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Cheapest return flight
RM 1,016
Typical prices: RM 996-RM 1,492
IndiGo, Scoot
Fri 23/11Sun 25/11
PEN - MAA • Direct
Cheapest direct flights
RM 1,061
Typical prices: RM 1,015-RM 1,499
IndiGo
Fri 23/11Sat 24/11
PEN - MAA • Direct
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You can fly direct with IndiGo, AirAsia, and Malaysia Airlines. Average duration is 3h 50m
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Most flights • 14 per week
Best reviews • 7.3 score
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Cheapest • 31% average savings
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 23 weeks in advance save around 21% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights to Chennai

 
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Recent return flight deals to Chennai

Mon, 23 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov
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08:00 - 09:05Penang  Penang Intl-Chennai Chennai
3h 35mdirect
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23:50 - 16:25Chennai  Chennai-Penang Penang Intl
14h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi
RM 1,016Multiple Airlines
2 days ago
Sat, 13 Feb - Fri, 26 Feb
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08:00 - 09:05Penang  Penang Intl-Chennai Chennai
3h 35mdirect
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23:50 - 09:35Chennai  Chennai-Penang Penang Intl
7h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi
RM 1,021Multiple Airlines
13 hours ago
Mon, 23 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
IndiGo Logo
08:00 - 09:05Penang  Penang Intl-Chennai Chennai
3h 35mdirect
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00:55 - 07:00Chennai  Chennai-Penang Penang Intl
3h 35mdirect
RM 1,061IndiGo
2 days ago
Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov
IndiGo Logo
08:00 - 09:05Penang  Penang Intl-Chennai Chennai
3h 35mdirect
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00:55 - 07:00Chennai  Chennai-Penang Penang Intl
3h 35mdirect
RM 1,061IndiGo
2 days ago
Mon, 22 Feb - Fri, 5 Mar
Scoot Logo
12:55 - 22:50Miri  Miri-Chennai Chennai
12h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi
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23:50 - 13:40Chennai  Chennai-Miri Miri
11h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi
RM 1,163Scoot
3+ days ago
Sat, 20 Mar - Sat, 27 Mar
AirAsia Logo
06:10 - 07:25Kuala Lumpur  Kuala Lumpur Intl-Chennai Chennai
3h 45mdirect
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08:05 - 14:35Chennai  Chennai-Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Intl
4h 00mdirect
RM 1,172AirAsia
2 days ago
Wed, 24 Mar - Mon, 5 Apr
Scoot Logo
17:15 - 22:50Kuala Lumpur  Kuala Lumpur Intl-Chennai Chennai
8h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi
Scoot Logo
23:50 - 10:35Chennai  Chennai-Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Intl
8h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi
RM 1,172Scoot
3+ days ago
Tue, 12 Jan - Tue, 19 Jan
AirAsia Logo
06:10 - 07:25Kuala Lumpur  Kuala Lumpur Intl-Chennai Chennai
3h 45mdirect
AirAsia Logo
08:05 - 14:35Chennai  Chennai-Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Intl
4h 00mdirect
RM 1,176AirAsia
2 days ago
Wed, 4 Nov - Sat, 7 Nov
SriLankan Airlines Logo
08:50 - 19:55Kuala Lumpur  Kuala Lumpur Intl-Chennai Chennai
13h 35m1 stop Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
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20:55 - 07:20Chennai  Chennai-Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Intl
7h 55m1 stop Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
RM 1,363SriLankan Airlines
3+ days ago
Fri, 20 Nov - Fri, 27 Nov
SriLankan Airlines Logo
14:55 - 15:00Kuala Lumpur  Kuala Lumpur Intl-Chennai Chennai
26h 35m1 stop Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
SriLankan Airlines Logo
20:55 - 07:20Chennai  Chennai-Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Intl
7h 55m1 stop Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
RM 1,363SriLankan Airlines
3+ days ago
Booking Insights

Price, demand, and travel trends for flights to Chennai

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines, and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

What is the cheapest flight to Chennai?

Penang to Chennai is the cheapest route at RM 1,016 return, found in the past 5 days on KAYAK. Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Chennai is the most popular connection with return deals from RM 1,172.

How much is a flight to Chennai?

On average, a return flight from Malaysia to Chennai costs RM 1,248, based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months. Return fares from Penang average RM 1,173, while Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport runs a bit higher at RM 1,257.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Chennai?

Monday is the cheapest day to fly to Chennai at RM 1,216 return on average over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Saturday is the most expensive at RM 1,302.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chennai?

•March is the cheapest month to fly to Chennai with an average price of RM 1,004 return.
•December (RM 1,408) and August (RM 1,400) are the most expensive.
•Based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Chennai?

Evening flights to Chennai are the cheapest at RM 1,098 return on average. Night flights are the most expensive at RM 1,265.

What is a good deal for flights to Chennai?

Flights under RM 996 are considered a good deal. 25% of KAYAK users found return flights to Chennai at or below these prices, with the lowest fares from:
•Penang RM 981.

When are flights to Chennai the cheapest?

Flights to Chennai are cheapest 23 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 21% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.

Key details for flights to Chennai

Low season

October

Cheapest flight

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Beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in traveller numbers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 15% increase in traveller numbers.
One-way flight from Penang to Chennai

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.
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Your questions about flights to Chennai, answered

Find helpful route details based on KAYAK data, including flight times, airports, airlines, and booking questions.

  • How do I know if a flight to Chennai is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Chennai is around RM 996 return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

  • How long are direct flights to Chennai from different departure cities?

    Direct flight time to Chennai varies depending on your departure city:

    • From Penang: 3h 25m
    • From Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport: 3h 40m

  • Which city has the cheapest flights to Chennai?

    Based on fares booked in the past 5 days, the cheapest flights to Chennai are from Kuala Lumpur, starting at RM 1,172 return.

  • How expensive are last-minute flights to Chennai?

    Last-minute fares to Chennai (booked within two weeks of departure) are typically 13% higher than the average return fare of RM 1,248.

  • What is the difference between the most popular and the most frequent airline at Chennai?

    IndiGo operates the most flights from Malaysia to Chennai at 14 per week, while AirAsia is the airline most often selected by KAYAK users searching for flights from Malaysia to Chennai. The two are often different because flight volume reflects an airline's schedule, while popularity reflects traveller choice.

  • Which airlines should I consider for flights to Chennai?

  • How many flights serve Chennai?

    Chennai receives 6 flights per day and 40 per week from across the world. Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport has the most flights to Chennai with 33 weekly flights.

Your guide to booking Chennai flights

From booking to airport arrival, find tips to help you plan your flight with more confidence.
  • For the best chance at a low fare to Chennai, book around 23 weeks before departure. Based on KAYAK data from the last 12 months, fares are historically about 21% lower during this window than last-minute fares.
  • For flights to Chennai, a good return fare is around RM 996. If you find a fare below that, you're getting a strong deal.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, consider flying to Chennai in March. Return fares historically average RM 1,004, making March the cheapest month to travel based on KAYAK data from the last 12 months.
  • Before you book:

    • Check the route's typical price range so you can spot a deal.
    • Confirm baggage fees and seat selection costs on budget carriers.
    • Verify whether you need any travel documents beyond an ID.
    • Pick a departure airport, since your nearest may not be the cheapest origin.
  • Shift your departure to afternoon to save up to RM 167 on a return flight. Afternoon flights to Chennai average RM 1,098 compared to RM 1,265 for evening flights.
  • Bag allowances vary by airline, fare type, cabin class, and route. On flights to Chennai, some airlines may include bags at no extra cost. For example, AirAsia includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class, IndiGo includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class, and Malaysia Airlines includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class. Always check the fare details before booking, since bag policies can change by ticket type.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Chennai

 
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.
7.3
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 320 reviews
7.0Food
7.4Comfort
7.5Boarding
6.6Entertainment
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

10.0 ExcellentVip, Feb 2026
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

Flights were delayed, Food was good but only 1 meal instead of 2.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

Comfortable seats in economy, managed a few hours sleep in an o night flight but the food was terrible. Surprising as Malaysia airlines has been good in the past. Service was mediocre this time too.

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.

The flight isn’t great, as the plane has faulty with light and noise. It blinks and make noise for 8hrs non stop! Causing health and sensory issues! Causing Hazard matter to all 3 babies that on bassinet seats. This matters affected 12 passengers and the most horrible flight I ever experience. Have been flying with MAS for more 30yrs and this is the worst! Very disappointed

AC not working, just slowly blowing room temperature air. Long taxi time does not help as well. Sweating all over the whole trip.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

Sri Lankan airline had less entertainment choices and Sri Lankan national carrier did not have language choices

Too many carryon bags with size of checking bags. Because of that space was not there to put carry on backpacks.

Was good, comparatively. A330, with good crew set.on time depature. And crew try there best, to make thing efficient.

Spesific ,Crew and cabin manager, look after all pax on board despite being in a old A320 equipment.Got free seat upgrade as well,but old style seats, no much comfert on it.But food and the spesific crew, was amazing.maintain airlanka standerd.the cabin manager, who was so much keen,keen operate as per SOP.

This leg of the trip was smoother than compared to the initial trip. Sri Lankan Airlines still have much work to do to improve the overall travel experience.

Very good crew, very efficient. Unfortunately not all items listed in duty free catalog were available.

Very professional and well managed. On time, great staff and comfortable.

Kayak company fake total I m not travel my payment reverse plzzz my credit card

Because of the bubble agreement b/w India and Srilanka, I was not allowed to board the flight to Columbo. My experience about airport representatives was good. They were through in their job and saved my family from getting stuck in Columbo (as I would not be able to fly to Doha because of bubble agreement). So by their prompt attention, such a catastrophe was avoided. For this reason, even without flying with them, I would rate them 7/10.

I changed the flight, there was restriction from srilanka to india - airline is not allowing me to board with that ticket, i changed the ticket for my travel. Thanks!

Friendly staff but otherwise a typical no frills airline. The sets are extremely cramped

Automated check in could have been better organised and informative

Flight was delayed from 8pm to near midnight. They made us board then sit in the cabin and wait for even longer for take-off. No compensation whatsoever - not even in a free drink or meal

Fast Pass but delay at Check-In Counter. Limited Counter when there are alot of ppls Check-In

The flight has been delayed for nearly an hour, yet neither the captain nor the chief steward made an effort to explain the reason for the delay or offer any apologies to the passengers.

We recently flew with AirAsia and encountered several issues. Our flight was delayed by over an hour, and both boarding and takeoff were postponed without any prior notification. Although we eventually realized there was a delay on our own, the crew did inform us afterward. To make up for lost time, the pilot took off at high speed, resulting in some turbulent moments that were quite scary. Despite these challenges, the cabin crew did an excellent job managing the situation and easing the inconvenience. Overall, while the delays and turbulence made for a stressful experience, I appreciated the crew’s efforts to keep us as comfortable as possible.

I had a wonderful experience with this company. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our pilot was skilled and clearly experienced. The value for the price was excellent. I would definitely recommend them.

My flight boarding was interrupted as gate staff said I needed visa in advance for Vietnam....

Instead of landing we had to go around and landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport instead of Subang. Then we had to restart and arrived over 2.5 hrs late

As usual, poor communication on delays. No info, no updates, no apologies.

Paid for the seat 17D. I found that that seat has no lean back facilities

Flight was short but turbulent giving uneasy feeling :( ; although views were mesmerising ;)

Flight boarding experience with journey was smooth; can describe it as a less to minimal turbulent flight!

No food/drinks included for BOM to BKK I paid 675£ for LHR-BOM-BKK (return) flight.

Just fly from point a to b. rest holds zero stars. And with zero competition, what do you expcect

Flight was delayed and due to this we almost miss the connection flight

Worst checkin experience. Lot of delays. Checkin agents rude. Flight delayed. No regrets by the airline.

As usual invariably delayed Lots of time in getting chkd in baggage

INDIGO Never On Time & Always Prefer to Shuttle Passengers Like shuttle Corks

I was unable to check in online. It said PRN is not correct few times in spite of it being correct. I could not book my seat. I travelled from Mumbai to Chennai & Chennai to tiruchi. I raised my problem to staff in Mumbai and they were not helpful. They kept saying I needed to do it in Chennai. They said they can’t print my boarding pass since it started from Chennai. They could have helped me with online checking. Customer service is very poor and not helpful. They could have done a better job.

“They carefully called each boarding group in turn, only to herd everyone onto a bus for the drive across the airport apron. By the time we reached the aircraft, all semblance of orderly boarding had disappeared and it became a complete bun fight to get on board. Rather nonsensical really — why bother with boarding groups in the first place?”unless you are at an air bridge!!!

Crew, friendly On board services: terrible: no movies, no screen, no entertainment over wifi, no free water. Totsl Entrapment

3 hours delay ,we changed plane after boarding and waiting inside

Finishes were quite worn, including our very scratched up seatback. No entertainment available, and the WiFi (even for “ScootHub”) was very slow. Crew were somewhat friendly.

Boarding took forever. It's also weird that we paid more (for preferred seats) to get on the plane last. Inflight WiFi never worked the entire trip. I want my money back.

Boarding was not accordingly after front seat, bmf then back seat. This delayed for at least 40mins or more. The staff at Jakarta can do better. Is chaos at the entry to board the plane. This tarnished Scoot reputation when everyone was talking about it.

Was on scoot plus. The only good thing about the flight was the spacious seats. Tables and armrests were extremely dirty Food: bad Entertainment: non existent Wifi: unable to connect, then was painfully slow that we couldn’t even send messages Good thing we had a night flight, so we just slept throughout.

Connection flights are smooth, both flight takeoff arrive on time, that will be the best u can expect. Food no order, service no complain, entertainment not seen, cleanliness can be improve.

Extra luggage after you purchase 1 is gonna jacked u up to 800sgd which is so up to the hook... you could buy 3 round trips ticket on that price.. im so disappointed.. im not gonna choose this airline anymore.. horrible experience...

Instead of the flight attendants talking to each other they should have been monitoring the passengers. The person beside me took a phone call literally 30 seconds before the plane landed. As we were going down the runway ( from landing ) a person in the row in front of me and behind me made phone calls; CRAZY

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