Ayanavaram
Ayanpuram or Ayanavaram is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India.
Ayanpuram or Ayanavaram is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Konnur High Road, one of the important connecting roads in Chennai runs through Ayanavaram.
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Worth seeing in and around Ayanavaram
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.
3.7 km · observatory · Wikipedia - 02Pachaiyappa'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.
2.8 km · college in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 03Chennai Rail Museum
The Chennai Rail Museum is a railway museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The museum opened on 16 April 2002 in the Furnishing Division of the Integral Coach Factory near Perambur.
2.8 km · rail museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 04Chetput Lake
Chetpet Lake is a lake spread over 16 acres in Chetpet, Chennai, India. It is located to the north of Chetpet railway station.
2.9 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 05Connemara Public Library
The Connemara Public Library at Egmore in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the four National Depository Libraries which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India. Established in 1890, and opened for public in 1896, the library is a repository of century-old publications, wherein lie some of the most respected works and collections in the history of the country.
4 km · public library in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 06Anna 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.
2.7 km · Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Ayyappan in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 07Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after M. Radhakrishna Pillai, it is one of the international hockey stadiums situated at Tamil Nadu, followed by the Madurai International Hockey Stadium at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
4 km · stadium at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 08Ainsley canal
Ainsley canal is a short canal located in Chennai. The canal starts near Villivakkam railway station and connects Otteri Nullah with railway quarters and Integral Coach Factory near Ayanavaram.
1.8 km · canal in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 09Masjid e Mahmood, Choolaimedu
The Masjid e Mahmood, also known as the E Mahmood Mosque, is a mosque located in the Choolaimedu neighbourhood of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque is situated in Basha Street, near the Nungambakkam railway station.
3.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 10Women's Christian College, Chennai
Women's Christian College is an interdenominational women's college on College Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3.7 km · interdenominational women's college in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ayanavaram
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 14 km · Tirupati (TIR), 96 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 274 km
- Stations
- Chennai Egmore railway station, 3.7 km · Nungambakkam railway station, 3.7 km · Chetput railway station, 2.9 km · Thirumangalam metro station, 3.8 km · Anna Nagar East metro station, 2.2 km
- Tirupati → Ayanavaram107 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · ₹860–1,080
- Bengaluru → Ayanavaram287 km · quickest by road, 5h 2m · ₹2,110–2,630
- Tiruchirappalli → Ayanavaram304 km · quickest by road, 5h 16m · ₹2,110–2,640
- 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 Ayanavaram
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 Ayanavaram. 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 Ayanavaram
Ayanavaram is 5 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Anna Nagarneighbourhood in Chennai, India2.3 km
- Egmoreneighborhood in Chennai3.6 km
- Chetpetneighborhood in Chennai3.2 km
- Peramburneighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India1.9 km
- Nungambakkamneighborhood in Chennai3.7 km
- Thirumangalam, Tiruchivillage in Tamil Nadu, India2.7 km