There are 7 ways to get from Switzerland to Chennai by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane ZRH - MAA
14h 37m₹28,459–65,698Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane BGY - MAA
16h 30m₹16,227–46,564Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MXP - MAA
15h 41m₹26,679–45,831Fly from Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane GVA - MAA
15h 42m₹35,239–60,360Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane BSL - MAA
15h 49m₹28,388–95,494Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MUC - MAA
19h 58m₹24,611–71,189Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane FRA - MAA
16h₹33,753–62,402
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Chennai is to train and bus and fly which costs ₹16,000 - ₹47,000 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Chennai is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Switzerland and Chennai is 7595 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Switzerland to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 4h 30m ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 7:27 AM in Switzerland and 11:57 AM in Chennai.
There are 1032+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Chennai, India?
Etihad, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–50,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–60,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–60,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–85,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
Flights from Basel to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–90,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–90,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–90,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–75,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–50,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–100,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–36,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
Flights from Basel to Chennai International Airport via Istanbul, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–40,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Sharjah, Goa Mopa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–65,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Athens, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–75,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–50,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–48,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–55,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–80,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–75,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–90,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–85,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Chennai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–75,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–50,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–40,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–80,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹650–800
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹2,700–4,200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹3,400–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–12,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,300–3,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹480–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹500–2,400
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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