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Door-to-door dog and cat relocation from Chennai (Madras) to anywhere in India and to 60+ countries, by air, escorted train or dedicated road van.
The short answer
Aigan handles pet relocation from Chennai to any Indian city and internationally, flying from Chennai International (MAA) and running escorted rail from Chennai Central. Coastal humidity is factored into every route and crate plan. Domestic moves from Chennai typically run ₹15,000–₹45,000 door to door.
Dog transportation from Chennai is planned around humidity as a constant rather than a season, because Chennai is humid year-round. Ventilation and water provision in the crate are standing parts of the plan here, not summer adjustments. We move large dogs out of MAA regularly, and for snub-nosed breeds we will not book a mid-day hold sector at any time of year.
How dog relocation worksCat relocation from Chennai runs heavily to Singapore, Malaysia and the Gulf alongside the domestic corridors, because MAA's South-East Asia connectivity is better than the city's size suggests. Domestically, Bengaluru and Hyderabad sectors are short enough to be over in a morning. Persians get the brachycephalic caution, and in Chennai's humidity that caution is stricter than it would be inland.
How cat transport worksA domestic pet relocation from Chennai costs ₹15,000–₹45,000 door to door. Bengaluru and Hyderabad sit at the bottom. Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati sit at the top.
| Type of move | Typical cost | Door-to-door time |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic pet relocation from Chennai | ₹15,000 – ₹45,000 | Same day by air; 1–2 days by rail or road |
| International pet relocation from Chennai | ₹85,000 – ₹4,50,000 | 2–7 months of preparation |
| Doorstep pickup within Chennai | Included in every quote | 70 min buffer to MAA |
| IATA crate, vet certificate & permits | Itemised separately, never bundled | Arranged 7–14 days ahead |
The biggest single cost driver is not your pet's body weight. It is the volumetric weight of the crate, which is why we measure your pet at home rather than estimating from a breed chart.
See the full cost breakdownWe pick the mode for your pet's breed, size, age and the season, not for our convenience. Here is what each one actually looks like from Chennai.
Live animals are accepted at the Chennai Air Cargo Complex at Meenambakkam, 4 hours before departure. We build 70 minutes of drive buffer, longer from the far end of OMR. That corridor runs nearly 40 km, so a Sholinganallur pickup is a different job from a T. Nagar one.
Air transport in detailEscorted rail from Chennai Central and Egmore is our standing recommendation for Pugs, Bulldogs, Persian cats and senior dogs on the long northern corridors, where Chennai's humidity and Delhi's heat would otherwise both need solving on one sector.
Train transport in detailDedicated vans cover Bengaluru, Kochi, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and the rest of Tamil Nadu, collecting from smaller towns and consolidating here for an air leg where that suits better.
Road transport in detailTwo ways to buy a pet relocation, and the difference is who does the driving and the paperwork. Here is what each one means in Chennai specifically.
A handler collects from Adyar, Anna Nagar, T. Nagar or anywhere along the 40 km of OMR, and drives to the Meenambakkam cargo complex. The OMR spread is the reason this matters here: a Sholinganallur pickup and a Nungambakkam pickup are different jobs, and we quote them differently rather than averaging into a figure that will not hold.
You handle the run to Meenambakkam and the acceptance window. It saves ₹4,000–₹7,000. From the far end of OMR it also means a 60-minute drive you may not have budgeted for, on a fixed deadline, which is the usual reason people switch back to door-to-door.
The corridors Chennai families move on most, with real timings, real modes and real starting prices.
AQCS Chennai at Pallikaranai is one of the four original quarantine stations in India and still handles export certification for all of Tamil Nadu. Singapore, Malaysia and the Gulf are unusually strong corridors from MAA. For those you rarely need to route through Delhi or Mumbai at all. Chennai vets deal with heat and humidity cases constantly, which makes them good at an honest fitness-to-fly assessment.
Moving abroad from Chennai?Nothing here is optional, and nothing here is quick. This is the chain, and where Chennai sits in it.
AQCS Chennai at Pallikaranai is one of the four original quarantine stations in India and still certifies exports for all of Tamil Nadu. So wherever in the state you are, the paperwork route runs through here. Chennai vets deal with heat and humidity cases constantly, which makes them unusually good at an honest fitness-to-fly assessment. We would rather hear a hard no in week one than at the cargo counter.
Documentation & NOC in full| Document | When | Domestic / international |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 15-digit microchip | Before rabies vaccination | International |
| Rabies vaccination | Within 12 months, after microchip | Both |
| Rabies titre (FAVN) test | 21+ days after vaccination | International |
| Fitness-to-fly certificate | Within 10 days of travel | Both |
| AQCS export health certificate | 24–48 hrs before departure | International |
| Destination import permit | Varies by country, 1–6 months | International |
The order matters more than the list. A titre test drawn before the microchip was fitted does not count, and redoing it costs three weeks.
Three things go wrong on Chennai moves more than anything else. None of them are difficult to avoid, and all of them are easier to fix three weeks out than three days out.
Chennai's disruption window is the north-east monsoon, which catches people who assume Indian monsoon means mid-year. Every move in those three months should carry a contingency date, and evening departures are avoided when a system is sitting off the coast.
OMR runs nearly 40 km. A Sholinganallur or Perungudi address needs 45–60 minutes more than an Adyar one. Make sure the pickup time you are given reflects where you actually live rather than an averaged Chennai figure.
In Chennai's humidity, a Pug or Persian is a harder proposition than the same animal inland. We would rather a vet tell us no in week one than have the airline tell us at the cargo counter.
Chennai is humid year-round rather than seasonally, so the snub-nosed caution here is a standing rule rather than a summer one. We will not book a Pug, Bulldog, Shih Tzu or Persian cat into a mid-day hold from MAA at any time of year. Escorted rail from Chennai Central is the standing recommendation, and on the long northern corridors it is usually the only sensible answer.
Read the full brachycephalic guideAirlines stop accepting live animals above roughly 28–29°C on the ground. These are the windows that actually close in Chennai.
What bites: The north-east monsoon, which is Chennai's real disruption window. Not the summer everyone expects.
What we do: Contingency dates on every move in these three months, and we avoid evening departures when a system is sitting off the coast.
What bites: Heat combined with coastal humidity. The combination bites earlier than the thermometer suggests.
What we do: Early-morning sectors, extra water provision in the crate, and we decline mid-day hold bookings for snub-nosed breeds.
The specifics we plan a Chennai move around. Generic advice is what gets pets turned away at counters.
Chennai Air Cargo Complex, Meenambakkam. Live animals are accepted 4 hours before departure for manifest cargo.
20 km from most addresses. We build 70 minutes of buffer into every pickup before the acceptance clock starts.
AQCS Chennai, Pallikaranai. One of the four original quarantine stations set up under the Fourth Five Year Plan, and still the primary station for all of Tamil Nadu.
OMR and Sholinganallur are dominated by gated apartment complexes that want a gate pass and a service-lift slot. Adyar, Besant Nagar and T. Nagar are older, denser and largely independent houses. Easier for lift access, harder for parking. We ask which you are before quoting the pickup window, because the two need completely different amounts of time.
Chennai vets deal with heat and humidity cases constantly, which makes them unusually good at an honest fitness-to-fly assessment for a flat-faced or overweight animal. We would rather hear a hard no in week one than at the cargo counter.
Escorted rail departs from Chennai Central / Egmore. We recommend it for snub-nosed breeds, senior pets and anxious animals regardless of what is fastest.
Three things that are true here specifically, not three things every pet transport company in India claims.
We plan Chennai moves around year-round humidity rather than treating it as a summer issue, with ventilation and hydration standing items in the crate plan.
AQCS Chennai certification for all of Tamil Nadu, plus genuinely strong Singapore, Malaysia and Gulf routing that avoids staging through Delhi or Mumbai.
We collect by road from across Tamil Nadu and consolidate here, so a Coimbatore or Madurai move is not quoted as though you live in the city.
Not a courier drop-off point. A handler comes to your address, at a time that suits your pet's routine.
Domestic moves from Chennai run ₹15,000–₹45,000 door to door. Bengaluru and Hyderabad sit at the bottom of that band; Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati sit at the top. International relocation from MAA runs ₹85,000–₹4,50,000, with the Singapore and Gulf corridors typically cheaper than the US or Australia because the routing is shorter and simpler.
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