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Cheapest return fare
£479
Typical prices: £467-£649
Qatar Airways
Thu 1/10Thu 22/10
LGW - MAA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£293
Typical prices: £284-£312
Qatar Airways
Tue 8/9
LGW - MAA • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from £479 (return)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Cheapest • Avg £537 (return)
Shortest trip • 13h 11m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 29% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Gatwick to Chennai (LGW-MAA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Gatwick 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 Gatwick to Chennai

Thu, 1 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Qatar Airways Logo
09:00 - 02:40
LGW
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MAA
13h 10m
1 stop
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04:05 - 06:40
MAA
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LGW
31h 05m
1 stop
£479Qatar Airways
Wed, 28 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov
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08:40 - 02:20
LGW
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MAA
12h 10m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
03:25 - 05:55
MAA
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LGW
32h 00m
1 stop
£479Qatar Airways
Wed, 28 Oct - Tue, 17 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
08:40 - 02:20
LGW
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MAA
12h 10m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
03:25 - 05:55
MAA
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LGW
32h 00m
1 stop
£480Qatar Airways
Tue, 20 Oct - Mon, 23 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
09:00 - 02:50
LGW
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MAA
13h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
04:05 - 05:55
MAA
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LGW
31h 20m
1 stop
£482Qatar Airways
Wed, 12 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep
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18:05 - 14:40
LGW
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MAA
16h 05m
2 stops
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22:30 - 22:15
MAA
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LGW
28h 15m
2 stops
£483Multiple Airlines
Mon, 24 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
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16:20 - 15:05
LGW
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MAA
18h 15m
2 stops
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10:15 - 07:20
MAA
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LGW
25h 35m
2 stops
£484Multiple Airlines
Mon, 12 Oct - Tue, 24 Nov
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15:50 - 20:10
LGW
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MAA
23h 50m
2 stops
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05:35 - 06:30
MAA
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LGW
30h 25m
1 stop
£485Multiple Airlines
Wed, 16 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 20:10
LGW
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MAA
33h 40m
2 stops
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04:05 - 08:45
MAA
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LGW
33h 10m
1 stop
£485Multiple Airlines
Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
08:35 - 02:30
LGW
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MAA
12h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
03:25 - 05:55
MAA
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LGW
32h 00m
1 stop
£486Qatar Airways
Mon, 31 Aug - Mon, 21 Sep
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16:20 - 15:05
LGW
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MAA
18h 15m
2 stops
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22:05 - 07:20
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LGW
13h 45m
1 stop
£487Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Gatwick to Chennai flights

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

How much is a return flight from London Gatwick 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 London Gatwick Airport to Chennai departing in October.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick 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 London Gatwick Airport to Chennai is June, where tickets cost £500 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £854 and £788 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick 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 London Gatwick 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 London Gatwick Airport to Chennai, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight£293
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (25% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Gatwick to Chennai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Gatwick to Chennai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking London Gatwick Airport to Chennai flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai was £293 for a one-way ticket and £479 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between London Gatwick Airport and Chennai.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Chennai, Emirates or Air Arabia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Chennai are Emirates and Air Arabia. With an average price for the route of £603 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air Arabia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £679 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport to Chennai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chennai from London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport with another airline.

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Gatwick to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London 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 Gatwick 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 3606 reviews
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

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

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

Provide latest releases in Movies as they used to do.

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

Much better seats on Airbus 321. Food prices are very reasonable.

My flight BKK–SHJ–TBS was changed, and I was notified only by an email that went into my spam folder. I found out only 1 day before the flight when I checked in online. The new flight had a 15-hour layover in SHJ and arrived in TBS 1 day later than my original plan. I needed to adjust my plan urgently and lost the cost of one hotel night because the free cancellation period was over.

My flight BKK-SHJ-TBS was changed and I was notified only by email which went into spam folder. I found out only 1 day before the flight when I checked in online. The new flight had a 15-hour layover in SHJ and arrived in TBS 1 day later than my original plan! I needed to adjust the plan urgently and lost the cost of one hotel night because the free cancellation period was over.

The flight was slightly delayed because of change of plane but informed beforehand. Flight was very good and comfortable

Superb like always. On time and quite comfortable. Only thing is that the arrival movement was by bus.

We were boarded by bus. That was a bit of pain.

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Luggage handling was very very bad. Damaged my new Calvin Klein bag and delayed another. Still did not get it since 2 days. Worst airlines and service.

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Food not good as good as last time flew with them

Seats very uncomfortable, impossible to sleep. Food average, bakery items not fresh. Pockets in seats not large enough to hold a book and a few other items. Cabin temperature too cold, even with blanket. Good selection of movies. Other than that 12 hours of torture!

I have paid extra money for my special meal service but I received the the local food. Which is not acceptable.

More entertainment channels and better food, whatever food requirement you select.

Pretty much what you'd expect for an economy flight. The crew were excellent as usual. The food was ok, but nothing special.

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.

Everything about our return trip from Colombo to Manchester was excellent. Staff were brilliant all flights. Return flights on time and all staff were brilliant. The outbound journey however was marred by cancellation of Man to Bahrain flight. No information or staff assistance. Customer Service none existent. Told to make own arrangements by none interested or understanding telephone staff who said to make own hotel arrangements and be reimbursed. CS refused to reimburse hotel or lost lounge booking or taxi fees.

The drinks should come before food. Unable to have any fluid unless after food. Thanks

Aircraft was new and comfertable .on time. Cabin crews, which I got english language pronounce was very difficult to understand .ovee all ok flight

The boarding at Heathrow is chaotic. That's partly due to the lack of space and seating at gate 8, and a Qatar flight from gate 9 at the same time. That's down to Heathrow rather than Gulf Air. I've had a similar experience here before. Another problem which isn't specific to Gulf Air or Heathrow is announcements, and those for boarding in particular. They are difficult to hear with all the other noise and for me with hearing problems it's even worse. A simple tv screen would help, so long as it's updated of course.

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!

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

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