🛕 Chennai to Vellore Sripuram Golden Temple Tour
📍 About Vellore — sightseeing, shopping and what not to miss
Located 280 kilometres from Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Vellore is an ideal destination for a one-day pilgrimage and heritage trip. The city is renowned for the Sripuram Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, a spiritual site that attracts numerous devotees. Nearby stands the historic Vijayanagara-era Vellore Fort, a massive granite structure surrounded by a moat. Within the fort grounds, visitors can explore the Jalakandeswarar Temple, famous for its detailed stone carvings and intricate pillars. Beyond these spiritual and historic landmarks, travellers can visit the Amirthi Zoological Park, where walking paths and local wildlife offer a pleasant natural retreat. Combining historic stone architecture with sacred places of worship, this destination provides a fulfilling day trip.
🗺️ Places the Chennai to Vellore itinerary covers
A temple trip runs on darshan timings, not on driving time. The vehicle stays with your group for the full 1 day, so you are not negotiating transport between temples or waiting on a return cab.
- Sripuram Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple
- Vellore Fort (granite, Vijayanagara era)
- Jalakandeswarar Temple inside the fort
- Amirthi Zoological Park
🧭 How a 1-day Chennai to Vellore trip is shaped
- 280 KM of driving in total, Chennai back to Chennai.
- 1 day is the duration most groups book this as. It is also offered as a 1 day trip.
- It runs as a single day, leaving Chennai early and returning the same night.
- The whole route stays inside Tamil Nadu, so there is no interstate permit to arrange.
- Pickup is from your address in Chennai, not from a depot.
💰 What it costs
The Chennai to Vellore trip starts at ₹6,760 for a 9 + 1 Seats Tempo Traveller (Maharaja Sofa), worked out on the full 280 KM over 1 day including driver batta.
All six vehicles, with per-km rates and batta broken out, are on the Chennai to Vellore rental page.
