Cheapest€15.03
- Apsrtc A808314:423h 52m18:34Vydehi TTMCBus Stop
Door to door 4h 36mCO2 7.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Bengaluru to Chennai bus
Buses from Bengaluru to Chennai start at €17.23 and take 4h 36m at their fastest.
The Buses from Bengaluru to Chennai starts at €17.23 and takes 4h 36m door to door, run by 1 operator over 291 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 36mDoor to door
- 3h 52mMoving
- €17.23From
- 7.9 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apsrtc | €15.03 | 4h 35m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Chennai is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Chennai Fort railway station
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
Search Chennai on AgodaOr compare on Booking.com
Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.
When to book Bengaluru to Chennai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.7890 days
- €12.8360 days
- €12.8345 days
- €12.8330 days
- €17.7821 days
- €21.0814 days
- €27.687 days
- €24.383 days
- €34.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 167 percent. The dearest point is €34.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €19.98Sun
- €17.23Mon
- €17.23Tue
- €18.33Wed
- €21.63Thu
- €20.53Fri
- €21.08Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bengaluru
Coach
- Vydehi TTMC
- Kengeri TTMC
Chennai
Coach
- Bus Stop
- Taramani
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 291 km against 291 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Bengaluru at 06:16 and the last at 21:18, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 48m | 2h 4m | 44m | €38.84 | 9.6 kg | 12 |
| Flight | 3h 58m | 48m | 3h 10m | €36.13 | 73.8 kg | 48 |
| Coach | 4h 36m | 3h 52m | 44m | €17.23 | 7.9 kg | 12 |
Questions about Bengaluru to Chennai
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai take?
The Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai takes 4h 36m door to door, of which 3h 52m is spent moving. The route runs 291 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai cost?
The Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai starts at €17.23 for one passenger, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare is €16.68. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai?
1 operators run the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai: Apsrtc. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai use?
The Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai leaves from Vydehi TTMC and arrives at Bus Stop. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Bengaluru to Chennai?
Travelling from Bengaluru to Chennai by Train costs €38.84 and takes 2h 48m door to door, against 4h 36m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai?
Fares for the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.83. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 167 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai produce?
The Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai produces about 7.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 291 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai?
Operators on the Coach from Bengaluru to Chennai publish Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 36m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bengaluru to Chennai on 12 September 2026: 291 km of route against 291 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €17.23, and 4h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
Chennai to Bengaluru busCompare every mode from Bengaluru to ChennaiBengaluru to Chennai trainBengaluru to Chennai flightBallari to Chennai busBallari to Chennai busCoimbatore to Chennai busErode to Chennai busGuntur to Chennai busHyderabad to Chennai busKākināda to Chennai busKalaburgi to Chennai busKallakurichi to Chennai busKurnool to Chennai busMysuru to Chennai busNanded to Chennai bus
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Chennai afterwards does not belong to us.
What to book in Chennai before you go
Day trips that leave Chennai in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
See Chennai on KlookOr browse GetYourGuide
Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.