What a Chennai Airport pickup costs: from ₹1,500, plus parking, and a night charge only from 12.30 to 4 a.m.

At Chennai Airport

Airport

Chennai International Airport

Pickup

At arrivals, day or night

Airport parking

Extra, paid at actual

Night pickup

Between 12.30 a.m. and 4 a.m., extra driver bata and a night charge

Airport transfer

From ₹1,500

One way from the airport

Going on to another town and not coming back? The one-way cab from Chennai Airport is billed only one way, with driver bata once and nothing for the empty return, for at least 130 km.

What meets you

A sedan for four, an Ertiga or Innova for six, a Tempo Traveller for 12 to 18, or a Force Urbania for 12 or 16, each with its driver, at arrivals for any flight, day or night.

A group landing together rides in one van, with the bags on the Tempo Traveller's roof carrier, rather than splitting across taxis.

The fare

A transfer from the airport costs from ₹1,500, by vehicle, in the table on this page. A longer trip from arrivals is billed by the kilometre at the vehicle's rate, with driver bata for each day.

Added at the airport

Airport parking is paid at actual. A pickup between 12.30 a.m. and 4 a.m. carries extra driver bata and a night charge. On a trip onward, toll is paid at actual, a hill road adds a hill charge of ₹1,000, and GST at 5% is added to the bill.

Booking with a flight

Send the flight number, the date, the headcount and the drop address on WhatsApp. The desk replies with one fare and names the advance when it confirms. Going one way from the airport to another town? The one-way cab from Chennai Airport charges for one way only.

Every vehicle at Chennai Airport

• Car from Chennai AirportA sedan for 4; an Ertiga or Innova for 6from ₹1,500 a transfer
• Tempo Traveller from Chennai Airport12 to 18 seatsfrom ₹1,700 a transfer
• Force Urbania from Chennai Airport12 or 16 seatsfrom ₹28 per km
• One-way cab from Chennai AirportStraight to your town, paying one way only₹15 per km one way

The conditions that go with the fare

• Kilometres run from where the vehicle starts and back to it, as the vehicle's odometer reads them.
• Outstation trips carry a daily minimum; kilometres beyond it are billed at the per-km rate.
• Driver bata is charged for each calendar day.
• Toll, parking and other-state permits are extra, and GST at 5% is added to the bill.
• On hill roads the AC is switched off, and the trip carries a hill charge of ₹1,000, once for the trip.
• No smoking or alcohol in the vehicle.
• Distances on this site are approximate; detours, road blocks and U-turns are not counted, and the odometer is final. See the terms.
• An advance confirms the booking; the balance is paid to the driver on the trip. Rates move with the diesel price, so the desk confirms the fare when you book.

Every rule that goes with the rates is answered in the FAQ.

Trips from Chennai Airport