--- title: "Chennai to Madurai – 5 ways by train, bus, car | Mixroutes" description: "Chennai to Madurai is 424 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 54m. Cheapest: train from ₹215. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chennai-to-madurai" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chennai-to-madurai.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Gandhi_museum%2C_Madurai.jpg/1920px-Gandhi_museum%2C_Madurai.jpg" --- ![Madurai](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Gandhi_museum%2C_Madurai.jpg/1920px-Gandhi_museum%2C_Madurai.jpg) # How to get from Chennai to Madurai [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Madurai) [Madurai to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/madurai-to-chennai) [Info-farmer (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gandhi_museum%2C_Madurai.jpg) **Fastest:** 3h 54m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₹215\ by train\ **Distance:** 424 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 6\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 424 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₹830 cheaper than the bus and about as quick. - [**Train** best cheapest 8h 7m₹215–875 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · Indian Railways · shortest 6h 37m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Madurai) - [**Bus** 9h 12m₹1,040–2,180 Estimated next 4 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Madurai) - [**Drive** 7h 58m₹2,960–3,710 Estimated 456 km · fuel · tolls extra](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Madurai) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 3h 54m₹5,600–8,550 Estimated MAA → IXM · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Madurai) - [**Taxi** 7h 58m₹8,500–12,150 Estimated one-way cab · tolls extra](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chennai&to=Madurai) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [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. - **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) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [11:02 → 20:14 9h 12m · direct FlixBus IN5130₹1,055–2,175](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chennai&to=Madurai&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1reu6e8) 2. [12:49 → 20:56 8h 7m · 1 change Indian Railways 40901₹220–880](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chennai&to=Madurai&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tunsy0q) 3. [14:29 → 21:06 6h 37m · 1 change Indian Railways 40053₹215–875](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chennai&to=Madurai&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tww5u7q) 4. [16:57 → 01:06^+1 8h 9m · 1 change Indian Railways 40063₹330–1,200](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chennai&to=Madurai&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1or5xkj) 5. [18:54 → 03:53^+1 8h 59m · 1 change FlixBus IN5536₹1,040–2,180](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chennai&to=Madurai&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tybrwhr) 6. [19:00 → 04:29^+1 9h 29m · direct FlixBus IN5138₹1,060–2,210](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Chennai&to=Madurai&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t6ulial) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Chennai to Madurai? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 54m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 424 km. What is the cheapest way from Chennai to Madurai? The train is the cheapest, from ₹215. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Chennai to Madurai? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 6h 37m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How much is the bus from Chennai to Madurai? Buses take about 8h 59m and cost ₹1,040–2,180 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 3 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How long is the flight from Chennai to Madurai? About 1h 13m in the air (MAA → IXM); about 3h 54m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₹5,600–8,550; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Madurai from Chennai by road? About 456 km, roughly 7h 58m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹2,960–3,710; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Indian Railways Buses - FlixBus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Madurai City in Tamil Nadu, India Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai district, which is governed by the Madurai Municipal Corporation established on 1 November 1866. As of the 2011 census, it is the third largest metropolis in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore in terms of population and 27th largest urban agglomeration in India. Located on the banks of Vaigai River, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoongaa Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". 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