There are 6 ways to get from Scotland to Chennai by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane EDI - MAA
16h 41m₹33,329–97,119Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane GLA - MAA
15h 51m₹31,777–71,567Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane ABZ - MAA
17h 58m₹45,743–111,773Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane INV - MAA
19h 23m₹35,794–131,926Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCL - MAA
17h 53m₹46,050–88,375Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane DND - MAA
19h 3m₹36,374–161,258
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Chennai is to fly which costs ₹31,000 - ₹75,000 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Chennai is to fly which takes 15h 51m and costs ₹31,000 - ₹75,000.
The distance between Scotland and Chennai is 8443 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Scotland to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 4h 30m ahead of Scotland. It is currently 10:54 PM in Scotland and 3:24 AM in Chennai.
There are 1064+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Scotland and Chennai, India?
Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–70,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–110,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–110,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–80,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–110,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–100,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–120,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–95,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–150,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Chennai International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–160,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–110,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹4,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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