Perambur
Perambur is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Perambur is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Perambur
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.
3.6 km · rail museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Ainsley 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.
3.9 km · canal in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 03Madhavaram botanical garden
Madhavaram Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Chennai, India, set up by the horticulture department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The garden, the second botanical garden in Chennai after the Semmozhi Poonga, is the largest botanical garden in the city.
3.3 km · botanical garden in Chennai, India · Wikipedia - 04Retteri
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.
3.3 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 05St. 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.
800 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 06South 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'.
1.5 km · Monastery in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 07Ravishwarar Temple
Ravishwarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Chennai, India. Built during the Chola period, the temple is dedicated to Shiva.
3.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 08Spectrum Mall
Spectrum Mall is a shopping mall located in Perambur, Chennai, India. It is the first mall in North Chennai.
1 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 09Somanatha Swamy Temple
Somanatha Swamy Temple is a Shaivite temple, located in Kolathur, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Main Deity is Somanatheeswarar.
2 km · saivite temple in Chennai · Wikipedia - 10Arulmigu 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.
1.4 km · College in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Perambur
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 16 km · Tirupati (TIR), 94 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 274 km
- Stations
- Perambur Carriage Works railway station, 1.7 km · Perambur Loco Works railway station, 1.7 km · Perambur railway station, 2 km · Villivakkam railway station, 2.8 km · Vyasarpadi Jeeva railway station, 3 km
- Tirupati → Perambur107 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · ₹850–1,060
- Bengaluru → Perambur288 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · ₹2,130–2,670
- Tiruchirappalli → Perambur38 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · ₹325–405
- 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 Perambur
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 Perambur. 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 Perambur
Perambur is 6 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Vyasarpadineighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India2.7 km
- Jawahar NagarVillage in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India1.1 km
- Ayanavaramneighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India3 km
- Villivakkamneighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu2.8 km
- Madhavaram Milk Colonyhuman settlement in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India3.3 km
- Lakshmipuram, KolathurVillage in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India3.4 km