Vellore is connected by trains with other parts of India. Best option is to travel to chennai by train or flight and then take a bus or train to vellore or katpadi station (vellore station). Trains like Brindavan Exp., Lalbagh Exp. etc from chennai to bangalore goes via katpadi (vellore). Its only 120 kms from chennai. But the trains stop only 2-3 mins in Katpadi station.

Places to see in and around Vellore
Vellore, Located on the Palar river bank, Vellore is among the oldest cities of South India. This fort city lies in between the metropolitan cities of Bangalore and Chennai as well as the temple cities of Tirupati and Thiruvannamalai. Apart from that, this south Indian city is known for medical tourism. The place has got some best hospitals of the country based there, which makes the place attract people from all over the nation.

Vellore Fort- Around 5 KM from home to reach the Vellore Fort. Vellore Fort was built during the 16th century AD by the Aravindu Dynasty of the Vijaynagar Empire. Later the fort’s ownership passed through the various dynasties like the Marathas, Bijapur Sultans, the Carnatic Nawabs and the British. The massive ramparts and moats have made the fort a strategic location, it was also known to have Tipu Sultan’s family and the last king of Sri Lanka as prisoners during the time of the British. The fort complex contains a State Government Museum, church(St. John's Church), a temple(Jalakandeswarar Temple) and a mosque.

Sripuram Golden Temple- Around 5 KM from home to reach the Golden Temple. Located in a Temple town called Sripuram, the Srilakshmi Golden Temple is also known by the name Lakshmi Narayani temple. The amazing feature of the temple is pretty evident as the whole structure is coated in gold leaf. The gold plated sheets cost a whopping 65 million US dollars and the amount of the gold used is a massive 1500 kilograms. The temple is indeed a modern architectural marvel.

Amirthi Forest- Amirthi Forest & Zoological Park is situated under the javadu hills of tellai across amirthi river which is 25 km from Vellore forms an interesting trekking route. The area of the park is 25 hectares and one can find beautiful water falls. Half of this jungle is cleared to serve as a tourist spot while the other half is developed as a wildlife sanctuary. Animals at the park include spotted deer, mongoose, hedgehog, foxes, reason monkeys, red headed parrots, love birds, tortoises, peacock, crocodiles, wiild cats, eagles, ducks, pigeons, wild parrots, rabbits, and pythons.

Periyar Park,vellore- Around 5 KM from home to reach the park. The park comprises a one-km walking path laid with paver blocks, a beautiful lawn fitted with lights, an electrical pumpset to irrigate the lawn and the flowering plants, a tank with a colourful fountain, ground level reservoir and toilet facilities. The park has features to attract children such as roller-skating ring, ‘waterball', cartoons, and battery-operated mini motorcycles and mini cars. Birds such as ducks, parrots, love birds, ostrich and guinea fowls were being grown in the park. Concrete benches and artistically designed chairs have been provided for the senior citizens, who come to the park for relaxation.

Vellore Institute of Technology or VIT University or VIT, formerly called Vellore Engineering College, is a private university in Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984. The campus has a cosmopolitan atmosphere with students from all corners of the globe. The global standards set at VIT in the field of teaching and research spur us on in our relentless pursuit of excellence.

Yelagiri Hills- Standing eloquently amid 4 mountains this place is blessed with natural beauty of lakes and lush forest and is regarded as the "Ooty of Vellore". Located at an average altitude of 1,410 meters above sea level, Yelagiri is a small hill station in Vellore. The town is located in the middle of flowery meadows, tea estates and orchards. The various lakes and waterfalls in Yelagiri attract a huge number of tourists. The place is also famous for various trek routes and adventure sports such as Paragliding and rock climbing.
Yelagiri is a hill station in Vellore, India, situated off the Vaniyambadi-Tirupattur road. The Yelagiri hill station is not as developed as other hill stations in Tamil Nadu. However, the district administration has now taken up the task of developing Yelagiri Hills into a tourist destination by promoting adventure sports such as paragliding and rock climbing. Places of attraction in yelagiri are artificial lake, Jalagamparai Waterfalls, YMCA Camp centre and YASA (Yelagiri Adventure Sports Association) which runs paragliding and other adventure sports.

Big Mosque- This mosque dating back to centuries is situated at Bakaith Street in the Vellore city.

Central Jail- This is the biggest jail in the Vellore district and was established in the year 1867.

Church of South India- Belonging to around 150 years back this church is among the largest church in the district of Vellore.

Clock Tower- Erected mainly in memory of King George V's coronation this tower is even commemorating those Vellore based 22 British soldiers who was a part of the World War I.

CMC Hospital- The Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC) is a large multi-speciality teaching hospital located in Tamil Nadu, India, about 140km to the west of Chennai. Mostly people travel to vellore from different parts of the country or abroad for one reason, CMC (christian medical college) for treatments. CMC Vellore ranked 2nd top medical college in India next to AIIMS, Delhi.

Jalagamparai Waterfalls- The surrounding region of this waterfall in the Yelagiri Hills is an ideal day long trekking destination as well as an excellent picnic spot.

Jalakandeswarar Temple- Jalakandeswarar Temple is located within the Vellore fort complex and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Temple is one of the amazing specimens of the Dravidian architecture and houses one of the most intricately carved stone pillars. The temple also has a huge 7 tiered gopuram and adorned with various intricate carvings.

Katpadi Railway station - Vellore Katpadi Junction is one among top ten revenue generating railway station. Katpadi Junction is located in the city of Vellore and is the largest railway junction in the city and the district. One of the most important railway junctions in Southern Railway, it is one of the top ten revenue-yielding railway stations in Tamil Nadu. More than 150 trains cross through Vellore's Katpadi Junction daily,highest number of unreserved tickets(Express Trains) sold out in Chennai central is for Vellore Katpadi

Kavalur Observatory- It houses a number of telescopes of different apertures and even computer controlled telescope which has sophisticated the field of astronomy in the city.

Muthu Mandapam- It is a memorial constructed around Vikramaraja Singh's tombstone.

Ratnagiri Temple- Devoted to God Balamurugan this temple is located on a small hill near the margin of the Chennai- Vellore National Highway.

Science Park - Science Park (also known as Vellore District Science Centre) located in sathuvachari east part of the Vellore City.This science centre is among the four centres in Tamil Nadu developed by Tamil Nadu Science and Technology centre. It has number of galleries including on environment; leather and physical science. Objective of the science park is to enable children learn science through play method.
Science Park here had made it possible for the students and general public to view comet ISON with its telescopic facility on 28 November 2013. Science Park also conducts summer camps for students teaching them on physics, chemistry, maths, biology, environmental sciences, yoga, psychology and also practical experiments. Proposal of 3D theatre at Vellore Science Park has been initiated on March,2013. If plans go expected, Vellore will be the only city other than Chennai in Tamil Nadu to have this facility. It would be an added attraction for students which would make watching various scientific phenomena come alive, almost real and the movies will be sourced from National Museum of Natural History, USA, would deal with concepts of cloning, life cycles, dinosaur, exploration of life, space mission, astronomy, solar system, mystic animals, and the lives of scientists.

Sholinganallur Temple- Built about 200 years ago during the reign of Karikal Cholan this temple is situated in Walajah that is around 27 km from Tirutani and Arakkonam railway stations.

State Government Museum- Based inside the Vellore Fort this museum has got a collection of ancient as well as present day works of art and science.

Vallimalai- Dedicated to Lord Shiva's son Kartikkaya or Lord Muruga this beautiful temple is located at a distance of approximately 18 km from the city.

Vainu Bappu Observatory - The Vainu Bappu Observatory, or VBO for short, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located in the Javadi Hills Kavalur, near Vaniyambadi & Yelagiri and its around 70 km from Vellore City.
Vainu Bappu Observatory (also known as Kavalur Astronomical observatory) is home to the Vainu Bappu Telescope, the largest telescope in Asia. It has a diameter of 2.3 meters and was first used in 1986. Along with the Vainu Bappu telescope, the observatory has two other telescopes.

Victoria Jubilee Tower- This jubilee tower was constructed by the Vellore people for Queen Victoria.

Places at Vellore
VELLORE FORT
SRIPURAM GOLDEN TEMPLE
VIT VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CMC HOSPITAL
CMC COLLEGE
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
PERIYAR PARK
KATPADI RAILWAY STATION
AMIRTHI ZOO AND FALLS
YELAGIRI HILLS - https://youtu.be/NA2kr6X3OVo
JALAGAMPARAI FALLS
JAVADHU MALAI
GUDIYATHAM MORDHANA DAM
LALAPET KANCHANGIRI HILLS
KAVALUR OBSERVATORY
SCIENCE PARK
VICTORIA JUBILEE TOWER
PACHAIYAPPAS SILKS
CHENNAI SILKS
CENTRAL JAIL
GREEN THUNDE
BURMA BAZZARR
SUNDAY MARKET
PALAR BRIDGE
BAGAYAM GROUND

BIG MOSQUE
CATHEDRAL CHURCH
CHELLIAMMAN KOVIL
CSI CHURCH OF SOUTH INDIA
JALAKANDESWARAR TEMPLE
MAHADEVA MALAI
RATNAGIRI TEMPLE
SHOLINGHUR TEMPLE
VALLI MALAI
VASOOR MURUGAN KOVIL
VIRICHU PURAM TEMPLE
VIRINJI PURAM KOVIL