Location and travel
Chennai
Tamil Nadu constitutes the south-eastern extremity of the Indian peninsula. Chennai is the capital city of the State, besides being an important district. The district city is one of the metropolises of India and serves as the gateway to the culture of South India. In spite of being the capital of a Tamil-speaking state, it has emerged as a cosmopolitan city playing an important role in the historical, cultural and intellectual development of India, representing still the distinct components of the highest form of Dravidian civilization. In addition, it holds out an interesting fare of South Indian architecture, music, dance, drama, sculpture and other arts and crafts.
Location of IIT Madras
The IIT Madras campus is located on the Sardar Patel Road, half-way between the Raj Bhavan and Adayar bus terminus, i.e. about 12 kms from Chennai Central. The other landmarks are the Guindy Snake Park adjacent to the IIT Main gate, Gandhi Mandapam (Anna University Stop) and the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) campus Opposite to IIT Madras. It is also near to the Rajbhavan which is the residence of His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu. IIT Madras is easily reachable from railway stations (Central & Egmore), Airport, and Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) as well as from the various hotel locations.
Reaching IIT Madras
We suggest you to make your travel in the city in an auto or a taxi. When you travel either by Auto or Taxi you can get dropped at the conference venue, i.e. IC&SR building, which is about 2.5 kms from IIT Main Gate. If you are staying in Taramani Guest House, the same is about 3.2 kms from the IIT Main Gate.
Phone Numbers for Call Taxi operators
If you like to engage call taxi's for your travel needs, the following phone numbers can be used.
Call Taxi operator Phone Number
Fast Track 044-24732020
Zig Zag 044-24749966
Bharathi 044-28142244
Chennai Call Taxi 09941895363
City Call Taxi 044-22434141
NTL Call Taxi 3000 3000
Namma Auto 044 65554040
Chennai also has a very good public transport network with MTC buses and local / suburban trains (also called as EMU train / MRTS). If you travel by suburban trains, the nearest station is Guindy (on the green line) and Kasturba Nagar (Adayar) (on the yellow line) and reach the campus from there by the buses mentioned below. From Kasturba Nagar station, the IIT Main Gate is walkable (5 mins). The local train and bus network map is given for your convenience.
If you plan to travel using MTC buses, you can find appropriate bus routes from http://busroutes.in/chennai/. Depending on the bus route you can get down at IIT Main Gate (also known as CLRI bus stop) or you may have to get down at Guindy / Saidapet / Adyar Signal and take another bus / auto / share auto. If the bus stops only at Gandhi Mandapam stop, then also you can walk to the IIT Main Gate (5-8 mins).
Travel inside IIT Madras
From IIT Madras main gate one can use internal transport to reach the conference venue i.e. IC&SR Building. IIT runs buses from the main gate to the hostel zone via IC&SR building which is situated near Gajendra circle (a well known landmark inside IIT Madras). These buses are run at a frequency of 15 minutes from 6:15 am till 10.00 pm.