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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Chennai on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Kuala Lumpur Airport to Chennai. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Chennai is March, where tickets cost RM 917 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 1,330 and RM 1,285 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at RM 1,374 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Chennai, you should book around 9 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Kuala Lumpur Airport to Chennai were found on AirAsia (RM 1,188) and Scoot (RM 1,200).

Kuala Lumpur Airport and Chennai are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are AirAsia (14 flights per week), Malaysia Airlines (12 flights per week), and IndiGo (7 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Kuala Lumpur and Chennai historically see delays in approximately 15% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 114 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Thursday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Malaysia Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 10% of their flights encountering any delays.

Colombo (CMB) is the top choice – 68% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Kuala Lumpur Airport to Chennai picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Singapore (SIN) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of RM 927 for a return.

Consider flying via Colombo (CMB) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 10h 49m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Colombo (CMB) often has the shortest stopovers from Kuala Lumpur Airport to Chennai, with an average time of 6h 21m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 4 and 5 direct flights that take off from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and land in Chennai, with an average flight time of 3h 46m. The most common departure time is 21:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 33 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Wednesday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.