There are 5 ways to get from Chennai to Akkur by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Sirkazhitrain 09419 / ...
4h 37m₹1,003–2,542Bus
- Take the bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyurbus redbusIndia_A/C Sleeper
6h 5mDrive 255.2 km
- Drive from Chennai to Akkurcar 255.2 km
4h 21m₹2,497–3,607Taxi
- Take the taxi from Chennai to Akkurtaxi 255.2 km
4h 21m₹5,500–7,000Bus via Sirkazhi
- Take the bus from Chennai to Sirkazhibus redbusIndia_A/C Sleeper / ...
6h 12m₹1,222–2,037
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Akkur is to train which costs ₹1,000 - ₹2,600 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Akkur is to drive which takes 4h 21m and costs ₹2,500 - ₹3,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Chennai to Akkur. However, there are services departing from Chennai and arriving at Thirukadaiyur via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Chennai to Akkur. However, there are services departing from Chennai Egmore and arriving at Sirkazhi via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 37m.
The distance between Chennai and Akkur is 283 km. The road distance is 255.2 km.
The best way to get from Chennai to Akkur without a car is to train which takes 4h 37m and costs ₹1,000 - ₹2,600.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Chennai to Akkur, including transfers.
Chennai to Akkur bus services, operated by YBM Travels(BLM), depart from Chennai station.
Chennai to Akkur train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Chennai Egmore station.
The best way to get from Chennai to Akkur is to train which takes 4h 37m and costs ₹1,000 - ₹2,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 5m.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Akkur, Tamil Nādu, India?
Indian Railways operates a train from Chennai Egmore to Sirkazhi 5 times a day. Tickets cost ₹200–1,600 and the journey takes 4h 14m. Alternatively, YBM Travels(BLM) operates a bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur every 2 hours, and the journey takes 6h. 15 other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Egmore to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Website
- YBM Travels(BLM)
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- YBM Travels(BLM)
- Website
- VIVIN Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- VIVIN Travels
- Website
- Raja Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Raja Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sri Ganesh Transports & Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sri Ganesh Transports & Travels
- Website
- Dheena Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Dheena Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Dheena Travels
- Website
- Sachin Roadlines
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Sachin Roadlines
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Sachin Roadlines
- Website
- Atana Connect
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Atana Connect
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Atana Connect
- Phone
- +91-8838448649
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swarnam Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Swarnam Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Swarnam Travels
- Phone
- +91 73055 90999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Olive Travels Lines
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Olive Travels Lines
- Phone
- +91 94440 05266
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apple Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Apple Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Apple Travels
- Website
- Armor Tours And Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Armor Tours And Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Armor Tours And Travels
- Website
- Kanakadhara Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Kanakadhara Travels
- Website
- Sara Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Sara Travels
- Website
- Arv Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Arv Travels
- Phone
- +91 7448399777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rr Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Rr Travels
- Schedules at
- Rr Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Rr Travels
- Schedules at
- Rr Travels
- Website
- Uzhavan Travels
Bus from Chennai to Thirukadaiyur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Uzhavan Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Uzhavan Travels
- Website
- Reliance Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- Reliance Travels
- Website
- Kalaimakal Travelss
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- Kalaimakal Travelss
- Website
- SKM Tours & Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- SKM Tours & Travels
- Website
- Sree Annam Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- Sree Annam Travels
- Website
- Rt Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Rt Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Sri Vigneswara Tours & Travels
- Website
- Pranav Tours and Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Pranav Tours and Travels
- Phone
- 99623 38888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Green Channel Express
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Green Channel Express
- Website
- GMR Ragu Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- GMR Ragu Travels
- Website
- Evn Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Evn Travels
- Phone
- 91 82870 09889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zingbus
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹420–1,100
- Schedules at
- Zingbus
- Website
- Vlvdtravels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vlvdtravels
- Website
- Happy Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Happy Travels
- Website
- Rathimeena Travels A
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Rathimeena Travels A
- Website
- Ksr Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Ksr Travels
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Website
- JSP Tours and Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- JSP Tours and Travels
- Website
- Ppr Jayam Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Ppr Jayam Travels
- Website
- Aruna Bus Service
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Aruna Bus Service
- Website
- PDS Ananth Bus Service
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- PDS Ananth Bus Service
- Website
- Nbs Travels Kumbakonam
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Nbs Travels Kumbakonam
- Website
- Veerathamizan Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Veerathamizan Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Alagappa Tours and Travels PVT LTD
- Phone
- +919428521105
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gujarat Travels
Bus from Chennai to Sirkazhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Gujarat Travels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–7,000
Chennai Taxi
- Phone
- +91 89 39 33 40 40
- Website
- chennaitaxiservice.com
Drop Taxi
- Phone
- +91 79 99 22 20 00
- Website
- droptaxi.in
Tenride
- Phone
- +91 956 635 3633
- Website
- tenride.com
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Booking & Getting There
Chennai to Akkur bus services, operated by YBM Travels(BLM), arrive at Thirukadaiyur station.
Chennai to Akkur train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Sirkazhi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chennai to Akkur is 255 km. It takes approximately 4h 21m to drive from Chennai to Akkur.
There are 60+ hotels available in Akkur.