Travels Details
 
Logistics: From Chennai to Madurai

We have provided below the different ways you can reach Madurai from Chennai, which is the closest international airport and even if your port of entry is not Chennai, we advise you to get to

By Air:
There are 4 flights in and out of Madurai (IXM), connecting you to
Chennai (MAA).

S.No From To Mode Departure Arrival Day INR USD
1 Chennai Madurai IC 901 13.40 14.30 Daily 4910 115.5
2 Chennai Madurai 9W 3521 6.40 7.55 Daily 4910 115.5
3 Chennai Madurai 9W 3519 19.00 20.10 Daily 4910 111.5
4 Chennai Madurai DN 111 18.25 19.40 Daily 2650 -
5 Mumbai Madurai IC 671 9.20 14.30 Daily 8620 306
6 Madurai Chennai IC 902 15.15 16.10 Daily 4910 111.5
7 Madurai Chennai 9W 3522 8.30 9.45 Daily 3810 111.5
8 Madurai Chennai DN 112 20.00 21.45 Daily 2650 -
9 Madurai Chennai 9W 3520 21.00 22.15 Daily 4910 111.5
10 Madurai Mumbai IC 672 13.20 16.40 Daily 8620 306

NOTE
• Planes are sometimes double-booked and confirmation of booking and flight time is important.
• Retain the baggage tags that are given when you check-in, as security may require you to
hand this over when you leave the destination airport.

By Rail

• Madurai is an important railway junction of the Southern Railway and is directly connected to Chennai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli.


Train No. Train Name Arrival Departure
2635 Exp. Chennai - Madurai
(Vaigai - All Days)		 20.15 -
2636 Exp. Madurai - Chennai
(Vaigai - All Days)		 - 06.45
2637 Exp. Chennai - Madurai
(Pandiyan Exp. - All Days)		 06.15 -
2638 Exp. Madurai - Chennai
(Pandiyan Exp. - All Days)		 - 20.45
6703 Exp. Chennai - Tuticorin
(Pearl City - All Days)		 03.00 03.05
6704 Exp. Tuticorin - Chennai
(Pearl City - All Days)		 22.30 22.35
2631 Exp. Chennai - Tirunelveli
(Nellai Exp. - All Days)		 05.20 05.25
2632 Exp. Tirunelveli - Chennai
(Nellai Exp. - All Days)		 21.05 21.10
6123 Exp. Chennai - Trivandrum
(Anandapuri - All Days)		 04.15 04.20
6124 Exp. Trivandrum - Chennai
(Anandapuri - All Days)		 23.00 23.10
2641 Exp. Kanyakumari - Nizamuddin
(Wednesday)		 18.25 18.35
2642 Exp. Nizamuddin - Kanyakumari
(Wednesday)		 03.35 03.40
6079 Exp. Chennai - Nagercoil Express
(Saturday)		 04.35 04.40
6080 Exp. Nagercoil - Chennai Express
(Saturday)		 23.35 23.40
6731 Exp. Tuticorin - Mysore
(All Days)		 19.30 19.40
6732 Exp. Mysore - Tuticorin
(All Days)		 07.40 07.50
6787 Exp. Madurai - Jammu Tawi
(Monday / Friday)		 - 19.15
6788 Exp. Jammu Tawi - Madurai
(Thursday/Sunday)		 17.30 -
6339 Exp. Mumbai CST - Nagercoil
(Mon/ Thu/ Fri/ Sat)		 22.25 22.35
6340 Exp. Nagercoil - Mumbai CST
(Mon/ Tue/ Wed/ Fri)		 11.35 11.45
6715 Exp. Coimbatore - Madurai 04.45 -
6716 Exp. Madurai - Coimbatore - 22.50
6351 Exp. Mumbai - Nagercoil
(Thursday, Monday)		 00.45 00.55
6352 Exp. Nagercoil - Mumbai
(Thursday- Sunday)		 09.30 09.40
1043 Exp. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Kurla) - Madurai
(Wednesday)		 11.50 -
1044 Exp. Madurai - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Kurla)
(Wednesday)		 - 18.00
6355 Exp. Howrah - Kanyakumari
(Wed)		 06.20 06.30
6356 Exp.> Kanyakumari - Howrah
(Sat)		 11.35 11.45
6127 Exp. Chennai - Guruvayur 15.30 15.40
6128 Exp. Guruvayur - Chennai 10.55 11.05
6708 Exp. Madurai - Coimbatore
(Except Sunday)		 - 06.45
6707 Exp. Coimbatore - Madurai
(Except Sunday)		 19.25 -
2633 Exp. Chennai -Kanyakumari 01.40 01.45
2634 Exp. Kanyakumari - Chennai 21.40 21.45
2652 Exp. Nizamuddin - Madurai (Sampark Kranti Exp.)
(Thu, Sat)		 04.00 -
2651 Exp. Madurai - Nizamuddin (Sampark KrantiExp.)
(Sat,Mon)		 - 23.45
2662 Exp. Tenkasi - Chennai Egmore (Pothigai Exp.)
( Thurs - Sunday)		 22.00 22.05
2661 Exp. Chennai Egmore - Tenkasi (Pothigai Exp.)
( Sunday - Thur )		 04.35 04.40
727 Passenger Madurai - Quilon - 23.15
728 Pass Quilon - Madurai 05.15 -
715 Pass Kumbakonam - Erode - Tirunelveli 17.50 18.00
716 Pass Tirunelveli - Erode - Kumbakonam 09.05 09.15
712 Pass Madurai - Dindigul
(Except Sunday)		 - 18.15
763 Pass Palghat - Madurai 05.40 -
764 Pass Madurai - Palghat - 21.15
768 Pass Madurai - Palghat   12.45
761 Pass Palghat - Madurai 17.50 -
711 Pass Dindigul - Madurai
(Except Sunday)		 09.10 -
713 Pass Madurai - Bodi
(Except Sunday)		 - 07.50
714 Pass Bodi - Madurai
(Exp. Sunday)		 13.50 -
719 Pass Madurai - Bodi
(Exp. Sunday)		 - 14.40
720 Pass Bodi - Madurai
(Exp. Sunday)		 20.25 -
384 Pass Coimbatore - Nagercoil 14.20 14.30
383 Pass Nagercoil - Coimbatore 12.40 12.50
776 FP Madurai - Palghat - 07.30
775 FP Palghat - Madurai 21.45 -
778 FP Madurai - Coimbatore - 14.30
777 FP Coimbatore - Madurai 13.30 -
783 Pass Madurai - Tenkasi - 07.00
784 Pass Tenkasi - Madurai 20.05 -
702 Pass Madurai - Villupuram - 23.30
701 Pass Villupuram - Madurai 04.15 -
751 Pass Madurai - Manamadurai - 06.00
753 Pass Madurai - Manamadurai - 18.05
752 Pass Manamadurai - Madurai 09.00 -
754 Pass Manamadurai - Madurai 21.00 -
786 Pass Tenkasi - Madurai 10.45 -
785 Pass Madurai - Tenkasi - 17.00

NOTE
• It is advisable to make a reservation on these trains, at least a week in advance.

By Road
You may also decide to take the road down to Madurai. You could take an overnight bus or rent a
taxi and ride down.

Buses

• Parveen Travels
11/5, Kennet Lane, Impala Complex, Egmore, Chennai-600 008
Phone: 044 – 2819 3538; 2819 2039

• KPN Travels
Venkat Narayana Road, T.Nagar
Ph: 044 – 2431 0624; 2336 1336; 2334 2714; 2431 0699		  
Taxis

• R.G Travels
Ph: 044 - 2615 2526
(0) 98403 01388