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Scan through all non-stop flights from Colombo to Chennai. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from CMB to MAA, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
Chennai is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Being located north of the equator, Chennai experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.
In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from Colombo CMB to Chennai MAA. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
Click an airline below to view their CMB MAA flight schedule.
Flights from CMB to MAA are operated 4 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 03:00 - 18:45. The earliest flight departs at 03:00, the last flight departs at 18:45. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Colombo to Chennai takes 1 hour and 30 minutes. The flight distance between Colombo and Chennai is 402 miles (or 647 km).
There is 1 airport in Chennai: Chennai International Airport (MAA).
There are 4 flights per week flying from Colombo to Chennai (as of March 2026).
1 hour and 30 minutes is the average flight time from Colombo to Chennai.
The distance from Colombo to Chennai is 402 miles (647 kilometers).
IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines are flying nonstop from Colombo to Chennai.
Oneworld is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Colombo to Chennai.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Colombo to Chennai:
The earliest flight departs at 03:00 from Colombo and arrives at 04:30 at Chennai.
The latest flight departs at 18:45 from Colombo and arrives at 20:10 at Chennai.
402 miles (647 km) · 1h 30m
03:45
05:05
IndiGo Airlines
6E 1172
IndiGo Airlines
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
07:25
08:50
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 121
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A330-200
Y
W
J
F
07:25
08:50
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 121
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A330-200
Y
W
J
F
07:45
09:05
IndiGo Airlines
6E 1174
IndiGo Airlines
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
12:30
13:45
IndiGo Airlines
6E 1180
IndiGo Airlines
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
13:30
14:55
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 127
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A320-100/200
Y
W
J
F
13:30
14:55
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 127
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A321 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
13:35
15:00
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 127
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A320-100/200
Y
W
J
F
17:15
18:35
IndiGo Airlines
6E 1176
IndiGo Airlines
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
18:45
20:10
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 123
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A320-100/200
Y
W
J
F
18:45
20:10
SriLankan Airlines
Oneworld
UL 123
SriLankan Airlines
Airbus A320-100/200
Y
W
J
F
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