₹ 33,100 Find Cheap Flights from Chennai to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Chennai

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop₹ 60,813
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop₹ 72,359
San Diego
San Diego2 stops₹ 117,263
San Jose
San Jose2 stops₹ 134,027

Cheap Flight Deals from Chennai to California (MAA-USCA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Chennai to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from Chennai to California

Recommended return flight deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Chennai to California.
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Singapore Airlines Logo
23:15 - 09:40MAA-SFO
22h 55m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:30 - 09:20SFO-MAA
33h 20m1 stop
₹ 60,813Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 15 May - Thu, 7 Aug
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:30 - 09:40MAA-SFO
35h 40m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:30 - 22:00SFO-MAA
22h 00m1 stop
₹ 61,497Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 15 May - Thu, 7 Aug
Air India Logo
06:40 - 18:00MAA-SFO
23h 50m1 stop
Air India Logo
22:00 - 08:55SFO-MAA
22h 25m1 stop
₹ 72,103Air India
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Mon, 2 Jun - Tue, 2 Sep
Air India Logo
08:00 - 18:00MAA-SFO
22h 30m1 stop
Air India Logo
10:00 - 05:20SFO-MAA
30h 50m1 stop
₹ 72,530Air India
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Mon, 15 Sep - Thu, 23 Oct
Cathay Pacific Logo
01:30 - 11:30MAA-SFO
22h 30m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:40 - 00:15SFO-MAA
22h 05m1 stop
₹ 76,465Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 1 Sep - Thu, 4 Sep
Cathay Pacific Logo
01:30 - 22:55MAA-SFO
33h 55m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:25 - 00:35SFO-MAA
23h 40m1 stop
₹ 76,807Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 1 Sep - Fri, 27 Feb
British Airways Logo
05:35 - 17:35MAA-LAX
24h 30m1 stop
British Airways Logo
13:30 - 03:30LAX-MAA
25h 30m2 stops
₹ 86,557British Airways
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Wed, 18 Jun - Mon, 8 Sep
British Airways Logo
05:35 - 22:05MAA-LAX
29h 00m2 stops
British Airways Logo
06:05 - 03:30LAX-MAA
32h 55m2 stops
₹ 87,071British Airways
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Tue, 17 Jun - Sun, 7 Sep
Emirates Logo
22:00 - 14:00MAA-SFO
28h 30m1 stop
Emirates Logo
17:05 - 20:30SFO-MAA
38h 55m1 stop
₹ 93,656Emirates
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Wed, 4 Jun - Sun, 31 Aug
Emirates Logo
04:00 - 14:00MAA-SFO
22h 30m1 stop
Emirates Logo
17:05 - 02:30SFO-MAA
20h 55m1 stop
₹ 95,709Emirates
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Fri, 9 May - Sun, 27 Jul

KAYAK's insights & trends for Chennai to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chennai to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Chennai to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost ₹ 1,270 on average. Morning departures are around 6% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₹ 1,357.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chennai to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Chennai to California is October, when tickets cost ₹ 83,478 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is ₹ 131,033 and ₹ 127,954 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chennai to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chennai to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Chennai to California, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chennai, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chennai to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chennai to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below-average price on the flight from Chennai to California, you should book around 8 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

October

High season

May

Cheapest flight

₹ 33,100
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Chennai to San Francisco

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chennai to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chennai to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chennai to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Chennai to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chennai to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Chennai to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chennai to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Chennai to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Chennai to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chennai to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.1
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1287 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.7Food
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Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

10.0 ExcellentPierre, Mar 2025PDX - SFO
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Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

The seat in economy class and legroom in Singapore airline are narrower than Korean airlines! I don’t have that comforting feeling flying with Singapore air as in the past!

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

So happy I flew with Singapore Airlines. The customer service is top notch. I am terrified of flying and the staff made me feel so at ease. Will only fly Singapore internationally moving forward.

It was very good experience on board to Sydney with SQ.

Flight from SFO did not include entertainment as it was not working the entire duration of the flight. Was informed that there would be a $350 voucher for the inconvenience. Uncertain how the voucher will be provided.

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

Great airline. Excellent service, good food & lots of TV movies/shows to choose from.

Everything was good except food , food choices was very less. Washrooms were closed.overall good experience.

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Flight was on time. Seats (economy) were very comfortable and food was excellent. The bad thing was that after landing it took an hour to reach arrivals. We had to wait 15mins to get off the plane and then had to board a bus which moved very slowly and took almost 30 minutes.

The entire crew was amazing. They went out of their way to make us enjoy a great travel experience.

Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

We was missed the flight They doesn’t lest us fly next flight without payment They charge me 606 hundred dollars What is very unacceptable,our first fight ticket was almost 2000 dollars, again paid 700 it’s hurt … airlines need to do something please

So so, crew was overly professional and lacks human touch. Equipment is very old, especially the HKG-PVG CX366 flight. That plane along with its decor must have twenty years of history, or at least I had that impression.

very professional and very attentive to my Special Needs as I required a Wheel Chair and assistance to board

Crew was great. But a bit understaffed. The business class seat, etc were dated. But comfortable. Some legs had entertainment system from a decade ago. Selections were rather poor. Food was mediocre at best. Actually poor for business class standards. I liked the lounge in Hong Kong. Showers were great. Food was nice.

Very noisy and careless crew on this overnight flight. They should understand customers want to sleep

The flight was delayed for 30 mins. The overall experience was good.

Overall, it was ok. However, the food was very sub-par.

flight delayed 45 mins - missed connection - 1 hr layover became 8 hr layover waiting for next flight -

Baggage delayed for 2 days and still chasing for reimbursement of basis items. Very horrible customer care service.

Horrible. No good food. Baggage missed to onboard and came after a day. No support to compensate the delay. Customer care cannot see the status of the complaint. No reply of the email.

bad… no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

Delayed flight due to lack of crew caused me to miss my connection

Please make sure the number of seats matches the number of overhead bins and passengers don't carry on more than one bag.

Seating is tight if you don’t upgrade. Food was decent. Boarding and unboarding was efficient. Smooth flight. Could make upgrades more affordable

Boarding was chaotic. Glad we were group 5 and still had cabin storage available when we boarded. I was expecting crew would get our carryons at the gate since theyclaimed it was a full flight.

Boarding crew is unfriendly as i was asked to handover carryon luggage too upto final destination Bangalore I was not prepared for that and i had to travel without my diabetic and hypertension medicines

American Airlines seemed to run a 'dry' flight. No alcohol was offered at any point with meals. Breakfast was a bit tasteless. The 'hot pocket' whatever that is, was horrid breadish pastry with very little filling. Decaf coffee was horrid. Seats didn't seem as wide or spacious as usual, especually for a ten hour flight.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Boarding was through bus even though aerobridges were empty. Major mess

Food is good, staff is good... Wi-fi quality is poor, disembarkment after landing is atrocious.

Flight crew was lovely. Bathrooms should have been cleaner. The handsets in business class for watching the entertainment are horrible. Very difficult to figure out which buttons are for what. I managed to get the flight maps on my screen but it wasn't easy. Never got anything else up.

Uneventful trip. Good flight crew. Food could have been better and a bit more of it. Cabin cleanliness was ok.

Extremely bad experience compared to Vistara. No priority in check in, no priority for boarding. No upgrade. Seat selection is paid. Curtains were dirty. Demo bag was dirty. Warmth of the crew was missing.

Inflight Services are poor compared to other airlines. They do not offer even water during 15 hr flight. Food is little in portion and I had food poisoning after last meal ( rajma chawal)

Boarding at Mumbai airport was terrible, the staff had no idea how to handle it. It was chaos - and led to a delay

My seats that I paid for were changed last minute and I had to sit in uncomfortable chairs

It was far better than what others had led me to expect. I would fly with them again. Don't expect all features of the entertainment system to work.

This was a bery good experience as it was a newer plane . AI older plane bussiness class is bad .

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