Cheap flights from Chennai to Varanasi from ₹ 6,642

In general, August is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to Varanasi. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around ₹ 13,572. If you aren’t able to travel to Varanasi during the month of August, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of ₹ 13,765.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Varanasi is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as ₹ 14,940. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Varanasi is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around ₹ 17,350.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Varanasi is at midday when flights can be purchased for as low as ₹ 12,619. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Varanasi, so prices are often more expensive at around ₹ 16,239 per ticket.

Fly from Chennai to Varanasi for the best Chennai - Varanasi flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Varanasi from Chennai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Varanasi for around ₹ 15,538 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Varanasi from Chennai for as low as ₹ 14,342 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Chennai to Varanasi flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 6% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chennai to Varanasi flight.

As of July 2026, prices for Chennai to Varanasi flights are approximately 23% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Air India and IndiGo are the most popular carriers operating from Chennai to Varanasi

IndiGo, Air India Express and Air India are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Varanasi from Chennai according to our data. IndiGo is the first choice among our users, with 82% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Varanasi. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Varanasi on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 8% of flights between Chennai and Varanasi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 108 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air India Express have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hyderabad (HYD) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Hyderabad (HYD) offer the lowest average return price of ₹ 10,506.

Flights connecting via Bengaluru (BLR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 4h 40m.

Hyderabad (HYD) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 28m.