There are 4 ways to get from Chennai to Canberra by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane MAA - CBR
18h 14m$602–1,507Fly Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MAA - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
19h 17m$535–1,011Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane TIR - CBR
23h 53m$906–2,228Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane BLR - CBR
23h 22m$757–2,738
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Canberra is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 19h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Canberra is to fly which takes 18h 14m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Chennai and Canberra is 9041 km.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from Chennai to Canberra, including transfers.
Canberra is 5h 30m ahead of Chennai. It is currently 10:38 AM in Chennai and 4:08 PM in Canberra.
There are 959+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Australia, and six other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Colombo, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,400
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,400
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $14–19
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–27
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $9–12
- Second AC (2A)
- $13–17
- First Class (1A)
- $21–27
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1–2
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $3–5
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