Chennai airport to Mamallapuram at 3.00 AM

olav1956 · Jan 1st, 2009, 20:03

Hello all,

we will arrive at Chennai airport at about 3.00 AM and want to travel on to Mamallapuram. What advice would you give us?
Take a taxi direct from the aiport? Go to the busstation in Chennai and take a bus from there to Mamallapuram?
Or other options?
Thanks,
olav

Nick-H · Jan 1st, 2009, 22:01

That depends entirely on how much you want to spend.

I don't think that there are any other options other than bus or car, although it might be possible to catch your bus from Tambaram, which is closer to the airport.

I'd go by car: vastly simpler, especially after a long international flight.

Actually, I'd recover from the flight in Chennai --- and then move on, but perhaps you have already rejected that option.

olav1956 · Jan 2nd, 2009, 06:44

Thanks for your reply,

it is not such a long flight, only 5 hours, and arriving in the middle of the night is not ideal but the only flight available.
I would rather skip Chennai and move on straight away. But riding in a taxi in the middle of the night does not appeal much.
Could we spend a couple of hours at the airport waiting for daylight?
thanks
olav

bruce3404 · Jan 2nd, 2009, 08:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by olav1956

Thanks for your reply,

it is not such a long flight, only 5 hours, and arriving in the middle of the night is not ideal but the only flight available.
I would rather skip Chennai and move on straight away. But riding in a taxi in the middle of the night does not appeal much.
Could we spend a couple of hours at the airport waiting for daylight?
thanks
olav

Of course you could spend time waiting until daylight, however by traveling at night you'll experience much less traffic. There is a nice toll road down to Mamallapuram and while it's nothing like a Western toll road, my recent taxi travel down this road made me feel like it was a lot safer than other highways we traveled. For longer trips, we always tried to find older taxi drivers; guys who were relaxed and not in a crazy hurry. Didn't hurt to ride in those comfy big Ambassador cabs either. They seemed a lot safer.

Nick-H · Jan 2nd, 2009, 13:05

I had made the assumption that you were flying from Amsterdam, and flying from London is nine hours. A five-hour flight is, indeed, not so bad at all.

If you are landing at 3.00am, it may be 4.00am before you have your baggage and are ready to leave the airport. It will start to get light by 6.00am, so if you want to hang around until then, it is not very long to wait. Bruce is right about the traffic, though.

I don't think that the Ambassador cars are any safer: it is the driver that matters!

Jan 1st, 2009, 20:03	#1
olav1956 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: amsterdam Posts: 15	Chennai airport to Mamallapuram at 3.00 AM Hello all, we will arrive at Chennai airport at about 3.00 AM and want to travel on to Mamallapuram. What advice would you give us? Take a taxi direct from the aiport? Go to the busstation in Chennai and take a bus from there to Mamallapuram? Or other options? Thanks, olav

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Jan 1st, 2009, 22:01	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 32,204	That depends entirely on how much you want to spend. I don't think that there are any other options other than bus or car, although it might be possible to catch your bus from Tambaram, which is closer to the airport. I'd go by car: vastly simpler, especially after a long international flight. Actually, I'd recover from the flight in Chennai --- and then move on, but perhaps you have already rejected that option.

Jan 2nd, 2009, 06:44	#3
olav1956 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: amsterdam Posts: 15	Thanks for your reply, it is not such a long flight, only 5 hours, and arriving in the middle of the night is not ideal but the only flight available. I would rather skip Chennai and move on straight away. But riding in a taxi in the middle of the night does not appeal much. Could we spend a couple of hours at the airport waiting for daylight? thanks olav

Jan 2nd, 2009, 13:05	#5
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 32,204	I had made the assumption that you were flying from Amsterdam, and flying from London is nine hours. A five-hour flight is, indeed, not so bad at all. If you are landing at 3.00am, it may be 4.00am before you have your baggage and are ready to leave the airport. It will start to get light by 6.00am, so if you want to hang around until then, it is not very long to wait. Bruce is right about the traffic, though. I don't think that the Ambassador cars are any safer: it is the driver that matters!

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