--- title: "Madurai to Chennai – 5 ways by train, bus, car | Mixroutes" description: "Madurai to Chennai is 424 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 48m. Cheapest: train from ₹215. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/madurai-to-chennai" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/madurai-to-chennai.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Semmozhi_Poonga_4.jpg/1920px-Semmozhi_Poonga_4.jpg" --- ![Chennai](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Semmozhi_Poonga_4.jpg/1920px-Semmozhi_Poonga_4.jpg) # How to get from Madurai to Chennai [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) [Chennai to Madurai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chennai-to-madurai) [Eashchand (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Semmozhi_Poonga_4.jpg) **Fastest:** 3h 48m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₹215\ by train\ **Distance:** 424 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 9\ from 08:00, Sat 7 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 424 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 7 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₹760 cheaper than the bus and about as quick. - [**Train** best cheapest 8h 32m₹215–855 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · Indian Railways · shortest 6h 55m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) - [**Bus** 9h 51m₹975–2,245 Estimated **Disrupted** · India next 5 from 08:00 · FlixBus · shortest 8h 42m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) - [**Drive** 7h 43m₹2,960–3,700 Estimated 455 km · fuel · tolls extra](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 3h 48m₹5,600–8,550 Estimated IXM → MAA · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) - [**Taxi** 7h 43m₹8,500–12,150 Estimated one-way cab · tolls extra](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) 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. - **Tropical Cyclone MURASU-26** [GDACS](https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1001346&episodeid=10&eventtype=TC) [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, GDACS (EC JRC, UN OCHA). ## Departures today 1. [09:03 → 18:54 9h 51m · 1 change FlixBus IN5131₹1,040–2,125](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=t3xdxqs) 2. [10:28 → 19:00 8h 32m · direct Indian Railways 12666₹308–990](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=t1eo61sy) 3. [10:33 → 20:06 9h 33m · 2 changes FlixBus IN5130₹975–2,045](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=ty8vtp6) 4. [11:08 → 20:14 9h 6m · direct Indian Railways 16128₹398–1,085](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=tnxmr01) 5. [15:09 → 22:04 6h 55m · 1 change Indian Railways 22672₹215–855](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=tn0ordk) 6. [16:44 → 23:44 7h · 1 change Indian Railways 20628₹215–870](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=t14mf2yq) 7. [19:09 → 03:49^+1 8h 40m · 1 change Indian Railways 20692₹313–1,310](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=t1escvoe) 8. [21:56 → 06:38^+1 8h 42m · direct FlixBus IN5111₹1,095–2,245](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Madurai&to=Chennai&date=2026-11-07&time=08%3A00&it=t1h6s1r1) [And 1 more in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Madurai&to=Chennai) 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 Madurai to Chennai? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 48m 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 Madurai to Chennai? 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 Madurai to Chennai? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 2 are direct, the fastest taking 6h 55m; more may run later in the day. Fares run ₹215–855 across classes. How much is the bus from Madurai to Chennai? Buses take about 8h 42m and cost ₹975–2,245 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 4 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How long is the flight from Madurai to Chennai? About 1h 13m in the air (IXM → MAA); about 3h 48m 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 Chennai from Madurai by road? About 455 km, roughly 7h 43m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹2,960–3,700; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus Railways - Indian Railways Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Chennai Capital of Tamil Nadu, India Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of India. It is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation, which was incorporated in 1688, and is the second oldest municipal corporation in the world after the City of London Corporation. Being the capital of the state, it houses major government institutions including the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and the Madras High Court. 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