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Places near Manappakkam by type
All 287 places by distance →One day from Manappakkam
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:46 pm
44 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Manappakkam
- Pallavaram Mountainpark · 45 min
- Guindy National Parknational park · 2 hrs
- Ashok Pillarheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Porur Jain Shwetambar TempleJain temple · 40 min
- Sri Kamakshi Amman Templetemple · 45 min
- Back in Manappakkam
How to reach Manappakkam
By train
Minambakkam (MN), about 4 km from the centre.
By road
Chennai 17 km · Tirupati 133 km · Vellore 141 km. Directions.
By air
Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai — about 3 km by road; Tirupati International Airport (TIR), Tirupati — about 121 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Manappakkam?
ST. Thomas Mount National Shrine Basilica (church, about 3 km), St. Thomas Mount (attraction, about 3 km), Babuji Memorial Ashram Manapakkam (monument, about 2 km), Sree Ramanatheeswarar Temple (Guru Sthalam) (temple, about 3 km), St. Patrick's Church (church, about 4 km), Ashok Pillar (heritage site, about 7 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Manappakkam?
222 places on Spotwander: 62 temples, 27 forts & heritage, 25 beaches & coast, 26 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 17 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest temple to Manappakkam?
Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, about 3 km by road; Sree Ramanatheeswarar Temple (Guru Sthalam) (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Manappakkam?
Babuji Memorial Ashram Manapakkam, about 2 km by road; Nesapakkam MGR Statue (4 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Manappakkam?
Start in Manappakkam, visit Pallavaram Mountain, then Guindy National Park, then Ashok Pillar, then Porur Jain Shwetambar Temple, then Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple, and drive back — about 44 km by road in all.