Colombo to Chennai

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 27: €128 €128 Sep 21 Sep 27 low €119 · high €139

Departure-day prices · October 2026 Colombo → Chennai

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Best time to visit Chennai — climate

Jan: ~28°C daytime, 6 rainy days 28° JanFeb: ~31°C daytime, 1 rainy days 31° FebMar: ~33°C daytime, 2 rainy days 33° MarApr: ~35°C daytime, 6 rainy days 35° AprMay: ~36°C daytime, 13 rainy days 36° MayJun: ~37°C daytime, 11 rainy days 37° JunJul: ~35°C daytime, 22 rainy days 35° JulAug: ~33°C daytime, 22 rainy days 33° AugSep: ~33°C daytime, 22 rainy days 33° SepOct: ~30°C daytime, 23 rainy days 30° OctNov: ~30°C daytime, 15 rainy days 30° NovDec: ~28°C daytime, 10 rainy days 28° Dec

Best value: Sep — fares from €119 and ~33°C daytime.

Flights from Colombo to Chennai start around €119 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €119–129, based on 6 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Colombo → Chennai; direct flights available (e.g. 6E). · Based on 6 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Chennai

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Nov 20 – Nov 28 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 20m €189 Book
Oct 9 – Oct 19 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m €190 Book
Oct 20 – Oct 23 IndiGo · Direct · 1h 20m €190 Book
Nov 3 – Nov 7 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 20m €193 Book
Sep 30 – Oct 4 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m €193 Book
Oct 3 – Oct 11 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m €194 Book
Mar 13 – Mar 20 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 20m €195 Book
Oct 1 – Oct 4 SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m €195 Book

Weather in Chennai

Sun 🌦️ 36° 28° 💧73%
Mon 🌦️ 35° 27° 💧63%
Tue 🌦️ 36° 26° 💧76%
Wed 🌦️ 36° 27° 💧88%
Thu 🌤️ 34° 26° 💧49%
Fri 🌦️ 33° 26° 💧51%
Sat 🌦️ 33° 26° 💧67%

In Oct, Chennai typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 23 rainy days.

Where to stay in Chennai

3★+ hotels from €25/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

UPAR Hotels - T Nagar hotel · Chennai
from €25/night★ 3
Holiday Inn Express Chennai OMR Thoraipakkam by IHG hotel · Chennai
from €35/night★ 4
Vivanta Chennai IT Expressway OMR hotel · Chennai
from €35/night★ 5

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air1h 20m

Things to do in Chennai

Top-rated tours and tickets from €56 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Chennai

Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை), formerly Madras (மெட்ராஸ் Meḍrās), is the largest coastal city in southern India and the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is on the east coast of peninsular India. Though Chennai traces its history to Fort St George and the adjoining village of Madrasapattinam founded by the British East India Company in 1640, some residential districts of the city are older.

Read the full Chennai guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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