There are 3 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 44m₹31,283–44,073Train 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₹24,450–69,471Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane ABZ - MAA
22h 26m₹37,185–85,455
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 - ₹45,000 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chennai is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs ₹31,000 - ₹45,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chennai is 8445 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 5h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:39 AM in Edinburgh and 11:09 AM in Chennai.
There are 1012+ 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
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–60,000
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
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manchester Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–80,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–100,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–100,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
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 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–55,000
- 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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹3,300–14,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹2,600–3,100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–3,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₹26,000–28,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ₹7,500–10,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₹30,000–35,000
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