. There are no direct trains from Chennai to Hospet ( for Hampi). However if you are willing to split your journey there are some feasible connections. Some of the viable transit stations for the Chennai to Hospet rail journey are Tirupati, Renigunta and Guntakal. Tirupati , because the Kholapur bound Rayalaseema express from Tirupati passes via Hospet.
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About 3 daily trains (1028 – Mumbai Mail , 1042- Mumbai Express ,and 2164 – Chennai Express ) connects Chennai central to Guntakal. Two of them are night trains and one is a day train. All of them go towards Mumbai from Chennai via Guntakal.
The return trains from Mumbai via Guntakal are 1027- Chennai Mail , 1041- CSTM Chennai Express and 2163- Chennai Express.
See the Guntakal to Hospet connections for the onward and return journeys.
About 6 daily trains connect Chennai Central with Renigunta Junction. You can catch the Rayalaseema Express (No.
Chennai to Hampi Train route map via Guntakal Junction.
. 7430 ) for Hospet either from Tirupati (19.15 Hrs )or Renigunta Jn (19.32 Hrs). The same strategy can be adopted for the return journey. Train No. 7416 Haripriya Express connects Hospet and Tirupati via Renigunta Junction
From Hospet railway station, you can reach Hampi by the local bus or Hire a auto-rickshaw directly . Hampi ruins is about 13 kilometers from Hospet town. Hospet railway station and bus stand are about 2 kilometers apart.
(Please note that this inform could be changed with time and many to be up to date. You can easily check the correct details from on of the official websites of the Indian Railways at www.irctc.co.in or www.indianrail.gov.in )
See aslo the Hampi Express ( Hubli - Hospet - Bangalore ) and Haripriya/ Rayalaseema Express (Vasco-Da-Gama - Hospet - Hyderabad/Tirupati)
