Cities & culture
Chennai → Madurai
Chennai to Madurai is about 460 km by road (8.0–9.7 hours via Tiruchirappalli), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹3,097 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 456 km.
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Chennai to Madurai at a glance
- Distance
- ~460 km
- Drive time
- 8.0–9.7 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹3,097
- Toll allowance
- ₹920
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹4,017
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹2,009
About these numbers: petrol ₹101/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Chennai to Madurai route
Chennai → Tiruchirappalli → Madurai
Not on the mapped road: Perambalur (see distances below).
Road: NH32 · NH132 · NH38 · NH785 · MDR947
Towns on the way
- Perambalur ↗ · ~10 km off the mapped road
- Tiruchirappalli ↗ · ~0 km off the mapped road
Weather in Madurai
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: TNSTC ↗.
Train
- Chennai: Chennai Central
- Madurai: Madurai Junction
Flight options
- Chennai: Chennai International Airport (MAA)
- Madurai: Madurai Airport (IXM)
Things to do in Madurai
- Shopping: Puthu Mandapam market (textiles)
- With children: Sound & light show at Nayak Palace
- For adults: Meenakshi Temple evening puja
Local food to try: Jigarthanda (drink) · Madurai-style biryani.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Madurai to Chennai
Same 460 km back, about ₹4,017 each way or ₹8,035 for the round trip.