Why go
- City in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Served by Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU).
History
Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai district, which is governed by the Madurai Municipal Corporation established on 1 November 1866. As of the 2011 census, it is the third largest metropolis in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore in terms of population and 27th largest urban agglomeration in India. Located on the banks of Vaigai River, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoongaa Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps".
Where to stay
MU, Coastal Road, Beau Champ 71501, Mauritius · fourseasons.com
Coastal Road, Trou d'Eau Douce, Mauritius · shangri-la.com
Wolmar, MU, Wolmar Coastal Rd, Flic en Flac 90516, Mauritius · sands.mu
250 Royal Rd, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius · maisoncoignet.com
Wolmar, Wolmar Coastal Rd, Flic en Flac, Mauritius · maradiva.com
Reduit Triangle, MU, 80813, Mauritius · royalgreenwellnessresort.com
65 Cybercity QF4Q+WVH 65 Cybercity, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius · ninetysixhotels.com
St jean, MU, Royal Road, Quatre Bornes 54429, Mauritius · landmarkqb.com
PFJC+VFV, Odette Ernest Ave, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius · hotelscheck-in.com
SF no 121/2, Milakaranai, bus stop, Plot no 7, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625018, India · miracletree.in
MU, 20 Palma Rd, Quatre Bornes 72501, Mauritius · sikamifer.com
Wolmar, Coastal Road MU, Flic en Flac 90503, Mauritius · hilton.com
88 Trianon Ave No.2, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius · mountviewmauritius.com
W4QV+32M, Race Course Rd, Mellur, Ramaond Reserve Line, Race Course Colony, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625007, India · madurai.dcourts.gov.in
Plot No, 36, Mulund - Airoli Rd, opposite Axis bank, Sector 5, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400701, India · goldcresthotels.co.in
PFPJ+33R, 69 St Jean Road, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius · le-gavnor.com
A 10, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius · safia.mu
Minissy Cote D'Or Technopole, MU, 81803, Mauritius
Ave Des Tulipes, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
70/2, Sivaganga Rd, Gandhi Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Sathamangalam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625020, India
Espace Ceramic Homeware Shop, A1, 71 Royal Road, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Duncan Taylor Street Rose Hill Mauritius, Rose-Hill, Mauritius · instagram.com
No.730, TNHB Colony, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625012, India
Tamil Nadu 625019, India
Indoor
QGP4+5RM, Le Bocage Road, Moka, Mauritius
Morcellement Highland Rose, 264 Rue des Aromes, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius · villapalmerasmauritius.com
Indoor
Indoor
Restaurants & places to go
Traditional, Restaurant · Cuisine longtan pur et traditionnelle · Bois Cheri Road, Moka
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:30-21:30; Fr-Sa 09:30-22:00; Su 09:30-21:30 · Mauritius · spursteakranches.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-22:00, Fr-Su 09:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · Queen Elizabeth Street, Port Louis · mcdonalds.mu
Fast Food · Dhall Puri, Roti Opening hours: Mo-Sa 06:30-14:00; Su 06:30-13:00 · Avenue d'Argent
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery · 1 Bocage Road, Bocage, 80803 · ekolodgemokawoods-308305392354.europe-west1.run.app
Pizza, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · John Kennedy Street, Port Louis · dominos.mu
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:45-22:00 · 55 Labourdonnais Street, Rose Hill, 71349 · facebook.com
Indian, Burger, Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo 10:30-21:30; Tu 10:00-21:30; We 10:00-21:00; Th 10:00-22:00; Fr 10:30-22:00; Sa 16:30-21:30 Features:… · ordermanzer.mu
Chicken, Portuguese, Restaurant · Chicken/Portuguese restaurant · Rond Point de Saint Jean, Trianon
Dimsum, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Su 10:00-00:00
Noodle, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00 · Royal Road Petite Rivière, Petite Rivière
Barbecue, Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-00:00 · Cocoterie Road, Port Louis
Grill, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:30-00:00 · Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis, 11307
Italian, Restaurant · Italian restaurant · Caudan Waterfront Road, Port Louis, 11307 · lartista.mu
Seafood, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Sir William Newton street
International, Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Wagner Street, Résidence Valijee, Port Louis
Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 · Chaussée street, Port-Louis
Boulette, Mine Frite, Restaurant · Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
Regional, Restaurant · Features: takeaway
Restaurant · restaurant · 6 Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis · wapalapam.com
Roti, Restaurant · Features: takeaway
French, Pizza, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
Boiled Noodle, Restaurant · Features: takeaway
Asian, Restaurant · Asian restaurant
Arab, Restaurant · Arab restaurant · J. F. Trotter Street
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Coffee Shop cafe
Waffle, Cafe · Waffle cafe
Ice Cream, Cafe · Ice Cream cafe
Creole, Restaurant · Creole restaurant
Local, Restaurant · Local restaurant
Greek, Fast Food · Greek fast food
Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Italian Pizza restaurant
Fries, Fast Food · Fries fast food
Bistro, Restaurant · Bistro restaurant · Bagatelle
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant
Halim, Crepes, Milkshake, Fast Food · Halim/Crepes fast food · Albion Road, Petite Rivière
Briani, Fast Food · Briani fast food · Lobin Lane, Petite Rivière
Food Court · food court
Burger, Kebab, Fast Food, Restaurant · Burger/Kebab restaurant · urbanfoodmaker.mu
Fast Food · Kebab, briani & grill · St Jean Road
Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00 · 18 Dr Chiranjiv Bhardwaj Ave, Vacoas
Pizza, American, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 18:00-21:00; We off; Sa 11:00-15:00,18:00-21:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · Petite Verger Road, Pointe… · facebook.com
Chinese, Seafood, African, Diner, Noodles, Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:30 Features: vegetarian options · Royal Road &… · greatdelight.net
Indian, Restaurant · Indian restaurant · Caudan Waterfront Road, Port Louis, 11307 · namaste.mu
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Airports
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) 28 km to the centre
Plaine Magnien, GP, MU — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 16 airlines (Air Mauritius, Air France, Air India Limited, Air Austral…) · direct flights to 25 destinations incl. St.-denis, Johannesburg, St.-pierre, Antananarivo, Bangalore… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 16 airlines, 25 direct destinations
- Air Mauritius MK (A340-300, A330-200, A319, ATR 72, A380, 777-300ER) · 19 routes: Antananarivo, Bangalore, Beijing, Cape Town, Delhi, Dubai*, Durban, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, Mumbai, Nairobi, Paris, Perth, Rodriguez Island, Shanghai, St.-denis, St.-pierre
- Air France AF (ATR 72, A319, A330-200, A340-300, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Paris, St.-denis*, St.-pierre*
- Air India Limited AI (A330-200) · 3 routes: Bangalore*, Delhi*, Mumbai*
- Air Austral UU (ATR 72, 737-800, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: St.-denis, St.-pierre
- British Airways BA (737-300, 777) · 2 routes: Johannesburg*, London
- Corsairfly SS (747-400) · 2 routes: Paris, St.-denis
- Air Madagascar MD (737-300) · 1 route: Antananarivo
- Air Seychelles HM (A320) · 1 route: Mahe*
- Condor Flugdienst DE (767) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Kenya Airways KQ (A319) · 1 route: Nairobi*
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur*
- Meridiana IG (767) · 1 route: Rome
- South African Airways SA (A320, A330-200, 342, 737-800) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- Transaero Airlines UN (767) · 1 route: Moscow
- Transavia France TO (787-8) · 1 route: London
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Madurai Airport (IXM)
Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 6 airlines (Spicejet, Air India Limited, Air Sahara, Jet Airways…) · direct flights to 3 destinations incl. Madras, Colombo, Hyderabad (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 6 airlines, 3 direct destinations
- Spicejet SG (DH8, 737) · 3 routes: Colombo, Hyderabad, Madras
- Air India Limited AI (A319) · 1 route: Madras
- Air Sahara S2 (ATR 72) · 1 route: Madras*
- Jet Airways 9W (ATR 72) · 1 route: Madras*
- L MJ (A320) · 1 route: Colombo
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A320) · 1 route: Colombo*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Passenger Terminal
Ferry terminal · 8.4 km from the centre
Cruise Piers Port Luis
Ferry terminal · 8.5 km from the centre
Suffren Hotel - La Marina
Ferry route · Le Suffren Hotel
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
October – March
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Shoulder season
April – May, September
Milder and quieter, with better value.
Worth avoiding
June – August
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: MRU has direct flights to 25 destinations on 16 airlines (incl. St.-denis, Johannesburg, St.-pierre, Antananarivo, Bangalore…). By water: 2 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Passenger Terminal, 8.4 km); routes include Suffren Hotel - La Marina.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Madurai, India. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Boat Tour
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Adventure
Sightseeing
Sightseeing