Cheap Flights from Chennai to San Francisco, CA from $503

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 4 connecting flights from Chennai to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $503, 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
00:20 — 21:00
00:20 — 06:50 MH181 Malaysia Airlines
Chennai — Kuala Lumpur
2h 5m stop
08:55 — 12:55 MH72 Malaysia Airlines
Kuala Lumpur — Hong Kong
12h stop
00:55 — 21:15 MH9198 Malaysia Airlines
Hong Kong — San Francisco
34h 10m
including layover
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from$1830
06:50 — 09:40
+1 day
07:05 — 09:55 UK832 Vistara
Chennai — New Delhi
10h 15m stop
19:30 — 06:55 JL30 Japan Airlines - JAL
New Delhi — Tokyo
11h stop
19:45 — 12:00 JL2 Japan Airlines - JAL
Tokyo — San Francisco
40h 20m
including layover
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from$503
06:50 — 09:45
+1 day
06:50 — 09:45 UK832 Vistara
Chennai — New Delhi
10h 15m stop
19:30 — 06:55 JL30 Japan Airlines - JAL
New Delhi — Tokyo
11h 10m stop
18:05 — 11:30 JL58 Japan Airlines - JAL
Tokyo — San Francisco
40h 25m
including layover
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17:15 — 09:45
+2 days
17:25 — 20:10 UK834 Vistara
Chennai — New Delhi
23h 50m stop
19:30 — 06:55 JL30 Japan Airlines - JAL
New Delhi — Tokyo
11h 10m stop
18:05 — 11:30 JL58 Japan Airlines - JAL
Tokyo — San Francisco
54h
including layover
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from$515
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 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 00:20 to 17:15 from 1 Chennai airport and arrive 00:20 to 17:15 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 40h 23m.

  • The fastest flight 34h 10m
  • Average flight time 40h 23m
  • The earliest flight 00:20
  • The latest flight 17:15
  • Distance 8648 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are may (from 503 $), november (from 793 $), december (from 1 956 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 1 965 $), december (from 1 956 $), november (from 793 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chennai to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $503. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UK832 flight by Vistara for May 16, 2025 which leaves Chennai in Chennai at 06:50 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 09:40.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chennai — San Francisco is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Vistara - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 503 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Malaysia Airlines airline - from $ 1830.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 4 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is MH181 by Malaysia Airlines takes 34h 10m and the cheapest is UK832 by Vistara for $503.

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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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