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Cheapest round-trip
951 ﷼
Typical prices: 1,216 ﷼-1,745 ﷼
Kuwait Airways
Sun 12/27Sat 1/30
DMM - MAA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
581 ﷼
Typical prices: 437 ﷼-651 ﷼
Kuwait Airways
Thu 10/8
DMM - MAA • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights to Chennai

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Chennai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to Chennai

Sun, Dec 27 - Sat, Jan 30
Kuwait Airways Logo
4:05 pm - 6:40 am
DMM
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MAA
12h 05m
1 stop
Kuwait Airways Logo
3:15 am - 3:15 pm
MAA
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DMM
14h 30m
1 stop
951 ﷼Kuwait Airways
Thu, Sep 3 - Sat, Sep 12
Kuwait Airways Logo
5:10 pm - 7:10 am
DMM
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MAA
11h 30m
1 stop
Kuwait Airways Logo
8:10 am - 1:10 pm
MAA
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DMM
7h 30m
1 stop
959 ﷼Kuwait Airways
Sun, Nov 1 - Fri, Nov 20
Oman Air Logo
9:00 pm - 2:20 pm
DMM
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MAA
14h 50m
1 stop
Oman Air Logo
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
MAA
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DMM
27h 20m
1 stop
1,129 ﷼Oman Air
Sun, Nov 1 - Fri, Nov 20
Oman Air Logo
9:00 pm - 2:20 pm
DMM
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MAA
14h 50m
1 stop
Oman Air Logo
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
MAA
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DMM
27h 20m
1 stop
1,133 ﷼Oman Air
Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 15
Air Arabia Logo
4:50 am - 3:25 am
DMM
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MAA
20h 05m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
4:05 am - 4:50 pm
MAA
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DMM
15h 15m
1 stop
1,173 ﷼Air Arabia
Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Oct 10
Air Arabia Logo
10:10 am - 3:25 am
JED
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MAA
14h 45m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
4:05 am - 10:50 pm
MAA
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JED
21h 15m
1 stop
1,240 ﷼Air Arabia
Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Dec 14
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 3:25 am
JED
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MAA
14h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:15 am - 11:05 am
MAA
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JED
10h 20m
1 stop
1,251 ﷼Multiple Airlines
Mon, Nov 16 - Thu, Nov 19
Etihad Airways Logo
10:05 am - 8:05 am
ELQ
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MAA
19h 30m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
3:55 am - 9:00 am
MAA
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ELQ
7h 35m
1 stop
1,725 ﷼Etihad Airways
Mon, Nov 16 - Thu, Nov 19
Etihad Airways Logo
10:05 am - 8:05 am
ELQ
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MAA
19h 30m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
3:55 am - 9:00 am
MAA
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ELQ
7h 35m
1 stop
1,736 ﷼Etihad Airways
Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Nov 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 3:05 pm
ELQ
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MAA
26h 25m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 10:15 am
MAA
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ELQ
29h 25m
3 stops
1,865 ﷼Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Chennai

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Chennai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Chennai?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Chennai was found on the route from Dammam at 951 ﷼ round-trip. The most popular connection is from Riyadh to Chennai, and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as 1,018 ﷼ in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Chennai?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Chennai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Chennai is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as 758 ﷼. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are 758 ﷼ on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chennai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to Chennai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Chennai is February, where tickets cost 1,166 ﷼ on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets from Saudi Arabia is 2,317 ﷼ and 1,951 ﷼ respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of 581 ﷼.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Chennai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Chennai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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Low season

November

Cheapest flight

581 ﷼
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Dammam to Chennai

When to book flights to Chennai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Chennai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Chennai based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Chennai flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Chennai?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Chennai was found on the route from Dammam at 951 ﷼ round-trip. The most popular connection is from Riyadh to Chennai, and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as 1,018 ﷼ in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Chennai Airport from central Chennai?

    The city center of Chennai is 16 km from Chennai Airport.

  • What is the name of Chennai’s airport?

    All flights to Chennai land at Chennai Airport. The airport code is MAA,and it can also be referred to as Chennai or Chennai Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Chennai?

    On average, a flight to Chennai costs 3,893 ﷼. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost 3,190 ﷼ and departed from Dammam King Fahad Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Chennai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Chennai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Chennai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chennai is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Chennai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Chennai with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Chennai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Chennai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Chennai

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Chennai? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Chennai for the following prices or less: From Dammam 3,190 ﷼
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Chennai flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Chennai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Saudi Arabia to Chennai. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Chennai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3636 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
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Everything was great except the boarding experience. After the check in, they "packed us" in a small area, very hot there. It would be nice to be aware of this, I'd wait on the outside area

10.0 ExcellentDiego, Feb 2026
DXB - MAA
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Everything was great except the boarding experience. After the check in, they "packed us" in a small area, very hot there. It would be nice to be aware of this, I'd wait on the outside area

Chaos at the gate while boarding - no clear signs or announcements

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Flight was pathetic, felt like a old plane was modified and brought in service. Didnt like the aircraft at all. Crew and services were good.but aircraft totally dissappointment.

Enough vegetarian food was not available on the flight for all vegetarian guests on the plane. Crew did not adequately handle this experience

Worst ever. No assistance and communication from Emirates crew. No visibility of when the flight is flying. Couldn’t understand if we can go to lounge to take rest. Emirates system at a certain point said flight is not operating and suggested to take the next flight and in few minutes it suddenly opened the gate for boarding. unsupportive and rude crew. Worst experience ever. Flight was delayed by 5 hours so need the compensation for that.

Emirates flights always nice. Service rendered by the staff is superb.I am always comfortable in Emirates flights.

Emirates is great for someone like me traveling and on an expired H1B

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

Was so disappointing. Business class with no TV, uncomfortable seats. Had much higher expectations.

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

Lovely crew - comfortable journey despite it being an older plane.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

The Senior Flight attendant was just amazing on our Flight GF 284 on 30/11/25. She was so attentive, helpful and caring not just to us but to all in our cabin.

Did not have to leave plane. However found the wait tiring with nearly a full plane boarding at Male and being unable to get out of seat due to cleaners security and a full plane boarding with hand luggage. Staff were excellent despite a long and tiring flight due to stopover.

The boarding was late. The check-in board said boarding closed but the boarding hadn't even started. I have spine issue but not eligible for wheelchair since I can walk. But we were taken to a plane with stairs to climb. I requested support with the handcarry and was told that I shouldn't have booked this flight without wheelchair. Instead this information should be public if this plane has sky bridge or stairs. The infotainment system did not work either. And the plane was very loud with very less legroom in economy.

Very poor experience, passengers and were not social and started a troubled with other passengers and a fight erupted

I like it very much. Gulf Air is always the topper rank of the world. I love it very much.

Gulfair were on top form and everything went as planned

It was a great experience, can’t wait to do it again soon!!

Few people on the plane - Was great! The plane was late to board and over an hour late to arrive. They said it was airport control. How can these things not be booked it advance? Very frustrating!

all good. crew wasnt attentive to the announcements they were making about the flight. made several mistakes at several tines while announcing destination, arrival time. first officer made this mistake too.

New aircraft, new and modern. Crew could be a little more smiling.

Kuwait Airways is one of the airlines that has entered into competition with other carriers and has become distinguished in the quality of its services. However, it still requires further development, particularly in its digital services related to airport operations and in-flight entertainment. I believe that over the coming years, Kuwait Airways may reach a highly competitive level in terms of the services it provides.

The onboarding was extremely confusing. Had to climb the stairs to plan from tarmac with carryon bags in hand. No apologies for inconvenience. Overall not quite pleasant experience.

Boarding /lounge :Chaotic boarding , business /first class had a dedicated line but it was upto to the passenger to figure out and use those lines .Oasis lounge is clean but tiny so it felt over crowded . Neither the food nor amenities felt business/first class . Cabin and tech : 2-2-2 configuration needs to go . Leg space is cramped , headsets didn’t work . WIFI does exist or didn’t work on the entire 20 hour journey . Food and crew : Preordered “Hindu Non vegetarian” meal , crew was clueless , they didn’t even bother to ask if they weren’t sure what that meant . Served mediocre vegetarian food though menu had chicken /lamb options . In short , worst business class experience of all the airlines I flew to date . Not sure if there is one area they compete in let alone excel … avoid if you can .

Beautiful Flight took off on time and everything was good

Comfortable seats. Be aware there is no alcohol on this airline.

Every thing was very food except the meal. It was a sandwich of something like a beef kebab. It was really bad in terms of hardness as well as taste. We were a family of 7 persons non of us could eat it his sandwich. Cake was good.

Wheelchair service is not available right away on Kuwait Airways

Everybody was so nice to treat me good all the workers When I came to Bangladesh there was just a little problem with the luggage but I got my luggage it took like two hours Other than that everything is good

Food quality should be upgrade. Plastic spoons looks like not good as well as food quality not up to the mark.

Not much on entertainment, food was good but not delicious, flight was on time

I paid $110 for a seat located at the start of a section and therefor would not have a chair in front of it, but this is not what I received. The floor plan was different from when I booked my ticket. This is very disappointing and my money needs to be returned.

When landing in Hyderabad, the pilot made a hard landing. Everyone in the plane were shocked. The captain landed the plane hard and felt as if we were going to be thrown out from our seats. It was surprising the captain didn't apologize or make an announcement about. Again a surprise no crew acknowledge this. This was an odd experience!

I appreciated a meal on the shorter flight. It was slightly delayed with no announcement but I was able to determine what was happening.

Very comfortable flight. I appreciate the announcements were also in English.

I don't think there were entertainment options (short flight) - which is why I gave the 'ok' sign. Didn't make a diff in my flight experience either way, however

Poor, pilot flew as if he was in hurry and had to coverup for wasted time

The planes did not have charging jacks for phones or lap tops and there are no monitors for movies. On the flight from Delhi to Hyderabad I was the last person in First asked for a meal choice and only one meal was available so I had no choice.

Entertainment systems did not work at all And the seats are the worse on this 787-8 aircraft. Normally I get good sleep on long flights but this time I only slept 2 hours out of the 8+.

The web check in doesn’t work. Had to wait 10 minutes on the counter for them to figure out boarding. I understand AI Express doesn’t have a practice to offer food to everyone in the business class. The flight attendant asks for name (not sure why she doesn’t know it especially with only 8 passengers in the business class) to figure out whether or not they should serve food. KAYAK should sell AI Express tickets separately, not as part of AI. Neither the experience close to AI, the Maharaja points also don’t get awarded despite Express being part of AI.

The trip with Air India was better than expected starting with the check-in and the Lounge. The flight was comfortable for a 1 hour flight.

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