Marina Beach, Chennai

Marina Beach

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Entry Fee & Ticket

There is no entry fee and you can walk in any time. | No Entry Fee

Opening Time & Days

Marina Beach now is open 24 hours a day, all days of the week

Open Days

Marina Beach is open every day except Mondays.

Best Time to Visit

January, February, March, April

Place Visit With

Married Couples Unmarried Couples Youngsters

2.5 km away

AG DMS Metro Station

2.7 km away

LIC Metro Station

2.8 km away

Teynampet Metro Station

2.8 km away

Government Estate Metro Station

3.3 km away

Nandanam Metro Station

3.7 km away

How to Reach Marina Beach

Here's the closest transport hub for each option, with the distance from Marina Beach.

By air · Nearest Airport

Fly into Chennai International Airport

12.2 km away
By rail · Nearest Railway Station

Take a train to Chennai Park Railway Station

4.4 km away
By road · Nearest Bus Terminal

Catch a bus from Broadway Bus Stand

5.7 km away

About Marina Beach

Marina beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal is the longest beach in India and the second longest in the world. It is mainly spread over a sandy stretch of about 12 km from Besant Nagar in the south to Fort St George in the north. The Chennai Marina beach was renovated in the 1880s by Governor Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff. Unlike the smaller, rocky formations that make up Juhu Beach in Mumbai, the marina is predominantly sandy.

Architecture of Marina Beach

Marina is a natural urban sandy beach along the Coramandal Coast on the Bay of Bengal. Mainly sandy, the beach stretches for about 13 km. The average width of the beach is 300 meters (980 ft) and the width of the widest part is 437 meters (1,434 ft).

Interesting facts about Marina Beach

The composition of meiosis at Marina Beach mainly consists of turbellarians, nematodes, polychaetes, oligochaetes and harpacticoids.The beach is popular for its food stalls run by its shops and around 500 shops run by about 1,212 vendors.Kite flying and beach cricket are common sports on the beach, and there are facilities for pony rides as well.The beach is one of the most prominent open spaces in Chennai and hosts many important national and cultural events like parades on Independence Day and Republic Day.India's largest city marathon, the annual Chennai Marathon, begins at Anna Square near Marina Beach. The Pongal festival in January attracts an estimated 150,000 people to the beach for the festivities.The beach also has pony rides, merry-go-rounds and giant wheels. There is a 34 feet tall artificial waterfall which was established on the promenade in 2005, also known as Kamaraj Salai.

Marina Beach FAQs:

𝒜. It is located at Marina Beach, Chennai.

𝒜. Entry fee and timings information of the Marina Beach: There is no entry fee and you can walk in any time. | No Entry Fee Marina Beach now is open 24 hours a day, all days of the week.

𝒜. You should visit Marina Beach during January, February, March, April months for best experience.