{"id":5584,"date":"2018-07-23T15:41:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T10:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=5584"},"modified":"2019-06-13T08:16:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T02:46:32","slug":"how-to-reach-vellore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/how-to-reach-vellore\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reach Vellore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vellore is a historic city of Tamil Nadu state of India. It is a major center for medical tourism in India, homing the Christian Medical College &amp; Hospital. The VIT University of Vellore is also important academia for Engineering and Management studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mostly visited by students and parents seeking education guidance and admissions, Vellore is also an ancient town with the iconic Vellore Fort. If you are planning a Vellore trip, here is the routes suggestion.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching Vellore by air<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no direct airport in Vellore. However, if you prefer air travel, you can land at either Bangalore International Airport or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chennai_International_Airport\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai International Airport<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The distance between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-bangalore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangalore airport and Vellore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is about 200 kilometers and it shall take about 3.5-4 hours to travel from Bangalore airport to Vellore. If you prefer traveling by cabs, one of the <em>best cab services in Bangalore<\/em> is that of Gozo. You can book outstation cabs online with Gozo to pick up from Bangalore airport and travel to your desired destination in Vellore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/car-rental\/bangalore\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png?resize=1852%2C724&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Best cab service in Bangalore for outstation travel and airport transfers\" width=\"1852\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png?w=1852&amp;ssl=1 1852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png?resize=768%2C300&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-cab-service-in-bangalore-e1560393909495.png?resize=1024%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chennai International Airport is about 130 kilometers from Vellore and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/vellore-chennai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can take you to your destination in about 2.5 hours. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We suggest pre-booking the cab in order to save the waiting time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching Vellore by train<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vellore has its own railhead connected with major Indian cities. From the Vellore railway station, you can take local transport like rickshaws, private taxi to reach your stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching Vellore by road<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Road transport is also a good option to reach Vellore. You can find a number of Tamil Nadu state government buses and private buses running to and from Vellore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also self-drive or ride a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/car-rental\/vellore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">private cab to reach Vellore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The route is safe and smooth and easily approachable.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5592\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vellore-Fort.jpg?resize=615%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"vellore fort\" width=\"615\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vellore-Fort.jpg?w=615&amp;ssl=1 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vellore-Fort.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy: frontline.thehindu.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important tourist attractions of Vellore<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following are some of the most visited tourist sites in and around Vellore.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vellore Fort and Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. John\u2019s Church<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ratnagiri Murugan Temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sri Narayani Peedam Golden Temple, Sripuram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/5-quick-getaways-from-vellore\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Quick getaways from Vellore<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Vellore is a historic city of Tamil Nadu state of India. 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