The nearest airport from Mahabalipuram is Chennai, located     around 60kms away.

  One can get flights for almost all major destination in India
    and Abroad.

  The nearest railway station is Chengalpattu, around 29kms     away from Mahabalipuram. Trains for Chennai and several     ther cities in South India are available from here.

  The pride of Chennai, the ECR(East Coast Road) is a Scenic     highway  that takes you along the coast, past the historic     township of Mamallapuram, right up to Pondicherry.

  Mahabalipuram is connected by road to Chennai,     Tirukkalikundram, (Pakshithirtham), Kanchipuram(65kms)     and Pondicherry.