India

A weekend in Chennai

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon in Chennai, planned around the fact that you arrive tired and leave in a hurry.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Chennai trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Don Pepe, Copper Chimney

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    74, Cathedral Road, Gopalapuram (opposite the Chola Sheraton)

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  3. 14:3017:00

    Egmore Government Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Pantheon Rd, 600008 Chennai

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Little Italy

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Eldorado No 112, Nungambakam High Road

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 20:3023:00

    Gandhi Mandapam

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    memorial structures built on Sardar Patel Road, in Adyar, Chennai

    Sardar Patel Rd, 600022 Chennai

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Kipling Cafe

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    L. Jey Avenue 14, 600047

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3011:00

    Cholamandal Artists' Village

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    artists' commune in Chennai, India

    2/147 A, Injambakkam, Thiruvanmiyur, 600115 Chennai

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 11:00

    2h open

    11:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Gossip Fusion Bristo

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    East Coast Road 141, 600119 Uthandi ,Chennai

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    Golden Beach

    Picked because balanced energy + it fits the city character of Chennai

    • 2h 30m

    beach on the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India

  7. 17:0017:45

    Sri Pratyagara Devi Temple

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Culture & museums

    Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India

    Shollinganallur

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  8. 17:45

    1h 15m open

    17:45 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  9. 19:0020:30

    Food Village

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    2, 181, East Coast Rd, 600115 Chennai

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  10. 20:3022:00

    Kart Attack Go Karting

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    madras coffee house

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rajan Street

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Birla Planetarium

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Local experiences

    planetarium museum in Chennai, India.

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Anise

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    37, Uthamar Gandhi Rd, 600034 Chennai

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors