Kurnool to Chennai: every way to go
How to get from Kurnool to Chennai: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 1 trains listed
- fastest 9h 38m (Chengalpattu Express 17652)
- train from ≈₹285 (SL, approx)
- car 481 km, ₹5,240–₹7,220
Trains checked · car rates
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ≈₹285 | 1 | 9h 38m | ≈18 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 20m | ≈93 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹5,240–₹7,220 | any time | 9h 36m | ≈82 kg per car |
Figures as checked in the sections below, latest
Services: trains listed in the timetable (not all run every day); buses a day for the bus. Time is the fastest scheduled train and the typical bus, station to station. Flight time is shown as the air time plus 3h 20m: about 10m by road to KJB, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 40m from MAA into Chennai. Those are our assumptions, not airline rules; the air time is on each flight card. CO₂ is an estimate per person (the car per car) from distance × published UK government (DESNZ/DEFRA) factors, which are not India-specific. Factors checked .
Trains from Kurnool to Chennai
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17652 | Chengalpattu Express Mail/Express | 20:40 KRNT → 06:18 PER (+1 day) | 9h 38m | Mon Tue Thu Sat | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹285 SL, approx | Check seats now |
Flights
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Bus
We haven’t checked bus facts for this route yet.
By car
- 481 km
- about 9h 36m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹5,240–₹7,220
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 481 km); the road route was not checked. Driving time assumes about 50 km an hour including stops. Not included: Tolls and state entry tax: not in our table for this road, Parking.
Checked · Source: Humsafar estimate from seller per-km quotes
The two places
- Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh · stations: Kurnool City (KRNT) · airports: KJB
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu · stations: Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central (MAS), Chennai Egmore (MS), Tambaram (TBM) · airports: MAA
About 370 km apart in a straight line (481 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Chennai’s stations
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Kurnool to Chennai?
Chengalpattu Express (17652), scheduled at 9h 38m from KRNT to PER, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:42 IST.
How many trains run from Kurnool to Chennai?
1 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 20:40 and the last at 20:40 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:42 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Kurnool to Chennai?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
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1 trains go from Kurnool to Chennai; the fastest takes 9h 38m, and fares start at about ₹285.