Cheap flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai from £153

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chennai from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, with most prices found around £120. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of November, then book flights to Chennai from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport during March instead. Flights to Chennai in March, while not as cheap as those in November, still average around £133.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Chennai is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as £143. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around £164. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Chennai.

Flying to Chennai from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £150 when looking at flights departing in the evening. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Chennai is in the morning when prices are around £159.

Fly from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Chennai for the best Colombo Bandaranaike Intl - Chennai flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chennai from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chennai for around £149 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chennai from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for as low as £139 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Colombo and Chennai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 98 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, IndiGo have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

5 flights are operational daily from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai as of September 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 07:00, with 41% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of September 2026, there are 39 flights per week flying from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Chennai. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 26% of flights taking off on this day.