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Places near Marakkanam by type
All 223 places by distance →One day from Marakkanam
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:03 pm
102 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Marakkanam
- Alamparai Fortfort · 1.5 hrs
- Thirtavari Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Mango Hill Auroville Pondicherryhill · 1 hrs
- Matrimandir View Pointtemple · 45 min
- Panchamukha Sri Jayamaruthi Anjaneya Temple (Panchavatee)temple · 45 min
- Back in Marakkanam
How to reach Marakkanam
By train
Tozhuppedu (TZD), about 32 km from the centre.
By road
Puducherry 39 km · Chennai 132 km · Vellore 149 km. Directions.
By air
Pondicherry Airport (PNY), Puducherry (Pondicherry) — about 36 km by road; Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai — about 115 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Marakkanam?
Alamparai Fort (fort, about 14 km), Tamilnadu Tourism Raindrop Boat House, Mudaliarkuppam (attraction, about 28 km), Thirtavari Beach (beach, about 4 km), Mango Hill Auroville Pondicherry (hill, about 30 km), Marakkanam Beach (beach, about 6 km), Matrimandir View Point (temple, about 32 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Marakkanam?
70 places on Spotwander: 15 temples, 13 beaches & coast, 7 forts & heritage, 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 museums.
Which is the nearest temple to Marakkanam?
Sri Karaneswar Nataraja Temple - Pyramid Temple, about 21 km by road; Matrimandir View Point (32 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Marakkanam?
Thirtavari Beach, about 4 km by road; Marakkanam Beach (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Marakkanam?
Start in Marakkanam, visit Alamparai Fort, then Thirtavari Beach, then Mango Hill Auroville Pondicherry, then Matrimandir View Point, then Panchamukha Sri Jayamaruthi Anjaneya Temple (Panchavatee), and drive back — about 102 km by road in all.