillage in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India2.8 km
- KodambakkamNeighborhood in Chennai3 km
- Anna Nagarneighbourhood in Chennai, India1.6 km
- Koyambedusuburb of Chennai1.7 km
- Chetpetneighborhood in Chennai3.6 km
- VadapalaniNeighbourhood in Chennai2.5 km