Tirupati, being a land of temples, is the most important pilgrim center in India. Tirupati is situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh's district of Chittor. Tirupati is worlds famous for its temple of Lord Venkateshwara, situated at an elevation of 853 meters above sea level on the Tirumala Hills. Drawing over millions of devotees each year, the temple is the richest in the world, as the devotees give offerings open hearted.
Some devotees begin their business in partnership with Lord Balaji, they even name the company after him and every year come to give part of the profit to him as offerings. To visit Tirupati, there are many options available. From Chennai to Tirupati darshan by road it will take 4 hours to reach. There are three different routes. You can take a route through Utthukotta, Nagalapuram, Puttur and Reingunta from Chennai. The second route is the road via towns like Poonamalli, Tiruvallur, Tiruthani, Nagiri and Puttur and Reingunta from Chennai to Tirupati Travel a car. The third route is via Tada, Sri Kalahasti and Reingunta from Chennai.
From Chennai, by renting a car will be quite costly from Rs 4,000 to Rs 8,000 for a round trip, depending on your car type. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) and the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) have buses running at frequency of 30 minutes to one hour from Chennai to Tirupati darshan.
But, the best option is to Chennai to Tirupati travel by train, plus it is less tiring. There are a lot of trains routing from Chennai to Tirupati and back. The main are Chennai-Tirupati Express, Sapthagiri Express and the Chennai-Tirupati Intercity Express. These trains commute daily and the distance is around 3 hours. If you choose the train, you'll go through towns Perambur, Arakkonam, Tiruttani, Puttur and Reingunta before reaching Tirupati.
By air Indian Airlines operate twice a week flight on Thursday and Sunday from Chennai to Tirupati. The flight back from Tirupati to Chennai is on Friday and Monday. The duration is about half an hour by flight.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) have organized for the thousands of pilgrims visiting Lord Venkateshwara temple every day, efficient queue system is done to ensure smooth movement within the temple complex for peaceful darshan. Fresh refreshment and medicine is also provided by TTD to pilgrims waiting for darshan. There are a lot of high profile hotels, budget hotels and dharamshalas to choose from to stay.
Several travel companies in the city of Chennai have introduced package tours that is also a perfect alternative for individuals in the hunt for breakfast, lunch and travel, all comprised at one standard value. Package tours are an outstanding choice for groups as well as family members as the prices work out to be really reasonable as compared to call taxi rates.
In addition, package tours are arranged in such a system that tourists can go back to Chennai on the similar day. The facility of booking on the web (online or internet option) has also been launched that turns it much simpler for the traveler.