--- title: "Chennai to Colombo – 1 way by plane | Mixroutes" description: "Chennai to Colombo is 686 km. Fastest: fly in 5h 49m. Cheapest: fly from ₹6,700. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chennai-to-colombo" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chennai-to-colombo.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/A_view_of_Colombo%27s_skyline_from_the_Lotus_Tower.jpg/1920px-A_view_of_Colombo%27s_skyline_from_the_Lotus_Tower.jpg" --- ![Colombo](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/A_view_of_Colombo%27s_skyline_from_the_Lotus_Tower.jpg/1920px-A_view_of_Colombo%27s_skyline_from_the_Lotus_Tower.jpg) # How to get from Chennai to Colombo [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Colombo) [Colombo to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/colombo-to-chennai) [Thilina Alagiyawanna (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_view_of_Colombo's_skyline_from_the_Lotus_Tower.jpg) **Fastest:** 5h 49m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₹6,700\ by plane\ **Distance:** 686 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 1 way to travel 686 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best Flying is the only way we found for this trip. - [**Fly** best fastest cheapest 5h 49m₹6,700–11,450 Estimated Visa on arrival likely in Sri Lanka MAA → CMB · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Colombo) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from India; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa on arrival likely in Sri Lanka** · India passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sri-lanka/entry-requirements) - **Parts of India are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ind.html) - **Exercise increased caution in Sri Lanka** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.lka.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Chennai to Colombo? The fastest way is by plane: about 5h 49m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 686 km. What is the cheapest way from Chennai to Colombo? Flying is the cheapest, from ₹6,700. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Chennai to Colombo? About 1h 30m in the air (MAA → CMB); about 5h 49m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₹6,700–11,450; live prices are on Flights70. ## In Colombo Most populous city of Sri Lanka Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital, as well as the country's most populous city. It is also the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is located on the west coast of the island. 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