Chennai : With the Deepavali travel season at its peak, omnibus operators across Tamil Nadu have significantly raised fares, leaving passengers with little choice but to pay steep rates for their festive journeys. Despite repeated warnings from the State Transport Department against overcharging, fares on major routes from Chennai to southern and western districts have nearly doubled.

Omni buses are as usual fleecing the public in holiday and festive seasons.

Oct 18th the fare from Chennai to Coimbatore is 2,300 to 3,700

A guidelines should be there. @mkstalin govt @sivasankar1ss pic.twitter.com/Fu9XbELNAr — Suresh Kumar (@journsuresh) October 12, 2025

On several private booking platforms, one-way tickets on the Chennai–Madurai route are listed for up to Rs 4,500, while Chennai

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