There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Chennai by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane EDI - MAA
17h 12m₹38,942–61,299Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane GLA - MAA
15h 53m₹30,468–100,613Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCL - MAA
18h 59m₹37,038–95,423Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane ABZ - MAA
26h 2m₹48,190–108,046Train, train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane INV - MAA
24h 31m₹37,018–100,340
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Chennai is to bus and fly which costs ₹38,000 - ₹65,000 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Chennai is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs ₹30,000 - ₹1,10,000.
The distance between Glasgow and Chennai is 8492 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Glasgow to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 4h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 18:59 in Glasgow and 23:29 in Chennai.
There are 1051+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Chennai, India?
Emirates flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–130,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–100,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–100,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–110,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Newcastle to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–80,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–95,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Frankfurt, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–90,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–130,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chennai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹2,300–3,800
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹3,000–5,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–9,500
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,700
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–7,500
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹4,900–7,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–11,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹4,500–7,500
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹3,500–4,900
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹3,300–4,600
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹950–1,800
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₹950–1,800
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹900–1,300
- Website
- Ember
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