Cheap Flights from New York, NY to Chennai from $388

Return flight: Chennai – New York

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 944 connecting flights from New York to Chennai. You can compare airfare deals from 35 airlines and multiple travel sites from $388, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out NYC-MAA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

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

Distance between New York and Chennai is 13479 miles. Time difference between the cities is 10h30 minutes. Airplanes depart 00:15 to 23:59 from 16 New York airports and arrive 00:15 to 23:59 to 1 Chennai airport. Average flight time is 28h 13m.

  • The fastest flight 18h
  • Average flight time 28h 13m
  • The earliest flight 00:15
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 8376 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chennai are august (from 388 $), september (from 424 $), october (from 436 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 079 $), november (from 642 $), february (from 586 $).

What is the lowest airfare New York to Chennai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $388. This airfare is for economy class on one-way EY2 flight by Etihad Airways for July 25, 2025 which leaves John F Kennedy Intl in New York at 15:45 am and arrives at Chennai Chennai at 02:40.

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Flight Schedule New York (New York) to Chennai

11:10 — 15:30+1day
18h 50m flight time
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from$447
11:35 — 12:35 New York — Mumbai
AI116 Air India
1h 45m stop
15:25 — 17:25 Mumbai — Chennai
AI572 Air India
11:10 — 00:00+2days
27h 20m flight time
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from$453
11:10 — 11:50 New York — Mumbai
AI116 Air India
10h 20m stop
22:00 — 00:00 Mumbai — Chennai
6E5291 IndiGo
11:10 — 16:00+1day
19h 20m flight time
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from$457
11:10 — 11:40 New York — Mumbai
AI116 Air India
2h 5m stop
13:45 — 16:00 Mumbai — Chennai
6E5337 IndiGo
11:10 — 19:15+1day
22h 35m flight time
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from$459
11:10 — 11:40 New York — Mumbai
AI116 Air India
5h 25m stop
17:15 — 19:15 Mumbai — Chennai
6E5048 IndiGo
11:10 — 21:50+1day
25h 10m flight time
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11:10 — 11:40 New York — Mumbai
AI116 Air India
7h 55m stop
19:45 — 21:50 Mumbai — Chennai
6E5105 IndiGo
11:20 — 02:50+2days
30h flight time
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from$512
11:20 — 06:40 New York — Doha
QR704 Qatar Airways
13h 10m stop
19:50 — 02:50 Doha — Chennai
QR4788 Qatar Airways
12:40 — 08:15+2days
34h 5m flight time
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11:55 — 13:10 New York — New Delhi
AI102 Air India
15h 25m stop
06:00 — 08:55 New Delhi — Chennai
AI2525 Air India
12:40 — 09:05+2days
34h 55m flight time
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10:55 — 11:05 New York — New Delhi
AI102 Air India
16h 20m stop
07:45 — 10:35 New Delhi — Chennai
AI2833 Air India
12:40 — 22:30+1day
24h 20m flight time
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10:55 — 11:05 New York — New Delhi
AI102 Air India
5h 40m stop
20:00 — 22:55 New Delhi — Chennai
AI2835 Air India
12:40 — 00:30+2days
26h 20m flight time
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from$586
10:55 — 11:05 New York — New Delhi
AI102 Air India
7h 50m stop
21:45 — 00:30 New Delhi — Chennai
6E6341 IndiGo
12:40 — 22:20+1day
24h 10m flight time
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11:55 — 13:10 New York — New Delhi
AI102 Air India
5h 35m stop
19:30 — 22:20 New Delhi — Chennai
6E5041 IndiGo
15:45 — 02:40+2days
25h 25m flight time
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14:30 — 11:20 New York — Abu Dhabi
EY2 Etihad Airways
8h 15m stop
20:50 — 02:40 Abu Dhabi — Chennai
EY340 Etihad Airways
15:45 — 08:30+2days
31h 15m flight time
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14:30 — 11:20 New York — Abu Dhabi
EY2 Etihad Airways
14h stop
02:35 — 08:30 Abu Dhabi — Chennai
EY342 Etihad Airways
17:55 — 02:10+2days
22h 45m flight time
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from$463
17:55 — 13:10 New York — Kuwait City
KU118 Kuwait Airways
5h 10m stop
18:20 — 02:10 Kuwait City — Chennai
KU343 Kuwait Airways
22:00 — 02:50+2days
19h 20m flight time
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from$573
22:00 — 17:25 New York — Doha
QR702 Qatar Airways
2h 25m stop
19:50 — 02:50 Doha — Chennai
QR4788 Qatar Airways
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from New York to Chennai. 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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 22, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New York — Chennai is served by 35 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Condor Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 6214 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Lufthansa airline - from $ 16721.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 944 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is EK202 by Emirates takes 18h and the cheapest is EY2 by Etihad Airways for $388.

  • DE - Condor Airlines
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  • LO - LOT
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  • VY - Vueling
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • 6E - IndiGo
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  • Z0 - Z0
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  • UL - SriLankan Airlines Limited
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  • IB - Iberia
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  • SN - Brussels Airlines
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  • MH - Malaysia Airlines
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  • SQ - Singapore Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from New York to Chennai from 16 airports (39th Street Ferry, Newyork Airport, Newyork Airport, La Guardia, Westchester County, World Trade Center, Pier 11/Wall St. SPB, John F Kennedy Intl, Flushing, East 34th St Heliport, West 30th St Heliport, Downtown Manhattan H/p, East 60th Street H/P, Battery Pk City/N. Cov, East 34th St Landing, Marine Air Terminal).

New York airports

  • 39th Street Ferry-XNY
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  • Newyork Airport-NWK
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  • Newyork Airport-NYP
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  • La Guardia-LGA
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  • Westchester County-HPN
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  • World Trade Center-WTC
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  • Pier 11/Wall St. SPB-NWS
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  • John F Kennedy Intl-JFK
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  • Flushing-FLU
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  • East 34th St Heliport-TSS
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  • West 30th St Heliport-JRA
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  • Downtown Manhattan H/p-JRB
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  • East 60th Street H/P-JRE
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  • Battery Pk City/N. Cov-NBP
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  • East 34th St Landing-NES
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  • Marine Air Terminal-QNY
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Chennai airports

  • Chennai-MAA
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