₹ 37,236 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₹ 64,481
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops₹ 77,206
San Diego
San Diego1 stop₹ 112,990
San Jose
San Jose2 stops₹ 130,157

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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Air India Logo
06:40 - 18:00MAA-SFO
23h 50m1 stop
Air India Logo
20:30 - 11:00SFO-MAA
26h 00m1 stop
₹ 64,481Air India
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Mon, 15 Sep - Thu, 23 Oct
Air India Logo
11:40 - 18:00MAA-SFO
42h 50m1 stop
Air India Logo
21:00 - 06:15SFO-MAA
20h 45m1 stop
₹ 69,690Air India
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Thu, 12 Jun - Mon, 30 Jun
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:30 - 09:40MAA-SFO
35h 40m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:30 - 22:00SFO-MAA
22h 00m1 stop
₹ 72,594Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 19 Jun - Tue, 30 Sep
Cathay Pacific Logo
01:30 - 17:50MAA-SFO
28h 50m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
00:05 - 00:15SFO-MAA
35h 40m1 stop
₹ 73,021Cathay Pacific
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Sun, 8 Jun - Sun, 22 Jun
Cathay Pacific Logo
01:30 - 17:50MAA-SFO
28h 50m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:55 - 00:15SFO-MAA
22h 50m1 stop
₹ 75,498Cathay Pacific
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Sun, 14 Sep - Thu, 23 Oct
British Airways Logo
05:35 - 23:17MAA-LAX
30h 12m2 stops
British Airways Logo
12:36 - 03:30LAX-MAA
26h 24m2 stops
₹ 84,038British Airways
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Wed, 18 Jun - Wed, 20 Aug
British Airways Logo
05:35 - 20:15MAA-LAX
27h 10m1 stop
British Airways Logo
11:25 - 03:30LAX-MAA
27h 35m2 stops
₹ 84,294British Airways
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Wed, 18 Jun - Wed, 20 Aug
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:30 - 21:50MAA-LAX
23h 50m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
23:40 - 09:20LAX-MAA
45h 10m1 stop
₹ 86,173Singapore Airlines
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Wed, 7 May - Thu, 21 Aug
Emirates Logo
04:00 - 14:00MAA-SFO
22h 30m1 stop
Emirates Logo
15:40 - 08:15SFO-MAA
27h 05m1 stop
₹ 92,152Emirates
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Sun, 25 May - Tue, 18 Nov
Emirates Logo
22:00 - 14:00MAA-SFO
28h 30m1 stop
Emirates Logo
17:05 - 02:30SFO-MAA
20h 55m1 stop
₹ 92,493Emirates
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Wed, 18 Jun - Sun, 5 Oct

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 ₹ 83,270 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is ₹ 139,039 and ₹ 126,314 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 7 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

₹ 37,236
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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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 1290 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
7.7Food
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
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Excelent service and plenty of food and drinks during the flight. Flight crew very attentive to our needs. Leg room between rows are very disappointing.

8.0 ExcellentPierre, Mar 2025SIN - MLE
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Excelent service and plenty of food and drinks during the flight. Flight crew very attentive to our needs. Leg room between rows are very disappointing.

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.

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.

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.

The food options and quality could use some more excitement and variety.

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.

Really enjoyed the flight. Our flight attendant on the way back SIN-LAX was exceptional I didn’t get her name but she was so kind and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. I had a bit of a panic attack and she checked on me a few times to make sure I was ok. Really appreciated her attention and service. Thank u

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

Special request meals are really below average. Vegetarian options are very limited if you didn't prebook.

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.

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 -

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.

Food was hood for airline food with good poftion and variety in meals. Frequency of beverage service was very low and amount of soda with meals was inadequate.

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

no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

Excellent service provided the flight crew. Food and drinks were very good.

Crew very helpful and friendly. Food is so so. Main meal is not always the best. Did have a choice of a snack part way which was either a cookie, corn snack, or similar. Second kind of meal was basically like a pizza pastry that really wasn’t a favorite but probably a European snack? Screens and selections of movies, tv and such were good. No WI-Fi unless you buy so no free texting or such on the long flight but I think that might be any overseas flight.

The boarding process was quite loud and chaotic. The flight attendants kept barking over the PA system about people needing to only stow large items in the overhead bins. During the one and only service, I was hit by the service cart. At the same time, a passenger was returning from the bathroom and the crew definitely saw him but stopped a few seats short of allowing him to sit down before starting service and made him wait a good 10 minutes before passing his seat and allowing him to sit down, after which he had to ask for his snack and beverage or he would have been passed over. Neither flight attendant thanked passengers as they left; in fact, I did not see them again once the plane door was opened.

Flight Attendant Karen Lynn was an absolute delight. She assisted in every portion of the services provided throughout the flight, aided with any and all concerns expressed by passengers, and even helped comfort an upset child who was one of five of a traveling family. This quality of service is what keeps me coming back to American. Thank you!

The worst, flight cancelled because the aircraft was not full. Heathrow ground crew totally not helpful and arrogant. Lady proposed us flight with 40min layover instead of direct and said it is our problem of course she was unable to do anything as everything was beyond her control she claimed. after calling on hotline another flight was booked. Flight was cancelled last second so we could not take direct from Zurich but we had to stay overnight in London.

The seats in row 31 are terrible and small and uncomfortable. Don't ever sit there. The window seat is so close to the curve of the plane is so annoying. I paid extra for this seat and I hated all 10 hours in it.

Food was terrible , crew were excellent , IFE was dire . Overall comfortable seat and cabin. Nothing special .

If my tv wasn’t broken and I wasn’t in a seat that didn’t allow for sleeping

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 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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