Distance : 226 km
Estimated Time : 5 hours
Chennai to Virudhachalam is a very popular route for both tourism and business. Virudhachalam or Pazhamalai is famous for Kolanjiappar temple and ceramic industry.
"I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of his holy temples."
Virudhachalam or Pazhamalai is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Virudhachalam is famous for its nearby temples. The most important temple is Pazhamalai Nadhar temple or Vriddhgiriswarar temple or Viruthagerreswarar temple or Viruthagireeswarar temple. Temple is dedicated to supreme lord Shiva. Other important temples are Sri Swarnakadeswarar Temple at Thiru Nelvennai, Sri Pralayakaleswarar Temple at Pennadam (Pennagadam) and Sri Theerthapureeswarar Temple at Thirunelvayil Arathurai. Vriddhachalam is also famous for its Ceramic industry. Town houses ceramic industrial estate which is situated only at Virudhachalam and also a polytechnic college.
Taxi from Chennai to Virudhachalam is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Chennai to Virudhachalam by car is well connected via Chennai - Villupuram - Trichy - Kanyakumari road and is very comfortable drive. Chennai to Virudhachalam distance is 226 Km and is 5 hours journey. An alternate route is via East coast road which is almost same distance and takes same time. You can take this route if you plan to visit places like Mahabalipuram, pondicherry, Cuddalore and a number of beaches on the way. Other famous tourist places on this routes and nearby are:
Ulundurpet - Thirunarungondai
Viluppuram - Gingee fort, Fortification walls, Kalyana mahal, Venugopala swamy temple, Ranganatha temple, Sad-at-Ullah Khan mosque, Sri Ramanatha eswarar temple, 24 Theerthangarargal
Tindivanam - Mailan murugan temple, National fossil wood park, Gramathil Oru Naal, Matri mandir
Meimaruvathur - Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam
Chengalpattu - Bhairava temple, Ballam hill cave temple, Sri sarda shamrakshana narayanan, Gnanapureeswarar temple, Vedagiriswarar temple
Maraimalai nagar - Muthumari Amman Kovil, Sri Patalathri Narasimha Perumal, Sri Nithya Kalyana Prasanna Venkateswara
Guduvanchery - Arignar Anna Zoological park, Sri Lakshmi Kuberar temple, Vandalur Reserve forest
Koyambedu - Masilamaniswara temple,Sri Kurungaleeswarar temple
You can plan to include them in your itinerary. With CabBazar, you can customize the itinerary as per your choice and enjoy the trip to fullest.
Tourist Attractions
Veeratteswarar Temple - Thiruvathigai, Srimushnam
Sillappathikara Art Gallery in Vridhachalam
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Chidambaram
Kolanjiappar Temple
Sri Swarnakadeswarar Temple at Thiru Nelvennai
Sri Pralayakaleswarar Temple at Pennadam (Pennagadam)
Sri Theerthapureeswarar Temple at Thirunelvayil Arathurai
Taxi Options
Being an Aggregator, CabBazar provides you enormous car options for your Chennai to Virudhachalam taxi booking. You can mention your specific preference, if any, while raising a taxi booking request. Our partnered taxi services providers have various cars available with them for Chennai to Virudhachalam taxi service. At high level, we classify taxi in below four categories :
Chennai to Virudhachalam Taxi Prices
Vehicle Type | Model | Capacity | Per Km Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchback | Wagon-R, Indica or similar | 4 seater | Rs. 9 |
| Sedan | Dzire, Etios or similar | 4 seater | Rs. 9 |
| SUV | Xylo, Ertiga or similar | 6 seater | Rs. 12.5 |
| Assured Innova | Innova, Innova Crysta | 6 seater | Rs. 13.5 |
Taxi Fare
CabBazar is committed to keep the pricing as simple and clear as possible. So, we provide one price for your Chennai to Virudhachalam taxi which covers a specified maximum kilometer and maximum days. So, you know upfront how much taxi is going to cost you and plan your budget well.
The prices are dynamic and transparent and give a win-win deal for both you and our partnered taxi services providers. You can choose car as per your preference.
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