India

Five days in Chennai

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Chennai with one day that is not about Chennai at all.

  • 4 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

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Burma Bazaar

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Bazaar in Chennai, India

  3. 14:3017:00

    Government Museum, Chennai

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum of human history and culture in India

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Don Pepe, Copper Chimney

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  6. 20:3023:00

    Alliance Francais

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Kipling Cafe

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Tamil Nadu Police Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Police history museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Cream Centre

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    55, 2nd Main Road, Raja Annamalaipuram (near Kaliappa Hospital)

  6. 14:3017:00

    Vivekanandar Illam

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

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in South India

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Benjarong

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 20:3023:00

    Kalakshetra

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art school

Day 3

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    madras coffee house

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Fort St. George

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

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    fort in Chennai, India

    Rajaji Salai, 600009 Chennai

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 09:00–17:00 · Fri closed · Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Teppan

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    National Art Gallery, Chennai

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Chennai, India

  7. 17:0019:30

    Madras Music Academy

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    South Indian music academy

  8. 19:3021:00

    Bella Ciao

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0022:30

    High Time

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

Day 4

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Tryst

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Chennai Rail Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    rail museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Little Italy

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    Gandhi Mandapam

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

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

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Anise

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 20:3022:00

    Black Orchid

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    105, Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Rd, 600028 Chennai

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Brew Room

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Vivekananda Heritage Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Kamaraj Road, Marina Beach Road, Triplicane, 600005 Chennai

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Domino’s Pizza

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Ramasamy Salai 64/202, 600078

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–23:00

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Chennai/Central
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors