What is the cheapest airline that flies from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Chennai?

Scoot is the most popular carrier operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Chennai

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Sydney to Chennai?

Flights connecting via Singapore (SIN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 35m.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Sydney and Chennai?

Singapore (SIN) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Sydney to Chennai?

Flights via Kuala Lumpur (KUL) offer the lowest average return price of ₹ 81,118.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Sydney to Chennai?

Singapore (SIN) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 58m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport?

Prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport?

There is 1 operator available for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chennai Airport?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Chennai Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

₹ 24,586 Cheap Flights from Sydney to Chennai in 2026/27

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21:50 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

15h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

23:50 - 12:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 52,329Multiple Airlines

Mon, 12 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

21:50 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

15h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

23:50 - 12:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 52,616Multiple Airlines

Mon, 12 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

13:25 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

14h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 18:50MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

13h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 52,807Scoot

Mon, 1 Feb - Wed, 17 Feb

10:45 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

26h 10m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

23:50 - 20:20MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

15h 00m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 52,998Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

13:25 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

14h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 18:50MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

13h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 55,199Scoot

Mon, 9 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov

14:00 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

14h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 18:50MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

13h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 55,677Scoot

Fri, 9 Oct - Fri, 20 Nov

20:05 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

32h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 18:50MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

13h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 55,868Scoot

Thu, 29 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov

21:45 - 23:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

30h 50m2 stops Melbourne Avalon Kuala Lumpur Intl

23:50 - 18:50MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

13h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 56,060Multiple Airlines

Sat, 30 Jan - Sun, 28 Feb

20:05 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

32h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi

10:00 - 07:40MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

16h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 57,495Multiple Airlines

Sat, 13 Mar - Sat, 27 Mar

20:05 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

32h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi

09:50 - 20:20MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 00m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Singapore Changi

₹ 57,973Multiple Airlines

Sat, 13 Mar - Sat, 27 Mar

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13:00 - 13:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

29h 25m3 stops Singapore Changi Tiruchirappalli Civil Bengaluru Intl

23:50 - 11:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 64,478Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep

13:00 - 12:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

27h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi Tiruchirappalli Civil

23:50 - 11:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 65,626Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep

13:00 - 11:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

27h 15m3 stops Singapore Changi Tiruchirappalli Civil Bengaluru Intl

16:15 - 19:20MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 35m3 stops Bengaluru Intl Vishakhapatnam Singapore Changi

₹ 68,879Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep

13:00 - 13:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

29h 20m3 stops Singapore Changi Tiruchirappalli Civil Bengaluru Intl

23:50 - 12:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 68,974Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 16 Oct

13:00 - 09:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

25h 00m2 stops Singapore Changi Tiruchirappalli Civil

14:35 - 19:20MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 15m3 stops Bengaluru Intl Vishakhapatnam Singapore Changi

₹ 69,644Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep

13:00 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

14h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 12:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 70,409Scoot

Sun, 20 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct

13:00 - 12:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

27h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi Tiruchirappalli Civil

23:50 - 12:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 71,462Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 16 Oct

16:10 - 08:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

21h 10m1 stop Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

21:15 - 14:40MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

12h 55m1 stop Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

₹ 73,375SriLankan Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

20:35 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

30h 45m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 12:45MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

31h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 74,523Scoot

Thu, 17 Sep - Fri, 16 Oct

13:00 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAA Chennai

14h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

19:40 - 20:35MAA Chennai-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

19h 25m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Kuala Lumpur Intl

₹ 77,871Multiple Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct

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Scoot

1 Feb

SYD13:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 55m

1 stop

MAA22:50Chennai

17 Feb

MAA23:50Chennai

13h 30m

1 stop

SYD18:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

₹ 52,807

Scoot

9 Nov

SYD13:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 55m

1 stop

MAA22:50Chennai

25 Nov

MAA23:50Chennai

13h 30m

1 stop

SYD18:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

₹ 55,199

Scoot

9 Oct

SYD14:00Sydney Kingsford Smith

14h 20m

1 stop

MAA22:50Chennai

20 Nov

MAA23:50Chennai

13h 30m

1 stop

SYD18:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

₹ 55,677

SriLankan Airlines flights from Sydney to Chennai

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4 Oct

SYD17:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

21h 10m

1 stop

MAA08:50Chennai

17 Oct

MAA21:15Chennai

12h 55m

1 stop

SYD15:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

₹ 66,391

SriLankan Airlines

31 Oct

SYD17:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

26h 55m

1 stop

MAA14:50Chennai

7 Nov

MAA16:00Chennai

18h 25m

1 stop

SYD15:55Sydney Kingsford Smith

₹ 68,496

SriLankan Airlines

20 Sept

SYD16:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

21h 10m

1 stop

MAA08:50Chennai

3 Oct

MAA21:15Chennai

12h 55m

1 stop

SYD14:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

₹ 73,375

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 12/10

21:50-07:25

1 stop15h 05m

Chennai

Mon 19/10

23:50-12:45

1 stop31h 25m

₹ 52,329

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 12/10

21:50-07:25

1 stop15h 05m

Chennai

Mon 19/10

23:50-12:45

1 stop31h 25m

₹ 52,616

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 1/2

13:25-22:50

1 stop14h 55m

Chennai

Wed 17/2

23:50-18:50

1 stop13h 30m

₹ 52,807

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 16/10

10:45-07:25

1 stop26h 10m

Chennai

Mon 19/10

23:50-20:20

1 stop15h 00m

₹ 52,998

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 9/11

13:25-22:50

1 stop14h 55m

Chennai

Wed 25/11

23:50-18:50

1 stop13h 30m

₹ 55,199

Fastest return journey

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 9/10

14:00-22:50

1 stop14h 20m

Chennai

Fri 20/11

23:50-18:50

1 stop13h 30m

₹ 55,677

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 29/10

20:05-22:50

1 stop32h 15m

Chennai

Wed 11/11

23:50-18:50

1 stop13h 30m

₹ 55,868

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 30/1

21:45-23:05

2 stops30h 50m

Chennai

Sun 28/2

23:50-18:50

1 stop13h 30m

₹ 56,060

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 13/3

20:05-22:50

1 stop32h 15m

Chennai

Sat 27/3

10:00-07:40

1 stop16h 10m

₹ 57,495

SydneyChennai

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAA Chennai

SYDMAA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 13/3

20:05-22:50

1 stop32h 15m

Chennai

Sat 27/3

09:50-20:20

2 stops29h 00m

₹ 57,973

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Sydney and Chennai?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from ₹ 71,749 to ₹ 95,282.
The lowest price recently found on this route was ₹ 52,329.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chennai?

The month of March is another great option to travel to Chennai, with average flight prices from Sydney averaging around ₹ 65,530.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to Chennai?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chennai from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chennai for around ₹ 79,593 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chennai from Sydney for as low as ₹ 71,653 on momondo.

How have Sydney to Chennai flight prices changed over time?

As of September 2026, prices for Sydney to Chennai flights are approximately 51% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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Best price found	₹ 24,586
Fastest flight time	14h 20m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Chennai from Sydney in the past 72 hours is ₹ 24,586. The best return flight deal from Sydney to Chennai found on momondo in the last 72 hours is ₹ 52,329.

The fastest flight from Sydney to Chennai takes 14h 20m

There are no direct flights from Sydney to Chennai. There are no popular flight routes from Sydney to Chennai.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Sydney to Chennai

How far is Sydney Kingsford Smith to Chennai by plane?
Chennai is 9119.2 km away from Sydney Kingsford Smith. In terms of flight time, this usually takes a little over 14h 20m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport?
Prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport?
There is 1 operator available for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Chennai Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chennai Airport?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Chennai Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Sydney to Chennai?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Sydney to Chennai is Scoot, representing 100% of all bookings.

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Scoot	PriceFrom ₹ 19,761	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 336 reviews		Search Scoot flights

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