Kolathur, Chennai
Kolathur is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kolathur is a neighborhood located in the northwestern region of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Worth seeing in and around Kolathur, Chennai
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.
- 01Chennai 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.
2.7 km · rail museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Korattur aeri
Korattur Aeri, or Korattur Lake, also known as Vembu Pasumai Thittu, is a lake spread over 990 acres in Korattur, Chennai, India. It is located to the north of the Chennai–Arakkonam railway line.
3.4 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 03Spectrum Mall
Spectrum Mall is a shopping mall located in Perambur, Chennai, India. It is the first mall in North Chennai.
2.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04South India Buddha Vihar, Perambur
South India Buddha Vihar is a monastery situated at Perambur, in Chennai of Tamil Nadu state in India. This is also called as 'South India Buddhist Vihara'.
3.5 km · Monastery in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 05Retteri
Rettai Eri, locally known as Retteri, is a lake in the Kolathur area of Chennai, India which is visible from the 100 ft road. Redhills road Junction is also named as Retteri Junction.
2.2 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 06St. Theresa Church, Perambur
St.Theresa Church is a Catholic church under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore in Tamil Nadu, India, in Sembiam division of Perambur, Chennai. Approximately 900 families have the membership in this Catholic parish.
3.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 07Velammal Engineering College
Velammal Engineering College, is a private institution located in Chennai, India. Established in 1995, it was the first private engineering College to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certificate.
3.6 km · engineering college in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 08Somanatha Swamy Temple
Somanatha Swamy Temple is a Shaivite temple, located in Kolathur, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Main Deity is Somanatheeswarar.
300 m · saivite temple in Chennai · Wikipedia - 09Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College
Arulmigu Sri Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College is a college established in the year 2021, in Kolathur neighbourhood, in Tiruvallur district of the state Tamil Nadu in the peninsular India. This is the first of its kind in Kolathur.
900 m · College in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 10Retteri junction
Retteri junction is an important road intersection at Kolathur of Chennai district, Tamil Nadu in India. It is located at the intersection of Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, and Perambur - Red Hills road at Kolathur.
700 m · bridge in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kolathur, Chennai
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 16 km · Tirupati (TIR), 92 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 271 km
- Stations
- Korattur railway station, 3.3 km · Perambur Carriage Works railway station, 3.4 km · Perambur Loco Works railway station, 2.3 km · Perambur railway station, 4 km · Villivakkam railway station, 1.6 km
- Tirupati → Kolathur, Chennai103 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · ₹830–1,040
- Bengaluru → Kolathur, Chennai284 km · quickest by road, 5h 2m · ₹2,110–2,640
- Tiruchirappalli → Kolathur, Chennai305 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 Kolathur, Chennai
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 Kolathur, Chennai. 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.
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Next door to Kolathur, Chennai
Kolathur, Chennai is 6 km from Ambattur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Peramburneighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India3.8 km
- Thirumangalam, Tiruchivillage in Tamil Nadu, India3.8 km
- PuthagaramVillage in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India3.2 km
- Jawahar NagarVillage in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India2.1 km
- Padi, ChennaiNeighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India3.1 km
- Villivakkamneighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu1.6 km