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4 airlines operate flights between Mumbai and Chennai. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• IndiGo
• Air India
• Akasa Air
• SpiceJet

Flights from Mumbai to Chennai usually depart from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl (BOM) and arrive at Chennai (MAA).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• IndiGo: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Akasa Air: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Air India: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route, and airline, so travellers should check the fare details before booking.

Two cabin classes are available on flights from Mumbai to Chennai:

• Economy Class
• Business Class

On this route, direct and layover fares are close on average, with direct at C$ 150 round-trip and layover options via Bengaluru Intl (BLR) at C$ 155.

The Airbus A320neo family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Air India and IndiGo. Other aircraft seen on the route include Airbus A321neo variants.

Most connecting flights from Mumbai to Chennai pass through Bengaluru Intl (BLR), which handles 100% of one-stop traffic on this route. Other layover airports each see under 5%.

On the Mumbai to Chennai route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 8%. Saturday is the cheapest day at C$ 145 round-trip on average, while Friday is the most expensive at C$ 156 – a C$ 11 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Mumbai to Chennai route, 18% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 2 hours 9 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Mumbai to Chennai flights, with 42% leaving in that window. Evening departures account for 23%, Afternoon flights for 18%, and Night flights for 17%.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Mumbai to Chennai:

• Earliest: departs at 4:05 am and lands at 6:11 am
• Latest: departs at 11:00 pm and lands at 1:06 am.

The flight takes about 2h 06m.

Last-minute fares on this route – booked within 2 weeks of departure – run 6% above the route average of C$ 150. Book 19 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A direct flight from Mumbai to Chennai takes 2h 06m, covering 1,662 km.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about C$ 200 to C$ 1,795. That means the highest observed fare was about 9x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Mumbai to Chennai are currently higher than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about C$ 225, which is 213% above the typical average for this route.

Akasa Air is slightly above the route average for timely arrivals, while IndiGo has a lower on-time arrival rate. On-time arrival rates on Mumbai to Chennai flights are:

• Akasa Air: 88% on time
• IndiGo: 84% on time
• Air India: 80% on time

On average, flights on this route are punctual 82% of the time.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Round-trip flights from Mumbai to Chennai range from C$ 136 to C$ 168, with an average of C$ 150 over the past 12 months. Anything below C$ 136 counts as a good deal.