Cheap flights Colombo (Bandaranaike) to Chennai

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Cheap flights Colombo to Chennai

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223 NZ$ 315 NZ$ 315 NZ$

Airlines

IndiGo SriLankan Airlines

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 13 sep

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Sun, 13 sep

227 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 14 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 14 sep

233 NZ$

6E 1180 Best price

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 14 sep

1h 15min

Direct

08:15

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 14 sep

223 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 15 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 15 sep

281 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 18 sep

1h 15min

Direct

08:15

Chennai (MAA)

Fri, 18 sep

236 NZ$

6E 1176

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 19 sep

1h 20min

Direct

13:05

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 19 sep

241 NZ$

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 19 sep

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 19 sep

241 NZ$

UL 123

13:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 21 sep

1h 25min

Direct

14:40

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 21 sep

253 NZ$

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 21 sep

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 21 sep

245 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 22 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 22 sep

240 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 26 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 26 sep

243 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 27 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Sun, 27 sep

244 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 28 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 28 sep

238 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 28 sep

1h 15min

Direct

08:15

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 28 sep

228 NZ$

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 29 sep

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 29 sep

248 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 30 sep

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Wed, 30 sep

245 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 3 oct

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 3 oct

251 NZ$

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 4 oct

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Sun, 4 oct

226 NZ$

UL 121

01:55

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 5 oct

1h 25min

Direct

03:20

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 5 oct

233 NZ$

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 5 oct

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 5 oct

241 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 8 oct

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Thu, 8 oct

249 NZ$

6E 1176

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 8 oct

1h 20min

Direct

13:05

Chennai (MAA)

Thu, 8 oct

245 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 10 oct

1h 15min

Direct

08:15

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 10 oct

244 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 11 oct

1h 15min

Direct

08:15

Chennai (MAA)

Sun, 11 oct

236 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 12 oct

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 12 oct

244 NZ$

6E 1176

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 12 oct

1h 20min

Direct

13:05

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 12 oct

233 NZ$

UL 123

13:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 12 oct

1h 25min

Direct

14:40

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 12 oct

255 NZ$

6E 1172

22:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 15 oct

1h 20min

Direct

23:35

Chennai (MAA)

Thu, 15 oct

255 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 17 oct

1h 15min

Direct

08:15

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 17 oct

255 NZ$

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 19 oct

1h 20min

Direct

05:35

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 19 oct

263 NZ$

UL 127

08:05

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 24 oct

1h 25min

Direct

09:30

Chennai (MAA)

Sat, 24 oct

253 NZ$

6E 1174

03:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 29 oct

1h 25min

Direct

05:05

Chennai (MAA)

Thu, 29 oct

253 NZ$

UL 121

01:55

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 30 oct

1h 20min

Direct

03:15

Chennai (MAA)

Fri, 30 oct

258 NZ$

UL 127

08:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 2 nov

1h 20min

Direct

09:20

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 2 nov

256 NZ$

UL 123

13:05

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 4 nov

1h 20min

Direct

14:25

Chennai (MAA)

Wed, 4 nov

255 NZ$

6E 1174

03:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 10 nov

1h 25min

Direct

05:05

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 10 nov

248 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 17 nov

1h 25min

Direct

08:25

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 17 nov

244 NZ$

6E 1174

03:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 18 nov

1h 25min

Direct

05:05

Chennai (MAA)

Wed, 18 nov

249 NZ$

6E 1174

03:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 24 nov

1h 25min

Direct

05:05

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 24 nov

261 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 25 nov

1h 25min

Direct

08:25

Chennai (MAA)

Wed, 25 nov

244 NZ$

UL 121

01:55

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 26 nov

1h 20min

Direct

03:15

Chennai (MAA)

Thu, 26 nov

257 NZ$

UL 127

08:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 27 nov

1h 20min

Direct

09:20

Chennai (MAA)

Fri, 27 nov

257 NZ$

6E 1172

21:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 30 nov

1h 25min

Direct

22:55

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 30 nov

241 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 1 dec

1h 25min

Direct

08:25

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 1 dec

245 NZ$

UL 123

13:05

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 1 dec

1h 20min

Direct

14:25

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 1 dec

244 NZ$

6E 1180

07:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 2 dec

1h 25min

Direct

08:25

Chennai (MAA)

Wed, 2 dec

241 NZ$

6E 1174

03:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 8 dec

1h 25min

Direct

05:05

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 8 dec

249 NZ$

6E 1172

21:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 8 dec

1h 25min

Direct

22:55

Chennai (MAA)

Tue, 8 dec

249 NZ$

6E 1174

03:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 14 dec

1h 25min

Direct

05:05

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 14 dec

270 NZ$

6E 1172

21:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 14 dec

1h 30min

Direct

23:00

Chennai (MAA)

Mon, 14 dec

248 NZ$

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Cheap flights Colombo to Chennai

IndiGo

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

Price from

NZ$223

SriLankan Airlines

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

Price from

NZ$240

Popular destinations from Colombo

All →

CMB

Colombo — Male

Sri Lanka → Maldives

MLE

from

NZ$145

CMB

Colombo — Kuala Lumpur

Sri Lanka → Malaysia

KUL

from

NZ$176

CMB

Colombo — Mumbai

Sri Lanka → India

BOM

from

NZ$202

CMB

Colombo — Bangkok

Sri Lanka → Thailand

BKK

from

NZ$205

CMB

Colombo — Bengaluru

Sri Lanka → India

BLR

from

NZ$215

CMB

Colombo — Trincomalee

Sri Lanka → Sri Lanka

TRR

from

NZ$217

CMB

Colombo — Dubai

Sri Lanka → United Arab Emirates

DXB

from

NZ$249

CMB

Colombo — Goa

Sri Lanka → India

GOI

from

NZ$249

Popular destinations to Chennai

All →

BLR

Bengaluru — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$66

HYD

Hyderabad — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$72

BOM

Mumbai — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$78

CCU

Kolkata — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$88

CJB

Coimbatore — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$90

TRV

Thiruvananthapuram — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$96

DEL

New Delhi — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$104

DXB

Dubai — Chennai

United Arab Emirates → India

MAA

from

NZ$104

IXE

Mangalore — Chennai

India → India

MAA

from

NZ$107

Cheap flights Colombo to Chennai

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

1h 20min

Distance

646 km

Average price

NZ$248

Most frequent flight

6E 1174

Passenger reviews

No reviews for this route yet

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Colombo Chennai is NZ$248. The cheapest ticket costs NZ$223, operated by IndiGo, flight 1180, departing Colombo on 14 September at 07:00, arriving Chennai on 14 September at 08:15.

The average flight time is 1 hour 20 minutes. The fastest flight takes 1 hour 15 minutes, flight 1180 operated by IndiGo, departing Colombo on 14 September at 07:00, arriving Chennai on 14 September at 08:15.

Flights on the Colombo - Chennai route are operated by the following airlines: IndiGo, Srilankan Airlines.

The distance from Colombo to Chennai is 646 km.