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Vandalūr

Vandalur is a suburb of the city of Chennai and a taluk in Chengalpattu district.

Vandalūr
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The place

Vandalur is a suburb of the city of Chennai and a taluk in Chengalpattu district. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park is situated in the locality. The area is served by Vandalur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. Southern gateway to Chennai, It is effectively an important entry/exit point for the southern side of the Chennai metropolitan area.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Vandalūr

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.

  1. 01
    Madras Christian College

    Madras Christian College is a liberal arts and sciences college in Chennai, India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia's oldest extant colleges.

    5.7 km · liberal arts and sciences college in Tambaram, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Arignar Anna Zoological Park

    Arignar Anna Zoological Park also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden in Chennai, India. It is located at Vandalur in the south western part of the city, about 32 km from the city center.

    1.7 km · zoo in Vandalur, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Dandeeswarar Temple

    Dhandeeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple situated in Velachery, a suburb of Chennai. The temple was built during the Pallava reign and was repaired and rebuilt during the Chola reign.

    5.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital

    This is a list of dental colleges in India.

    5.7 km · dental college in India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Kishkinta

    Kishkinta was a theme park located in Chennai, India. It was founded by Navodaya Appachan, the owner of Navodaya Studio.

    5.4 km · theme park in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

    B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology is a private deemed university located in Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, Crescent was one of the first self-financing engineering institutions in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.

    1.5 km · Private University in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Rajagopala Perumal Temple

    Rajagopala Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple located at Manimangalam, near Tambaram, a suburb of Chennai, India. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu.

    5.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    PERI Institute of Technology

    Anna University in Tamil Nadu, India has many affiliated institutions.

    2.2 km · higher education institute in India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Nandeesvarar Temple, Nandivanam

    Nandeesvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Nandivanam in Chennai City, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.

    5.2 km · Hindu temple · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Vandalūr

Airports
Chennai (MAA), 15 km · Tirupati (TIR), 101 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 259 km
Stations
Tambaram railway station, 5.8 km · Tambaram Air Force Station, 4.8 km · Urapakkam railway station, 2.7 km · Perungalathur railway station, 2.4 km · Vandalur railway station, 500 m
  • Tirupati → Vandalūr
    109 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · ₹980–1,220
  • Bengaluru → Vandalūr
    270 km · quickest by road, 4h 49m · ₹1,980–2,480
  • Tiruchirappalli → Vandalūr
    276 km · quickest by road, 4h 42m · ₹1,900–2,370
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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 Vandalūr. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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  2. 02
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  4. 04
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

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  5. 05
    HampiIN

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Around it

Next door to Vandalūr

Vandalūr is 25 km from Ambattur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.