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Cheapest return fare
$1,522
Typical prices: $1,656-$2,243
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AKL - MAA • 2 stops
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Typical prices: $773-$1,461
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Mon 2/11
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Cheap Flights to Chennai

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Chennai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to Chennai

Sun, 6 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
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06:45 - 14:55AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
38h 40m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
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21:15 - 00:10MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
20h 25m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Melbourne
$1,522Multiple Airlines
Fri, 28 Aug - Fri, 4 Sep
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06:00 - 15:00AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
39h 30m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
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21:15 - 22:55MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
19h 10m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,558Multiple Airlines
Sat, 31 Oct - Mon, 16 Nov
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13:25 - 08:45AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
26h 50m2 stops Melbourne Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
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20:55 - 00:05MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
43h 40m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Melbourne
$1,605SriLankan Airlines
Tue, 3 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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13:25 - 19:55AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
38h 00m2 stops Melbourne Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
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20:55 - 00:05MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
43h 40m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Melbourne
$1,647SriLankan Airlines
Fri, 5 Feb - Mon, 8 Mar
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13:05 - 08:45WLG  Wellington-MAA Chennai
27h 10m2 stops Christchurch Singapore Changi
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09:50 - 14:20MAA  Chennai-WLG Wellington
21h 00m2 stops Singapore Changi Auckland Intl
$1,675Air New Zealand
Tue, 3 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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13:45 - 23:05AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
16h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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11:45 - 12:15MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 00m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$1,685Malaysia Airlines
Tue, 17 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
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15:15 - 08:45AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
25h 00m1 stop Singapore Changi
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23:25 - 23:35MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
16h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi
$1,685Singapore Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct
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00:55 - 09:20AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
39h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
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09:50 - 13:25MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
20h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi
$1,685Singapore Airlines
Tue, 3 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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13:45 - 23:05AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
16h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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11:45 - 12:15MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 00m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$1,688Malaysia Airlines
Tue, 17 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
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17:45 - 02:30AKL  Auckland Intl-MAA Chennai
40h 15m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl
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04:05 - 00:25MAA  Chennai-AKL Auckland Intl
36h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
$1,803Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Chennai

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Chennai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Chennai?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Chennai was found on the route from Auckland, at $1,522 return. The most popular connection is from Wellington to Chennai, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $2,005 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chennai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to Chennai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Chennai is February, where tickets cost $1,646 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $2,616 and $2,102 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $770.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Chennai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Chennai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Chennai Plane Tickets

Low season

September

Cheapest flight

$718
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 18% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (34% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights to Chennai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Chennai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Chennai based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Chennai flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Chennai?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Chennai was found on the route from Auckland, at $1,522 return. The most popular connection is from Wellington to Chennai, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $2,005 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Chennai Airport from central Chennai?

    There are 16 km between Chennai city centre and Chennai Airport.

  • What is the name of Chennai’s airport?

    Chennai is served by Chennai Airport, also commonly referred to as Chennai or Chennai Intl. The airport code is MAA.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Chennai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Chennai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Chennai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chennai is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Chennai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Chennai with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Chennai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Chennai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Chennai

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Chennai flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Chennai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Chennai. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Chennai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1583 reviews
8.3Boarding
7.8Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.1Entertainment
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I felt that the whole experience went very smoothly. The aircraft was extremely clean and tidy on boarding. The cabin crew were beautifully turned out very, very efficient and were a credit to Singapore Airlines who are now my favourite carrier.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
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I felt that the whole experience went very smoothly. The aircraft was extremely clean and tidy on boarding. The cabin crew were beautifully turned out very, very efficient and were a credit to Singapore Airlines who are now my favourite carrier.

I was in a middle seat where I felt a bit too cramped otherwise the trip was good

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

Overall, very good. The food was better than expected with the exception of the pork and potatoes dinner at the end of the flight. My family all selected that dish and did not set it. I tried a bite also and it was honestly terrible. Also, it would be helpful to know when the snacks in the back of the plane are available.

Timing very good from sfo to Singapore and service was awesome and economy class seats are great overall very good experience thanks

Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

Check in was snails pace, only 1 of the luggage screen was working so long lines, an hour to check in Nobody seemed to want to fix the issue Flight was 45 minutes late Scoot is a mini sized plane ( sardine class plane), literally felt slammed between people

Would have been nice to have more variety and less dairy in the Indian Vegetarian special meal. Why do they include Parathas as part of the entree and also on the side (substitute for bread/roll)? Also, no need for so much dairy...don't need milk packet, yogurt and Chobani Greek yogurt in the same meal.

Seating wasn’t good at all with not much leg space in between. Fortunately it was a relatively short flight. Otherwise we would have struggled a lot. On board meal was pretty ordinary. It is sad to see the overall quality of this once superb airline has dropped so low.

Crew members are so courteous and easy to talk to. My flight ticket was expensive from Chicago to Rotorua at $2800 usd. Everything else is very nice!

Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

For an international flight, the service was average at best. It could have been significantly better, particularly with regard to the food quality and options. Additionally, having only two restrooms available for the entire Economy Class made the experience less comfortable and resulted in long wait times.

If there is any negative rating for kayak and also for Cathay Pacific or the dealer I used I would give all of them -1000000000000000 I will never ever use kayak again you scammers you rip me off with everything

I booked wheel chair for my mother but she was told to walk by herself in the middle of her way to the gate. She had to board a connecting flight under a time crunch and this was unfair to leave her to walk. Other than that they had no complains about anything else.

More tasty food particularly ethnic food. Staff didn’t respond to calls some of the time in premium economy.

the crew was rude - there were no smiles when serving. they always had the look of why did you call me?

We flew economy light. We did not want to check bags and we had free 1 bag, but just had back packs with small personal item. Try as we may could only get bags down to 17lbs each. So we put 2 lbs from one bag into other and checked it. I think if someone has a checked bag allowance and chose not to use it , it would benefit both parties to bump carry on weight up to the next level of 22lbs or 10kgs. Just a thought.

they are deley vancouver to hankong 3 hour after honkong 20 hour stay there honkong not visa approved and they cant help to visa so we are stay in airport 20 hour even honkong staf very bad person they cant do for us 6 hour we arround they said you there you go there waste time next time i dont want to go cathay stay in honkong

As before, my only problem was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arrival at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

Flight crew went above and beyond to make sure the flight was enjoyable for us!

The first economy rows have remote space in the seat which eats in the seating space. The seats are also smaller compared to other airlines.

I want a refund. I had to switch flights and buy another airline ticket because this one was delayed.

We had a medical emergency, needing to get to an emergency room upon landing at LAX. I let the back flight attendants know the situation. One, David, contacted the pilot, who made arrangements for EMT's to be there when we got off the plane. They went above and beyond for us. We didn't have to go through customs, as a customs person came to us and checked us right at the exit of the jet way. Another wonderful woman, a United employee at LAX, perhaps a customer service liaison, took care of our luggage situation, as we weren't going to make our connection to Bozeman. When we came back to LAX to see when we could get a flight to Bozeman, the personnel are very accommodating and booked us on the next flight out, and assigned good seats. It was a horrible flight, physically, from Sydney to LAX, , but the professionalism of all involved was excellent! We are very grateful fir the way they all stepped in and helped during a very unpleasant medical situation. Thank you!!

Very good overall. However, your choices of free movies was limited and there was no music Channel???

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

I liked the service, the menu, and the comfort of the seats! Even tho we were seated by the bathrooms, the reclining seats and movie selection was very good, my husband and I didn’t mind at all

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

My bag didn’t make it but otherwise it was a great experience.

Food no choice just give it seams trying to finish what ever you have in hand

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

Vast improvement needed in customer service. I couldn’t get the drink of my choice during both meals (i.e. sparking water and Diet Coke). I had used plastic cups falling onto me from the tray. No eye contact when they thank you on the way out signalling an insincere thank you.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

No recognition for one World Emerald member. I got row 1 in business class and it was pathetic. No leg space, cramped space, less recline

Flight from Shanghai to Kuala Luumpur delay byy 3.5hrs with no real explanation.

I had purchased extra leg room for all legs of the flight but due to a delay in leaving Perth I was put on another flight but with Emirates. My luggage was initially lost but later found and my suitcase was broken. I ended up losing my upgrades

The flight is awful, food isn’t very tasty or good, entertainment sucks

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