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Tambaram · India

Car hire and driving in Tambaram

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at MAA means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Tambaram

Car rental from Tambaram: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tambaram to MadhavaramIndia27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Tambaram to TiruvottiyūrIndia32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Tambaram to KanchipuramIndia47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Tambaram to RānipetIndia86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Tambaram to VelloreIndia108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Tambaram to TirupatiIndia110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Tambaram to PuducherryIndia115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Tambaram to GundupālaiyamIndia115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Tambaram to ChittoorIndia116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Tambaram to CuddaloreIndia136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Tambaram to TiruvannamalaiIndia138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Tambaram to AmburIndia154 km (95 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Tambaram to MumbaiIndia1,033 km (642 mi)about 15 h 45 min
Tambaram to DhakaBangladesh1,616 km (1,004 mi)about 24 h 39 min
Tambaram to BengaluruIndia275 km (171 mi)about 4 h 11 min
Tambaram to HyderabadIndia527 km (328 mi)about 8 h 2 min
Tambaram to AhmedabadIndia1,377 km (855 mi)about 21 h
Tambaram to KolkataIndia1,381 km (858 mi)about 21 h 4 min
Tambaram to SuratIndia1,203 km (747 mi)about 18 h 20 min
Tambaram to ChattogramBangladesh1,621 km (1,008 mi)about 24 h 44 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Tambaram?

The left, as everywhere in India.

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.