Non-stop flights from Chennai (MAA)
Chennai Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM), also known as Chennai International Airport, is a large airport in India.It is an international airport and serves the area of Tamil Nadu", "South Zone", "Tamilnadu, South", "Mahe, South", "Karnataka, South, India.Chennai Airport has non-stop passenger flights scheduled to 68 destinations in 19 countries.
At present, there are 43 domestic flights from Chennai.
The longest flight from Chennai MAA is a 5,114 mile (8,230 km) non-stop route to London Heathrow LHR. This direct flight takes around 11 hours and 30 minutes and is operated by British Airways.
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In total there are 32 airlines flying from and to Chennai. Most flights are operated by one of the following carriers:
Popular destinations from Chennai
Below you can find a list of the most popular destinations from Chennai, based on the number of scheduled flights for this month.
Popular destinations with a stopover
Aside from all non-stop destinations listed above, these are popular destinations from Chennai that require a stopover:
Information on Points & Miles
This section lists destinations within specific distances from Chennai. It's helpful if you're seeking destinations covering certain mileage, which can be useful when planning an award flight or booking with points and miles.
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Destinations from Chennai by flight duration
Discover a variety of destinations from Chennai below, organized by flight duration. This layout allows you to easily identify destinations based on the maximum flight duration you prefer. Additionally, you can utilize the duration filter on the map, which is even more convenient!
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Long-haul Flights from Chennai
Long-haul flights open up the world, enabling travellers from Chennai to easily reach distant destinations! Proper preparation and awareness of what to expect can transform these long journeys into a smoother and more enjoyable experience.
Flights are usually operated by a wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777, 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A330, A350, and A380, offering fuel efficiency and comfort. On most airlines, you can enjoy complimentary food and beverages in Economy Class, as well as seat-back screens with entertainment systems, and even Wi-Fi. Long-haul flights often involve crossing multiple time zones, leading to potential jet lag. Adjusting your sleep schedule to the destination’s time zone before departure can help minimize jet lag.
Finally, don't forget to bring your travel pillow, eye mask, and noise-canceling headphones to make your flight as comfortable as possible, as you will be on the plane for 7 hours or more!
Explore all long-haul destinations from Chennai (with a flight duration of more than 7 hours) below:
Best time to travel from Chennai
When planning a trip from Chennai, the ideal time to travel depends on the climate and location of your destination. To assist you, we've organized all destinations by their climate types.
🌴 Tropical destinations
As of March, you can fly non-stop to 45 tropical locations. These areas are renowned for their rainforests, beaches, and adventurous activities like hiking, diving, and wildlife exploration.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
In the Northern Hemisphere, the dry season for these destinations lasts from November to April, which is the best time to explore them! You can enjoy predominantly dry conditions with tempratures ranging from 25°C to 30°C (77°F to 86°F) during this period, while the wet season might lead to longer rain spells.
🌐 In the Southern Hemisphere:
The tropical spots in the Southern Hemisphere have their dry season from May to October, making it the best time to explore these beautiful destinations. During this dry period, you can expect mostly clear skies. Although the temperatures remain warm throughout the year, ranging from 25°C to 30°C (77°F to 86°F), the wet season can bring days of rain.
🌺 💦 Humid Subtropical destinations
Departing from Chennai, you have the option to take a direct flight to 8 Humid Subtropical/Warm Temperate destinations. Known for their hot, humid summers, with temperatures around 30°C (86°F), and mild winters, these destinations feature lush greenery and year-round rainfall. You'll discover a blend of beautiful beaches, dense forests, and lively cities, offering abundant outdoor adventures, cultural sights, and city attractions to explore.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
These destinations can be enjoyed year-round, but the best times to visit are from April to June or from August to October
🏜️ Desert destinations
If you're interested in exploring a desert destination accessible via direct flight from Chennai, consider these 7 destinations. Desert locations are renowned for their striking landscapes, adventure activities such as sandboarding and camel riding, and tranquil, starry nights.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
The destinations located in the Northern Hemisphere can be visited year-round, but for a more enjoyable visit, it's best to avoid them during the hot summer months, where temperatures often exceed 40°C (104°F). Consider scheduling your trip between September and May for a more pleasant experience.
☀️ Hot Mediterranean destinations
Chennai currently offers non-stop flights to 5 Hot Mediterranean destinations. Known for their beautiful coastlines and rich cultural heritage — although depending on your the exact destination of your choice — as well as outdoor lifestyle offering a balance of relaxation, nature, and culture.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
Although Mediterranean destinations in the Northern Hemisphere are nice to visit throughout the year, the best times to explore them are in spring (March-May) and fall (September-November). The temperatures during these seasons are pleasantly warm, which is a nice contrast to the summer heat that often prevails there with temperatures rising above 30°C (86°F).
🌊 🌧️ Oceanic / Maritime destinations
You can find direct flights from Chennai to 2 different oceanic and maritime locations at the moment. Enjoy the mild weather, green scenery, and a peaceful blend of nature and cultural exploration.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
The oceanic locations in the Northern Hemisphere are ideal for a summer getaway, specifically from May to August, with temperatures from 15°C to 25°C (59°F to 77°F). You'll enjoy pleasantly warm weather, whereas the months from September to February are more prone to rain.
🌺 Subtropical destinations
At the moment, only 1 subtropical destination is accessible by a direct flight from Chennai. Subtropical locations are known for their warmth, breathtaking vegetation and diverse wildlife, offering a mix of outdoor adventures and cultural experiences.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
You can enjoy those destinations north of the equator at any time — with temperatures that often exceed 30°C (86°F). But they are most enjoyable during the dry season, which lasts from late September to November. During this period, the weather is warm and pleasant, with little rainfall since the wet season has ended.
Business class flights from Chennai
There are 19 airports that have flights from Chennai in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights from MAA are listed below:
First class flights from Chennai
If you are looking for a luxurious flight, there's a total of 2 destinations to choose from that have First Class flights from MAA.
Intercontinental flights from Chennai
The following is an overview of all non-stop intercontinental flights operating from Chennai International Airport (MAA).
* Please note that there are no direct services between Chennai and the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, China, Japan, Central Asia or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Chennai to Europe
British Airways (Oneworld): year-round to London Heathrow (LHR).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): year-round to Frankfurt (FRA).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to Africa
Air Mauritius: year-round to Mauritius (MRU).
Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round to Addis Ababa (ADD).
IndiGo Airlines: seasonal flights to Saint-Denis (RUN).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to the Middle-East / Western Asia
IndiGo Airlines: seasonal flights to Kuwait City (KWI), Muscat (MCT), year-round flights to Doha (DOH), Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Dubai (DXB).
Jazeera Airways: seasonal flights to Kuwait City (KWI).
Kuwait Airways: year-round to Kuwait City (KWI).
Oman Air (Oneworld): year-round to Muscat (MCT).
SalamAir: seasonal flights to Muscat (MCT).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round to Doha (DOH).
Air Arabia: year-round to Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: year-round to Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Air-India Express: seasonal flights to Dubai (DXB).
Emirates: year-round to Dubai (DXB).
Etihad Airways: year-round to Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Gulf Air: year-round to Bahrain Island (BAH).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to India / South Asia
IndiGo Airlines has a significant network of flights from Chennai to India or Southern Asia.
IndiGo Airlines: year-round to Dhaka (DAC), Ahmedabad (AMD), Bagdogra (IXB), Bengaluru (BLR), Bhubaneswar (BBI), Chandigarh (IXC), Coimbatore (CJB), Durgapur (RDP), Goa (GOI), Guwahati (GAU), Hyderabad (HYD), Indore (IDR), Jaipur (JAI), Kannur (CNN), Kochi (COK), Kolkata (CCU), Kozhikode (CCJ), Lucknow (LKO), Madurai (IXM), Mangalore (IXE), Mumbai (BOM), Mysore (MYQ), New Delhi (DEL), Patna (PAT), Port Blair (IXZ), Pune (PNQ), Raipur (RPR), Rajahmundry (RJA), Ranchi (IXR), Shirdi (SAG), Surat (STV), Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), Thoothukudi (TCR), Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), seasonal flights to Vadodara (BDQ), year-round flights to Varanasi (VNS), Vijayawada (VGA), Visakhapatnam (VTZ) and Colombo (CMB).
Biman Airlines: year-round to Dhaka (DAC).
US-Bangla Airlines: seasonal flights to Dhaka (DAC).
Air India (Star Alliance): seasonal flights to Coimbatore (CJB), year-round flights to Madurai (IXM), Mumbai (BOM) and New Delhi (DEL).
Air-India Express: year-round to Bengaluru (BLR), Guwahati (GAU), Kolkata (CCU), seasonal flights to Port Blair (IXZ) and year-round flights to Pune (PNQ).
Akasa Air: seasonal flights to Ahmedabad (AMD), Bengaluru (BLR), Mumbai (BOM) and Port Blair (IXZ).
Spicejet: seasonal flights to Ahmedabad (AMD), Bengaluru (BLR), Hyderabad (HYD), Kochi (COK), Kolkata (CCU), Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL) and Pune (PNQ).
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round to Colombo (CMB).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to East Asia
Cathay Pacific is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Chennai to Eastern Asia. They fly year-round to Hong Kong (HKG).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to South-East Asia
IndiGo Airlines: year-round to Denpasar (DPS), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Penang (PEN), Singapore (SIN) and Bangkok (BKK).
AirAsia: year-round to Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld): year-round to Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round to Singapore (SIN).
Scoot: year-round to Singapore (SIN).
Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round to Singapore (SIN).
Thai AirAsia: year-round to Bangkok (Don Muang) (DMK) and Phuket (HKT).
Thai Airways (Star Alliance): year-round to Bangkok (BKK).
Thai Lion Air: seasonal flights to Bangkok (Don Muang) (DMK).
Myanmar Airways: year-round to Yangon (RGN).
Royal Brunei Airlines: year-round to Brunei and Muara (BWN).
International flights from Chennai
Flights from Chennai to Bahrain
Bahrain Island is the only destination in Bahrain with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to Bahrain Island are offered by Gulf Air.
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Flights from Chennai to Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Dhaka. Non-stop flights to Dhaka are offered by Biman Airlines, IndiGo Airlines and US-Bangla Airlines.
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Flights from Chennai to Brunei
There is 1 destination in Brunei that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Brunei and Muara. Direct flights to Brunei and Muara are offered by Royal Brunei Airlines.
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Flights from Chennai to Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Addis Ababa. Direct flights to Addis Ababa are offered by Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Chennai to Germany
Frankfurt is the only destination in Germany with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to Frankfurt are offered by Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Chennai to Hong Kong
There is 1 destination in Hong Kong that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Hong Kong. Direct flights to Hong Kong are offered by Cathay Pacific (Oneworld).
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Flights from Chennai to Indonesia
Denpasar is the only destination in Indonesia with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to Denpasar are offered by IndiGo Airlines.
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Flights from Chennai to Kuwait
In Kuwait, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Kuwait City. Non-stop flights to Kuwait City are offered by IndiGo Airlines, Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways.
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Flights from Chennai to Malaysia
There are 2 destinations in Malaysia that have non-stop flights from Chennai.
Non-stop flights to Kuala Lumpur are offered by AirAsia, IndiGo Airlines and Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld).
The only airline with direct flights to Penang is IndiGo Airlines.
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Flights from Chennai to Mauritius
There is 1 destination in Mauritius that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Mauritius. Direct flights to Mauritius are offered by Air Mauritius.
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Flights from Chennai to Myanmar (Burma)
In Myanmar (Burma), the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Yangon. Direct flights to Yangon are offered by Myanmar Airways.
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Flights from Chennai to Oman
Muscat is the only destination in Oman with direct flights from Chennai. Non-stop flights to Muscat are offered by IndiGo Airlines, Oman Air (Oneworld) and SalamAir.
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Flights from Chennai to Qatar
There is 1 destination in Qatar that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Doha. You can fly non-stop to Doha with IndiGo Airlines or Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
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Flights from Chennai to Réunion
Saint-Denis is the only destination in Réunion with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to Saint-Denis are offered by IndiGo Airlines. This route is not operational yet but will start in April.
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Flights from Chennai to Singapore
In Singapore, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Singapore. From Chennai to Singapore there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo Airlines, Scoot and Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Chennai to Sri Lanka
If you are looking for a direct flight from Chennai to Sri Lanka, there are 2 destinations to choose from.
You can fly non-stop to Colombo with IndiGo Airlines or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
The only airline with direct flights to Jaffna is IndiGo Airlines.
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Flights from Chennai to Thailand
In Thailand, there are 3 destinations from Chennai.
You can fly non-stop to Bangkok with IndiGo Airlines or Thai Airways (Star Alliance).
You can fly non-stop to Bangkok (Don Muang) with Thai AirAsia or Thai Lion Air.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Phuket with Thai AirAsia.
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Flights from Chennai to United Arab Emirates
If you are looking for a direct flight from Chennai to United Arab Emirates, there are 3 destinations to choose from.
Non-stop flights to Abu Dhabi are offered by Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways and IndiGo Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Dubai are offered by Air-India Express, Emirates and IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Dubai (Sharjah) with Air Arabia.
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Flights from Chennai to United Kingdom
There is 1 destination in United Kingdom that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is London Heathrow. Direct flights to London Heathrow are offered by British Airways (Oneworld).
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Domestic flights from Chennai
Flights from Chennai to India
There are lots of domestic flights from Chennai (MAA). 43 airports in India have direct flights from the airport.
Non-stop flights to Ahmedabad are offered by Akasa Air, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
The only airline with direct flights to Bagdogra is IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to Bengaluru there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air-India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
To Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh, you can fly with IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Coimbatore with Air India (Star Alliance) or IndiGo Airlines.
All direct flights from Chennai to Cuddapah, Durgapur, Ghaziabad and Goa are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Guwahati with Air-India Express or IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Hyderabad with IndiGo Airlines or Spicejet.
All direct flights from Chennai to Indore, Jaipur and Kannur are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Kochi with IndiGo Airlines or Spicejet.
Non-stop flights to Kolkata are offered by Air-India Express, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
To Kozhikode and Lucknow, you can fly with IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Madurai with Air India (Star Alliance) or IndiGo Airlines.
All direct flights from Chennai to Mangalore and Mopa are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to Mumbai there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Akasa Air, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
To Mysore and Navi Mumbai, you can fly with IndiGo Airlines.
Non-stop flights to New Delhi are offered by Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Patna with IndiGo Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Port Blair are offered by Air-India Express, Akasa Air and IndiGo Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Pune are offered by Air-India Express, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
All direct flights from Chennai to Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi and Salem District are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
The only airline with direct flights to Shimoga is Spicejet.
All direct flights from Chennai to Shirdi, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
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Alternative airports near Chennai
There are two alternative airports to Chennai (MAA) within a range of 125 miles (200 km), which are Tirupati (TIR) and Pondicherry (PNY).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Chennai?
There is 1 airport in Chennai: Chennai International Airport (MAA).
What is the best airport to fly from Chennai?
The most convenient airport to fly from Chennai is Chennai International Airport (MAA).
How many airlines fly from Chennai?
There are 32 airlines flying from Chennai to 68 airports around the world, as of March 2026.
Which airlines fly from Chennai?
IndiGo Airlines, Spicejet and Air-India Express operate most flights from Chennai. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying from Chennai?
Star Alliance and Oneworld are currently the only two alliances that operate flights from Chennai.
How many nonstop flights are there from Chennai?
There are roughly 3,315 flights departing from Chennai every month (or 777 flights each week), to a total of 68 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Chennai Airport?
The official name of Chennai Airport is Chennai International Airport.
What is the airport code of Chennai Airport?
The airport code of Chennai Airport is MAA.
What are the most popular flights from Chennai?
Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru are the 3 most popular routes from Chennai. For a complete overview of all flight routes from Chennai, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight from Chennai?
| Chennai to Mumbai | 2h 5m |
| Chennai to New Delhi | 2h 45m |
| Chennai to Bengaluru | 1h 10m |
| Chennai to Hyderabad | 1h 25m |
| Chennai to Kolkata | 2h 35m |
