Cheapest€42.62
- Spicejet S887411:481h 1m12:49Madurai IXMChennai MAA
Door to door 4h 11mCO2 107.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Madurai to Chennai costs €42.62 at the cheapest and takes 4h 8m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 436 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 436 km
- Fastest
- 4h 8m
- Average
- 4h 10m
- Services per day
- 24
- Cheapest
- €42.62
- CO2 per passenger
- 107.3 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 September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 8m | 58m | 3h 10m | €49.70 | 107.3 kg | 24 |
- 4h 8mFastest, by Flight
- €49.70Cheapest, by Flight
- 107.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 436 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€48.52
- Air India Limited AI631006:1158m07:09Madurai IXMChennai MAA
Door to door 4h 8mCO2 107.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
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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 modeled 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 traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Madurai to Chennai | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €95.72 | €72.12 | €69.17 | €62.09 | €75.66 | €72.12 | €72.71 | €56.19 | €49.70 | €50.29 | €51.47 | €62.09 | €58.55 | €59.14 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €42.62
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When to book Madurai to Chennai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €47.9390 days
- €36.1360 days
- €35.5445 days
- €36.1330 days
- €48.5221 days
- €59.1414 days
- €72.717 days
- €69.173 days
- €95.721 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €35.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 169 percent. The most expensive point is €95.72, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 45 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.
- €56.19Sun
- €49.70Mon
- €50.29Tue
- €51.47Wed
- €62.09Thu
- €58.55Fri
- €59.14Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €69.17Sep
- €44.39Oct
- €39.67Nov
- €40.85Dec
- €39.67Jan
- €34.95Feb
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 436 km against 424 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 Madurai at 06:11 and the last at 20:05, across 24 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.
Madurai
Rail
- Madurai East railway station
- Madurai Junction railway station
- Silsiman railway station
Bus
- Periyar Bus Stand , Madurai
- Omni Bus Stand
Air
- IXM
Chennai
Rail
- Chennai Fort railway station
- Chennai Park railway station
- Chennai Beach railway station
Bus
- Bus Stop
- Taramani
Air
- MAA
Ferry
- Chokani Jetty
Landing at MAA after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Chennai
Settled in advance, so the ride into Chennai costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand 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 Express | €44.39 |
 Air India Limited | €46.16 |
 IndiGo Airlines | €43.80 |
| Spicejet | €42.62 |
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 | €28.50 | 67% |
| Taxes | €5.13 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 16% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €42.62 | 100% |
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Questions about Madurai to Chennai
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Madurai to Chennai?
The fastest journey from Madurai to Chennai takes 4h 8m door to door, of which 58m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 10m, 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 Madurai to Chennai?
The cheapest fare from Madurai to Chennai is €42.62, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €66.52. 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 Madurai to Chennai?
The cheapest way from Madurai to Chennai is by flight, at €49.70 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 8m 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 Madurai to Chennai?
Fares from Madurai to Chennai bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €35.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 169 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Madurai to Chennai?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Madurai to Chennai, at €49.70. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Madurai to Chennai?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Madurai to Chennai, at €34.95 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 service from Madurai to Chennai?
4 operators sell services from Madurai to Chennai across 1 mode: Air India Express, Air India Limited, IndiGo Airlines, Spicejet. 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 Madurai to Chennai?
Every service we sell from Madurai to Chennai is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 8m 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 Madurai to Chennai use?
Services from Madurai to Chennai by flight leave from Madurai IXM 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 Madurai to Chennai?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Madurai 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 modeled 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 Madurai to Chennai on September 12, 2026: 436 km of route against 424 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €42.62, and 4h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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