Cheap flights from Edinburgh to Chennai from £319

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chennai from Edinburgh, with most prices found around £543. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to Chennai from Edinburgh during October instead. Flights to Chennai in October, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around £575.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chennai from Edinburgh when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chennai for around £634 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 Edinburgh for as low as £540 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 23% on your flight if you consider stops on a Edinburgh to Chennai flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Edinburgh to Chennai flights are approximately 19% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Lufthansa is the most popular carrier operating from Edinburgh Turnhouse to Chennai

British Airways, Emirates and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chennai from Edinburgh according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 50% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Chennai. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Chennai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 34% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) offer the lowest average return price of £574.

Flights connecting via Doha (DOH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 30m.

London (LHR) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 38m.