There are 5 ways to get from IIT Madras to Royapettah by train, taxi, car, bus, or subway
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Line 41002 train
best- Take the train from Taramani to Light Housetrain 41002 / ...
1h 26m₹110–850Line 119 bus, subway via Gandhi Road
cheapest- Take the bus from Gandhi Road to Little Mountbus 119
- Take the subway from Little Mount to Thousand Lightssubway Corridor-1
1h 57m₹31–55Taxi
- Take the taxi from IIT Madras to Royapettahtaxi 8.9 km
12 min₹300–370Drive 8.9 km
- Drive from IIT Madras to Royapettahcar 8.9 km
12 min₹101–145Line 119 bus, subway
- Take the bus from Bharathi Nagar to Little Mountbus 119
- Take the subway from Little Mount to Thousand Lightssubway Corridor-1
1h 51m₹32–84
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from IIT Madras to Royapettah is to line 119 bus and subway via Gandhi Road which costs ₹30 - ₹60 and takes 1h 57m.
The fastest way to get from IIT Madras to Royapettah is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs ₹300 - ₹370.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Taramani and arriving at Light House. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17 min.
The distance between IIT Madras and Royapettah is 16 km. The road distance is 8.9 km.
The best way to get from IIT Madras to Royapettah without a car is to line 41002 train which takes 1h 26m and costs ₹110 - ₹850.
The line 41002 train from Taramani to Light House takes 17 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
IIT Madras to Royapettah train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Taramani station.
IIT Madras to Royapettah train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Light House station.
Yes, the driving distance between IIT Madras to Royapettah is 9 km. It takes approximately 12 min to drive from IIT Madras to Royapettah.
There are 1115+ hotels available in Royapettah.
What companies run services between IIT Madras, India and Royapettah, India?
Indian Railways operates a train from Taramani to Light House every 30 minutes. Tickets cost ₹110–850 and the journey takes 17 min.
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Taramani to Light House
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹110–850
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹110–130
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹320–400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹420–550
- First Class (1A)
- ₹650–850
- Phone
- 044 2437 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- chennaimetrorail.org
Subway from Little Mount to Thousand Lights
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹23–29
- Website
- https://chennaimetrorail.org/
- Schedules at
- https://chennaimetrorail.org/time-table/
Subway from Little Mount to Thousand Lights
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹23–29
- Website
- https://chennaimetrorail.org/
- Schedules at
- https://chennaimetrorail.org/time-table/
- Phone
- +91 044-24615949
- [email protected]
- Website
- mtcbus.tn.gov.in
Bus from Bharathi Nagar to Little Mount
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹9–55
- Website
- https://mtcbus.tn.gov.in/
- Ordinary Service
- ₹9–13
- Express Service
- ₹12–18
- Deluxe Service
- ₹19–26
- A/C Service
- ₹28–30
Bus from Gandhi Road to Little Mount
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹8–27
- Website
- https://mtcbus.tn.gov.in/
- Ordinary Service
- ₹8–12
- Express Service
- ₹11–16
- Deluxe Service
- ₹17–24
- A/C Service
- ₹20–27
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- ₹300–370
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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