Mahabalipuram · Tamil Nadu
Shore Temple
~52 km (straight line) · 1 day · best Nov – Feb
Weekend trips from Chennai
From Chennai, the East Coast Road leads to Mahabalipuram's shore temples and the French streets of Puducherry.
How we chose these: Places within about 350 km in a straight line whose minimum stay plus the journey both ways fits two days. Distances are straight-line, so check real travel times.
Getaways
Auroville · Puducherry
Auroville Matrimandir
~129 km (straight line) · 1 day · best Oct – Mar
Puducherry · Puducherry
White Town
~136 km (straight line) · 1–2 days · best Oct – Mar
Kadapa · Andhra Pradesh
Gandikota Canyon
~288 km (straight line) · 1–2 days · best Oct – Feb
Sri Sathya Sai · Andhra Pradesh
Lepakshi
~300 km (straight line) · 1 day · best Oct – Feb