How to get from Hyderabad to Chennai
Eashchand (CC BY-SA 3.0)- Fastest
- 4h 16m
- by plane, door to door
- Cheapest
- ₹1,225
- by bus
- Distance
- 516 km
- as the crow flies
- Departures
- 3
- from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov
5 ways to travel
516 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.
bestBest if you can wait: the next bus leaves at 20:19 and costs ₹4,500 less than flying, which gets you there about 16h 45m sooner.
- Busbestcheapest8h 51m₹1,225–2,625EstimatedDisrupted · Indianext 4 from 08:00 · FlixBus
- Flyfastest4h 16m₹5,700–8,750EstimatedDisrupted · IndiaHYD → MAA · non-stop · typical times
- Drive10h 2m₹4,080–5,100EstimatedDisrupted · India627 km · fuel · tolls extra
- Taxi10h 2m₹11,600–16,600EstimatedDisrupted · Indiaone-way cab · tolls extra
- Train13h 15m₹320–1,225Estimatedtypically 2 a day · Indian Railways · 12760, 16004, 17652 · from an old timetable, check times with the operator
Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences
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.
Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department, GDACS (EC JRC, UN OCHA).
Departures today
- 20:19 → 05:10+18h 51m · directFlixBus IN5211₹1,225–2,625
- 21:19 → 09:59+112h 40m · directFlixBus IN5210₹1,275–2,695
- 22:01 → 18:05+120h 4m · 1 changeFlixBus IN4112₹1,760–3,880
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 Hyderabad to Chennai?
The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 16m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 516 km.
What is the cheapest way from Hyderabad to Chennai?
The bus is the cheapest, from ₹1,225. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.
Is there a direct train from Hyderabad to Chennai?
Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 13h 15m. The planner checks the rest of the day.
How much is the bus from Hyderabad to Chennai?
Buses take about 8h 51m and cost ₹1,225–2,625 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 Hyderabad to Chennai?
About 1h 20m in the air (HYD → MAA); about 4h 16m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₹5,700–8,750; live prices are on Flights70.
How far is Chennai from Hyderabad by road?
About 627 km, roughly 10h 2m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹4,080–5,100; tolls and parking are extra.
Who runs it
- FlixBus
Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.