Chennai to New Delhi runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €187.73, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 20h 30m over 2,021 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €187.73, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€187.73
- 182%Moves across the booking window
182%When it runs, leaving Chennai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €549.63Thu24
- about €483.63Fri25
- about €358.78Sat26
- about €356.03Sun27
- about €305.98Mon28
- about €338.98Tue29
- about €254.83Wed30
- about €264.73Thu1
- about €293.88Fri2
- about €305.98Sat3
- about €235.58Sun4
- about €246.58Mon5
- about €243.28Tue6
- about €212.48Wed7
- about €275.18Thu8
- about €201.48Fri9
- about €251.53Sat10
- about €241.63Sun11
- about €209.18Mon12
- about €187.73Tue13
- about €228.43Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into New Delhi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in New Delhi for the night the coach gets in
The search opens on New Delhi with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Chennai to New Delhi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €208.6390 days
- €194.8860 days
- €208.6345 days
- €209.7330 days
- €228.4321 days
- €212.4814 days
- €254.837 days
- €358.783 days
- €549.631 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €194.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 182 percent. The dearest point is €549.63, 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.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chennai to New Delhi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
2,021 km
1,756 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
4,681,087 → 317,797
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,021 km against 1,756 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Rāmgundam. The gap between arriving and leaving is 91 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in New Delhi
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 New Delhi
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 New Delhi?
The fastest journey from Chennai to New Delhi takes 20h 30m door to door, of which 18h 15m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 21h 50m, 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 New Delhi?
The cheapest fare from Chennai to New Delhi is €187.73, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €254.83. 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 New Delhi?
The cheapest way from Chennai to New Delhi is by coach, at €187.73 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 20h 30m 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 New Delhi?
Fares from Chennai to New Delhi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €194.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 182 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chennai to New Delhi?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chennai to New Delhi, at €228.43. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 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 New Delhi?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chennai to New Delhi, at €162.98 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 New Delhi?
2 operators sell services from Chennai to New Delhi across 1 mode: Apsrtc, South Central Railway. 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 New Delhi?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chennai to New Delhi are direct. The rest connect at Rāmgundam, with about 91 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Chennai to New Delhi use?
Services from Chennai to New Delhi by coach leave from Bus Stop and arrive at New Delhi station. Allow about 44m 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 New Delhi?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Chennai to New Delhi 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chennai to New Delhi on 23 September 2026: 2021 km of route against 1756 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €187.73, and 20h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in New Delhi is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of New Delhi and across India
Day trips that leave New Delhi in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chennai reaches 254 places in 36 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 15,074 km. New Delhi reaches 259 places in 48 countries, from 25 to 14,429 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chennai
- 254Places you can leave for
- 36Countries
- 41Operators
36
41Arriving in New Delhi
Leaving New Delhi
- 259Places you can leave for
- 48Countries
- 4Operators