Cheapest€121.09
- IndiGo Airlines IG502806:522h 6m08:58Ranchi IXRChennai MAA
Door to door 5h 16mCO2 318.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Ranchi to Chennai costs €121.09 at the cheapest and takes 5h 13m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,295 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,295 km
- Fastest
- 5h 13m
- Average
- 5h 18m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €121.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 318.6 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 30 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 16m | 2h 6m | 3h 10m | €167.11 | 318.6 kg | 3 |
- 5h 16mFastest, by Flight
- €167.11Cheapest, by Flight
- 318.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,295 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 30 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€168.88
- IndiGo Airlines IG591707:301h 41m09:11Ranchi IXRHyderabad HYD
- South Central Railway SC671310:283h 46m14:14Hyderabad Deccan railway stationChennai Fort railway station
Changes at Hyderabad, with 77 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 41mCO2 263.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, 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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Railways1 changes | 13351 | 10:05 | 02:33 | 40h 28m |
| Indian Railways2 changes | 13351 | 10:05 | 23:59 | 37h 54m |
| Indian Railways3 changes | 13351 | 10:05 | 17:38 | 31h 33m |
| Indian Railways2 changes | 17008 | 14:50 | 01:33 | 34h 43m |
| Indian Railways3 changes | 17008 | 14:50 | 23:59 | 33h 9m |
| Indian Railways2 changes | 18616 | 16:20 | 02:53 | 34h 33m |
| Indian Railways4 changes | 18616 | 16:20 | 01:33 | 33h 13m |
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 Ranchi to Chennai | Sat12 Sept | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €282.75 | €272.72 | €275.08 | €215.49 | €237.32 | €252.07 | €240.86 | €195.43 | €185.40 | €167.70 | €167.11 | €194.25 | €237.32 | €187.76 |
| Train | €396.34 | €384.79 | €289.09 | €222.54 | €277.54 | €298.44 | €300.09 | €264.34 | €218.14 | €196.69 | €189.54 | €176.89 | €236.84 | €232.99 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €121.09
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When to book Ranchi to Chennai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €138.2090 days
- €96.3160 days
- €112.2445 days
- €113.4230 days
- €163.5721 days
- €187.7614 days
- €240.867 days
- €275.083 days
- €282.751 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €96.31.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 194 percent. The dearest point is €282.75, 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.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €185.40Sun
- €167.70Mon
- €167.11Tue
- €176.89Wed
- €236.84Thu
- €187.76Fri
- €195.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €215.49Sept
- €143.51Oct
- €106.93Nov
- €105.16Dec
- €127.58Jan
- €103.39Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,295 km against 1,258 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Durgapur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Ranchi at 06:52 and the last at 07:30, across 3 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.
Ranchi
Rail
- Ranchi Junction railway station
- Itky railway station
- Hatia railway station
Coach
- Transport Department
- ITI Bus Stand
Air
- IXR
Chennai
Rail
- Chennai Fort railway station
- Chennai Park railway station
- Chennai Beach railway station
Coach
- Bus Stop
- Taramani
Air
- MAA
Ferry
- Chokani Jetty
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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 | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IndiGo Airlines | €121.09 | 5h 13m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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 | €95.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €17.10 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €121.09 | 100% |
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Questions about Ranchi 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 it take to get from Ranchi to Chennai?
The fastest journey from Ranchi to Chennai takes 5h 13m door to door, of which 2h 6m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 18m, 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 Ranchi to Chennai?
The cheapest fare from Ranchi to Chennai is €121.09, checked on 30 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €190.12. 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 Ranchi to Chennai?
The cheapest way from Ranchi to Chennai is by Flight, at €167.11 for one passenger on 30 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 16m 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 Ranchi to Chennai?
Fares from Ranchi to Chennai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €96.31. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 194 percent, measured on 30 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ranchi to Chennai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ranchi to Chennai, at €167.11. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 30 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ranchi to Chennai?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ranchi to Chennai, at €103.39 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 Ranchi to Chennai?
1 operators sell services from Ranchi to Chennai across 1 modes: IndiGo 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 Ranchi to Chennai?
20 percent of the services we sell from Ranchi to Chennai are direct. The rest connect at Durgapur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, with about 51 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 Ranchi to Chennai use?
Services from Ranchi to Chennai by Flight leave from Ranchi IXR and arrive at Chennai MAA. 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 Ranchi to Chennai?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Ranchi to Chennai 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 Ranchi to Chennai on 11 September 2026: 1295 km of route against 1258 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €121.09, and 5h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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