Cheap Flights from Chennai to San Francisco, CA from $390

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1000 connecting flights from Chennai to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 27 airlines and multiple travel sites from $390, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out MAA-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chennai to San Francisco. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:10 — 18:20
06:00 — 08:50 AI440 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
6h 5m stop
15:05 — 17:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
24h 40m
including layover
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06:40 — 18:00
06:40 — 09:00 AI2828 Air India
Chennai — Mumbai
4h 10m stop
13:05 — 18:00 AI179 Air India
Mumbai — San Francisco
23h 50m
including layover
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06:50 — 18:20
06:50 — 09:40 AI2832 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
5h 10m stop
15:05 — 17:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
24h
including layover
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06:50 — 07:00
+1 day
06:50 — 09:40 AI2832 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
17h 10m stop
04:00 — 06:00 AI173 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
36h 40m
including layover
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08:00 — 18:00
08:00 — 10:00 AI571 Air India
Chennai — Mumbai
3h 10m stop
13:05 — 18:00 AI179 Air India
Mumbai — San Francisco
22h 30m
including layover
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08:05 — 18:20
08:05 — 10:50 AI892 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
4h 10m stop
15:00 — 18:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
22h 45m
including layover
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09:50 — 18:20
09:50 — 12:50 AI2526 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
2h 10m stop
15:00 — 18:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
21h
including layover
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11:45 — 18:00
+1 day
11:45 — 14:05 AI574 Air India
Chennai — Mumbai
23h 20m stop
13:20 — 18:00 AI179 Air India
Mumbai — San Francisco
42h 45m
including layover
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15:25 — 18:00
+1 day
15:25 — 17:40 AI2740 Air India
Chennai — Mumbai
19h 45m stop
13:05 — 18:00 AI179 Air India
Mumbai — San Francisco
39h 5m
including layover
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16:00 — 17:30
+1 day
16:00 — 17:05 AI2823 Air India
Chennai — Bangalore
20h 15m stop
13:20 — 17:30 AI175 Air India
Bangalore — San Francisco
38h
including layover
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16:00 — 18:20
+1 day
16:00 — 18:50 AI2484 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
20h 10m stop
15:00 — 18:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
38h 50m
including layover
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16:55 — 18:20
+1 day
16:55 — 19:50 AI2468 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
19h 10m stop
15:00 — 18:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
37h 55m
including layover
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20:40 — 07:00
+1 day
20:40 — 23:25 AI538 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
3h 35m stop
04:00 — 06:00 AI173 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
22h 50m
including layover
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20:40 — 18:20
+1 day
20:40 — 23:25 AI538 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
15h 35m stop
15:00 — 18:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
34h 10m
including layover
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21:45 — 18:20
+1 day
21:45 — 01:05 AI2838 Air India
Chennai — New Delhi
13h 55m stop
15:00 — 18:20 AI183 Air India
New Delhi — San Francisco
33h 5m
including layover
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 15, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chennai to San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chennai and San Francisco is 13916 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h30 minutes. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:55 from 1 Chennai airport and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 32h 45m.

  • The fastest flight 20h 55m
  • Average flight time 32h 45m
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 8648 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are october (from 390 $), september (from 391 $), august (from 394 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 856 $), february (from 734 $), december (from 602 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chennai to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $390. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AI2823 flight by Air India for October 7, 2025 which leaves Chennai in Chennai at 16:00 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 17:30.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chennai — San Francisco is served by 27 regular airlines and 7 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 25 departures per week at the price of from $ 611 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air India airline - from $ 10065.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 1000 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AI2822 by Air India takes 20h 55m and the cheapest is AI2823 by Air India for $390.

  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
    from $611
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  • BI - Royal Brunei Airlines
    from $765
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $827
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  • 6E - IndiGo
    from $458
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  • SG - SpiceJet
    from $599
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  • UL - SriLankan Airlines Limited
    from $702
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  • SL - Thai Lion Air
    from $548
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  • MH - Malaysia Airlines
    from $659
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  • SQ - Singapore Airlines
    from $709
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  • QP - QP
    from $563
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  • GF - Gulf Air
    from $642
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  • QR - Qatar Airways
    from $546
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Airports

You can fly from Chennai to San Francisco from 1 airports (Chennai).

Chennai airports

  • Chennai-MAA
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San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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