Travel from Chennai to Mamallapuram

bruce3404 · Aug 20th, 2008, 08:44

We'll be arriving in Chennai around 10PM on the Shatabdi from Mysore and we'd like to continue on to Mamallapuram that same evening. LP indicates 30 buses per day as well as taxis. Would the buses run as late as 10PM and is the bus station anywhere near the rail station? Should we be forced to take a taxi, is the LP price of 900Rps still reasonably accurate? Another option would be a good hotel (up to 1500 Rps) near the train station and then the bus in the morning. All suggestions are most appreciated.

wonderwomanusa · Aug 20th, 2008, 09:19

The bus station is quite a ways from the train station, but a rickshawill take you there. I arrived around 2am on my last trip, and went straight to the bus station, where I had anough time to wash my face and hang aout a while before the first AM bus left. It wasn't too crowded and I was in Mamalapuram very quickly!

I don't know how late those buses run ... sorry.

Nick-H · Aug 20th, 2008, 14:02

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The bus station is quite a ways from the train station

Well, it is ---and it isn't!

Following the same road that Central Station is on Westward brings on to the junction just nearby Koyambedu. In the night it would be pretty quick to cover that distance.

pmvelu · Aug 25th, 2008, 14:50

@Bruce,

Yes, you have buses @ 10pm too to Mahabalipuram BUT from Chennai Central JN , you need to take an Auto to "Koyambedu Bus Stand" [Around 100 rs] and then board this bus. By this way , at the minimum you could reach mamallapuram @ around 12 Midnight and I am not sure whether you want to do it this way !

Hope this helps !

bruce3404 · Aug 26th, 2008, 01:52

Good point, Pmvelu. Makes more sense to just stay the night somewhere near the bus station.

Aug 20th, 2008, 08:44	#1
bruce3404 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Eugene, Oregon USA Posts: 352	Travel from Chennai to Mamallapuram We'll be arriving in Chennai around 10PM on the Shatabdi from Mysore and we'd like to continue on to Mamallapuram that same evening. LP indicates 30 buses per day as well as taxis. Would the buses run as late as 10PM and is the bus station anywhere near the rail station? Should we be forced to take a taxi, is the LP price of 900Rps still reasonably accurate? Another option would be a good hotel (up to 1500 Rps) near the train station and then the bus in the morning. All suggestions are most appreciated.

Aug 20th, 2008, 09:19	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,261	The bus station is quite a ways from the train station, but a rickshawill take you there. I arrived around 2am on my last trip, and went straight to the bus station, where I had anough time to wash my face and hang aout a while before the first AM bus left. It wasn't too crowded and I was in Mamalapuram very quickly! I don't know how late those buses run ... sorry. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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Aug 25th, 2008, 14:50	#4
pmvelu Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 1,187	@Bruce, Yes, you have buses @ 10pm too to Mahabalipuram BUT from Chennai Central JN , you need to take an Auto to "Koyambedu Bus Stand" [Around 100 rs] and then board this bus. By this way , at the minimum you could reach mamallapuram @ around 12 Midnight and I am not sure whether you want to do it this way ! Hope this helps !

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bruce3404 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Eugene, Oregon USA Posts: 352	Good point, Pmvelu. Makes more sense to just stay the night somewhere near the bus station.