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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.

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Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Chennai.
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18:30 - 0:05CPT-MAA
26h 05m1 stop
6:45 - 7:40MAA-CPT
52h 25m2 stops
R17 716Lufthansa
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Tue, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 18
13:40 - 8:15CPT-MAA
15h 05m1 stop
3:45 - 16:45MAA-CPT
16h 30m1 stop
R17 937Emirates
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Tue, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 17
13:40 - 20:10CPT-MAA
27h 00m1 stop
3:45 - 14:30MAA-CPT
38h 15m2 stops
R18 988Emirates
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Tue, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 17
18:30 - 8:55CPT-MAA
34h 55m2 stops
6:45 - 7:40MAA-CPT
52h 25m2 stops
R19 486Lufthansa
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Tue, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 18
18:30 - 8:55CPT-MAA
34h 55m2 stops
1:45 - 7:40MAA-CPT
33h 25m2 stops
R20 334Lufthansa
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Tue, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 17
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28h 15m2 stops
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25h 15m3 stops
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Flights to Chennai - Travel Insights & Trends

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 day to fly to Chennai?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Chennai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Chennai is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R13 816. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R14 511 on average.

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 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 R12 886 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R15 706 and R14 822 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is August with an average price of R13 420.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights to Chennai depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Chennai is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R13 578 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Chennai is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R30 758.

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 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R17 716
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town 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.
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

  • 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?

    When flying to Chennai, you'll arrive at Chennai Airport (MAA). The airport is also known as Chennai or Chennai Intl.

  • 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.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Chennai

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Chennai flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Chennai?

Find which airlines fly direct to Chennai Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Chennai

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +37 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +38 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +40 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +41 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +40 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +41 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +41 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +42 more

Friday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +39 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +40 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +44 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +41 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +42 more

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Direct returns

Chennai to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +37 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +38 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +40 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +41 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +40 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +41 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +41 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +42 more

Friday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +39 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +40 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +44 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +41 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +42 more

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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 South Africa 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3276 reviews
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
Airline reviews

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

8,0 ExcellentJessica, Feb 2025JFK - DXB
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It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

The plane seemed pretty old and the food was not good

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Flight was pathetic, felt like a old plane was modified and brought in service. Didnt like the aircraft at all. Crew and services were good.but aircraft totally dissappointment.

The food was amazing on our flight. So many options for movies and shows to stay entertained for 12 hours.

Enough vegetarian food was not available on the flight for all vegetarian guests on the plane. Crew did not adequately handle this experience

Okish. But for £550 , I’d have preferred a better experience

They were very pleasant and helpful. My husband and I were sitted apart. We asked if we could be seated together were told flight ws fuly booked but would try. After a while they were able to make it work we got seats together. Their food is good and attendents are very friendly/helpful.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Used to Etihad employees are very rude and unprofessional but now better than before over all is okay now

The staff were wonderful but the seats weren't very comfortable for a bigger guy like me.

The flight take time was changed 23 times. The system kept sending messages it will be earlier at 4am and eventually the flight was at 9am I didn’t sleep all night because of that

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

In never flown this flight, because my flight coning from Barcelona was delayed.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

Extremely bad experience compared to Vistara. No priority in check in, no priority for boarding. No upgrade. Seat selection is paid. Curtains were dirty. Demo bag was dirty. Warmth of the crew was missing.

Too many changes in departure time (4-5 times before the actual departure time was determined) with no reasons provided.

Mumbai to New York was not comfortable as I was given different sits in hat what I paid for

It was far better than what others had led me to expect. I would fly with them again. Don't expect all features of the entertainment system to work.

The plane interior was incredibly outdated. Nothing worked. My tray table was taped together (yes, TAPED!). None of the TV monitors worked. There were no buttons to turn on the overhead lights or call for a flight attendant. There was no indication of where we were or how long it would be till we got to our destination. This was a 15 hour flight btw. I was seated near the bathrooms and after a few hours on the flight, it smelled strongly of urine. It was sickening. There was only a USB charging outlet and you had to use your phone to watch movies through their WiFi. Somehow the outdated charger made it take so long to charge my devices. I paid for my seats and they definitely did a bait and switch on me. The seats I paid for were NOT the seats that I got. I will NEVER use this airline again and I highly recommend that others don't.

The trip with Air India was better than expected starting with the check-in and the Lounge. The flight was comfortable for a 1 hour flight.

Terrible. Air India canceled my flight out of Kathmandu because of airport constructions but did not tell me. They should not be selling night flights out of Kathmandu right now that they know they will not honor. The staff was terrible and not helpful with my rebooking or compensating me.

The flight got delayed and was not updated in time.

Good experience, comfortable seats. Entertainment did not work but vista wifi and entertainment worked great.

Flight leg to and from IAD/Delhi was good. The leg to and from Delhi/KTM was terrible.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Chennai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/3Tue
1 stopLufthansa
26h 05mCPT-MAA
18/3Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
52h 25mMAA-CPT
R17 716
4/3Tue
1 stopEmirates
15h 05mCPT-MAA
17/3Mon
1 stopEmirates
16h 30mMAA-CPT
R17 937
4/3Tue
1 stopEmirates
27h 00mCPT-MAA
17/3Mon
2 stopsEmirates
38h 15mMAA-CPT
R18 988
4/3Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
34h 55mCPT-MAA
18/3Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
52h 25mMAA-CPT
R19 486
4/3Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
34h 55mCPT-MAA
17/3Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
33h 25mMAA-CPT
R20 334
4/3Tue
2 stops
28h 15mCPT-MAA
18/3Tue
3 stops
25h 15mMAA-CPT
R22 527

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