Begin the morning with a relaxed start from Old Perungalathur, allowing time to organize luggage and check travel essentials before heading out toward Chennai's outer highway corridor. If you have a brief stop before departure, grab a quick breakfast at a local tiffin spot or fuel up at a roadside café, then continue onto the long southbound drive as the journey unfolds toward Kanyakumari.
By early afternoon, settle into the southbound run and make a comfortable pause near Vellore for a light lunch or fresh coffee before continuing along the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway. As the drive stretches onward, the landscape opens into quieter highway stops and small-town service plazas, giving you a chance to stretch, refuel, and keep the journey moving steadily toward Kanyakumari.
As dusk settles, keep the drive moving south with a planned break near Madurai Bypass or Tirunelveli for dinner, a restroom stop, and a quick stretch before the final stretch toward the coast. If time and energy allow, enjoy a calm roadside meal at a clean highway diner, then continue under the evening lights as the journey edges closer to Kanyakumari.