Hyderabad → Chennai
Hyderabad to Chennai is about 630 km by road (10.8–13.2 hours via Nalgonda and Ongole), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹4,410 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 627 km.
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Hyderabad to Chennai at a glance
- Distance
- ~630 km
- Drive time
- 10.8–13.2 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹4,410
- Toll allowance
- ₹1,260
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹5,670
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹2,835
About these numbers: petrol ₹105/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error
Hyderabad to Chennai route
Hyderabad → Nalgonda → Ongole → Nellore → Chennai
Road: SH19 · SH15 · NH65 · NH167A · NH16 · SH111 · SH2
Towns on the way
- Nalgonda ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
- Ongole ↗ · ~3 km off the mapped road
- Nellore ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Telangana into Tamil Nadu (ask taxis about permit charges).
Weather in Chennai
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: TGSRTC ↗ · TNSTC ↗.
Train
- Hyderabad: Kacheguda
- Chennai: Chennai Central
Flight options
- Hyderabad: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD)
- Chennai: Chennai International Airport (MAA)
Things to do in Chennai
- Shopping: T Nagar (silk sarees)
- With children: VGP Marine Kingdom
- For adults: Mahabalipuram day trip
Local food to try: Idli sambar · Filter coffee.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Nov–Feb.
Return trip: Chennai to Hyderabad
Same 630 km back, about ₹5,670 each way or ₹11,340 for the round trip.