Chennai Mathematical Institute

How to get to CMI



Location

The Chennai Mathematical Institute is located in the SIPCOT IT Park in Siruseri on the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai or IT Highway. Siruseri is on the southern outskirts of the city. CMI is approximately 35 kms from the Chennai Central station and about 30 kms from the airport. Kelambakkam is 5 km further south of Siruseri.

Chennai has three main railway stations, Chennai Central (MAS), Chennai Egmore (MS) and Tambaram (TBM). On the suburban line, the nearest railway station is Thiruvanmiyur, on the MRTS. The nearest airport is Chennai International Airport (MAA). Buses from other cities typically come to CMBT Koyambedu.

For those arriving at Chennai Central

  • Bus:
    • Route 221: a direct bus service (though not very frequent) from Central station to Kelambakkam (or beyond). Get down at SIPCOT main gate. CMI is about 1.2 km inside SIPCOT IT Park from the main gate.
    • Change at Broadway bus stand: buses go from Central station to Broadway bus stand with high frequency. From Broadway bus stand, take 102 or some variant of 102 (with a letter suffix) that comes to SIPCOT IT Park or SIPCOT main gate. You should ask since some of the variants of 102 do not come near SIPCOT. 102 is a reasonably frequent service.
    • Change at Adyar Bus Depot or Thiruvanmiyur (Jayanthi theatre stop): take A1 or 1A or 1C to Thiruvanmiyur and get down at Adyar Bus Depot or Thiruvanmiyur (Jayanthi theatre stop). Then catch a 102 described above.
  • Suburban train + bus:
    • Take a Tambaram-bound local train from Park station to Guindy railway station. From Guindy railway station, cross the highway (Anna Salai / Mount Road / GST Road) and catch a bus in the 570 series going to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).
    • Take a Velachery-bound local train from Park Town station to Kasturba Nagar (also known as Madhya Kailash). Take a 19B bus to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).
  • Metro + bus:
    • Take a metro train from Central metro station to Guindy metro station. From Guindy railway station, cross the highway (Anna Salai / Mount Road / GST Road) and catch a bus in the 570 series going to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).
    • Take a metro train from Central metro station to Little Mount metro station and walk to Saidapet Court / Taluk office bus stop. From there catch 19B or 570 to SIPCOT.
    • Take a metro train from Central metro station to Saidapet metro station and walk to Saidapet bus stop. From there catch 19B to SIPCOT.
  • prepaid taxis / auto-rickshaws: There are a prepaid taxi and auto-rickshaw counters right outside the Central station. Buy a trip to SIPCOT IT Park.

For those arriving at Chennai Egmore

  • Suburban train + bus:
    • Take a Tambaram-bound local train from Park station to Guindy railway station. From Guindy railway station, cross the highway (Anna Salai / Mount Road / GST Road) and catch a bus in the 570 series going to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).

For those arriving at Tambaram

  • bus: Exit the station on the east side and catch 105 going to SIPCOT IT Park.

For those arriving at CMBT Koyambedu

  • bus: Catch a bus in the 570 series going to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).

For those arriving at the Airport

  • Suburban train + bus:
    • Take a Beach-bound local train from Thirusulam station (across the highway) to Guindy railway station. From Guindy railway station, cross the highway (Anna Salai / Mount Road / GST Road) and catch a bus in the 570 series going to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).
  • Metro + bus:
    • Take a metro train from Airport metro station to Guindy metro station. From Guindy railway station, cross the highway (Anna Salai / Mount Road / GST Road) and catch a bus in the 570 series going to SIPCOT (or Kelambakkam or beyond).
    • Take a metro train from Airport metro station to Little Mount metro station and walk to Saidapet Court / Taluk office bus stop. From there catch 19B or 570 to SIPCOT.
    • Take a metro train from Airport metro station to Saidapet metro station and walk to Saidapet bus stop. From there catch 19B to SIPCOT.
  • prepaid taxis: There are a prepaid taxi counters at the Airport. Buy a trip to SIPCOT IT Park.