Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Chennai from $361

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1000 connecting flights from San Francisco to Chennai. You can compare airfare deals from 43 airlines and multiple travel sites from $361, 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.

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 00:05 to 23:55 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 1 Chennai airport. Average flight time is 34h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 20h 45m
  • Average flight time 34h 20m
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 8648 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chennai are august (from 361 $), july (from 475 $), september (from 542 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 1 201 $), december (from 987 $), january (from 775 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Chennai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $361. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AI174 flight by Air India for July 4, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 10:00 am and arrives at Chennai Chennai at 06:15.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Chennai

00:05 — 00:15+2days
35h 40m flight time
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from$433
00:05 — 05:10 San Francisco — Hong Kong
CX851 Cathay Pacific
16h 5m stop
21:15 — 00:15 Hong Kong — Chennai
CX631 Cathay Pacific
01:05 — 00:15+2days
34h 40m flight time
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01:05 — 06:20 San Francisco — Hong Kong
CX873 Cathay Pacific
14h 55m stop
21:15 — 00:15 Hong Kong — Chennai
CX631 Cathay Pacific
10:00 — 06:15+2days
31h 45m flight time
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from$361
10:00 — 15:45 San Francisco — New Delhi
AI174 Air India
2h 15m stop
18:00 — 21:05 New Delhi — Bangalore
AI2813 Air India
8h 5m stop
05:10 — 06:15 Bangalore — Chennai
AI525 Air India
10:00 — 15:20+2days
40h 50m flight time
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10:00 — 15:45 San Francisco — New Delhi
AI174 Air India
2h 15m stop
18:00 — 21:05 New Delhi — Bangalore
AI2813 Air India
17h 10m stop
14:15 — 15:20 Bangalore — Chennai
AI2824 Air India
10:00 — 07:00+2days
32h 30m flight time
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10:00 — 15:45 San Francisco — New Delhi
AI174 Air India
1h 30m stop
17:15 — 20:05 New Delhi — Mumbai
AI441 Air India
8h 55m stop
05:00 — 07:00 Mumbai — Chennai
QP1304 QP
11:30 — 09:20+2days
33h 20m flight time
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from$416
09:40 — 19:05 San Francisco — Singapore
SQ31 Singapore Airlines
12h 30m stop
07:00 — 08:45 Singapore — Chennai
SQ524 Singapore Airlines
11:30 — 22:00+1day
22h flight time
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from$450
09:40 — 19:05 San Francisco — Singapore
SQ31 Singapore Airlines
1h 15m stop
20:35 — 22:10 Singapore — Chennai
SQ528 Singapore Airlines
11:30 — 23:05+2days
23h 5m flight time
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from$504
11:30 — 19:10 San Francisco — Singapore
SQ31 Singapore Airlines
2h 20m stop
21:30 — 23:05 Singapore — Chennai
TR578 Tiger Airways
11:30 — 23:55+2days
23h 55m flight time
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09:40 — 19:05 San Francisco — Singapore
SQ31 Singapore Airlines
3h 10m stop
22:30 — 00:15 Singapore — Chennai
6E1004 IndiGo
13:40 — 00:15+2days
22h 5m flight time
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13:40 — 18:55 San Francisco — Hong Kong
CX879 Cathay Pacific
2h 20m stop
21:15 — 00:15 Hong Kong — Chennai
CX631 Cathay Pacific
13:45 — 06:15+2days
28h flight time
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from$440
13:45 — 09:05 San Francisco — Amsterdam
KL606 KLM
1h 5m stop
10:10 — 23:15 Amsterdam — Bangalore
KL879 KLM
5h 55m stop
05:10 — 06:15 Bangalore — Chennai
AI525 Air India
21:00 — 15:20+2days
29h 50m flight time
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21:00 — 03:25 San Francisco — Bangalore
AI176 Air India
10h 50m stop
14:15 — 15:20 Bangalore — Chennai
AI2824 Air India
22:00 — 15:20+2days
28h 50m flight time
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22:00 — 02:30 San Francisco — New Delhi
AI184 Air India
3h 15m stop
05:45 — 08:40 New Delhi — Bangalore
AI2409 Air India
5h 35m stop
14:15 — 15:20 Bangalore — Chennai
AI2824 Air India
22:00 — 06:15+3days
43h 45m flight time
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22:00 — 02:30 San Francisco — New Delhi
AI184 Air India
3h 15m stop
05:45 — 08:40 New Delhi — Bangalore
AI2409 Air India
20h 30m stop
05:10 — 06:15 Bangalore — Chennai
AI525 Air India
22:00 — 15:20+2days
28h 50m flight time
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22:00 — 02:30 San Francisco — New Delhi
AI184 Air India
2h 30m stop
05:00 — 08:00 New Delhi — Bangalore
AI9483 Air India
6h 15m stop
14:15 — 15:20 Bangalore — Chennai
AI2824 Air India
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on November 10, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Chennai is served by 43 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 18 departures per week at the price of from $ 962 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 5232.

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 AI176 by Air India takes 20h 45m and the cheapest is AI174 by Air India for $361.

  • PR - Philippine Airlines
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  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
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  • VY - Vueling
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  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
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  • TX - Air Caraibes
    from $730
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $884
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  • JX - Jambojet
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  • 6E - IndiGo
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
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  • YP - YP
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  • IB - Iberia
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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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