Tours, tickets and day trips in Chennai
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in Chennai
The best-reviewed experiences in Chennai from Viator, our tours partner: 321 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Mahabalipuram tour by Tourism Ministry approved company (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $115 Free cancellation
Gods of Mylapore walking tour: Journey Through Living Traditions (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $27 Free cancellation
Chennai tour in car with guide-winner of traveller's choice award (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $80 Free cancellation
Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram by tourism ministry approved company (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $135 Free cancellation
Georgetown heritage walking tour of Chennai's first settlement (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $40 Free cancellation
Mahabalipuram walking tour by tourism ministry approved company (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $50 Free cancellation
Mahabalipuram Private Tour with Lunch and Guide from Chennai (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $89 Free cancellation
Sowcarpet Street Food Walking Tour in Chennai with guide (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $45 Free cancellation
Private Chennai City Tour by Car: Guided Trip with Lunch (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $59 Free cancellation
Best of Pondicherry and Auroville Private Day Tour from Chennai (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $169 Free cancellation
Private Kanchipuram & Mahabalipuram Day Trip from Chennai (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $129 Free cancellation
All 321 experiences in Chennai on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 15 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Tours, tickets and day trips across India
What people come to see
No attraction in Chennai has a published visitor count in Wikidata yet, which usually means the draw is the city itself rather than one ticketed sight.
Day trips from Chennai
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai to Avadi | India | 19 km (12 mi) | about 18 min |
| Chennai to Pallāvaram | India | 19 km (12 mi) | about 19 min |
| Chennai to Tambaram | India | 24 km (15 mi) | about 24 min |
| Chennai to Kanchipuram | India | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Chennai to Rānipet | India | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Chennai to Tirupati | India | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Chennai to Vellore | India | 126 km (78 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Chennai to Chittoor | India | 129 km (80 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Chennai to Bengaluru | India | 291 km (181 mi) | about 4 h 44 min |
| Chennai to Kallakurichi | India | 208 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 23 min |
| Chennai to Salem | India | 280 km (174 mi) | about 4 h 34 min |
| Chennai to Puducherry | India | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Find things to do
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Chennai?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.