Travel

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By plane

Indian Airlines operates daily flights between Hyderabad, New Delhi and Tirupati. Air Deccan has a daily flight between Hyderabad, Bangalore, Vizag and Tirupati.

If you are lightly loaded, from Chennai airport, you can walk over to the local suburban railway station (Tirusulam) and take a train to Park Station. Park Station is about 5 minutes away from Chennai Central station, from where you can get regular train services to Tirupati.

By train

Tirupati is a major junction in South Central Railways. Indian Railways operates direct trains from near by metro cities – Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and other major Railway stations to Tirupati. Trains can be boarded at nearby cities - Renigunta (10 km from Tirupati) and Gudur (100 km) as well. Frequent bus service is available between Tirupati, Renigunta and Gudur.

By bus/car

National Highway NH 205 passes through Renigunta and hence is accessible from Chennai (4-6hrs), Bangalore (6½+ hours), Hyderabad (10-12 hours) and other nearby cities.

• Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) – from Hyderabad or from within Andhra Pradesh

• Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) – from Chennai

• Karnataka State Road Transport Coroporation (KSRTC) – from Bangalore
• S.R Travels [CAR ,Indica,Sumo,Qualis,Innova,Tempo traveler], chennai to tirupathi.

Package tours

It is possible to go on a package tour from various places to Tirupati, with the operator taking care of transport, accommodation and sight-seeing.

From Chennai

Going from Chennai is not a bad idea as it is the nearest Airport which has international & Domestic connections.

• TTD Information Centre, V V R Dharmasala, 198 & 199, Peters Road Chennai – 600 014, 2) Manager TTD Information Centre 50, VenkataNarayana Road T Nagar Chennai – 600 017.) offers a package tour, but the person going on the tour has to do the reservation personally (and submit a photograph and fingerprints!) from one of the many TTD offices around the country

• Swarnandhra tours, from AP tourism +91 44 2433 3010, +91 44 2433 1977 (from Chennai. You will have to personally go and do the reservations.) offers a two-day package tour from various places in the country, particularly from Bangalore and Chennai. Rs. 1,100 (For Chennai package tour, inclusive of accommodation and darshan at various temples.)

From Bangalore

• TTD Information Centre 16th Cross, Vyalikavel, Bangalore – 560 003, Ph:080-23445432/23315361

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Get around

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