The Various Ways To Reach From Hyderabad To Chennai

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Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai is considered to be one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities. Chennai is famous for its temples and churches that are considered to be the fine examples of architecture and craftsmanship. Chennai has one of the best beaches in the country, the longest beach - the Marina beach being one of them.

Situated in the Deccan Plateau, Hyderabad is known as the 'City of Pearls'. The name 'Hyderabad' had its origins in an affair between the ruler Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah and a local Hindu courtesan named Bhagmati. The latter converted to Islam and assumed the name of ‘Hyder Mahal’. She married the ruler and he named the city after Hyder Mahal.

Hyderabad lies at a distance of 632 km from Chennai. The shortest route to reach Chennai from Hyderabad is following the coast road or the National Highway 5. It takes about 10 hours to reach from Hyderabad to Chennai along the NH 5. If taking the NH 5, one gets to pass through some of the major port towns like Nalgonda, Ongole, Nellore, finally terminating in Chennai. Alternately one can also take the NH 40 from ...
... Hyderabad to Chennai which passes through towns like Tirupati.

Both Chennai and Hyderabad have airports. The cities are well connected by flights. Hyderabad Airport connects flights like Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Go Air and Indigo to Chennai. These are economical as well as affordable and reach Chennai within an hour.

There are several trains that connect the two cities of Hyderabad and Chennai. Among the daily trains running from Hyderabad to Chennai are the Chennai Hyderabad Express (No. 12504), Chennai Hyderabad Charminar Express (No. 12760), Hyderabad Express (No. 12604), and Kacheguda Express (No. 17652) among others. The trains take about 12 hours to 13 hours to travel from Hyderabad to Chennai. The charges for these trains are around Rs. 300/- for a sleeper berth and Rs. 750 for an AC berth. Tickets are available from IRCTC or from across the reservation counters.

Regular bus services are available from Hyderabad to Chennai. The buses charge a fare ranging from Rs. 800 to Rs. 1500. There are frequent services private buses and Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation buses with luxury facilities connecting the two cities. These buses have AC and Semi-sleeper facilities and they charge around Rs. 320/- to Rs. 450/-.

Taxi services are also available from Hyderabad to Chennai and back. The taxi cabs charge a fare ranging from Rs.15 to Rs. 30 per kilometre depending on the type of vehicle the travellers prefer to hire. Taxis charge Rs. 12,400/- for four people and for seven people it costs Rs. 17,200/- for a round trip.

There is very well transport facility from Delhi to Hyderabad and from Hyderabad to Bangalore.