Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Chennai from $685

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 5 connecting flights from San Francisco to Chennai. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $685, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-MAA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Chennai Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Chennai with the lowest price of $685. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from San Francisco to Chennai from $685. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 21h 5m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $949
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20:30
San Francisco
San Francisco
 08:55+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 22h 55m
layover
4h 0m - New Delhi
 Air India
AI184
AI439
from $997
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15:40
San Francisco
San Francisco
 02:15+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 21h 5m
layover
1h 35m - Dubai
 Emirates
EK226
EK542
from $685
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18:50
San Francisco
San Francisco
 11:00+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 26h 40m
layover
1h 35m - Istanbul
3h 40m - Mumbai
 Turkish Airlines
TK80
TK720
AI671
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 10, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco 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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
15:40 — 02:15
+2 days
15:40 — 19:25 EK226 Emirates
San Francisco — Dubai
1h 35m stop
21:00 — 02:15 EK542 Emirates
Dubai — Chennai
21h 5m
including layover
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from$997
15:40 — 08:15
+2 days
15:40 — 19:25 EK226 Emirates
San Francisco — Dubai
7h 25m stop
02:50 — 08:15 EK544 Emirates
Dubai — Chennai
27h 5m
including layover
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from$997
15:40 — 20:10
+2 days
15:40 — 19:25 EK226 Emirates
San Francisco — Dubai
19h 20m stop
14:45 — 20:10 EK546 Emirates
Dubai — Chennai
39h
including layover
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from$1001
20:30 — 08:55
+2 days
01:00 — 07:00 AI184 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
4h stop
06:05 — 08:55 AI439 Air India
New Delhi — Chennai
22h 55m
including layover
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from$949
18:50 — 11:00
+2 days
18:15 — 18:10 TK80 Turkish Airlines
San Francisco — Istanbul
1h 35m stop
20:30 — 05:15 TK720 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Mumbai
3h 40m stop
09:00 — 10:55 AI671 Air India
Mumbai — Chennai
26h 40m
including layover
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from$685
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 10, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Francisco and Chennai is 13916 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h30 minutes. Airplanes depart 15:40 to 20:30 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 15:40 to 20:30 to 1 Chennai airport. Average flight time is 26h 40m.

  • The fastest flight 21h 5m
  • Average flight time 26h 40m
  • The earliest flight 15:40
  • The latest flight 20:30
  • Distance 8648 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chennai are may (from 685 $), february (from 979 $), january (from 1 009 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 748 $), november (from 1 247 $), january (from 1 009 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Chennai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $685. This airfare is for economy class on one-way TK80 flight by Turkish Airlines for May 12, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 18:50 am and arrives at Chennai Chennai at 11:00.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Chennai is served by 3 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Emirates - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 997 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Emirates airline - from $ 1001.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 5 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is EK226 by Emirates takes 21h 5m and the cheapest is TK80 by Turkish Airlines for $685.

  • EK - Emirates
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
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  • AI - Air India
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Chennai from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

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

  • Chennai-MAA
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Airplanes

There are flights to Chennai from San Francisco by 3 airlines that use 3 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Boeing 777-300ER
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  • Boeing 777-200LR
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  • Airbus A380-800
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