Chennai to Kannur flights
Flying from Chennai to Kannur: which airports, how far they are from town, the fares our searches have seen, and the train if it is the better fit.
Route facts
- 3 trains listed
- fastest 20h 12m (Mumbai LTT SF Express 12164)
- train from ≈₹630 (SL, approx)
Trains checked
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
By train instead
If flying does not suit, the railway lists 3 trains between the two cities, the quickest scheduled at 20h 12m and seats from about ₹630 in SL.
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
Flights
Regional connectivity (UDAN) route. A share of seats on these flights is sold at a government-capped fare; the rest are priced normally, so the fare you see may be above the cap.
AAI listed this route as commenced on 25 Jan 2019 (IndiGo), in its list dated . That is AAI’s newest published route list; flights may have stopped since, so check live flights below. AAI source (PDF)
Airports
Chennai: MAA (Chennai International Airport) · about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line
Kannur: CNN (Kannur International Airport) · about 0 km from the city centre in a straight line
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
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Airport locations: OurAirports, checked
Bag and fee comparison
- Flying Chennai–Kannur with IndiGo: convenience fee (per passenger, per way) ₹499 (it also publishes ₹299); extra bag at the airport (per kg) ₹800; extra piece of baggage ₹1,000.
From the airlines’ own fee pages, checked . Every fee, with sources
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Chennai to Kannur?
Mumbai LTT SF Express (12164), scheduled at 20h 12m from MAS to TNA, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:36 IST.
How many trains run from Chennai to Kannur?
3 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 13:15 and the last at 22:15 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:36 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Chennai to Kannur?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
3 trains go from Chennai to Kannur; the fastest takes 20h 12m, and fares start at about ₹630.