{"id":5582,"date":"2018-07-09T15:41:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T10:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=5582"},"modified":"2019-06-13T08:27:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T02:57:07","slug":"5-quick-getaways-from-vellore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/5-quick-getaways-from-vellore\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Quick getaways from Vellore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vellore is an important city located in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is popular for the historic Vellore Fort and homes two important educational institutes of India- the VIT University and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmch-vellore.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Medical College &amp; Hospital<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There are a number of cool places to visit near Vellore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for quick getaways from Vellore, here is some suggestion.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2835\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Madras-Lighthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Madras Lighthouse\" width=\"679\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Madras-Lighthouse.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Madras-Lighthouse-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.enidhi.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai is the capital city of the Tamilnadu state. The city is a blend of both religious and modern atmosphere. Some of the great places to visit in Chennai are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kapaleeshwar temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dakshinachitra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edward Elliot\u2019s beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Vellore and Chennai:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 137 kilometers, 3 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-chennai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Vellore to Chennai<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pondicherry<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3543\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pondicherry.jpg\" alt=\"Pondicherry\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pondicherry.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pondicherry-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pondicherry-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pondicherry-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.straydog.in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city is also known as Puducherry. It was a French colony in India till 1954. The main attractions of this place are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basilica of the sacred heart of Jesus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immaculate conception cathedral<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old lighthouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aurobindo Ashram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar temple <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry science center and planetarium <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Vellore and Pondicherry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 165 kilometers, 3.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-pondicherry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Vellore to Pondicherry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tirupati<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3679\" style=\"width: 2272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tirupati.jpg\" alt=\"Tirupati\" width=\"2272\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tirupati.jpg 2272w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tirupati-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tirupati-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tirupati-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: en.wikipedia.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tirupati is a Hindu pilgrimage site in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Some of the great sites in Tirupati includes-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Venkateswara Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional science center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silathoranam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aadhi Varaha Swamy Temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tirumala Deer Park Reserve<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Vellore and Tirupati:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 113 kilometers, 3 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-tirupati\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Vellore to Tirupati<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahabalipuram<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3551\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pancha-rathas-mahabalipuram.jpg\" alt=\"pancha rathas mahabalipuram\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pancha-rathas-mahabalipuram.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pancha-rathas-mahabalipuram-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pancha-rathas-mahabalipuram-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: kevinstandagephotography.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahabalipuram, also known as Mamallapuram is a historic town located in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is famous for the monuments built by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pallava_dynasty\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pallava dynasty<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the 7th and 8th centuries. The main attractions of the town are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krishna\u2019s Butterball<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahabalipuram Group of Monuments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shore Temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pancha Rathas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Vellore and Mahabalipuram:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 139 kilometers, 3 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-mahabalipuram\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Vellore to Mahabalipuram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangalore<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3542\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bangalore.jpg\" alt=\"Bangalore\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bangalore.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bangalore-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bangalore-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bangalore-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.thebetterindia.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangalore or Bengaluru is the capital city of the Karnataka state. It is India\u2019s IT hub, also known as Silicon Valley of India. The place also caters to recreational places like-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cubbon Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bannerghatta National Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tipu Sultan&#8217;s Summer Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangalore palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Mary&#8217;s Basilica<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HAL Aerospace Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Vellore and Bangalore:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 212 kilometers, 4 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-bangalore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Vellore to Bangalore<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For your return trip, you can also hire a cab in Bangalore. Bangalore being a cosmopolitan city and an IT hub, you&#8217;ll find several travel options, which you can book online. However, the best cab service in Bangalore for outstation travel is that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/\">Gozo Cabs<\/a>. Gozo offers a variety of trip options like one-way travel, roundtrip, package tours, and airport travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/car-rental\/bangalore\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png\" alt=\"Best cab service in Bangalore for outstation travel and airport transfers\" width=\"1852\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png 1852w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495-1024x400.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Useful Links<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/vellore-one-day-trip-planner\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vellore: One-day trip planner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/vellore-a-food-tour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vellore: A food tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/how-to-reach-vellore\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to reach Vellore<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Vellore is an important city located in the Tamil Nadu state of India. 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