Chennai to Hosur Taxi

Chennai to Hosur Taxi — 300 km to Tamil Nadu's Industrial Gateway at the Karnataka Border

Hosur sits at the western edge of Tamil Nadu, 300 km and about five and a half hours from Chennai and within half an hour of Bangalore's Electronic City. It has grown from a market town into one of the state's biggest manufacturing centres, and the people on this route reflect that: engineers, plant staff, suppliers, and families moving house.

Why Hosur draws so many travellers

The SIPCOT industrial estates host large plants of well-known companies such as Ashok Leyland, TVS Motor and Titan, along with hundreds of auto-component and engineering suppliers. Plenty of people working here keep a home in Chennai and travel back at weekends, and others relocate with a car full of belongings. Hosur is also a centre for cut flowers, with greenhouse roses grown for export and for markets across India.

The highway, stage by stage

From Chennai the car joins NH48 at Poonamallee, passes the Sriperumbudur industrial belt, then Walajapet and Vellore, and carries on through Ambur, Vaniyambadi and Natrampalli. At Krishnagiri the road meets the NH44 corridor, and the last 50 km or so climb gently north-west onto the Deccan plateau to Hosur. The whole way is divided highway, which keeps the pace steady even at night.

Pickup points in Chennai

For Hosur trips we most often collect from the western and IT suburbs, such as Porur, Guindy, the OMR offices, Ambattur and Poonamallee, as well as the airport, Chennai Central and Egmore. A 6 am start, just as the night allowance window closes, gets you past Poonamallee before the office traffic and into Hosur by late morning. For house moves, tell us roughly how many bags and boxes you have so we send a car with enough boot space.

In and around Hosur

The Chandra Choodeswarar temple on a hill above the town holds an annual chariot festival, and its steps give a good view over the plateau. Kelavarapalli dam on the Thenpennai is a short drive out, and Thally, about 40 km away, is a cool, green hill village often called Little England. Hosur's height keeps evenings mild all year, noticeably cooler than Chennai.

Continuing into Bangalore

If your real destination is Electronic City, Bommasandra or Sarjapur, it is simpler to book straight through: the Attibele border is only a few kilometres beyond Hosur, and the inter-state permit is paid separately at actuals. Tell us the final address at booking so the driver plans the city approach.

Vehicle choice

A sedan suits a single traveller or a small family. For a relocation, an SUV takes several suitcases and cartons; anything bigger needs a goods vehicle rather than a taxi.

Rest stops

Vellore, a little over two hours out, is the usual breakfast halt. Krishnagiri, about an hour before Hosur, has large highway food courts and fuel stations, and is a good place to stretch before the final climb.