Chennai Weekend Traffic: When to Leave and Which Way

Planning to leave Chennai this weekend? This forecast shows predicted traffic on the four main exit corridors, GST Road, ECR, NH48 and the Tirupati route, across the day, so you can pick a departure window instead of guessing.

This weekend in Chennai (2026-07-10 to 2026-07-12), GST Road south (Trichy, Madurai and southern Tamil Nadu) looks heaviest, about 33 minutes slower than a clear road around Friday evening.

• GST Road south (Trichy, Madurai and southern Tamil Nadu) is worst around Friday evening, about 33 minutes slower than a clear road.
• ECR (Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry) is worst around Thursday evening, about 15 minutes slower than a clear road.
• NH48 west (Vellore and Bengaluru) is worst around Thursday evening, about 11 minutes slower than a clear road.
• Tirupati route (Tiruttani and Tirupati) is worst around Thursday evening, about 18 minutes slower than a clear road.

These are pre-departure planning estimates for private vehicles, not live navigation. Based on Google traffic predictions.