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 (2026-07-03 to 2026-07-05), ECR (Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry) looks heaviest, about 8 minutes slower than a clear road around Saturday midday.

• GST Road south (Trichy, Madurai and southern Tamil Nadu) is worst around Saturday midday, about 1 minute slower than a clear road.
• ECR (Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry) is worst around Saturday midday, about 8 minutes slower than a clear road.
• NH48 west (Vellore and Bengaluru) is worst around Saturday early, about 0 minutes slower than a clear road.
• Tirupati route (Tiruttani and Tirupati) is worst around Saturday midday, about 3 minutes slower than a clear road.

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