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low €119 · high €139
Departure-day prices · May 2027 Colombo → Chennai
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Best time to visit Chennai — climate Jan: ~28°C daytime, 6 rainy days
28°
Jan Feb: ~31°C daytime, 1 rainy days
31°
Feb Mar: ~33°C daytime, 2 rainy days
33°
Mar Apr: ~35°C daytime, 6 rainy days
35°
Apr May: ~36°C daytime, 13 rainy days
36°
May Jun: ~37°C daytime, 11 rainy days
37°
Jun Jul: ~35°C daytime, 22 rainy days
35°
Jul Aug: ~33°C daytime, 22 rainy days
33°
Aug Sep: ~33°C daytime, 22 rainy days
33°
Sep Oct: ~30°C daytime, 23 rainy days
30°
Oct Nov: ~30°C daytime, 15 rainy days
30°
Nov Dec: ~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
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Oct 9 – Oct 19
SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m
€190
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Oct 20 – Oct 23
IndiGo · Direct · 1h 20m
€190
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Nov 3 – Nov 7
SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 20m
€193
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Sep 30 – Oct 4
SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m
€193
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Oct 3 – Oct 11
SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m
€194
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Mar 13 – Mar 20
SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 20m
€195
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Oct 1 – Oct 4
SriLankan Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m
€195
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Weather in Chennai
Sun
🌦️
36°
28°
💧79%
Mon
🌦️
35°
27°
💧79%
Tue
🌧️
35°
27°
💧89%
Wed
⛈️
34°
27°
💧86%
Thu
🌦️
34°
26°
💧53%
Fri
🌦️
34°
26°
💧63%
Sat
🌦️
34°
26°
💧63%
In May, Chennai typically sees ~36°C daytime highs and 9 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 difference Same time zone
Time in the air 1h 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
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Popular from Colombo Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-27. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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