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Cheapest return fare
£469
Typical prices: £529-£660
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MAN - MAA • 3 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£241
Typical prices: £310-£400
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Mon 12/10
MAN - MAA • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from £507 (return)
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Cheapest • Avg £641 (return)
Shortest trip • 13h 15m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 22% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 14% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Manchester to Chennai (MAN-MAA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Manchester 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Manchester to Chennai

Sat, 26 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
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20h 00m
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£469Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 8 Oct
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£478Multiple Airlines
Tue, 29 Sep - Thu, 5 Nov
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£479Multiple Airlines
Thu, 27 Aug - Mon, 14 Sep
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46h 45m
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£493Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 8 Oct
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06:10 - 07:15
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29h 35m
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£495Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 8 Oct
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£498Multiple Airlines
Sun, 8 Nov - Tue, 23 Feb
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£499Multiple Airlines
Mon, 14 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
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£504Etihad Airways
Sat, 26 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct
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£504Multiple Airlines
Sun, 30 Aug - Fri, 18 Sep
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Manchester to Chennai flights

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

How much is a return flight from Manchester 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 Manchester to Chennai departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Manchester to Chennai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to Chennai is May, where tickets cost £530 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £883 and £791 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester to Chennai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to Chennai

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight£241
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (42% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Manchester to Chennai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Manchester 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 flights from Manchester to Chennai

  • What choice of airline do I have when flying from Manchester to Chennai?

    You have a very wide choice of airlines on this route. KLM is a prolific carrier, with several flights a day. Emirates also offers a good few, as does Etihad Airways. Otherwise, you can choose to fly with Qatar Airways or Lufthansa. Then there are the combined airline flights, such as the one offered by Lufthansa, switching to Pegasus Airlines and then to IndiGo. This is one of the cheaper flights.

  • How can I use public transport to get between the city centres and the airports?

    Trains leave from Piccadilly Station, taking about 20min to reach Manchester Airport, or you can catch a tram from Cornbrook Tram Stop in about 50min. You can take a Stagecoach Manchester bus on Lines 43 or 103 from Shudehill Exchange in about 1h. From Chennai Airport, you can catch a Line 40132 train, which takes about 25min, or a Chennai Metro Rail train, taking around 40min.

  • Where will I switch planes between Manchester and Chennai?

    If you choose one of the airlines offering a lot of flights, like KLM, you'll change planes first in Amsterdam and then either in Bengaluru, New Delhi or Mumbai. British Airways typically makes a single change at London Heathrow (LHR), while Lufthansa flies via Munich and Mumbai. Emirates and Etihad switch planes at their home airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, respectively. On budget flights that combine airlines, you'll usually make three stops. Lufthansa changes to Pegasus in Frankfurt, which in turn hands over to IndiGo in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for instance.

  • What accessibility amenities do the airports provide?

    Book personalised limited-mobility assistance at Manchester Airport through your travel agent or airline at least 48h in advance. You'll be assisted with anything you need until you're seated on board, or you can arrange a hidden disability lanyard to help assistance staff identify you if you need anything. Chennai Airport has wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms and braille and auditory assistance. You can also book a wheelchair in advance.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Manchester to Chennai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Manchester to Chennai was £241 for a one-way ticket and £469 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Manchester to Chennai?

    On your way to Chennai, you’ll fly out from Manchester. You’ll be landing at Chennai.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Manchester to Chennai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Manchester to Chennai?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Manchester and Chennai, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular stopover when flying to Chennai from Manchester?

    Abu Dhabi is the most popular stopover city among KAYAK users travelling from Manchester to Chennai.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Manchester to Chennai are Emirates and Air France. With an average price for the route of £742 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air France is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £556 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to Chennai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chennai from Manchester is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Manchester 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 Manchester with another airline.

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Manchester to Chennai

  • You can wait in extra comfort at Escape Lounge at Manchester Airport (MAN), for a fee. Have a hot or cold meal or relax at the bar with snacks. There's also a quiet area where you can have a nap before your flight.
  • To reduce your carbon footprint on this route, book with KLM. Its morning flights save around 50% in carbon emissions compared to others. British Airways is also a good choice, saving just under 45% on morning flights.
  • Manchester Airport has feeding rooms with microwaves and baby chairs. Baby-changing rooms are in the main concourse and Departures area after security. You can also access the fast lane through security if you have a pushchair, to make it easier with kids.
  • Chennai International Airport (MAA) offers free Wi-Fi if you get an Indian mobile SIM card, and there are child-care rooms and prayer rooms. If you're not in a hurry, browse through the single but well-stocked duty-free shop in Terminal 4.
  • There's a real treat at Manchester Airport if you're an aircraft enthusiast. Head to Runway Visitor Park; here, you can view a classic DC-10, an RAF Nimrod spy plane, plus one of the first Concordes.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Manchester to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 3617 reviews
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
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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

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

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.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

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

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

The food was pretty good and the crew were excellent. It would have been excellent all round but for screaming children. Six hours at least of a 10 hr flight. Mostly 1 child clearly on the spectrum and probably ADHD but I really felt for the parents and grandparents who were obviously struggling and doing the best they could under the circumstances. No reflection on the airline of course and we all need to be more tolerant with these challenges . Slept for 15 hrs when I got home.

Absolutely terrible delays for 3 hours changed seats after we paid an upgrade on both legs. It appears it’s up to us to request a refund after they down graded our seat. Never again !!

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

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!

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

1 hour delay meant missed my connecting flight and 1st day of holiday

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

I am a larger than average person and in my opinion i don't think it's fair to allocate a window seat to anyone who is my size or larger, i was seated between 2 large passengers on a full aircraft. The guy in the window seat also occupied a portion of the middle seat (my seat) which made my experience of flying with etihad very cramped and uncomfortable, i was flying from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Had this been a airbus 380 it would have been better as the seats are larger but unfortunately it wasn't so i had to endure the 6+hrs unable to get any rest

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

The business class experience is fantastic. The crew were polite but often unavailable even when I tried to call them! I even found myself bringing my used dishes and cutlery up to the crew because no one had come to collect it after over an hour.

Very very bad service very tight seats never ever flying with Etihad again

Boarding arrangement at Frankfurt was terribly managed with no proper guidance and the flight was parked far away from the gate. In flight entertainment device (touch screen) was not working at all throughout the flight. And on top of all this two of the checked in bags were found to be missing when we landed at Chennai. All this mismanagement at a very high fare of about $2300 per ticket is unacceptable.

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

Boarding was by group and we had to take the bus. There were no elevators so had to walk down the stairs. It would help to have escalators or elevators. Note I had a special needs child and the gate crew was rushing us in. The bus was full but we were packed with no seats to sit.

Paid for exit row at the back of the plane. Window seat with lots of leg space. Food was inedible (as usual). Brought my own.

The connection to LYON was very tight. The flight was nearly finished boarding when we got to the gate

Boarding process non existent. No WiFi. No entertainment. Cramped old plane. Worst Kosher meal ever presented on a flight.

Good experience. Food was great and passengers helped rearrange seats so our family could be seated together

1. Food provided was not per the selection. 2. Very old and outdated media infotainment and not much language oriented films 3. Better provide with a proper headset rather cheap in ear headphones.

The first flight from Denver was okay in terms of food and service of the crew. However, in the second flight they did not have the food I had requested prior to boarding and service was also poor. Never booking a flight with Lufthansa again.

Great crew No entertainment as very short flight and not necessary so no problem I slept so don’t know if there was food or not but there normally is

Flight was short but turbulent giving uneasy feeling :( ; although views were mesmerising ;)

Flight boarding experience with journey was smooth; can describe it as a less to minimal turbulent flight!

No food/drinks included for BOM to BKK I paid 675£ for LHR-BOM-BKK (return) flight.

Just fly from point a to b. rest holds zero stars. And with zero competition, what do you expcect

Flight was delayed and due to this we almost miss the connection flight

The flight was delayed by 3 hours, causing me to miss my connecting international flight. I then had to wait in the airport 18 hours for the next flight. The reason for the delay was a computer issue, not something outside of their control like weather. To add insult to injury, instead of trying to expedite the flight to make up for lost time, they ran a carry-on baggage check to verify every bag onboard belonged to someone on the plane, which took another 20 minutes.

Worst checkin experience. Lot of delays. Checkin agents rude. Flight delayed. No regrets by the airline.

As usual invariably delayed Lots of time in getting chkd in baggage

INDIGO Never On Time & Always Prefer to Shuttle Passengers Like shuttle Corks

I was unable to check in online. It said PRN is not correct few times in spite of it being correct. I could not book my seat. I travelled from Mumbai to Chennai & Chennai to tiruchi. I raised my problem to staff in Mumbai and they were not helpful. They kept saying I needed to do it in Chennai. They said they can’t print my boarding pass since it started from Chennai. They could have helped me with online checking. Customer service is very poor and not helpful. They could have done a better job.

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