Tondiarpet to Vadapalani by metro

Blue Line then Green Line 1 change, at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central.

How to go

1. At Tondiarpet, take the Blue Line towards Chennai International Airport. Ride 5 stops. Get off at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central.
2. Change at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central to the Green Line.
3. At Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, take the Green Line towards St. Thomas Mount. Ride 12 stops. Get off at Vadapalani.

Another way: Blue Line, then Green Line, changing at Arignar Anna Alandur.

Stations on this trip

1. Tondiarpet Start
2. Sir Thiyagaraya College
3. Washermenpet
4. Mannadi
5. High Court
6. Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Change here
7. Egmore
8. Nehru Park
9. Kilpauk
10. Pachaiyappa's College
11. Shenoy Nagar
12. Anna Nagar East
13. Anna Nagar Tower
14. Thirumangalam
15. Koyambedu
16. Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT
17. Arumbakkam
18. Vadapalani End

Fare

₹40 one way for one adult in Standard class. This is the figure for this pair in the operator's fare table. The same fare applies in the other direction. One ticket covers the whole trip.

NCMC card and digital QR tickets, 20% off: ₹32.

NCMC card (Singara Chennai Card): 20% off. Single journey paper QR tickets bought at ticket counters get no discount. Digital QR tickets (WhatsApp, Paytm, PhonePe, store value pass in the CMRL app): 20% off. The operator does not say how the discounted fare is rounded, so no rupee figure is shown. These discounts are from the operator's notice dated 5 Nov 2026.

The fare page says 'Last fare update on - 09/10/2026'. The PDF was made on 7 Oct 2026. This update added the 10 Yellow Line stations, which opened on 11 Oct 2026. No fare order number is printed.

More

• Return trip: Vadapalani to Tondiarpet
• Tondiarpet metro station
• Vadapalani metro station
• Blue Line: all stations and timings
• Green Line: all stations and timings
• Map
• Fares