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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Chennai

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AK,D7 Return flights from $426
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$426
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$426
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$432
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$531
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$579
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$584
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$584
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Sat 06 Mar$599
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$601
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$603
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$603
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sat 20 Mar$603
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$612
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sat 13 Mar$620
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$624
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$625
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$654
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$664
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$773
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$795
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$806
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$847
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$999
AK,D7,TR Return flights from $464
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$464
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$469
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Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$496
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$500
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$500
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$509
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$509
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$509
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$510
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sat 20 Mar$511
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$513
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$540
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Sat 06 Mar$544
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$636
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$639
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$647
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sat 13 Mar$678
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 29 Apr$685
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$736
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$836
TR Return flights from $481
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$481
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$481
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Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$511
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$511
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$513
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$513
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$513
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$513
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$513
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$533
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$541
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$545
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$810
SQ Return flights from $534
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
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Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$534
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$534
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$534
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$534
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$534
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$534
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$534
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$534
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$534
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$534
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$534
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$534
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$537
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$539
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sat 20 Mar$547
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$561
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$561
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$561
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$561
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$561
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$561
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$561
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$561
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$561
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$561
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$565
BI Return flights from $549
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$549
AK,OD,TR Return flights from $550
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$550
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$601
OD,TR Return flights from $550
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$550
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$550
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Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$619
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$644
AK,D7,OD Return flights from $564
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$564
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$576
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Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$592
6E,TR Return flights from $579
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$579
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$581
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$581
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$585
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$613
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 29 Apr$625
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$634
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$636
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$672
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$673
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$673
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$673
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$673
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$684
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$687
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$687
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$689
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$692
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$723
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$723
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$727
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sat 13 Mar$733
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Sat 06 Mar$733
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sat 20 Mar$756
JQ,TR Return flights from $579
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$579
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$579
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Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$604
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$622
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$654
AK,JQ,TR Return flights from $582
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$582
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$593
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Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$626
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 29 Apr$711
6E,AK,D7,TR Return flights from $588
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$588
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$606
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Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 29 Apr$740
6E,AK,D7 Return flights from $593
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$593
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$626
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Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$626
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$632
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$632
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$634
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$639
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$639
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sat 13 Mar$642
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$642
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$656
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$662
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sat 20 Mar$663
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$663
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$679
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Sat 06 Mar$679
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$693
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$738
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$780
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 29 Apr$891
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$927
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$974
6E,AK,D7,OD,TR Return flights from $603
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$603
SQ,TR Return flights from $608
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$608
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$609
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Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$609
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 24 Mar$614
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$631
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$632
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$632
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$632
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$633
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$634
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$634
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$640
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$643
Dep. Tue 23 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$644
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$645
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$645
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Sat 27 Mar$645
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sat 20 Mar$645
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Thu 25 Mar$666
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$666
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar$667
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 29 Apr$736
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$839
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Sat 06 Mar$866
Dep. Sat 27 FebRet. Sat 13 Mar$866

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Chennai from United States (USA) and flights to India. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne


Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Chennai

Return fares from Melbourne to Chennai by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Nov 2026
$544
Jan 2027
$991
Feb 2027
$640
Mar 2027
$637

The cheapest month to fly to Chennai is November 2026, with return fares from $544 — 45% cheaper than the most expensive month (January 2027, from $991).

When Should You Fly to Chennai?

Based on the fares we've tracked, November is typically the cheapest month to fly to Chennai, with return fares from $544. January is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $991 as school holidays and the Christmas peak push prices up.

Across the year, return fares to Chennai average around $703. If you can travel in the off-peak months of November, March and February, you'll generally pay up to 23% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Chennai Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to Chennai return airfares.

November 2026
$544
January 2027
$991
February 2027
$640
March 2027
$637

Average Melbourne to Chennai Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Chennai return airfares.

November 2026
$1,099
December 2026
$2,070
January 2027
$1,523
February 2027
$1,060
March 2027
$1,056
April 2027
$1,168
August 2027
$1,163

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