Surapet
Surapet, also known as Surapattu and Surapedu, is a neighbourhood in northwestern Chennai, India.
Surapet, also known as Surapattu and Surapedu, is a neighbourhood in northwestern Chennai, India. Surapet is bordered by Puzhal in the north, Kolathur in the east, Puthagaram in the south, and Puzhal Lake in west.
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Worth seeing in and around Surapet
9 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.
- 01Puzhal Lake
Puzhal Lake, or Puzhal Aeri, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state.
3.3 km · Reservoir in Puzhal, 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.
2.5 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 03Puzhal Central Prison
Puzhal Central Prison is a central prison complex located in Chennai, India. It is about 23 km from the city centre.
2.4 km · building in 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.
2.4 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 05Somanatha Swamy Temple
Somanatha Swamy Temple is a Shaivite temple, located in Kolathur, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Main Deity is Somanatheeswarar.
3.3 km · saivite temple in Chennai · Wikipedia - 06Arulmigu 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.
3.7 km · College in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 07Retteri 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.
2.9 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 08Madhavaram Junction
Madhavaram Junction, also known as Madhavaram Bypass, is an important junction in the city of Chennai, India. It is located in Madhavaram to the north of Maduravoyal Junction at the intersection of Chennai Bypass and NH 5.
2.2 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 09Velammal 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.
700 m · engineering college in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Surapet
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 17 km · Tirupati (TIR), 89 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 269 km
- Stations
- Korattur railway station, 3.4 km
- Tirupati → Surapet99 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · ₹810–1,020
- Bengaluru → Surapet282 km · quickest by road, 5h 2m · ₹2,120–2,650
- Tiruchirappalli → Surapet306 km · quickest by road, 5h 16m · ₹2,130–2,660
- 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 Surapet
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 Surapet. 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 Surapet
Surapet is 6 km from Ambattur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Puzhaltown in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India3.4 km
- PuthagaramVillage in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India500 m
- Lakshmipuram, KolathurVillage in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India1.8 km
- Koratturneighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu3.6 km
- Kolathurhuman settlement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India3.7 km
- Kavankaraineighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India3 km