CMB to MAA, Bandaranaike International Airport to Chennai International Airport Cheap Flights

Based on HopeGoo data, IndiGo offers one-way fares as low as US$105 on Cheapest nonstop routes (e.g. CMB to MAA on Fri, Mar 13), while Air India offers Cheapest nonstop round-trips from US$156 departing on Wed, Feb 11 and returning on Tue, Feb 17.

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Colombo to Chennai with the following airlines, including: Srilankan Airlines IndiGo Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on HopeGoo within the last 90 days.

It takes about 1 hour 24 minutes to fly from Colombo to Chennai.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the HopeGoo flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Colombo to Chennai is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on HopeGoo data in the past 4 weeks, there is 48 flight per week flying from Colombo to Chennai. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Srilankan Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- UL127 (13:42) IndiGo: S/-/-/-/-/F/S -- 6E1172 (03:08) IndiGo: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- 6E1174 (09:54)

To find best deals on flights from Colombo to Chennai, you can use various tools on HopeGoo: · Be flexible with your travel dates to get the cheapest flight deal. Now the cheapest flight deal is on Fri, Mar 13, with one-way flights priced at just US$105. · Compare airlines strategically. Budget carriers often provide the lowest base fares, while we found the most affordable airline currently operating on this route is IndiGo. · Set up price alerts to easily monitor ticket prices without having to check every day. · Check HopeGoo flight deals and promo codes frequently. · Avoid peak season unless you book very early. It seems the peak season for Chennai travel is around January. · Get exclusive promo codes for HopeGoo app users.

The cheapest months to fly from Colombo to Chennai is August, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our February flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Colombo to Chennai on February 11, 2026 with Air India, with prices starting at US$156.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Chennai, with Bandaranaike International Airport to Chennai International Airport (CMB-MAA) is by far the most common option on this route: Chennai International Airport (MAA).

The time difference between Chennai and Colombo is 0h.

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