Cheap flights Colombo (Bandaranaike) to Chennai

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Nonstop flights from Colombo to Chennai: IndiGo, SriLankan Airlines. Nonstop flights per week: 42. Flight time: 1 hour 20 minutes. Distance: 646 km. Tickets from 10 861 ₹ (departure 8 November).

Prices updated on 7 November at 11:09

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Cheap flights Colombo to Chennai

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IndiGo SriLankan Airlines

UL 121 Best price

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 8 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 8 Nov

10 861 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 8 Nov

1h 30min

Direct

10:40

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 8 Nov

12 244 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 9 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 9 Nov

12 651 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 10 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

10:35

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 10 Nov

13 219 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 11 Nov

1h 30min

Direct

10:40

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 11 Nov

14 102 ₹

UL 127

13:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 11 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

14:50

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 11 Nov

14 057 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 13 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 13 Nov

13 479 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 13 Nov

1h 30min

Direct

10:40

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 13 Nov

14 559 ₹

UL 127

13:40

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 14 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

15:00

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sat, 14 Nov

15 001 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 15 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 15 Nov

14 372 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 15 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 15 Nov

15 016 ₹

6E 1180

10:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 15 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

11:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 15 Nov

12 747 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 16 Nov

1h 30min

Direct

10:40

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 16 Nov

17 962 ₹

UL 123

18:35

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 16 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

19:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 16 Nov

16 013 ₹

6E 1180

10:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 17 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

11:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 17 Nov

13 673 ₹

6E 1174

06:40

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 18 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

08:05

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 18 Nov

13 978 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 19 Nov

1h 30min

Direct

10:40

Ченнаи (MAA)

Thu, 19 Nov

14 171 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 20 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 20 Nov

14 138 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 22 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 22 Nov

14 250 ₹

6E 1174

06:40

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 24 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

08:05

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 24 Nov

14 631 ₹

6E 1180

12:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 24 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

13:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 24 Nov

14 099 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 25 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 25 Nov

13 032 ₹

6E 1180

10:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 25 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

11:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 25 Nov

13 725 ₹

UL 123

18:35

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 25 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

19:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 25 Nov

13 986 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 26 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Thu, 26 Nov

14 425 ₹

UL 127

11:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 27 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

12:20

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 27 Nov

14 447 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 29 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 29 Nov

14 497 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 29 Nov

1h 30min

Direct

10:40

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 29 Nov

15 473 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 30 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 30 Nov

12 662 ₹

6E 1180

12:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 30 Nov

1h 25min

Direct

13:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 30 Nov

12 346 ₹

UL 127

13:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 30 Nov

1h 20min

Direct

14:50

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 30 Nov

15 086 ₹

6E 1172

00:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 1 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

01:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 1 Dec

13 552 ₹

6E 1174

09:10

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 1 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

10:35

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 1 Dec

15 142 ₹

6E 1180

10:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 1 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

11:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 1 Dec

13 766 ₹

UL 123

18:35

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 1 Dec

1h 20min

Direct

19:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 1 Dec

13 725 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 2 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 2 Dec

12 489 ₹

6E 1180

10:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 2 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

11:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 2 Dec

13 552 ₹

UL 127

11:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 4 Dec

1h 20min

Direct

12:20

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 4 Dec

14 219 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 8 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 8 Dec

12 563 ₹

6E 1174

06:40

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 8 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

08:05

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 8 Dec

14 004 ₹

6E 1172

00:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 9 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

01:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 9 Dec

14 004 ₹

UL 123

16:05

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 9 Dec

1h 20min

Direct

17:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Wed, 9 Dec

15 278 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 10 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Thu, 10 Dec

12 396 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 10 Dec

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Thu, 10 Dec

15 375 ₹

6E 1172

03:00

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 11 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

04:25

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 11 Dec

12 435 ₹

6E 1180 🔥 Hot deal

12:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 11 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

13:55

Ченнаи (MAA)

Fri, 11 Dec

12 435 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 12 Dec

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sat, 12 Dec

15 505 ₹

UL 121

07:25

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 13 Dec

1h 20min

Direct

08:45

Ченнаи (MAA)

Sun, 13 Dec

15 252 ₹

6E 1174

06:40

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 14 Dec

1h 25min

Direct

08:05

Ченнаи (MAA)

Mon, 14 Dec

15 131 ₹

6E 1172

00:30

Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 15 Dec

1h 30min

Direct

02:00

Ченнаи (MAA)

Tue, 15 Dec

13 925 ₹

Direct flight schedule Colombo — Chennai

Direct flights: 7 · Airlines: 2 · First departure: 03:00 · Last departure: 17:15

Departure → arrivalFlightAirport DaysDurationPrice

03:00→04:25 IndiGo 6E 1172 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 25min

07:25→08:45 SriLankan Airlines UL 121 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 20min

09:10→10:40 IndiGo 6E 1174 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 30min

10:00→11:25 IndiGo 6E 1180 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 25min

13:40→15:00 SriLankan Airlines UL 127 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 20min

16:05→17:25 SriLankan Airlines UL 123 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 20min

17:15→18:40 IndiGo 6E 1176 BandaranaikeCMB MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1h 25min

Local time: departure at the departure airport, arrival at the arrival airport. Days and prices are based on tickets found for the coming months.

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Lowest price of the month Sun, 8 Nov · One way from 10 861 ₹

Prices as of 7 November, 11:10 Moscow time

Cheap flights Colombo to Chennai

SriLankan Airlines

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

10 861 ₹

IndiGo

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

12 244 ₹

Round trip Colombo — Chennai

Trip	Outbound	Return	Outbound + return	Total
Weekend trip	Fri, 27 Nov	Sun, 29 Nov	14 447 ₹ + 9 830 ₹
One week	Sat, 14 Nov	Sat, 21 Nov	14 372 ₹ + 5 733 ₹
Two weeks	Wed, 2 Dec	Thu, 17 Dec	13 552 ₹ + 9 748 ₹

Two one-way tickets combined, price per adult. Tap a price to search these dates.

Prices as of 7 November, 11:10 Moscow time

How many days before departure is it cheapest to buy a Colombo — Chennai ticket?

The cheapest departure right now is Mon, 30 Nov — from 12 346 ₹. Days before departure: 22. 4–7 days before departure tickets cost from 13 479 ₹, 1–3 days before — from 13 219 ₹.

Before departureDeparture dateDifference from lowestPrice

1–3 days Tue, 10 Nov 7% more

4–7 days Thu, 12 Nov 9% more

8–14 days Tue, 17 Nov 11% more

15–21 days Sun, 29 Nov 3% more

22–30 days Mon, 30 Nov cheapest

Lowest prices for departures in the next 30 days.

Popular destinations from Colombo

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Colombo — Male

Sri Lanka → Maldives

MLE

from

11 162 ₹

CMB

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Sri Lanka → Sri Lanka

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AUH

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15 727 ₹

CMB

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Sri Lanka → Sri Lanka

TRR

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16 784 ₹

CMB

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16 918 ₹

Popular destinations to Chennai

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MAA

from

3 845 ₹

IXM

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from

3 971 ₹

CJB

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4 102 ₹

BOM

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6 392 ₹

VTZ

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6 710 ₹

TRV

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7 053 ₹

IXZ

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7 077 ₹

CCU

Kolkata — Chennai

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from

7 450 ₹

VGA

Vijayawada — Chennai

India → India

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from

9 000 ₹

Flights from Colombo to cities near Chennai

Cheaper than Chennai right now: Bengaluru — from 12 090 ₹, 256 ₹ less. The cities are 268 km apart.

City	Distance	Direct	Flights	Airlines	Price from
ChennaiMAA	—	7	8	2
BengaluruBLR	268 km	6	12	2	256 ₹ cheaper
TiruchirappalliTRZ	294 km	0	3	1

Distance is a straight line between the cities. Prices are the lowest one-way fares.

Cheap flights Colombo to Chennai

Price from: 12 346 ₹
Average price: 14 425 ₹
Flight time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Distance: 646 km
Рейсов в неделю: 42
Airlines: 2
Most frequent flight: UL 121

Prices as of 7 November, 11:09 Moscow time

Airports on the Colombo — Chennai route

From → to	Flights	Direct	Airlines	Price from
BandaranaikeCMB ChennaiMAA	8	7	2

Departure airports · Colombo

BandaranaikeCMB

Arrival airports · Chennai

ChennaiMAA

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Nonstop flights from Colombo to Chennai are operated by: IndiGo, SriLankan Airlines. A nonstop flight takes 1 hour 20 minutes on average. Nonstop tickets start at 10 861 ₹.

The average ticket price Colombo Chennai is 14 425 ₹. The cheapest ticket costs 10 861 ₹, operated by SriLankan Airlines, flight UL 121, departing Colombo on 8 November at 07:25, arriving Chennai on 8 November at 08:45. Prices as of 7 November.

A nonstop flight takes 1 hour 20 minutes on average. With a connection: from 10 hours 25 minutes.

Based on prices for the coming months, the cheapest month to fly is November: tickets from 10 861 ₹. The most expensive month is January 2027, with tickets from 13 670 ₹.

Tickets from Colombo to Chennai are sold by: IndiGo, SriLankan Airlines. All of them fly nonstop.

The distance from Colombo to Chennai is 646 km.

Tickets from Chennai to Colombo start at 5 733 ₹. The average price is 11 671 ₹. Nonstop flights are operated by: IndiGo, SriLankan Airlines. All tickets Chennai — Colombo

The first nonstop flight departs at 03:00 (6E 1172, IndiGo), the last one at 17:15 (6E 1176, IndiGo). Local time.