Chennai has the longest flight of any city we list, about 2 hours 50 minutes each way. The IVF price at our clinic is the same for them as for a Delhi couple. What needs more thought is the calendar.
An IVF cycle has one stretch that cannot be done from home: the final scans, egg collection and, in many cases, the embryo transfer. Getting that stretch right decides how many nights you spend in Delhi and how many times you fly.
This page gives the full test tube baby cost line by line, the extras some couples need, and a day-by-day view of the Delhi stay. Pre-treatment tests and early scans can be done in Chennai and sent to our doctor on WhatsApp. That keeps your time in Delhi to the days that matter.
Test tube baby cost for one cycle
Every line below is charged once per cycle. The medicine line varies most, depending on age, AMH and weight.
| What it covers | Cost |
|---|---|
| Consultation and diagnosisDoctor visits before treatment | ₹1,000 – ₹5,000 |
| Pre-IVF testsHormones, AMH, infection screening, semen analysis | ₹7,000 – ₹18,000 |
| Stimulation medicinesDepends on age, AMH and body weight | ₹25,000 – ₹60,000 |
| Sperm preparationWashing and selecting sperm in the lab | ₹2,000 – ₹8,000 |
| Anaesthesia for egg collectionShort anaesthesia, same-day discharge | ₹5,000 – ₹15,000 |
| IVF procedureEgg collection, fertilisation, embryo culture and fresh transfer | ₹1,20,000 – ₹2,50,000 |
| Total per cycle | ₹1,60,000 – ₹3,56,000 |
Figures as of 27 October 2026. Your exact cost is given in writing after your consultation and tests.
Plan your Delhi dates and cost together
Send your Chennai reports on WhatsApp. The doctor will reply with an itemised estimate and the likely window for your Delhi stay.
Extras that may lengthen the stay or the bill
A frozen embryo transfer means a second trip from Chennai, while most other extras happen during the same stay.
| Item | When it applies | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| ICSI | Low sperm count or motility, or earlier failed fertilisation | ₹20,000 – ₹50,000 |
| Blastocyst culture (day 5) | Growing embryos to day 5 before transfer | ₹10,000 – ₹25,000 |
| Embryo freezing | When extra good embryos are available | ₹15,000 – ₹40,000 |
| Embryo or egg storage, per year | After the first year of freezing | ₹5,000 – ₹15,000 |
| Frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle | Using a frozen embryo in a later cycle | ₹40,000 – ₹80,000 |
| Assisted hatching | Some repeated-failure or frozen-embryo cases | ₹10,000 – ₹25,000 |
| Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) | Only when medically advised | ₹75,000 – ₹3,00,000 |
| TESA / PESA (surgical sperm retrieval) | No sperm in the semen sample | ₹30,000 – ₹60,000 |
| Hysteroscopy or laparoscopy | If the uterus or tubes need treatment first | ₹40,000 – ₹1,00,000 |
| Donor egg programme | Very low AMH or repeated poor egg quality | ₹70,000 – ₹1,80,000 |
| Donor sperm | When no usable sperm is available | ₹5,000 – ₹15,000 |
Simpler or earlier options: IUI and egg freezing
IUI is simpler than IVF but must be timed to ovulation. Ask whether it suits a couple travelling from Chennai.
| Treatment | Includes | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| IUI, per cycle | Including washed sperm preparation | ₹10,000 – ₹25,000 |
| Egg freezing (one cycle) | Stimulation, collection and freezing; storage extra | ₹1,50,000 – ₹2,50,000 |
The Delhi stay, day by day
Here is how a typical stay around egg collection runs. Your own dates depend on your scans, so treat this as a guide.
- Arrive for the final scansThe wife flies in for the last few days of stimulation. Earlier scans are done in Chennai and shared with the doctor.
- Trigger injectionOnce the follicles are ready, the doctor gives a timed trigger injection. Egg collection follows roughly a day and a half later.
- Egg collectionA short procedure under anaesthesia, with discharge the same day. The husband gives a sperm sample that morning.
- RestThe wife rests for the remainder of the day. Flying back to Chennai the same evening is not advised.
- Fresh transfer, if advisedEmbryos are transferred a few days later. Couples who stay on can finish the cycle in one trip.
Ask the doctor when it is fine to fly home after the transfer.
The husband's part of the trip is shorter. He is needed on collection day for the sample, so he can arrive the day before and leave once the sample is given. Booking his flights this way keeps the overall travel spend lower.
Fresh or frozen transfer: one trip or two
A fresh transfer keeps everything in one stay, so it suits the long journey from Chennai. But it is not always the right choice. If the risk of OHSS is high, or the uterine lining is not ready, the doctor may advise freezing all embryos.
In that case, embryo freezing costs ₹15,000 – ₹40,000, and the frozen embryo transfer cycle later costs ₹40,000 – ₹80,000. You prepare the lining at home with medicines, and fly in only for the transfer itself. Learn more on our frozen embryo transfer page.
What you can do in Chennai between trips
Much of IVF does not need our clinic. Doing these steps at home cuts both the IVF cost of travel and the time off work.
- Pre-treatment blood tests, AMH and semen analysis
- Early stimulation scans, sent on WhatsApp
- Lining scans before a frozen transfer
- The pregnancy blood test, about two weeks after transfer
Our doctor reviews each report and tells you when to book the flight. If a result needs action, such as a thyroid level to correct, it can often be treated in Chennai before you travel.
Keep copies of every report in one folder on your phone. When you arrive in Delhi, the clinic team can then see your history at a glance, and no test is repeated without a reason.
Where ICSI fits in
ICSI places a single sperm directly into each egg. It is advised mainly for low sperm count, poor motility or earlier failed fertilisation. The add-on cost is ₹20,000 – ₹50,000.
If the semen sample shows no sperm at all, sperm may be taken directly from the testis or epididymis. This procedure, called TESA or PESA, costs ₹30,000 – ₹60,000. It can often be timed with egg collection, so it need not add a trip from Chennai.
The decision is usually made from the semen analysis you do in Chennai. Read about the method on our ICSI page, or see IVF cost across India.