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₹ 11,470 Find Cheap Flights from Colombo to Chennai

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Cheapest return fare
₹ 18,959
Typical prices: ₹ 16,494-₹ 13,081
SriLankan Airlines
Sun 10/5Sun 10/5
CMB - MAA • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
₹ 11,280
Typical prices: ₹ 9,669-₹ 11,565
IndiGo
Fri 8/5
CMB - MAA • Direct
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Cheapest • from ₹ 18,959 (return)
Best reviews • 6.8 score
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Cheap Flights from Colombo to Chennai (CMB-MAA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Colombo 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.
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Recent return flight deals from Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai

Sun, 10 May - Sun, 10 May
SriLankan Airlines Logo
07:25 - 08:50
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
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21:15 - 22:40
MAA
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 18,959SriLankan Airlines
Wed, 13 May - Sun, 17 May
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07:25 - 08:50
CMB
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
SriLankan Airlines Logo
09:55 - 11:20
MAA
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,053SriLankan Airlines
Sun, 10 May - Fri, 15 May
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07:25 - 08:50
CMB
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
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09:55 - 11:20
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,148SriLankan Airlines
Wed, 13 May - Sun, 17 May
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07:25 - 08:50
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
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15:55 - 17:20
MAA
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,243SriLankan Airlines
Sun, 10 May - Sun, 17 May
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07:25 - 08:50
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
SriLankan Airlines Logo
15:55 - 17:20
MAA
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,338SriLankan Airlines
Wed, 27 May - Fri, 29 May
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07:25 - 08:50
CMB
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
SriLankan Airlines Logo
15:55 - 17:20
MAA
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,433SriLankan Airlines
Fri, 4 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep
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18:45 - 20:10
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
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09:55 - 11:20
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1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,527SriLankan Airlines
Sun, 10 May - Mon, 11 May
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07:25 - 08:50
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
SriLankan Airlines Logo
15:55 - 17:20
MAA
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,622SriLankan Airlines
Tue, 26 May - Tue, 2 Jun
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07:25 - 08:50
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
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09:55 - 11:20
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CMB
1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,717SriLankan Airlines
Fri, 22 May - Sun, 24 May
SriLankan Airlines Logo
18:45 - 20:10
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MAA
1h 25mdirect
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15:55 - 17:20
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1h 25mdirect
₹ 19,812SriLankan Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai flights

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

How much is a return flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai departing in May.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Colombo to Chennai?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Chennai on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Colombo, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport 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 from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai is June, where tickets cost ₹ 12,892 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₹ 19,717 and ₹ 18,864 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport 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 on the flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 2 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight₹ 11,280
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Colombo to Chennai

When to book flights from Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai

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

FAQs for booking Colombo to Chennai flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai was ₹ 11,280 for a one-way ticket and ₹ 18,959 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Colombo to Chennai?

    When flying out of Colombo you will be using Colombo Bandaranaike Intl. You will be landing at Chennai, also known as Chennai.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Colombo to Chennai?

    Emirates, and flydubai offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Colombo to Chennai flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Colombo to Chennai?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Colombo to Chennai flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Colombo to Chennai?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Colombo and Chennai, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Colombo to Chennai?

    There are direct flights from Colombo to Chennai on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Colombo to Chennai, IndiGo or SriLankan Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Colombo to Chennai are IndiGo and SriLankan Airlines. With an average price for the route of ₹ 14,921 and an overall rating of 6.8, IndiGo is the most popular choice. SriLankan Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of ₹ 16,872 and an overall rating of 6.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Colombo 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 from Colombo to Chennai.

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

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Colombo 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 from Colombo up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for ₹ 10,242 or less one-way and ₹ 18,070 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai.
Find which airlines fly direct from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai

Monday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Tuesday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Wednesday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Thursday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Friday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Saturday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Sunday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

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Direct returns

Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Tuesday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Wednesday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Thursday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Friday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Saturday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

Sunday

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

IndiGo,SriLankan Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Colombo to Chennai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Bandaranaike Intl 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.
6.8
SriLankan AirlinesOverall score based on 82 reviews
7.6Crew
6.8Boarding
7.0Food
6.1Entertainment
6.8Comfort
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Very poor. The flight was delayed for over an hour. Also, our baggage, including that of many passengers, approimately 180 bags did not arrive, and we are yet to receive it.

2.0 MediocreFarzuhan, Jan 2026
CMB - RUH
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Very poor. The flight was delayed for over an hour. Also, our baggage, including that of many passengers, approimately 180 bags did not arrive, and we are yet to receive it.

Poor, They have damaged my luggage and I have filed a claim at Colombo airport. They promised I will be in touch by the team within next 2 days but there is no One contacted me at all after 1 week. I then follow up again and received an email acknowledging my claim and claimed that they will reply in 12 days on investigation. Again, no response at all after that… Very disappointing…

From the checking, ground handlimg was very poor.seems new personal on duty,people qho suppose to be teaching them didnt see around.new people may mislead passenger, as of flt info boards, not give proper info.even informatiin counter people dont get uptodate info.makin big ques, totally disaster.guests were not happy about it.even boarding to aircraft some BC class pax sent to aft staircase, some aft pasx sent to front door.poor ground handling.may need to improove.

Nice crew.flight delay fromBKK for some ground prep issue I guess, crew serve well to guest, and respect to guest as well. As usual AC is old,and nt much comert in compare to other rehional airliners.other than that.all good

All good, on time, depart.only bad side was, airxraft is too old to be in business.hope ailine will manage somethinv somewhat.all good

Flight was on time.food is as usual good.Aircraft is old.old A320, seats aithout any display.crew serve well

Was good, comparatively. A330, with good crew set.on time depature. And crew try there best, to make thing efficient.

Spesific ,Crew and cabin manager, look after all pax on board despite being in a old A320 equipment.Got free seat upgrade as well,but old style seats, no much comfert on it.But food and the spesific crew, was amazing.maintain airlanka standerd.the cabin manager, who was so much keen,keen operate as per SOP.

Was got free upgrade, on old A320.aircraft is out dated kind of.bt service ,cabin manager, tried there best.and food was excelent.

When flying from Indian Sector, should be more prepared with Indian food

No food/drinks included for BOM to BKK I paid 675£ for LHR-BOM-BKK (return) flight.

Just fly from point a to b. rest holds zero stars. And with zero competition, what do you expcect

Flight was delayed and due to this we almost miss the connection flight

The flight was delayed by 3 hours, causing me to miss my connecting international flight. I then had to wait in the airport 18 hours for the next flight. The reason for the delay was a computer issue, not something outside of their control like weather. To add insult to injury, instead of trying to expedite the flight to make up for lost time, they ran a carry-on baggage check to verify every bag onboard belonged to someone on the plane, which took another 20 minutes.

झूठा है इंडिगो फ्लाइट में मील दिया नहीं जब शिकायत किया तो बोला आपको मिल चुका है

It took a lot of time to declare that the flight gonna be cancelled ☹️ very disappointed.

Electronic check in is must these days. Food could be better.

They denied my meal which was included in ticket and also damaged my bag completely and broke the wheel and still not accepting their fault

Flight cancelled after 4+ hour delay. Indigo created a nightmare scenario and showed the most callus attitude towards the passengers I will refer to them was IndiNoGo!

Very nice and pleasant. Boarding was quick and the crew were responsive

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.

tray table was inclined by 30 degress so could not use it

Very poor experience. The entertainment screen wasn't working, charging USB was not working. There was a water leak on my head from air conditioning. The tray table was cracked. seats were old and dirty.

The plane was very dated with the worst entertainment system i have seen in 30 years. Flight attendants were responsive.

I think if i find different options I’ll travel with it but not with air India they never loaded the luggage’s and they announce the luggage’s will be arriving on belt number 5 when all passengers reach to the belt we find they haven’t loaded the luggage’s

Flight was cancelled by air India. There was no explanation provided why the flight was cancelled. Found out that the flight was cancelled because the Iran air space was closed. Meanwhile, all other flights passing through that region were operating without issues. When asked to refund money for the tickets, being told that “ As checked, we wish to share that Flight AI 116 on 15 January 2026 from New York to Mumbai was cancelled due to Iran airspace closure, which were beyond the airline’s control. While such events can disrupt travel plans, we appreciate your understanding and patience. Our team remains committed to ensuring the safety and comfort of all passengers and takes all necessary measures to minimize any issues. However, we must inform you that compensation is not applicable under these extraordinary circumstances, in accordance with the relevant regulations.” Completed unacceptable and unprofessional behavior!

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