Cheapest€62.68
- Spicejet S935917:311h 24m18:55Chennai MAAColombo CMB
Door to door 4h 34mCO2 173.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Chennai to Colombo costs €62.68 at the cheapest and takes 4h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 706 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 706 km
- Fastest
- 4h 28m
- Average
- 4h 32m
- Services per day
- 30
- Cheapest
- €62.68
- CO2 per passenger
- 173.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 28m | 1h 18m | 3h 10m | €73.89 | 173.7 kg | 30 |
- 4h 28mFastest, by Flight
- €73.89Cheapest, by Flight
- 173.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 706 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€71.53
- Astair A364219:321h 18m20:50Chennai MAAColombo CMB
Door to door 4h 28mCO2 173.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
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Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chennai to Colombo | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €129.94 | €111.06 | €88.64 | €95.13 | €121.09 | €111.06 | €92.18 | €85.10 | €75.07 | €73.89 | €77.43 | €95.13 | €89.82 | €77.43 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €62.68
The flight gets you into Colombo. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Colombo
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When to book Chennai to Colombo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €72.1290 days
- €50.8860 days
- €51.4745 days
- €52.0630 days
- €71.5321 days
- €77.4314 days
- €92.187 days
- €88.643 days
- €129.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €50.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 155 percent. The dearest point is €129.94, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €85.10Sun
- €75.07Mon
- €73.89Tue
- €77.43Wed
- €95.13Thu
- €89.82Fri
- €77.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €88.64Sept
- €65.63Oct
- €59.14Nov
- €60.32Dec
- €59.14Jan
- €50.29Feb
The route
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 706 km against 686 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Chennai at 06:11 and the last at 20:05, across 30 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Chennai
Rail
- Chennai Fort railway station
- Chennai Park railway station
- Chennai Beach railway station
Coach
- Bus Stop
- Taramani
Air
- MAA
Ferry
- Chokani Jetty
Colombo
Rail
- Fort Railway Station
- Maradana Railway Station
- Ganemulla railway station
Coach
- Nugegoda Bus Station
- Kaduwela Bus Terminal
Air
- CMB
CMB is not in Colombo, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from CMB into Colombo?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Colombo costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air India Limited | €65.63 |
| Astair | €63.27 |
 IndiGo Airlines | €65.63 |
| Spicejet | €62.68 |
| SriLankan Airlines | €65.63 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €45.50 | 73% |
| Taxes | €8.19 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 11% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €62.68 | 100% |
We cannot promise Fort Railway Station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Left luggage near Fort Railway Station
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chennai to Colombo
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 it take to get from Chennai to Colombo?
The fastest journey from Chennai to Colombo takes 4h 28m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 32m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chennai to Colombo?
The cheapest fare from Chennai to Colombo is €62.68, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €98.67. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chennai to Colombo?
The cheapest way from Chennai to Colombo is by flight, at €73.89 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Chennai to Colombo?
Fares from Chennai to Colombo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €50.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 155 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chennai to Colombo?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chennai to Colombo, at €73.89. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chennai to Colombo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chennai to Colombo, at €50.29 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Chennai to Colombo?
5 operators sell services from Chennai to Colombo across 1 mode: Air India Limited, Astair, IndiGo Airlines, Spicejet, SriLankan Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chennai to Colombo?
Every service we sell from Chennai to Colombo is direct, with around 30 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 28m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Chennai to Colombo use?
Services from Chennai to Colombo by flight leave from Chennai MAA and arrive at Colombo CMB. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chennai to Colombo?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Chennai to Colombo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chennai to Colombo on 12 September 2026: 706 km of route against 686 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €62.68, and 4h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Colombo is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Colombo
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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