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AK,D7 Return flights from $624
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$624
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$661
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Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$672
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$705
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$706
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$706
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$712
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$714
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,184
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,264
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,325
AK,D7,TR Return flights from $628
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$628
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$649
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Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$654
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$655
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$661
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$661
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$668
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$707
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,019
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,203
Dep. Sat 06 DecRet. Fri 23 Jan$2,229
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,466
TR Return flights from $646
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$646
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$647
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Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$744
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$821
Dep. Sat 06 DecRet. Fri 23 Jan$2,486
AK,D7,SQ,TR Return flights from $732
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$732
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,034
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Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,034
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,034
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,059
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,157
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,158
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,161
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,260
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,821
6E,TR Return flights from $766
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$766
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$813
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Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$813
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$816
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$853
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$854
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$854
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$854
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$910
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$971
Dep. Sat 06 DecRet. Fri 23 Jan$2,148
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,733
JQ,TR Return flights from $769
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$769
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$819
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Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$880
5J,SL,TR Return flights from $770
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$770
SQ,TR Return flights from $772
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$772
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$816
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Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$946
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$946
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$950
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$999
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,052
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,052
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,155
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,155
Dep. Sat 06 DecRet. Fri 23 Jan$3,070
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$3,249
JQ,TR,UL Return flights from $777
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$777
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$793
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Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$828
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$828
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$842
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$883
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$890
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,000
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,081
6E,AK,D7,TR Return flights from $780
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$780
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,036
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Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,036
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,052
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,055
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,061
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,072
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,083
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,207
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,761
6E,AK,D7 Return flights from $782
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$782
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$831
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Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$831
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$843
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$845
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$850
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$856
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$871
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,245
Dep. Sat 06 DecRet. Fri 23 Jan$2,284
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,663
AI,TR Return flights from $784
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$784
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$784
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Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$784
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$796
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$799
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$941
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$941
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$941
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,009
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,024
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,999
Dep. Sat 06 DecRet. Fri 23 Jan$3,086
AI,AK,D7,TR Return flights from $790
Dep. Wed 18 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$790
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,001
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Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,002
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,007
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,007
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,016
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$1,038
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$1,242
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Sat 17 Jan$2,649
AK,OD,TR Return flights from $793
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$793
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$839
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Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$839
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$839
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$839
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$850
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$896
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$932
AI,JQ,TR Return flights from $800
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$800
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$808
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Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$819
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$842
Dep. Sun 15 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$855
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$855
Dep. Sat 07 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$855
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Fri 27 Feb$908
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sun 29 Mar$910

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Chennai from New Zealand and flights to India. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne


Average Melbourne to Chennai Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Chennai return airfares.

December 2025
$2,834
January 2026
$2,925
February 2026
$1,684
March 2026
$1,603
April 2026
$2,149
May 2026
$1,665
August 2026
$1,747

Did you know...

  • It is 8,773 kilometres from Melbourne to Madras.
  • The PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport is close to Melbourne airport.
  • 13 hours and 25 minutes is the shortest one-way flight between Melbourne and Madras, stopping over Kuala Lumpur
  • Melbourne is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Madras. You will probably be jetlagged for 1-2 days.

Questions and Answers

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

At the moment, the most affordable time of year to take a flight from Melbourne to Chennai is October/2025. You will pay the most in September/2025.

What airlines fly direct to Chennai from Melbourne?

No airlines have non-stop flights to Chennai from Melbourne.

What is the cheapest airline that flies to Chennai from Melbourne?

Royal Brunei Airlines is the cheapest airline to fly from Melbourne to Chennai.

What is the best airline to fly to Chennai from Melbourne?

Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly to Chennai from Melbourne. Scoot is the best budget airline.

How to get from Melbourne to Chennai
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
8h 35m
Layover - 1h 15m
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
 to 
Madras (MAA)
3h 40m

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