There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MAA - SYD
15h 48m$621–975Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BLR - SYD
20h 11m$446–1,556Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TIR - SYD
19h 47m$775–1,845Train to Trichy International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Ponmlai Gld Rcktrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TRZ - SYD
20h 44m$491–1,259Bus to Pondicherry, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Koyembedu to Pondicherrybus
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PNY - SYD
21h 3m$733–1,759Fly Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane MAA - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
21h 27m$637–1,567
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Sydney is to fly which costs $600 - $1,000 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Sydney is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs $600 - $1,000.
The distance between Chennai and Sydney is 9149 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Chennai to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 5h 30m ahead of Chennai. It is currently 4:44 AM in Chennai and 10:14 AM in Sydney.
There are 5294+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Pondicherry to Sydney International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Pondicherry to Sydney International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Pondicherry to Sydney International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Colombo, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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
- $2–18
- 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 Egmore to Ponmlai Gld Rck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–27
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $3–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $9–12
- Second AC (2A)
- $12–16
- First Class (1A)
- $21–27
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
- +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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