Family holidays
What to consider
Share children's ages, room needs and any mobility or dietary requirements. Allow time for breaks between sightseeing stops.
From Chennai, updated October 2026
Tour packages from Chennai
Pondicherry and Mahabalipuram on the ECR, Ooty and Kodaikanal by train.
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Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram, Tirupati and Pondicherry are within about 150 km of Chennai, Yelagiri is a 4 to 5 hour drive, and Kodaikanal, Ooty, Kerala and Kanyakumari are overnight train trips.
Chennai sits on the East Coast Road, so Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry are easy road trips, and hill stations like Yelagiri, Kodaikanal and Ooty are a drive or an overnight train away. Kerala works by a short flight or an overnight train.
For a longer holiday, Goa, international trips and North India, Kashmir and Himachal, are all workable by flight, the mountains usually with a connection through Delhi.
Getting the group there: For Kerala and the hill stations, we can arrange either a private cab or train and flight bookings, whichever suits your group's time and budget better. For North India, we plan the flight connection and the road leg as one trip.
Weekend away
Out on Friday evening, back by Sunday night
Drives of about 4 hours or less from Chennai, so the weekend is spent there and not on the road. Times are approximate and traffic varies.
Mahabalipuram
About 1.5 hours on the East Coast Road
Day trip or 1 night
Best: November to February
Tirupati
About 3.5 hours by road, or a train
1 night
Best: September to February
Pondicherry
About 3 hours on the East Coast Road
1 to 2 nights
Best: October to March
Kodaikanal
Overnight train to Kodai Road, then about 3 hours by road
2 nights
Best: October to June
Build around your travellers
Custom tour packages from Chennai
Choose your travellers. We build the stays, transport and pace around them.
Couple and honeymoon trips
What to consider
Choose the hotel category, privacy and pace you want. Ask for any special meals or experiences to be listed separately.
Friends and group trips
What to consider
Confirm headcount, room sharing and a budget per person. Tell us if people join from different cities.
Corporate trips and offsites
What to consider
Share team size, pickup points, meeting needs and dates. Separate the working sessions from the activity time.
What to send for a useful quote
- Travel dates and people
- Exact dates or flexibility, number of adults and children, and where everyone starts.
- Budget and travel
- Budget per person, whether it includes flights or trains, and your preferred transport.
- Stays and rooms
- Hotel category, room sharing, meals and any accessibility needs.
- Before payment
- Check the final inclusions, exclusions, availability, payment schedule and cancellation terms in writing.
- Itemised quoteEvery quote is itemised: the hotel and room type for each night, the vehicle, and which meals are included, so you can compare it line by line.
- Second opinion on any quoteAlready have a quote from another agency? Send it and we will tell you whether we can do the same trip for less. If we cannot, we will say so.
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Cab or group transport
Choose a vehicle around people, luggage and route.
Compare transportHotels and stays
Share the destination, nights, rooms and hotel category.
Explore staysFlight and train assistance
Compare travel timings as part of your holiday plan.
How assistance worksPlanning a group from Chennai?
A Guindy-area campus meeting and a residential departure need their own collection details.
Society, college and office pickup advice
Guindy campus groups
IIT Madras is in the Guindy area. Share the specific permitted gate or nearby assembly point and confirm campus access rather than giving only the institution's name.
Residents joining from home
Ask families to gather at one agreed point where possible. Confirm society gate rules, luggage and the number joining before adding residential stops to a campus departure.
Office and rail arrivals
Agree when everyone can actually leave and include the exact station for anyone arriving by train. Confirm the return drop-off as part of the same itinerary.
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Discuss our group pickupTour packages from Chennai: route guides
How to get there from Chennai, how many days you need and a day by day plan for each.
Compare trip length, travel options and seasons
Planning from Chennai? Compare the time you need before choosing a destination. Travel times and seasonal advice are approximate; confirm transport and local conditions for your dates.
- Pondicherry: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 2 to 3 days
- Travel options
- Road / Bus
- Best time
- October to March
- Ooty & Coonoor: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 3 to 4 days
- Travel options
- Overnight train and toy train / Fly and drive
- Best time
- October to June. April and May are busiest.
- Kerala: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 5 to 6 days for Munnar, Alleppey and Kochi
- Travel options
- Flight / Overnight train
- Best time
- September to March, avoiding the monsoon months if backwaters are the priority
- Andaman Islands: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 5 to 6 days
- Travel options
- Flight / Ship
- Best time
- October to May. The monsoon makes ferry crossings unreliable.
- Goa: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 3 to 5 days
- Travel options
- Flight
- Best time
- November to February for the best weather, March for fewer crowds and warmer days
- Kashmir: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 6 to 7 days
- Travel options
- Flight
- Best time
- April to June for gardens and mild weather, December to February for snow
- Manali: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 6 to 7 days
- Travel options
- Fly and drive / Via Delhi
- Best time
- October to February for snow, March to June for pleasant weather and fewer crowds
- Udaipur: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 3 to 4 days
- Travel options
- Flight
- Best time
- October to March
- Jaipur: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 3 to 4 days
- Travel options
- Flight
- Best time
- October to March. April to June is very hot.
- Rishikesh: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 3 to 5 days
- Travel options
- Fly and drive / Via Delhi
- Best time
- September to November and March to June for rafting season
- Leh Ladakh: route and itinerary
- Time needed
- 7 to 8 days
- Travel options
- Flight
- Best time
- May to September. Road access closes in winter, though Leh remains reachable by air.
India holidays from Chennai
Within 250 km: a Saturday drive
- 1
Mahabalipuram
- Distance
- About 55 km
- Trip length
- Day trip or 1 night
- Getting there
- About 1.5 hours on the East Coast Road
- Best time
- November to February
- Family
- Couples
- History
- 2
Kanchipuram
- Distance
- About 75 km
- Trip length
- Day trip
- Getting there
- About 2 hours by road
- Best time
- October to March
- Family
- Spiritual
- 3
Tirupati
- Distance
- About 135 km
- Trip length
- 1 night
- Getting there
- About 3.5 hours by road, or a train
- Best time
- September to February
- Family
- Spiritual
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More within 250 km: a Saturday drive
4Pondicherry
- Distance
- About 150 km
- Trip length
- 1 to 2 nights
- Getting there
- About 3 hours on the East Coast Road
- Best time
- October to March
- Couples
- Friends
- Cafes
- 5
Yelagiri
- Distance
- About 230 km
- Trip length
- 1 to 2 nights
- Getting there
- 4 to 5 hours by road
- Best time
- October to June
- Family
- Friends
Overnight train or fly: long weekends
- 6
Kodaikanal
- Distance
- About 520 km
- Trip length
- 2 nights
- Getting there
- Overnight train to Kodai Road, then about 3 hours by road
- Best time
- October to June
- Couples
- Family
- Honeymoon
7Ooty
- Distance
- About 560 km
- Trip length
- 2 to 3 nights
- Getting there
- Overnight train to Mettupalayam, then the toy train or road
- Best time
- October to June
- Family
- Couples
- 8
Rameswaram
- Distance
- About 570 km
- Trip length
- 1 to 2 nights
- Getting there
- Overnight train, or about 9 hours by road
- Best time
- October to March
- Family
- Spiritual
9Kerala: Munnar and Alleppey
- Distance
- About 600 km
- Trip length
- 3 nights
- Getting there
- 1 hour flight to Kochi, or an overnight train
- Best time
- September to March
- Couples
- Family
- Honeymoon
10Kanyakumari
- Distance
- About 700 km
- Trip length
- 2 nights
- Getting there
- Overnight train, or fly to Thiruvananthapuram then about 2 hours by road
- Best time
- October to March
- Family
- Spiritual
Distances and travel times from Chennai are approximate and change with traffic, season and the exact route.
Longer trips from Chennai
Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir
Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, the trip that photographs itself
Fly into Srinagar, usually via Delhi, 5 to 7 days covering Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam.
Himachal Pradesh
Manali
Mountains, cafes and the trip your group chat keeps asking for
Fly to Delhi or Chandigarh, then road up, best as a 6 to 7 day Himachal trip.
Goa
Goa
Beaches by day, everything else by night
Flights connect well from Chennai for a beach-focused trip.
Thailand
Thailand
Bangkok's energy, island beaches and the classic group trip abroad
Good flight options make this an easy first international trip from Chennai.
Trips from your campus, school, colony or office in Chennai
Each page gives road distances from that part of Chennai, when groups there can travel and what to decide before asking for a quote.
College and university trips
Society, colony and private trips
FAQs for travellers from Chennai
Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry on the East Coast Road, Kanchipuram and Tirupati inland, and Yelagiri for a quick hill station, all within about 230 km.
Kodaikanal and Ooty are both an overnight train plus a few hours by road or toy train. Yelagiri is the closest and works for a shorter weekend.
Both work. Driving or an overnight train suits a group with time, flying is faster if the trip is a short weekend. We'll lay out both options with realistic timings.
Kerala is a strong pick from Chennai, given the short travel time and the backwater and hill-station combination. Kashmir and Himachal work well for a longer honeymoon with a flight via Delhi.
Share your destination, dates and budget, and say whether you want travel from Chennai included or only the stays and local transport. The plan and quote should name each included service. Flights, train seats, hotels and activities are subject to availability until confirmed.
Compare the same dates, hotel category, room sharing, meals and vehicle type. Ask what costs extra, including transfers, entry tickets and activities. Get availability, the payment schedule and cancellation terms in writing before paying; these depend on the services booked.
Gozy Trips is a travel agency based in India that plans trips for travellers from Chennai. Planning happens on WhatsApp and phone, so there is no office visit: share your dates, group size and budget and get a day by day plan with a written quote. For group trips, the pickup point in your area is agreed when you book.
Check that the agency has a Google Business Profile with reviews that name the destination, group type or hotel, ask for an itemised written quote (hotel or category per night, room type, meals, vehicle type), get the payment and cancellation terms in writing before you pay, and be wary of prices far below everyone else for the same hotel category. Our guide on choosing a travel agency lists nine checks.
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