Find SriLankan Airlines(UL) flights from Colombo to Chennai

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Colombo to Chennai with the following airlines, including: SriLankan Airlines IndiGo Air India Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes around 1 hour 23 minutes to fly from Colombo (CMB) to Chennai (MAA).

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Colombo to Chennai is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 45 flight per week flying from Colombo to Chennai. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: SriLankan Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- UL123 (19:59) IndiGo: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- 6E1174 (14:22) IndiGo: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- 6E1180 (16:46)

The cheapest months to fly from Colombo to Chennai is August, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Colombo to Chennai on December 13, 2025 with IndiGo, with prices starting at NZD 138.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Chennai, with Bandaranaike International Airport to Chennai International Airport (CMB-MAA) is by far the most common option on this route: Chennai International Airport (MAA).

The time difference between Chennai and Colombo is 0h.

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