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The Chennai International Airport to Thousand Lights Metro route covers approximately 13.9 km across 11 stations. The journey takes around 23 minutes and is a direct route on the Blue Line. The Chennai International Airport to Thousand Lights Metro fare is ₹40.
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₹10–₹50
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Open →17 with feeder routes · 2 with feeder service · parking at 41 stations
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Open →04:51 AM – 11:17 PM
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Open →The single-journey Token fare from Chennai International Airport to Thousand Lights is ₹40. With Smart Card it is ₹32.
The journey takes approximately 23 minutes across 11 stations on Chennai Metro. It is a direct route with zero line changes.
This route covers about 11 stations over roughly 13.95 km (on the Blue Line) on Chennai Metro.
First train at Chennai International Airport is around 04:51 AM. Last train is around 11:08 PM. Confirm on the day of travel — timings can change.
At Thousand Lights, available exits are: Gate 1 — North / Main Street Exit; Gate 2 — South / Concourse Level.
