There are 4 ways to get from Chennai to Canberra by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane MAA - CBR
18h 4m$602–1,407Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
cheapest- 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$506–3,237Fly Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MAA - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
19h 7m$535–961Train 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
22h 58m$856–6,027
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Canberra is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Canberra is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Chennai and Canberra is 9041 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Chennai to Canberra, including transfers.
Canberra is 4h 30m ahead of Chennai. It is currently 10:36 PM in Chennai and 3:06 AM in Canberra.
There are 953+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Australia, and five other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,800
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
- 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
- $2–18
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $14–18
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)
- $12–16
- 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
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