Route · SIN → MAA
Flights from Singapore to Chennai
Spanning roughly 2,925 kilometres between Changi and Chennai International, this short-haul connection links two of South Asia's most important aviation hubs in a typical block time of just under four hours, making it a comfortable same-day option in either direction. Singapore Airlines and its former regional arm SilkAir — now folded into the mainline SQ operation — have long been the prestige choice on this sector, typically deploying narrowbody Airbus A320-family equipment, while Air India provides a competitive alternative often on similar aircraft. Passengers transiting through Changi should note that Chennai flights typically depart from Terminal 3, and the one-and-a-half-hour time difference (IST runs 2h 30m ahead of SGT) means afternoon departures from Singapore arrive comfortably before midnight local time. Fares tend to soften during the Indian monsoon shoulder months of September and October, and midweek departures generally yield better availability on the SQ business-cabin product than Friday or Sunday evening banks.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Singapore (SIN) → Chennai (MAA). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
3 carriersThe 3 carriers we currently track on the Singapore–Chennai route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Singapore to Chennai
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Singapore to Chennai — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at SIN and… MAA, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.