Kadapa → Chennai
Kadapa to Chennai is about 259 km by road (4.6–5.6 hours on NH71), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,811 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 259 km.
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Kadapa to Chennai at a glance
- Distance
- ~259 km
- Drive time
- 4.6–5.6 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,811
- Toll allowance
- ₹517
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹2,328
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹1,164
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
Kadapa to Chennai route
Not on the mapped road: Tirupati (see distances below).
Road: MDR0379 · MDR0380 · NH71 · NH716 · NH716A · NH16 · SH111 · SH2
Towns on the way
- Tirupati ↗ · ~12 km off the mapped road
Crosses from Andhra Pradesh 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: APSRTC ↗ · TNSTC ↗.
Train
- Kadapa: Kadapa Junction
- Chennai: Chennai Central
Nearest airports
- Kadapa: Kadapa Airport (CDP)
- 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.
More local advice for this route
What to see in Chennai
- Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore · allow 1 h
- Fort St George and its museum · allow 1 h 30 min
- Marina Beach · allow 1 h 30 min
- Mahabalipuram shore temple and monuments (about 55 km south) · allow 4 h
Best time to travel
November to February is the most comfortable. Avoid heavy-rain days in October to December, and the hottest weeks of April and May.
Tips
- If you are stopping at Tirupati, book darshan only on the official TTD site.
- Enter Chennai outside the morning and evening rush if you can.
- Keep your FASTag topped up: the route has national-highway toll plazas in both states.
Return trip: Chennai to Kadapa
Same 259 km back, about ₹2,328 each way or ₹4,657 for the round trip.