Find cheap flights from London to Chennai

Top tips for finding a cheap flight

• Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £384 or less.
• The cheapest flight from London to Chennai was found, on average, 59 days before departure.
• Book at least 3 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
• High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is September.
• Morning departure is around 12% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
• Chennai Airport (MAA) is located approximately 1h south of downtown Chennai in Meenambakkam. As one of India’s major airports, it serves as a gateway to the south-east Indian coast, including as an alternative airport to Puducherry, which is a 2h drive away.
• If you are not in Chennai long and need somewhere to store your bags after your flight from London to Chennai, you can find storage lockers in the international arrivals area. Prices start from around ₹ 5 – 20 (£0.10 – 0.20) depending on luggage size.
• For those travelling on business, you can find meeting rooms at Gatwick Airport (LGW), which can be accessed through the No1 Lounge and the Regus Express Lounge. These rooms also have access to Wi-Fi, printing, faxing and photocopying facilities. Meeting rooms can be booked in advance.
• You can purchase some of the local currency, Indian Rupees, after your flight from London to Chennai. There are five foreign currency exchange counters in the international terminal of Chennai Airport, including one in the arrival area.
• If you are travelling with children, you can ask a staff member at the London City Airport (LCY) to for a fun pack to help keep them entertained, including an activities book, crayons and a pack of snap cards. There is also a play area in the departure area of the terminal, near Gates 5 and 6.