There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chennai by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane EDI - MAA
16h 34m₹31,299–43,089Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MAN - MAA
18h 8m₹25,512–74,726Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane GLA - MAA
17h 21m₹32,565–114,386Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCL - MAA
18h 11m₹28,031–120,980
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chennai is to fly which costs ₹31,000 - ₹44,000 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chennai is to fly which takes 16h 34m and costs ₹31,000 - ₹44,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chennai is 8445 km.
It takes approximately 16h 34m to get from Edinburgh to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 5h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:38 AM in Edinburgh and 1:08 PM in Chennai.
There are 997+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chennai, India?
Qatar Airways, IndiGo Airlines, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–110,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–100,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–110,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–2,240
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹2,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹2,500–4,700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹550–1,800
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹3,400–14,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₹26,000–29,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ₹7,500–10,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₹31,000–36,000
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