There are 5 ways to get from Leicester to Chennai by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane BHX - MAA
16h 31m₹34,772–56,277Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LGW - MAA
16h 45m₹28,791–70,582Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LHR - MAA
14h 43m₹31,953–79,244Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane STN - MAA
17h 48m₹35,806–104,961Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MAN - MAA
17h 23m₹34,140–63,364
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Chennai is to train and fly which costs ₹34,000 - ₹65,000 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Chennai is to train and fly which takes 14h 43m and costs ₹32,000 - ₹80,000.
The distance between Leicester and Chennai is 8392 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Leicester to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 5h 30m ahead of Leicester. It is currently 7:57 AM in Leicester and 1:27 PM in Chennai.
There are 1017+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Chennai, India?
There is no direct connection from Leicester to Chennai. However, you can take the bus to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Chennai International Airport (MAA), walk to Airport, then take the subway to Cmbt. Alternatively, you can take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Chennai International Airport (MAA), walk to Airport, then take the subway to Cmbt.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–110,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–95,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–100,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–85,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–90,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–47,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–90,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–60,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–65,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–65,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–60,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chennai International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–8,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–8,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–10,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹2,100–2,600
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹3,700–6,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,300
- Website
- National Express
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