Gaya to Chennai Flights

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The aerial distance between Gaya and Chennai is 1558 km and with IndiGo’s Gaya to Chennai flights this distance can be covered in as less as 6 hours. The city of Gaya is the second largest city of Bihar and it is surrounded by rocky hills - Mangla-Gauri, Shringa-Sthan, Ram-Shila and Brahmayoni and the Phalgu River.

IndiGo offers to and fro flights between Chennai and Gaya via Varanasi and Kolkata. These flights take anywhere from 6 hours to a little over 9 hours.

The IndiGo website www.goindigo.in makes the flight ticket booking process for domestic flights and international flights, quite convenient. You can do a web check-in, manage ticket-related changes, and check for Gaya to Chennai lowest airfare offers.

You can additionally pre-book your in-flight meal, purchase pre-paid baggage on the website. Once in Chennai you can either take one of IndiGo’s Chennai to Gaya flights or fly to one of the other destinations offered by IndiGo:

• Chennai to Ranchi flight
• Chennai to Udaipur flight
• Chennai to Dehradun flight
• Chennai to Tirupati flight

You can download and install the IndiGo app on your smartphones and get the latest updates on Gaya to Chennai flight ticket price, discounted airfares and easy accessibility to manage your itinerary.

The city sprawls across an area of 423 sq. km and has a population of over 7 million. Chennai is the centre for trade, business, education, cultural diversity, rich heritage and is the capital city of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai is appealing to art, nature and even history lovers. The city is enriched with beautiful beaches, spirituality invoking temples, revered historical venues, heritage and cultural sites including the UNESCO Heritage site of Mahabalipuram.

Things to do in Chennai

While in Chennai you must visit Marina Beach, Covelong Beach and Elliot’s Beach. You can enjoy gardens, hills, wildlife, flora and fauna. Chennai has beautiful botanical and horticultural sites like Madhavaram botanical garden and the Semmozhi Poonga.

Tourist attractions in Chennai

The biggest attraction of Chennai is its scenic beauty, balmy weather, clean and relaxing beaches, the rich culture, sumptuous food and spiritual relevance. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the city are the Gramjivan Museum, Mahalaxmi Temple, New Palace and Shivaji University.

Places to shop in Chennai

You can shop for exotic sarees, textiles, handlooms, embroidered clothes and handicrafts from Chennai. Chennai is famous for making Pattamara mats, stone carvings, bronze and other handicrafts, handloom, textiles, and the best places to shop are Pondy Bazar, Godown Street, high-end malls and bazaars, Thyagaraya Nagar (T. Nagar), Moore Market and George Town.

Best time to visit Chennai

October to February is the best time to visit Chennai.

Modes of transport

Commuting within the city is quite simple as short and long route buses are easily available, three-wheelers and auto-rickshaws, taxis and shared cabs make travelling much more convenient.

Weather in Chennai

Summers are hot in Chennai with temperatures going up to 45°C. Winters are cool with an average temperature of 13.9°C. The city receives moderate to heavy rainfall.

Airport in Chennai

The Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA) is 15 km from the city. IndiGo offers several flights to and fro from this airport.

Gaya is historically and religiously a place of sanctity and purity. It holds an imperative place in the Ramayana and Mahabharat and even in Buddhism. The city is said to be the one where Buddha attained enlightenment. It is the second-largest state of Bihar with a population of half a million and a land area of 308.31 sq. km.

The Mahabodhi Temple is a world heritage site and is famous amongst the Hindus as a ‘Shradh’ place. Agriculture is the leading economic activity in this city.

Tourist attractions in Gaya

The major tourist attractions in Gaya are the Mahabodhi Temple, the great Buddha statue, the Bodhi tree, Thai Monastery, Muchalinda Lake, Royal Bhutan Monastery, Cankamana, Indosan Nippon Japanese Temple, Vietnamese Temple, Chinese Temple, Kundan Bazar, Jama Masjid, Dungeshwari hills, Sujatha Temple, Archaeological society of India and Ajapala Nigrodha Tree.

Places to shop in Gaya

Gaya has a large number of household industries, producing incense sticks (agarbatti), local sweets tilkut (made with sesame seed) and lai (made with poppy seed), stone-work, hand weaving, power-loom weaving, textiles and garments, small-scale manufactured goods and plastic products. The best places to indulge in some commercial shopping are APR City centre mall, Gaya Market, Bombay Bazaar, Tibetan Market, Amrapalli Mall and many more.

Modes of transport

There are many local buses and taxis providing services across the city and Bodh Gaya. Tongas, tempos, auto-rickshaws, and cycle rickshaws also ply the city and Bodh Gaya.

Weather in Gaya

Summers in Gaya can be unbearably hot with mercury rising to 45°C on most days. The months of July see heavy rainfall. During winters temperatures can fall down to single digits at night. The weather during day time is quite pleasant.

Airport in Gaya

Gaya Airport (IATA: GAY) is situated between Gaya and Bodh Gaya and one of two operating international airports in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.